I like psychological horror. The kind that doesn't seem terrifying straight off, but slowly gets to you.
The best horror, in my opinion, can be summed up as this:
You are the only person left in the world. Completely alone. Something just knocked on the door.
Of course, there's a lot to be said for the execution of that idea. Silent Hill does it well - the idea that some nameless, faceless thing is out to get you. I'll probably get swatted for this, but I think The Room actually did that the best (though the second one is still my favorite).
Another of my favorites is Rule of Rose. A little-known game that gets under your skin psychologically. It's very much a girl's horror game, because it dredges up all those past experiences of being not part of the group and how nasty little girls can be. It pulls some of its inspiration from the old, old fairytales. It also has some very disturbing connotations, which is why it was banned in many places. The gameplay isn't as scary as the cutscenes, though.
Following the theme of twisted fairytales, you can try The Path. It takes its inspiration from Little Red Riding Hood, and makes it very, very strange. This game is only scary if you let it be scary. If you think about it, your brain will go to not so pleasant places. I like it because the horror comes mostly from your own head. Nothing jumps out at you, there's no dialogue, and it's very surreal. A very non-traditional game.
And for my last example, I can recommend Haunting Ground. That one is terrifying more because you're helpless. Completely helpless. It loses it a bit towards the end, but the majority of your play time is spent running away. There are only four monsters, they're all bosses, and you have to hide from them. Or they will kill you. It's quite possible to get trapped. It feeds off of the paranoia and panic part of horror, without relying too much on the jump-scares (which I hate because they're cheap). It also edges into sexual horror, but you won't get that too much unless you get the bad ending.
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