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watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 scariest
horror movies for this list we’ll be
looking at traditionally dark horror
movies and how terrifying they are
number 10 the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
you see those buildings there that’s
where they kill pretty and foreboding
and every scene this slasher flick
revels in all the violence and gore that
it could possibly throw at its loyal
audience
when a group of friends decides to pick
up a hitchhiker on their way to a family
homestead they have no way of knowing
just how horrible their world is about
to become here’s the short version
awaiting them with open arms and empty
stomachs near their destination is a
family of cannibals who use the bones of
their victims to furnish their home
among the most wanton ly violent films
ever made to this day if this Massacre
doesn’t chill you to your very core we
don’t know what will
number nine the Blair Witch Project CGI
what a really avoid me cheese one of the
most successful indie flix ever the
Blair Witch projects marketing campaign
made it the most talked-about movie in
America it was gone loose here the fact
that the trailer and teasers that whet
the appetite of audiences everywhere
gave away virtually nothing about the
plot made all of the found footage
flicks twists and turns entirely
shocking it’s utterly unknown stars
allowed us to empathize completely which
made those surprises even more
terrifying
while the simple yet horrifying closing
seconds ensured this film is one of the
scariest of all time number eight
child’s play
while on the brink of death lakeshore
strangler Charles Lee ray imbues a
child’s toy with his soul to ensure that
his reign of terror will never end
children are without a doubt what most
people want to protect in this world so
when this film centered itself around
the idea of having a ruthless killer
cuddle up to an innocent child it became
many adults worst nightmare anchored by
the effortlessly creepy voice work of
Brad Dourif any movie that could make
children fear the very playthings they
adore so much is positive to scare many
for years to come number seven
Paranormal Activity based principally
around home video camera footage of a
couple being haunted by supernatural
phenomena in their new home this
supernatural horror combined everything
that made the Blair Witch Project and
the Amityville Horror classics of the
genre this time however the spectre
doing the haunting is a demon that feeds
off of negative energy and has latched
itself onto Katie basically in
paranormal activity we get to see the
psychological damage that prolonged
exposure to a force of pure evil
reeks on a completely typical couple
while getting further thrown for a loop
by the many suddenly scary moments
played out in front of us enthralling
and unsettling it’s the moments of quiet
and Static that give the sudden action
the ability to scare us to our bones
number six a Nightmare on Elm Street
matter of fact I had a bad dream last
night myself I had a hard-on this
morning when I woke up Tina had your
name written all over it it’s a simple
fact of life we all must sleep white
mother and try as we might we are
incapable of staving off sleep forever
that’s why a horribly disfigured man who
wants to kill the younger members of our
society in grisly fashion while they
sleep is an entirely creepy prospect
enraged by his murder at the hands of
parents who believed he killed their
children Freddy Krueger managed to stave
off the hell he deserved
despite the later chapters in The
Nightmare on Elm Street franchise
devolving into over the top humour this
first flick is played so seriously that
we suggest you don’t view it just before
bed
number five Rosemary’s Baby okay let’s
take it please that’s living room oh
please let’s take it okay darling we get
out of the other lease okay like many
young couples who are finding their way
in the world rosemary and her husband
guy are trying to conceive a baby to
make baby Oh
we’ll do it that is where the
resemblance to a typical story ends as
Rosemary’s soon finds herself the
unwilling focus of a strange group of
people and their malevolent plans for
her child to be
the mere idea of something so evil
growing inside of you would be
blood-curdling to most of us but when
you consider the totally natural love
you’d feel for any child you mothered
things become positively chilling he
came up from hell and but get a son of
mortal woman number four the omen on
this night mr. phone God has given you a
son in this Richard Donner flick the
suspected Antichrist is not in the womb
or a crib but comes in the form of a
young and at times innocent looking
child ready and capable of destroying
anyone who stands in his way
or displeases him Damien’s life is
surrounded by grief misery and death
fraught with violent visuals like
decapitations and hangings the omen
doesn’t pull any punches as it delves
