19 of the Best Horror Films of All Time

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Imagine you are walking through the trail, the one near your house. It’s the trail you always take when you take a stroll through your neighborhood. The sun is setting, and you are just walking along, eager to get home. The trees on the leaves haven’t turned all the way yet, but that autumn breeze licks your cheeks, and you hum Mr. Sandman as you turn the corner that takes you back home.

You aren’t sure how you know, but you can feel someone’s eyes. The hair on the back of your neck stands up, and you turn only to hear the echo of your footsteps stop. Funny. You could’ve sworn that you had heard someone walking behind you.

Horror is that intense feeling of fear. The suspense and the thrill are what make horror the genre it is. After reading the best spooky TV shows list, some of you may know that we are horror fans here. There are thousands of horror films that are memorable to their viewers. Whether by the music, the lines, or the killers themselves, when you hear the word horror, one movie comes to mind. When we think of the best horror films of all time, these come to mind:

1. Candyman

2. Train to Busan

3. Us

4. The First Purge

5. Carrie

6. Get Out

7. Scream

8. Halloween

9. The Others

10. Poltergeist

11. Child’s Play

12. The Shining

13. A Nightmare on Elm Street

14. Fright Night

15. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

16. Tales from the Hood

17. Children of the Corn

18. Friday the 13th

19. Sleepy Hollow

Curating the initial list of horror films, which we believe are the GOAT, was easy. It was narrowing them down that was hard. These movies left an impression on us. Whether dealing with race, hitchhiking, or bad dreams, these films really live in our heads rent-free for a good portion of the year.

Now that it’s October, we look forward to the 31 nights of Halloween, where we get a good mixture of horror and comedic films to watch. If you have never seen any of the movies on this list, first of all: SHAME ON YOU! Second of all, go watch them. They are horrific.

What’s your favorite scary movie?

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