If you're looking to avoid the crowds of trick-or-treaters this Halloween, maybe save some of that candy in the candy bowl for yourself, watching a scary movie is a great option. Turn out the lights, if you dare, and check out one of these spooky favorites.
#1
THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a super scary movie about a group of people who pick up a traumatized young hitchhiker and after they run into a family of killers in Texas. The killer Leatherface wears a scary mask and he uses a chainsaw to hunt them down.
My Scare Rating 10/10
#2
THE EXORCIST
Rated by the American Film Institute as the scariest movie of all time, The Exorcist is about a young girl whose soul gets taken by an evil spirit. A brave priest has to fight the evil and try to help her.
My Scare rating 9/10
#3
THE CONJURING
The Conjuring is on the real life investigation of the paranormal by Ed and Lorraine Warren. It is about the Perron family who moves into a haunted farmhouse haunted by a witch. Experts and Mediums Ed and Lorraine Warren are called in to help the family get rid of the evil spirits.
My Scare Rating 9/10
#4
HALLOWEEN
Halloween is a scary movie about a killer named Michael Myers who was checked into a mental hospital for killing his sister. He escapes, puts on a mask and goes after a babysitter and her friends on Halloween night. The original film has spawned a franchise of 15 movies by various directors.
My Scare Rating 8/10
#5
THE SHINING
The Shining is a scary movie about a family who gets stuck in a spooky hotel, snowed in by an intense winter storm. The dad in the movie starts acting crazy because of a sinister and scary things happen making it a really interesting and messed up movie.
My Scare Rating 8/10
#6
GET OUT
Get Out is a scary movie about a young, black photographer who visits his white girlfriend's family for the first time. While he's visiting things get super creepy and messed up when he realizes something is seriously wrong with them and all their guests.
My Scare Rating 8/10
#7
SINISTER
Sinister is a scary movie about a writer who finds spooky home movies in his new house. These videos reveal that the murder case the dad is researching mighthave a deeper, darker, and scarier legacy; one that puts his family in danger.
My Scare Rating 7/10
#8
HEREDITARY
Hereditary is an occult movie about a family dealing with their grandmother's death. After she passes her daughter and grandchildren start to uncover terrifying and violent secrets about their ancestry.
My Scare Rating 7/10
#9
INSIDIOUS.
Insidious is a scary movie about a kid who gets stuck in a coma. HIs family is worried that evil spirits are attempting to trap him in this nightmare realm and fights to save him.
My Scare Rating 7/10
#10
SCREAM
Scream is a slasher film about Ghostface, a masked killer terrorizing a young girl and all her friends. For Ghostface killing is a game based on the traditions of other classic horror movies, some of which are on this list.
Scare Rating 6/10