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Top 10 Scariest Fantasy Movies

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Published 11 Jul 2020

Check out our featured song: "Crash & Burn" by Derek Orsi! /watch/wnfDY7d8yD-8D Fantasy films are all about bringing our wildest dreams to life, but sometimes the opposite occurs. For this list, we’ll be looking at live action films (nothing animated — sorry, “Coraline”!) that are primarily in the fantasy genre - not just horror or monster movies - that provided us with plenty of nightmare fuel. Our countdown includes “Harry Potter”, “Pan’s Labyrinth”, “Cats”, and more! What do YOU think is the scariest fantasy movie? Let us know in the comments! Watch more great fantasy videos here: Top 10 Fantasy Movies of All Time: /watch/8C0iV_SlR39li The Best Fantasy Films of All Time from A to Z: /watch/09DCysCS3_2SC Top 10 Underrated Fantasy Movies: /watch/QkDi30lYCm3Yi #Fantasy #Movies #NightmareFuel

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@WatchMojo4 years ago Which fantasy movie scared the heck out of you?! - Check out our featured song: "Crash & Burn" by Derek Orsi! 27
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@anniebunny7224 years ago Pan' s labyrinth is equal parts scary, sad, and beautiful. Guillermo del toro should' ve won best picture for it instead of the shape of water. 119
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@shoesncheese4 years ago I was like " how can the witches not be #1? " but then you pulled out pan' s labyrinth and i was like, " oh, that' s how. " 70
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@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache4 years ago Cats isn' t scary, as it' s more like a waking nightmare that continually stabs you. 266
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@ElliYeetYT4 years ago Well, like him or not, bilbo baggins had an amazing character.
r. I. P. Ian holm. 112
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@TheImaginator9724 years ago Rest. In. Peace. Ian holm (bilbo baggins)
the lord of the rings remains as my favorite fantasy trilogy. 19
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@CortexNewsService4 years ago So many of these, like legend, neverending story, dragonslayer, willie wonka and return to oz are classics for a lot of us genxers.
which explains a lot about us. 19
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@zdvxr4 years ago It hurt when they called harry potter and lord of the rings kids movies. 109
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@YOOOOWHATT4 years ago When i was younger the witches used to scare the living hell out of me. 30
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@justapeacefulmanwhosbornin72914 years ago " pan' s
" the lord of the rings" trilogy.
my most favorite oscar-winning fantasy movies. 37
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@daydreamingvampire4 years ago I knew dark crystal and labyrinth would be somewhere here but mirrormask was some effed up stuff man. 11
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@Tomo-es2zo4 years ago I was scared of the fellowship of the rings for ages because of bilbo and the black riders. 35
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@mr.decencykeepinitreal63484 years ago " pan' s
guillermo del toro did an amazing job back in mid 20s. 12
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@darthstarkiller19124 years ago Oh, please. " the witches" is 10x scarier than " willy wonka" love that movie) couldn' t even watch 10 minutes ofbefore leaving the room when i first saw it. 16
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@GRGCompletionist4 years ago The nazgul in the fellowship were scary af. 37
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@geardog244 years ago I blame ' return to oz' for the fact that no one wants to make a decent sequel to ' wizard of oz' 52
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@amymurphy7214 years ago Beastmaster should be on this list. That winged devourers scene was creepy as hell! 8
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@cravensravens4 years ago I have waited so long for this list
pan' s labyrinth scared me more than any horror movie as a kid, but at the same time i' ve loved it so . ...Expand 2
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@mr.decencykeepinitreal63484 years ago
We still miss that film franchise, Peter Jackson and the cast plus crew did a fantastic job together.
