| 100% | MURK | 4 | Atmosphere that often sets the mood in horror films |
| 51% | CREEK | 5 | "Willow ___," 2013 horror film directed by Bobcat Goldthwait that is set in the woods |
| 49% | CURSE | 5 | "Hagazussa: A Heathen's ___," 2017 horror film directed by Lukas Feigelfeld that is set in the woods |
| 45% | THETHING | 8 | 1982 John Carpenter horror film set in the Arctic |
| 42% | BALL | 4 | Sparkly orb that sets the mood for a disco atmosphere |
| 41% | HOUSE | 5 | "The Last ___ on the Left," 1972 horror film directed by Wes Craven that is set in the woods |
| 40% | VIDEONASTY | 10 | Any of several graphic horror films that sparked a moral panic in the U.K. in the eighties, colloquially |
| 40% | PLACE | 5 | "A Quiet ___: Day One," horror film starring Emily Blunt that you can watch on the big screen in 2024 |
| 39% | EVIL | 4 | "The ___ Within," 2017 horror film that was in production for 15 years |
| 38% | ANACONDA | 8 | 1997 adventure/horror film that takes place in the Amazon |
| 38% | SAW | 3 | Horror film that starts in a lavatory |
| 37% | SYLVIA | 6 | Film starring Gwyneth Paltrow that's set in the University of Cambridge |
| 37% | RUDY | 4 | 1993 sports film that is set in the University of Notre Dame |
| 37% | ALIENROMULUS | 12 | New sci-fi horror movie that's the seventh film in a franchise that began in 1979: 2 wds. |
| 37% | SAW | 3 | Horror film that starts in a filthy lavatory |
| 37% | HOSTEL | 6 | 2005 horror film set in Slovakia |
| 37% | ORCA | 4 | 1977 horror film set in Newfoundland |
| 37% | ALIEN | 5 | 1979 horror film set in space |
| 37% | HALLOWEENKILLS | 14 | Twelfth installment in the horror franchise featuring 26-Across that began with a 1978 film starring 12-Across (2 wds.) |
| 37% | THETHING | 8 | Sci-fi horror film set in Antarctica |
| 37% | DEAD | 4 | "The Evil ___," 1981 horror film starring Bruce Campbell that got a nostalgic nod in "Stranger Things" |
| 36% | ILLGOSEE | 8 | Horror film line that usually gets its speaker in trouble |
| 36% | ODORS | 5 | Things that often come out in the wash |
| 36% | NAM | 3 | Setting in the film "Tropic Thunder" |
| 36% | IRENE | 5 | The nun in "The Nun" horror films |
| 35% | ROSEMARYSBABY | 13 | 1968 horror film set in a New York City apartment |
| 35% | BLACULA | 7 | 1972 horror film starring William Marshall in the title role |
| 35% | THENUN | 6 | 2018 horror film featuring Bonnie Aarons in the title role |
| 35% | DARKMAN | 7 | 1990 horror film starring Liam Neeson in the title role |
| 35% | DRACULA | 7 | 1992 horror film starring Gary Oldman in the title role |