Top 10 Scary Movies

Depending upon personal taste and level of fearfulness, the scariness of a film can vary from one person to another. Here is my list of top ten scary movies of all time.

10. “Jesus Camp” (2006)
This documentary film is about kids attending a camp for Pentecostal children. The scariest thing about this film? The fact that the children deprive themselves of normal child behavior to protest at abortion clinics, call Harry Potter the devil, and find humor in reading Jack Chick comics.

9. “The Shining” (1980)
This psychological horror film is based on a Stephen King novel and directed by Stanley Kubrick. The story follows Jack Torrance (a writer), his wife, and his son Danny, who has psychic abilities.

8. “Candyman” (1992)
Say his name in the mirror five times and you will summon him… at the cost of your own life! This horror flick is based on an urban legend of a slave murdered for his relationship with his master’s daughter. 

7. “Jeepers Creepers” (2001)
This movie tells the tale of siblings returning home from college only to find an ancient demon known as “The Creeper.”

6. “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” (1974)
A group of friends pick up a hitchhiker and run out of gas in the wrong place at the wrong time. The hitchhiker turns out to be part of a cannibalistic family who’s most psychotic member has a knack of chasing down his victims with a chainsaw.

5. “The Devils Rejects” (2005)
This Rob Zombie directed thriller follows a murderous,  mentally unstable family as they run from the police.
 
4. “Rosemary’s Baby” (1968)
This Roman Polanski directed thriller stars Mia Farrow as Rosemary Woodhouse, who becomes pregnant after having a dream about being raped by the devil.

3. “Halloween” (1978)
Michael Meyers makes your pesky little brother seem like an angel in this classic horror flick. The film centers around Meyers, who escapes from a psychiatric hospital to kill his sister Laurie. 

2. “Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984)
Directed and written by Wes Craven, the story follows teenagers as they are terrorized by serial murderer Freddy Krueger, although he can only haunt them in their dreams.

1. “The Exorcist” (1973)
Adapted from a novel of the same name, a Catholic priest attempts to free a young girl from demonic possession.