into the life of the world’s most evil
little boy
excellent performances and incredible
suspense make this movie one of the best
horror films of all time
number three the ring what would you do
if your son had seven days until he dies
in horrendous fashion and what if your
son’s fate was inexorably tied to your
fate these are the questions that this
remake of the 1998 Japanese film of the
same name attempts to answer in the most
unnerving way possible fueled by amazing
sound design and a gripping score every
moment of the Ring will have you
recoiling in terror
no need for loads of gore here with just
lots of disturbing visuals the use of
psychological horror and a haunting vibe
it’s no wonder the movie was both a
critical and commercial smash number two
alien despite the science fiction
elements of the story there can be
little debate that alien is in fact also
a horror film being stuck inside an
environment you can’t escape with a
mindless creature who only wants to kill
you is a creepy idea to be sure combine
that with the fact that even the calm of
an innocent dinner scene is the setting
for unparalleled alarming moments like
this movie’s unforgettable chest bursts
and it becomes clear that Ridley Scott’s
space adventure doesn’t only grab you by
the neck it also never lets you go again
before we reveal our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
want to play hide-and-clap
number one The Exorcist
gonna die up there what is it about a
child and demons that is so enthralled
filmmakers over the years in this case
we’re introduced to Reagan a friendly
twelve-year-old girl who becomes
possessed by a demon after playing with
a Ouija board howdy do you think my
mom’s pretty captain daddy a terrific
and refreshing concept for a horror film
got taken to the next level by William
Peter Blatty exceptional screenplay and
the amazing direction of William
Friedkin in the Exorcist
unflinching and truly scary this is what
we’ll always imagine an actual
possession would look and feel like
forcing us to imagine how helpless we’d
feel if ever this happened to our loved
ones then compounding that with moments
like when the demon tells the priest
about his mother’s fate in Hell your
mother sucks cocks in hell this is as
scary as scary guess and undoubtedly a
horror classic along I’m planning to
stay in Regan nice thinking in here do
you agree with our list which horror
movie do you think is the scariest for
more film top 10s published every day be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 scariest
horror movies for this list we’ll be
looking at traditionally dark horror
movies and how terrifying they are
number 10 the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
you see those buildings there that’s
where they kill pretty and foreboding
and every scene this slasher flick
revels in all the violence and gore that
it could possibly throw at its loyal
audience
when a group of friends decides to pick
up a hitchhiker on their way to a family
homestead they have no way of knowing
just how horrible their world is about
to become here’s the short version
awaiting them with open arms and empty
stomachs near their destination is a
family of cannibals who use the bones of
their victims to furnish their home
among the most wanton ly violent films
ever made to this day if this Massacre
doesn’t chill you to your very core we
don’t know what will
number nine the Blair Witch Project CGI
what a really avoid me cheese one of the
most successful indie flix ever the
Blair Witch projects marketing campaign
made it the most talked-about movie in
America it was gone loose here the fact
that the trailer and teasers that whet
the appetite of audiences everywhere
gave away virtually nothing about the
plot made all of the found footage
flicks twists and turns entirely
shocking it’s utterly unknown stars
allowed us to empathize completely which
made those surprises even more
terrifying
while the simple yet horrifying closing
seconds ensured this film is one of the
scariest of all time number eight
child’s play
while on the brink of death lakeshore
strangler Charles Lee ray imbues a
child’s toy with his soul to ensure that
his reign of terror will never end
children are without a doubt what most
people want to protect in this world so
when this film centered itself around
the idea of having a ruthless killer
cuddle up to an innocent child it became
many adults worst nightmare anchored by
the effortlessly creepy voice work of
Brad Dourif any movie that could make
children fear the very playthings they
adore so much is positive to scare many
for years to come number seven
Paranormal Activity based principally
around home video camera footage of a
couple being haunted by supernatural
phenomena in their new home this
supernatural horror combined everything
that made the Blair Witch Project and
the Amityville Horror classics of the
genre this time however the spectre
doing the haunting is a demon that feeds
off of negative energy and has latched
