(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.
