Thursday, November 4, 2010

Top 50 Scariest Movies of All Time

(Last Week: 20-1)

Oops! I got so busy with Halloween that I forgot I was doing this.
Anyway, here's the rest of the list...


20. Audition
- This movie seemed like a romantic comedy... until it wasn't.

19. Alien
- I love Sigourney Weaver in this movie and the final scene is by far the most tense.

18. Rosemary's Baby
- One of my favorite older films with an unbearable sense of paranoia.

17. High Tension
- A movie from France that lives up to and beyond its name.

16. The Descent
- The claustrophobic atmosphere only adds to the helplessness you will feel.


15. The Thing
- Literally in the middle of nowhere, you're completely on your own.

14. The Mist
- A movie that makes you feel completely helpless even though there are people around.

13. Eraserhead
- Like a terrible nightmare you don't understand and can't escape from.

12. The Fog
- One of the best ghost stories ever put to film.

11. IT
- A made for TV movie that creeps under your skin and stays there for a lifetime.


10. Poltergeist
- THE ghost story. Truly terrifying in a heartwarming sort of way.

09. Carrie
- Over 40 years later this movie still feels like it could be your high school nightmare.

08. Psycho
- This movie wasn't scary until I grew up and realized human vulnerability.

07. Halloween
- The ultimate slasher movie where the killer is around every corner.

06. Rec
- A horror movie from Spain that traps has an extremely unsettling end.


05. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
- One of the most disturbing movies ever made, I tried to block it from memory, but can't.

04. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
-The original is the best with the most unsettling atmosphere.

03. The Shining
- This movie makes you feel alone with the characters... until the ghosts show up.

02. The Exorcist
- The granddaddy of all horror films still lives up to its reputation today!

01. Threads
- The only horror film to leave me shaking and crying like a baby. To this day when I think about this film all of the feelings of uncontrolled helplessness come back to haunt me.