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Horror and Suspense Films Buying Guide
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Pick out any of the titles from our guide, start that popcorn
You're in for a scare-ifying treat--if you dare.
New Releases
Here are some newer movies that will have you screaming in no time.
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Final Destination: The Triple Feature Watch how death is narrowly escaped in each of the three Final Destination installments. Relive each heart pounding moment at home and enjoy these suspenseful thrillers. |
Trick 'r Treat Follow several different stories that take place on the same block on Halloween night. Urban legends are challenged and horror abounds for this group of people on All Hallows Eve. |
The Orphan See what unfolds when a young couple adopts a girl who turns out to be more trouble than they thought. When strange things start happening, the family wonders if Esther is not quite the normal little girl they'd imagined. |
Dark Mirror This indie horror film follows a woman who has just moved into a plagued house. The bizarre occurrences could be an illusion of evil, or the illusory products of a mental breakdown. |
Drag Me to Hell The director of Evil Dead |
The Scariest Films of All Time
This list is based on Bravo TV's 100 Scariest Movie Moments. You can find the complete rankings at ListAfterList.com.
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Jaws The movie that has petrified beach-goers is also critically acclaimed. Jaws was nominated for several Academy Awards and was declared by the Library of Congress to be "culturally significant." Let's not forget terrifying, of course! |
Alien "In space no one can hear you scream." Besides launching Sigourney Weaver's career, Alien also introduced us to a plethora of disgusting and insidious creatures that would love nothing more to nest inside you and burst out at opportune moments. |
The Exorcist Arguably one of the more disturbing horror films of all time, this film drew mixed reactions when it was released. Some praised it, others called it gaudy shlock. However, over the years, it has evolved into an instantly recognizable classic. |
Psycho No list of horror movies would be complete without mentioning the master himself, Alfred Hitchcock, and this psychoanalytical thriller was one of his greatest. Let's face it--you haven't felt safe in the shower since you saw it, have you? |
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre This film has been called "the most purely horrifying horror movie every made." Well, the other movies on our list are certainly viable contenders for that title, but it's doubtful they really can compete against the legacy of Leatherface |
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The Shining It isn't coincidental that a large number of the pictures in this list are psychological in nature: the human mind and the question of sanity can be more chilling than all the zombies in the world put together. A maniacal Jack Nicholson |
The Silence of the Lambs Sure, Buffalo Bill and everything he stands for is absolutely bone-chilling, but the real star of the show is Anthony Hopkins |
Carrie Stephen King |
Night of the Living Dead This film was released before the advent of MPAA ratings, and so even young children were allowed in the theater. Critic Roger Ebert |
Wait Until Dark In this psychological thriller, Audrey Hepburn |
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Audition Painfully graphic torture scenes mean you'll need to have a strong stomach to get through this one. Don't say we didn't warn you. |
Misery Again from the twisted mind of Stephen King, Kathy Bates |
Scream The tongue-in-cheek Scream single-handedly revived the slasher genre and spawned countless (and inferior) copycats. |
Halloween They've brought Michael Myers |
Freaks This film about a sideshow was controversial and helped end Browning's career. It has since been rediscovered and celebrated. |
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The Omen Gregory Peck |
Nightmare on Elm Street One, two, Freddy's coming for you.... |
The Haunting Adapted from Shirley Jackson |
Hellraiser The movie that brought us Pinhead |
The Ring Based on the Japanese film Ringu |
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Jacob's Ladder Jacob's Ladder is known for its disturbing themes of post-traumatic stress disorder and its innovative special effects. |
Don't Look Now This eerie thriller starring Donald Sutherland |
Rosemary's Baby Is Rosemary (Mia Farrow |
Suspiria Visually breathtaking and beautiful in its violence, the nightmarish film was the last feature length to be processed in Technicolor. |
Phantasm This low-budget cult classic toys with the notion of dream vs. reality, and if children can see things that adults can't. |
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Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror Commonly regarded as one of the best silent films ever, Max Schreck is unforgettable as the bloodthirsty Count Orlok. |
Bride of Frankenstein Don't get us wrong, Frankenstein |
Diabolique Twists and turns abound in this French classic; it is often considered to be the most suspenseful picture ever made. |
An American Werewolf in London After winning accolades for cutting edge makeup, Landis went on to make Michael Jackson's zombie chef d'oeuvre, Thriller |
Poltergeist Part of a trilogy franchise that is rumored to have been cursed, this film brought the supernatural to the suburbs. |
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External Links
- Wikipedia.org: A history of the horror film genre.
- Boston.com: The Boston Globe's list of the top 50 scariest films.
- Moviefone.com: The Moviefone top picks.
- AssociatedContent: Yet another list of the 50 scariest flicks.