6 Scariest Movies Ever Made
You think you’ve seen scary movies? These 6 will actually mess you up!
Number six: Insidious. It invented half the jump scares you see today… And that red-faced demon still haunts my nightmares! If you loved it, the whole franchise is worth binging!
Number five: Sinister. This one has the science to back it up… a study found it’s literally the scariest movie ever made based on heart rate monitors!
Number four: The Conjuring. 86% on Rotten Tomatoes. Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson as real-life paranormal investigators. James Wan created a masterclass in tension, and it launched an entire cinematic universe!
Number three: Hereditary. 89% on Rotten Tomatoes, and Toni Collette was robbed of an Oscar nomination. This isn’t jump scares… It’s dread that sits in your stomach for days! A24 elevated horror with this movie.
Number two: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. 89% on Rotten, this gem was shot in 1974 for basically no money, and it’s still the most visceral horror experience ever put on film. Leatherface became a horror icon for a reason!
And number one: The Exorcist. It’s the only horror movie ever nominated for Best Picture until Get Out. Linda Blair’s performance, the practical effects, the sound design… fifty years later and nothing has topped it! People still faint in theaters. Start with The Exorcist if you can handle it…
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