itself onto Katie basically in
paranormal activity we get to see the
psychological damage that prolonged
exposure to a force of pure evil
reeks on a completely typical couple
while getting further thrown for a loop
by the many suddenly scary moments
played out in front of us enthralling
and unsettling it’s the moments of quiet
and Static that give the sudden action
the ability to scare us to our bones
number six a Nightmare on Elm Street
matter of fact I had a bad dream last
night myself I had a hard-on this
morning when I woke up Tina had your
name written all over it it’s a simple
fact of life we all must sleep white
mother and try as we might we are
incapable of staving off sleep forever
that’s why a horribly disfigured man who
wants to kill the younger members of our
society in grisly fashion while they
sleep is an entirely creepy prospect
enraged by his murder at the hands of
parents who believed he killed their
children Freddy Krueger managed to stave
off the hell he deserved
despite the later chapters in The
Nightmare on Elm Street franchise
devolving into over the top humour this
first flick is played so seriously that
we suggest you don’t view it just before
bed
number five Rosemary’s Baby okay let’s
take it please that’s living room oh
please let’s take it okay darling we get
out of the other lease okay like many
young couples who are finding their way
in the world rosemary and her husband
guy are trying to conceive a baby to
make baby Oh
we’ll do it that is where the
resemblance to a typical story ends as
Rosemary’s soon finds herself the
unwilling focus of a strange group of
people and their malevolent plans for
her child to be
the mere idea of something so evil
growing inside of you would be
blood-curdling to most of us but when
you consider the totally natural love
you’d feel for any child you mothered
things become positively chilling he
came up from hell and but get a son of
mortal woman number four the omen on
this night mr. phone God has given you a
son in this Richard Donner flick the
suspected Antichrist is not in the womb
or a crib but comes in the form of a
young and at times innocent looking
child ready and capable of destroying
anyone who stands in his way
or displeases him Damien’s life is
surrounded by grief misery and death
fraught with violent visuals like
decapitations and hangings the omen
doesn’t pull any punches as it delves
into the life of the world’s most evil
little boy
excellent performances and incredible
suspense make this movie one of the best
horror films of all time
number three the ring what would you do
if your son had seven days until he dies
in horrendous fashion and what if your
son’s fate was inexorably tied to your
fate these are the questions that this
remake of the 1998 Japanese film of the
same name attempts to answer in the most
unnerving way possible fueled by amazing
sound design and a gripping score every
moment of the Ring will have you
recoiling in terror
no need for loads of gore here with just
lots of disturbing visuals the use of
psychological horror and a haunting vibe
it’s no wonder the movie was both a
critical and commercial smash number two
alien despite the science fiction
elements of the story there can be
little debate that alien is in fact also
a horror film being stuck inside an
environment you can’t escape with a
mindless creature who only wants to kill
you is a creepy idea to be sure combine
that with the fact that even the calm of
an innocent dinner scene is the setting
for unparalleled alarming moments like
this movie’s unforgettable chest bursts
and it becomes clear that Ridley Scott’s
space adventure doesn’t only grab you by
the neck it also never lets you go again
before we reveal our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
want to play hide-and-clap
number one The Exorcist
gonna die up there what is it about a
child and demons that is so enthralled
filmmakers over the years in this case
we’re introduced to Reagan a friendly
twelve-year-old girl who becomes
possessed by a demon after playing with
a Ouija board howdy do you think my
mom’s pretty captain daddy a terrific
and refreshing concept for a horror film
got taken to the next level by William
Peter Blatty exceptional screenplay and
the amazing direction of William
Friedkin in the Exorcist
unflinching and truly scary this is what
we’ll always imagine an actual
possession would look and feel like
forcing us to imagine how helpless we’d
feel if ever this happened to our loved
ones then compounding that with moments
like when the demon tells the priest
about his mother’s fate in Hell your
mother sucks cocks in hell this is as
scary as scary guess and undoubtedly a
horror classic along I’m planning to
stay in Regan nice thinking in here do
you agree with our list which horror
movie do you think is the scariest for
more film top 10s published every day be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
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