But we save our favorites for the end of October as we get closer and closer to Halloween. So since we're in the Halloween spirit, I thought I would share with you my top 10 favorite scary movies of all time.
Top 10 Favorite Scary Movies
10. Scream
Who DOESN'T love this movie? It came when there was a need for good scary movies again and it kicked off a series of 90s scary movies that everyone (maybe it was just me?) got into. Its also really smart in sort of being a tongue in cheek plot about other scary movies.
9. The Birds
My mom is so into Alfred Hitchcock so I remember watching these movies as a kid. We mainly made fun of how fake the birds look and how the actresses from that time period over acted. But as an adult I can really appreciate the genius of Hitchcock, and I don't mean to sound like a film snob or anything cause I'm not but if you've never seen a Hitchcock film, you're missing out. I'm not kidding, evertime I see a big mess of birds just hanging out, I panic that they're waiting to fly into my car and beak me to death!
8. Carrie
"They're all gonna laugh at you!" Stephen King, another horror genius. My mom and I use to trade his books back and forth (okay, my mom isn't a weirdo - we just share a macabre side) and I thoroughly enjoyed Carrie. However, when I first watched this movie it scared the shit out of me! Its so weird and dark and amazing. I torture myself with it every year.
7. Amityville Horror (the original)
Ummm, maybe we shouldn't talk about this one? Talk about scary - this one actually happened! I'm sure there are some naysayers out there but who's to judge the family that says these things happened? I don't think they wanted to be driven out of their home in the middle of the night, never to return. If you haven't seen this one - the ORIGINAL one made in 1979, you're missing out on a good scare.
6. Halloween H20
The Halloween franchise has a string of remakes and prequels, and whatever else to its name. And besides the first one, this one is the only other one worth watching. Its just so well done. This is also the only other one besides the first two that Jamie Lee Curtis is in so it just makes it that much better.
5. It
Another Stephen King favorite of mine. A creepy clown terrorizing little kids actually sounds like recent news except PLOT TWIST, they are the only ones that can see him! I've never been afraid of clowns but they're not my favorite and this movie chills me to the bone.
4. Psycho
"We all go a little mad sometimes". To me, this movie is just more interesting and suspenseful than scary. We see a woman who steals money from her boss and leaves town only to end up at the Bates Motel and meet an odd man with a strange relationship with his mother. Another Hitchcock movie to add to your queue.
3. The Conjuring
This is one of the "newer" movies I've seen that quickly made its way to the top of my list. Its another true haunting story but its good and suspenseful without being gory which newer movies tend to go too hard on. If you haven't seen it, do so, its a must.
2. The Shining
I don't even think I should have to explain this one. The Shining! Jack Nicholson was perfect for this role of the psychotic father. Read the book or what the movie, either way, prepare to be scared!
1. Halloween (the original 1978)
They call it a classic for a reason. And it can ONLY be this version. I'm not down with the Rob Zombie remakes in the 2000s because they just go completely over the top. The reason that Mike Meyers is so scary is because he doesn't die, he walks confidently and creepily the whole time he's chasing some screaming girl, and in the original we didn't know he was there to kill off his little sister (spoiler alert). We just thought he stalked babysitters. But its great, it leaves us in suspense and shock when we find out the truth. I usually only watch this one and Halloween H20...the others are kind of silly.
Other favorites that didn't quite make the Top Ten are Urban Legends, Hocus Pocus, and A Nightmare on Elm Street. Those are my favorites, what are yours? Which movie will you be watching tonight? Happy Halloween, everyone!
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