Although I’m not a Halloween fanatic, it can be fun to get a good scare once in a while, whether it’s October or not. This Denver Halloween, the best way to get scared is to visit haunted houses or to watch a scary movie. There are plenty of scary movies that can get your heart beating rapidly any time of year.
Personally, I think Seven and Nightmare on Elm Street (Freddy Kreuger childhood nightmares) are the scariest movies. I have heard that Saw, 28 Days Later, and The Thing also top the charts as the scariest movies ever. Other scary movies include Amityville Horror, Blair Witch, Pet Sematary, Open Water, The Fly, Scream, War of the Worlds, Saw, and Hellraiser.
Entertainment Weekly voted these to be the top 20 Scariest Movies, listed here in no particular order. Interestingly, most of these movies were made in the 1970s and 1980s. Tell us what you think is the scariest movie you’ve ever seen.
1. The Shining (1980)
2. The Exorcist (1973)
3. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
4. Silence of the Lambs (1991)
5. Jaws (1975)
6. Halloween (1978)
7. Psycho (1960)
8. Seven (1995)
9. Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
10. Poltergeist (1982)
11. Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
12. The Thing (1982)
13. The Evil Dead (1982)
14. Carrie (1976)
15. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
16. The Omen (1976)
17. An American Werewolf in London (1981)
18. Henry: The Portrait of a Serial Killer (1990)
19. The Hitcher (1986)
20. Lost Highway (1997)