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@sarawolffuchs41094 years ago I clicked on it, knowing the dark crystal would be featured! Xd
oh i love tdc! Lt; 3. 1
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@guillermomendozamadrigal34664 years ago #10 Cats
#9 Legend
#8 Dragonslayer
#7 The NeverEnding Story
#6 Harry Potter
#5 The Lord of the Rings
#4 The Dark Crystal
#3 Return to Oz
#2 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Honorable Mentions
#1 Pans Labyrinth .. ...Expand 63
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@orvillferdinand80264 years ago Return to oz should have, hands down, been number one. These were all pretty creepy, but that one changed my world view. Still gives me nightmares if i watch it today. Of course i own it. 6
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@thegingergyrl4554 years ago Wheelers and the heads in return to oz haunted me for years. I had a crush on gene wilder so willy wonka didnt scare me. 2
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@bubbz29784 years ago The fire dancers in the labrynth. Scared me so much as a child. 6
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@echo-verse3 years ago For some reason, the neverending story didnt scare me when i was younger, i still love it, but in retrospect i sometimes think what the fuck? 2
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@andrewhaase18264 years ago 10. King ramses from courage the cowardly dog just called. He says: " hold my universe-sized beer. " besides, at least the cgi isnt as bad as son 4. Love the age of resistance prequel series. ...Expand 22
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@NightFuryStudios4 years ago Gmork scared me when i first saw to the never ending story. 3
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@DJGamingSmash4 years ago Should' ve put cats higher. That beast is a furmidable showcase of clawful effects that wood make anyone scram even against. Other children' s films. 3
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@taylorwatts93914 years ago Hey mia sara was no slouch either in the dreamboat category way back when in that movie legend. 4
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@Tbone94104 years ago I feel like zathura/the original jumanji shouldve been somewhere on here. 3
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@olliesmith28904 years ago I detest spiders, hugely. But the ones featured in lord of the rings and harry potter, as well as kong skull island, king kong and the hobbit trilogy(the . ...Expand 1
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@cultclassicdeadinside98624 years ago Rewatched return to oz a few nights ago and i still love it. 2
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@seth418last year The neverending story was my go-to movie as a kid! The gmork used to scare the hell outta me but i loved it! 1
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@williamworth27464 years ago I truly believe organic and practical effects will always outshine cgi. 1
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@margarethmichelina51464 years ago Cats makes mike myers' cat in the hat looks like a masterpiece because at least his cat looks exactly like in dr seuss' books. 2
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@Leto854 years ago The neverending story dared to take on topics such as nihilism, represented be ' the nothing' and nailed that needlessly into the narrative. It can be scary, yes. But it' s also unforgettable brilliant. 1
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@CodyFairlessLee4 years ago I like legend, dragonslayer, and return to oz and i love harry potter! 3
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@fanofallmetallast year - krull (screeching minion deaths and cyclops)
- the beastmaster (bat people turning flesh to ooze)
- logans run (killer robot with bodies in ice)
- barbarella (wicked biting dolls)
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@astropunch77084 years ago I still have nightmares from watching cats to this day. 3
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@lucasorr40384 years ago Can we get a top ten prayer scenes in movies and tv? Ok yes not everyone is religious obviously, but so often a prayer scene that comes right before som . ...Expand
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@jenk-many4404last year Hell you could make top 500 just from slapping on literally any fantasy movie from the 70' s to 90' s.
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@jakeoliver91674 years ago Coraline anyway in my mind is a horror movie. 5
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@bryanmatthews23703 years ago Thank you for mentioning lotr, but you missed bilbo going gollum when he saw the ring around frodo' s neck. That scared the feces out of me when i first saw it in theaters when it came out.
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@mavowar724 years ago Pans labyrinth was tense. Absolutely crazy movie. 1
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@gnayr13054 years ago Great list! Almost perfect. My only addition would be what dreams may come with robin williams. The hell scene with all of the mostly buried people with heads showing. Yikes!
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@Herowebcomics3 years ago Some of these movies do deserve to be on this list!
and the never ending story is one of them!
espesually number 3!
that one was the saddest of all!
