Top 10 Scariest Movies

Top 10 Scariest Movies

When Norman Bates, dressed as his mother, ripped open Janet Leigh's shower curtain and knifed her to death in "Psycho," horror movies changed. Along with Leigh's blood, classic horror style and romantic figures like Frankenstein and Dracula went right down the shower drain. For better or worse, style often became as important as substance, and booming box-office numbers proved that horror was serious business. The shifting times created opportunities for filmmakers to innovate, finding new and terrifying ways to scare the pants off audiences.

RankFilmYear Released 
1Psycho1960 
2Repulsion1965 
3Night of the Living Dead1968 
4Suspiria1977 
5Nightmare on Elm Street1984 
6The Texas Chainsaw Massacre1974 
7Don't Look Now1973 
8Halloween1978 
9The Exorcist1973 
10Eraserhead1977 
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Top 10 Scariest Movies
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