Scary movies are sure to send shivers down your spine and make you think twice before turning off the lights at night. A recent internet poll asked, “what is the movie that scared you the most?” and we’ve listed the top 22 answers below.
The Grudge
“That noise they make…ugh. I shudder just thinking about it.”
“The people who made this movie, did their jobs. And did it well.”
“Oh my god I was so scared I didn’t sleep a wink before school the next day.
Zodiac
“We slept with all the lights on that night.”
“When I left the cinema, it was foggy and there were no cars in the parking lot or on the road. It was disturbingly creepy the whole way home.”
“It’s got probably the scariest line I’ve heard in a movie.”
The Ring
“It was hilarious until I was home alone that night and the phone rang.”
“I literally could not sleep for a month. took a looooong break from horror movies.”
Poltergeist
“It’s been more than 40 years, and today I can’t get enough of that movie.”
“I walked the mile home alone in the dark and had the first sleepless night of my life.”
The Exorcist
“Everything from the lighting to the radio crackle audio, to the lack of technology plot escape tools like a mobile phone.”
“Both my church and my mom believed that the premise of this movie was completely plausible…”
World War Z
“Just how quickly society broke down and how quickly everything turned into total chaos right in my backyard scared the hell out of me.”
“When COVID happened, I started having flashbacks.”
Mother
“This one freaked me out so much.”
“I felt like I was on drugs and I was completely sober, just trying to wrap my head around what I’d just witnessed.”
The Strangers
“Between the psychological terror and knowing it’s based on a true story…no thanks.”
“I became so paranoid after watching it I’d stay up to make sure no one broke in the house.”
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
“I think this is the one that has affected me the most emotionally.”
“This movie messed with my head so much that I only watched it once and refuse to watch it again.”
Jeepers Creepers
“Was just a kid when I first saw it, and nothing has scared me as much since.”
“Scared me to death and maybe it’s just nostalgia but I genuinely think it’s a top 5 horror movie all time.”
Poltergeist II
“My parents actually had to take me to the pediatrician because I was suffering from exhaustion.”
“That steady humming sound that is almost inaudible throughout the film just threw me for a loop.”
The Blair Witch Project
“The movie is a horror classic and is still often cited as one of the scariest films ever made, and possibly the best-found footage film.”
“I think this movie disturbed more adult me more than most any other in its simplicity and real feeling of non-descript horror.”
Jaws
“I was like 5 and legit scared to swim in my own pool, because there was a tree that cast a shadow that looked like Jaws’ snout from the poster.”
“People today don’t know the impact Jaws had at that time.”
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
“I used to live in Travis County. I was freaked out about visiting the rural parts of the county.”
“The cinematography is gritty and the use of handheld cameras adds to the feeling of realism”
Come and See
“It’s utterly terrifying that real-life incidents can be more horrifying and scarring than cinematic horror.”
“They used real bullets which makes the terrified looks on the actors faces genuinely real.”
Pet Semetary
“I remember not being able to go to sleep for days and sometimes dreaming about it for a long time.”
“That movie is so messed up. I can’t believe I saw it as a kid.”
Jacob’s Ladder
“One of my favorites but messed my brain up way back when I first saw it.”
“Bruce Joel Rubin spent two years in a Nepalese Tibetan monastery before he wrote the screenplay for Jacob’s Ladder.”
Smile
“It is a rare example of a very well-done movie I can’t enjoy because it is just too grim.”
“I thought it was going to be cheese and it was actually really good.”
“Sense of dread hangs throughout the film.
Threads
“The final shot will send a shiver down your spine that will stay there for days…”
“It is absolutely terrifying and unflinching.”
Inland Empire
“Straight up was the closest thing I have watched that resembles a nightmare perfectly.“
“The scene with the woman running towards the camera very slowly is honestly the freakiest scene I have seen in a film and I can’t explain why.”
Paranormal Activity
“Being a mom, scared the hell out of me that I would wake up and see the youngest one just standing by my bed.”
“Since watching that film, I couldn’t help but keep notice of where everything was in my room in case they moved.”
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