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@gothix58684 years ago How dare you say anything bad about the darkness costume from legend! I have never seen a better devil/demon anywhere else in live action movies. It was amazing and tim curry was truly the best in that movie. 3
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@fathergabrielstokes47064 years ago Last time i was this early, it was normal to be outside. 2
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@emmaray62154 years ago I wasnt too unsettled by cats though i know exactly what i wouldve fixed if i were on staff. And i first saw return to oz when i was in middle school, the wheelers freaked me out. 1
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@genaragland49794 years ago Why are most of my favorite movies on this list? As a kid scared me half to death but i still watched it. Return to oz. The wheelers, hall of heads, the . ...Expand
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@akashdefonseka4 years ago Ha! I knew it. It had to be pan' s labyrinth. Good job, guys.
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@JJTN2K3 years ago as a child i used to have nigthmares with a shadow that came from the side of my Bed that was against the wall, then the shadow started to slowly come out of the wall and turn into abnormally tall totally black wolf like a mix between the Demon from the haunted house episode of Samurai Jack, and something else, now i finally remember what that something else was. .. ...Expand
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@jessieluce912last year Aside from cats and the 2016 angst movie i' ve seen and was drawn to all of them. Didn' t seem to phase me as a child. In fact, a lot of these were my favorites. Fantasy is my favorite genre.
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@antotheja2514 years ago Tbh- i was scared of dobbie (he could just pop into your bedroom whenever he wanted. Dafuq! And gollum (e. G that scene when he transformed from id="hidden22" smeagol to gollum in the cave) the other creatures i oddly was somewhat fine with (and i watched almost all of these movies) pans labyrinth was just gross tho. ...Expand 2
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@annafowdy4 years ago I never saw cats, but when i watched the trailer, i didn' t feel much. A little weirded out, but i wasn' t cringing in agony.
my head must be really thick.
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@jasonbean5914 years ago Pretty good. Although i would have chosen labrynthinth as about #4.
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@Manufan-og1xg4 years ago Pan' s labyrinth and the fellowship of the ring (as well as the rest of the trilogy) are some of the scariest fantasy movies of all time, as well as . ...Expand
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@DaMangaManiac4 years ago Pagemaster? Christopher lloyd in who framed roger rabit? The villain in little monsters?
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@Leto854 years ago Is return to oz its own movie or does it make references to the original one?
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@marimota50834 years ago Great list you just forgot monster house, i watched that movie with my kids and i was terrified.
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@KamonParanormal2 years ago Here' s my own scariest fantasy films excluding animated films.
the quest of legends franchise (2006-2013)
dragon racers (1997) johnette chronicles (2008)
the beast bombs film franchise
war dragons franchise (2003-2016)
camp ghost franchise (2016-
the green girl (1976)
monsters in the house (2009) from tim burton
immortal: king of the dragons (2022) war dragons prequel
prince jack (2022) the quest of legends prequel
dark girl franchise (2010-2019). ...Expand 1
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@Turanga1i1a4 years ago The beastmaster - a pg rated flick with a full out massacre complete with impaled bodies, those odious mutant human venus flytraps, and that dreaded child . ...Expand
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@hunterolaughlin4 years ago Once again, the chronicles of narnia is left off this list. Shows howthe films are. 1
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@Rattysauce4 years ago That moment when you realized you were a fucked up kid because several favorites are on this list. I was obsessed with dragonslayer, i would watch it whenever . ...Expand
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@glennsteven4 years ago I have to admit that i don' t watch as much watchmojo as i used to,
all because i prefer rebecca' s voice and hers alone and the way she narrates.
sorry, but is the truth. 2
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@frobocop9264 years ago Please make another list about scary / dark fantasy movies.
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@samgibbons6914 years ago I didnt think cats was scary. I mean, i know everybody rips on that movie a lot, but i dont think it was intending to be scary. 2
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@creativeponyproductions46343 years ago A fiend of mine loves the dark crystal, and i thought it was just okay. What i can say positive about it is that is was one of the first puppet movies. . ...Expand 1
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@SnailMaster4 years ago Pee wee' s big adventure should' ve been here. Or at least an honorable mention. That movie gave me more nightmares than the exorcist or the shining . ...Expand
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@jdorffer4 years ago I cant agree with most of the list but #1 they nailed perfectly.
