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Sep 30, 2022 · We asked, you voted. From demonic possessions and cursed TVs to haunted hotels and killer clowns, here are movies that scared RT users the most.
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1. The Shining. 1980 2h 26m R. 8.4 (1.1M) Rate. 68 Metascore. A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter, where a sinister presence influences the father into violence. At the same time, his psychic son sees horrifying forebodings from both the past and the future. Director Stanley Kubrick Stars Jack Nicholson Shelley Duvall Danny Lloyd.
- The Changeling. 1980. When composer John Russell moves to an old Victorian mansion in Seattle after a tragedy, he soon finds out the house is already occupied—by the ghost of a young boy.
- The Devil’s Backbone. 2001. The Devil’s Backbone also features a little boy ghost out for vengeance. When young Carlos arrives at a orphanage during the end of the Spanish Civil War, fitting in with the other boys is hard enough.
- Poltergeist. 1982. A red-blooded American family moves into a new home—which just happens to have been built on top of a relocated cemetery. Oh yeah, and it’s also connected to a ghost dimension: the portal is located in the youngest daughter’s closet.
- The Others. 2001. In this terrifying, Turn of the Screw-like movie, a woman living with her two hyper-photosensitive children in post-WWII England begins to suspect there are “others” residing in the home with them.
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- 'The Exorcist' (1973) Directed by William Friedkin. When young Regan (Linda Blair) becomes possessed by a demon, her family calls for an exorcism to vanquish the evil.
- The Shining (1980) Directed by Stanley Kubrick. As one of the most renowned horror movies of all time, The Shining has endured for decades as a genre-defining masterpiece capable of generating an immense and weighted sense of dread that hangs heavy over the audience.
- 'Hereditary' (2018) Directed by Ari Aster. A groundbreaking debut from modern horror maestro Ari Aster, Hereditary became an instant classic with a startling reputation as being one of the greatest and scariest movies ever made.
- 'The Blair Witch Project' (1999) Directed by Eduardo Sánchez and Daniel Myrick. Still standing as the magnum opus of the found-footage subgenre over two decades after its release, The Blair Witch Project remains one of the most viscerally terrifying movies ever made.
1. Zodiac (2007) Film. Drama. Anyone with a passing interest in true crime is familiar with the Zodiac Killer, who terrorised San Francisco with a string of still-unsolved murders in the 1960s.
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Sep 5, 2024 · The best horror movies in every subgenre of horror. Whether it's evil dolls, terrible vacations, or anything in between, we've got a list for it. Over 3K filmgoers have voted on the 70+ films on Best Haunted House Horror Movies, Ranked. Current Top 3: The Conjuring, Poltergeist, The Shining.
1. The Innocents. 1961 1h 40m Approved. 7.7 (34K) Rate. 88 Metascore. A young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted. Director Jack Clayton Stars Deborah Kerr Peter Wyngarde Megs Jenkins. 2. Poltergeist. 1982 1h 54m PG. 7.3 (183K) Rate. 79 Metascore.
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