On this very website, we have a thread titled "1896 - 2012: The Official HDC Selection from 100+ Years of Horror Cinema", which selects the best films by decade, and includes comments on the films.
This is the link:
http://horror.com/forum/showthread.php?t=63436
Off the top of my head I'm not aware of any media or book that covers what you're asking, but I'm sure there are some.