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Originally posted by avenger00soul
Of course, there's not one right answer though.
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Agreed, it's like looking for the most significant painting in the history of visual art.
Significant horror film milestones, off the top of my head... roughly chronologically... and borrowed liberally from what everyone else has said.
Grand Guignol (French slasher theater, pre-film... too bad it wasn't filmed)
Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Nosferatu
The Cat and the Canary
Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein
Cat People
the Haunting
Black Sunday
Night of the Living Dead
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
the Exorcist
The Shining
Halloween
Scream (for better or worse)
Blair Witch Project
I'm missing a lot, I am fairly sure... I don't like all of those films but it's safe to say that they were all very influential.