| 100% | SUNDAY | 6 | "Black ___," 1960 horror film that inspired Tim Burton's "Sleepy Hollow" |
| 44% | TOM | 3 | "Peeping ___," 1960 horror film that was referenced in Wes Craven's "Scream 4" |
| 42% | BEETLEJUICE | 11 | Tim Burton film that inspired an animated series featuring an undead prankster in a striped suit |
| 41% | EYES | 4 | "___ Without a Face," 1960 French horror film that inspired Billy Idol's song of the same name |
| 40% | INNOCENTS | 9 | "The ___," 1961 horror film that inspired the 2015 film "Crimson Peak" |
| 37% | BEETLEJUICE | 11 | 1988 Tim Burton comedy/horror film starring 18-Across and 30-Across that has a 2024 sequel |
| 34% | HOLLOW | 6 | "Sleepy ___," 1999 gothic horror film directed by Tim Burton starring, Johnny Depp and Jeffrey Jones |
| 33% | SAW | 3 | Horror film franchise that 2021's "Spiral" belongs to |
| 33% | SLEEPYHOLLOW | 12 | 1999 horror film directed by Tim Burton, with Johnny Depp as constable Ichabod Crane: 2 wds. |
| 33% | DARKSHADOWS | 11 | 2012 comedy horror film directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp: 2 wds. |
| 32% | SWEENEYTODD | 11 | 2007 musical horror film directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp, for short: 2 wds. |
| 32% | SAW | 3 | Horror film that starts in a lavatory |
| 31% | SAW | 3 | Horror film that starts in a filthy lavatory |
| 31% | SWAN | 4 | "Black ___," 2010 psychological horror film starring Natalie Portman that's one of the highest-grossing independent films |
| 31% | SWEENEYTODD | 11 | "___: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," 2007 musical horror film starring Johnny Depp which was directed by Tim Burton: 2 wds. |
| 30% | PSYCHO | 6 | 1960 horror film starring Janet Leigh, or its 1998 remake |
| 30% | GETOUT | 6 | 2017 horror film that won Best Original Screenplay |
| 30% | THEBLAIRWITCH | 13 | Horror film antagonist who terrorizes student filmmakers in Maryland's Black Hills woods: 3 wds. |
| 30% | SCARYMOVIE | 10 | 2000 horror film parody that's also an apt descriptor of 52 Across |
| 30% | WIVES | 5 | "The Stepford ___," 1975 satirical horror film that features fembots |
| 30% | GORE | 4 | Horror film feature that rhymes with "more" |
| 29% | ELLIOT | 6 | "Billy ___" (British dance film that inspired a Tony-winning musical) |
| 29% | BEFORE | 6 | "The Nightmare ___ Christmas," Tim Burton's spooky holiday crossover, that would be perfect for a movie night |
| 29% | HOLLOW | 6 | "Sleepy ___," 1999 supernatural horror film starring Johnny Depp that has gothic elements |
| 29% | PONTYPOOL | 9 | 2008 Canadian horror film that features a virus transmitted through language |
| 29% | BIRD | 4 | "___ Box," 2018 post-apocalyptic horror film that features an invisible entity |
| 29% | BEFORE | 6 | "The Nightmare ___ Christmas," Tim Burton's spooky holiday crossover, that would be perfect for a Halloween movie night |
| 29% | BIGFISH | 7 | 2003 Tim Burton film starring Ewan McGregor |
| 29% | EMMA | 4 | Austen novel that inspired the film "Clueless" |
| 28% | PARANORMAL | 10 | With 45-Across, 2007 found-footage horror film that spawned five sequels |