Tis the season to curl up in front of a gory horror flick, and for that, Varietyhas you covered. The magazine's critics compiled an ambitious list of the top 100 horror movies of all time, and one thing is evident in their choices: Classic horror reigns supreme.

David Cronenberg's 1975 feature debut Shivers was nothing if not a stellar indication of the wild career that would await its director, revolving as it does around the residents of a high-rise apartment building who become infected with a parasite that turns them into violently sex-crazed lunatics.

But when it came time to determine the best ’80s horror movies, only one of the slasher movies made the cut. That’s because there was an embarrassment of riches to choose from. Some of these films are over 40 years old,

The best body horror films explore gore and human transformation on levels utterly alien to other types of films, resulting in unforgettable stories.