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@Sweettooth5343 years ago I didnt think the helping hands would be an honorable mention as much as i thought the fireys or whatever those pink fluffy things from labyrinth would b . ...Expand
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@navidmehdi64 years ago What movie was the thumbnail on the right.
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@chelseacanales87634 years ago No surprise pans labyrinth is at#1. The one monster with eyes and the hands, still give me nightmares.
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@igorkopacynski89064 years ago Let me remind you of " misshome for peculiarlet' s see, we have:
-monsters that eat eyes - fates that some of the characters ended up having
- fact that the parts of the story takes place during wwii
- a lot of disturbing scenes, like, when they discover the pub owner' s corpse, or the scene with that one dead kid that asks the main character if he wants to know what killed him
the entire movie is a nightmare fuel. ...Expand
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@stevendavidcox97614 years ago The witches instead of cats.
cats could have done with a little less cgi, and a little more west endensemble) 1
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@lanishialaye44744 years ago I was hoping mirror mask was on this list. That movie literally scared the heck out of me as a kid.
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@toplistNzilla4 years ago You are amazing bro. My best is no 5
anyone reading these will be blessed.
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@warriorcats80204 years ago I was more scared of hook himself than the crocodile. When he made his first appearance in the movie there was a lot of blood and stuff and i was freaked . ...Expand
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@dylanjones54084 years ago Have you forgotten the spiderwick chronicles? Mulgarath and his goblin army gave me nightmares.
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@dpowers11854 years ago I understand its subjective, but witches is #1 on my list. I remember watching it years ago when i stayed home sick from school one day. That scene of the witches turning the kid into a rat still haunts me.
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@blueraccoon10884 years ago Pan' s labyrinth? I saw a parody of that on the simpson' s intro.
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@rafaelc.c.4 years ago The fellowship of the ring is truly a horror movie! 1
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@bluflav0r3794 years ago I like how he was talking about scary dragons then the geico gecko popped up.
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@abramsullivan77644 years ago Watchmojo guy number one billion: no. 1 cats
me: you think i didn' t even see cats like at all. 1
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@warriorcats80204 years ago I was also scared of gollum, you failed to mention how creepy he is. Or how about a christmas carol? The one they animated where they made christmas present and christmas future terrifying?
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@rmannayr21293 years ago The willy wonka boat ride scene is still scary! 1
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@patriciatownsend3 years ago Okay, maybe it' s because i like my horror with as much gore as you can get; but none of these strike me as scary. In fact, i have never seen a fantasy film that qualifies as scary at all.
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@Thespeedrap4 years ago I know lord of the rings is scary but nothing beats the scene where gollum kills his brother that' s a scary scene.
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@BuffysBiggestFan2 years ago The dark crystal messed me up so much as a child.
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@aveepl32544 years ago These fantasy movies are so much more legit than today. I mean look at those scary movie props, its enough to give anyone nightmares more than those crappy cgi we have today. 1
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@oliverf.684 years ago You'd expect to see hons like that in a "Scary Movie" movie which are satirical but seeing this guy such gigantic horns I just can assume his wife had a lot of boyfriends if you catch my drift. hahahaha. .. ...Expand 1
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@Chamelionroses4 years ago I love the creepy with the fantasy. Disney happy endings also are over done. 1
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@Strongbad700last year #10: cats (2019)
#9: legend (1985)
#8: dragonslayer (1981)
#7: the nev #6: harry potter franchise (2001-2011)
#5: the lord of the rings franchise (2001-2003)
#4: the dark crystal (1982)
#3: return to oz (1985)
#2: willy wonka & the chocolate factory (1971)
#1: pan' s labyrinth (2006)
honorable mentions:
- a monster calls (2016)
- the company of wolves (1984)
- the witches (1990)
- hook (1991)
- labyrinth (1986). ...Expand
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@AidanSuperStudios4 months ago Return to oz must be dark and scary because on any review on this movie thats all anyone talks about how dark in is.
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@marknielsbeats4 years ago Something about where the wild things are that was disturbing lol. Love the book though. 1