The Scariest Movies of All Time

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With Halloween on its way, it's time to take a look at the movies that made us crap our pants!

Psycho

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This film was so far ahead of its time! Thanks to Alfred Hitchcock, the shower was no longer a safe haven for anyone. Plus, no other movie killed off its main character within the first 40 minutes before. A classic for all time!

The Birds clip

Probably the most shocking scene from “The Birds.”

Night of the Living Dead

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George Romero’s low-budget flick kick started the zombie genre!

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

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What makes this movie so creepy is because it seems so real. Leatherface and his family are not vampires or zombies—they are people. And if you’ve met enough backwood hillbillies like I have, you can imagine this could be a real family! Also, like “Psycho,” people thought it was gorier than it actually was.

Dawn of the Dead

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This “Night of the Living Dead” sequel is one of the few movie sequels that are actually just as good—if not better—than the original. “Dawn” combined claustrophobic horror with anti-consumerist satire. And thanks to legendary special effects wizard Tom Savini, it took movie gore to a whole ’nother level!

The Shining

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Even though author Stephen King wasn’t a fan of the movie version, Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation will totally mess with your heard. Who knew a boy riding his bike down the halls could be so intense?

Infamous opening sequence in Suspiria

Check out Argento’s use of color! (Includes graphic violence)

Last House on the Left

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While not a technical masterpiece, this film will definitely haunt you. Like “Texas Chainsaw,” the realness of this film makes it frightening. Arguably one of the inspirations of the Saw franchise.

 

The Shower Scene!

This scene was so shocking, audiences could have sworn they saw the knife pierce Janet Leigh’s skin.

The Birds

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It’s pretty slow for the first hour or so, but once the birds start attacking, oh boy! This is why I feel uneasy every time I see a large group of birds on my lawn.

The Exorcist

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Pardon the pun, but this movie will scare the hell out of you! Too bad Linda Blair was type casted after this, though.

Halloween

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Michael Myers kick started the slasher genre! This is the first horror movie that suggested that if you have sex, you’ll get knifed.

Evil Dead

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Before Sam Raimi made the Spiderman movies, he created this classic chiller featuring Bruce Campbell. Thanks to this movie, my friend Crystal is afraid of anyone touching her ankles.

Suspiria

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The first 15 minutes alone should scare the piss out of you! Those Italians should know how to do horror.

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