things are about to get scary welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we're counting
down our picks for the top 10 scariest
horror movies for this list we'll be
looking at traditionally dark horror
movies and how terrifying they are
number 10 the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
you see those buildings there that's
where they kill pretty and foreboding
and every scene this slasher flick
revels in all the violence and gore that
it could possibly throw at its loyal
audience
when a group of friends decides to pick
up a hitchhiker on their way to a family
homestead they have no way of knowing
just how horrible their world is about
to become here's the short version
awaiting them with open arms and empty
stomachs near their destination is a
family of cannibals who use the bones of
their victims to furnish their home
among the most wanton lead violent films
ever made to this day if this Massacre
doesn't chill you to your very core we
don't know what will
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number nine the Blair Witch Project I
would have really avoid any cheese one
of the most successful indie flix ever
the Blair Witch projects marketing
campaign made it the most talked about
movie in America you wish like oh my god
go loose back here the fact that the
trailer and teasers that whet the
appetite of audiences everywhere gave
away virtually nothing about the plot
made all of the found footage flicks
twists and turns entirely shocking it's
utterly unknown stars allowed us to
empathize completely which made those
surprises even more terrifying
while the simple yet horrifying closing
seconds ensured this film is one of the
scariest of all time number 8 child's
play
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while on the brink of death lakeshore
strangler Charles Lee ray imbues a
child's toy with his soul to ensure that
his reign of terror will never end
children are without a doubt what most
people want to protect in this world so
when this film centered itself around
the idea of having a ruthless killer
cuddle up to an innocent child it became
many adults worst nightmare anchored by
the effortlessly creepy voice work of
Brad Dourif any movie that could make
children fear the very playthings they
adore so much is positive to scare many
for years to come number seven
Paranormal Activity
based principally around home video
camera footage of a couple being haunted
by supernatural phenomena in their new
home
this supernatural horror combined
everything that made the Blair Witch
Project and the Amityville Horror
classics of the genre this time however
the spectre doing the haunting is a
demon that feeds off of negative energy
and has latched itself onto Katie
basically in paranormal activity we get
to see the psychological damage that
prolonged exposure to a force of pure
evil wreaks on a completely typical
couple while getting further thrown for
a loop by the many suddenly scary
moments played out in front of us
enthralling
and unsettling it's the moments of quiet
and Static that give the sudden action
the ability to scare us to our bones
number six a Nightmare on Elm Street had
your name written all over it it's a
simple fact of life we all must sleep
what Mother and try as we might we are
incapable of staving off sleep forever
that's why a horribly disfigured man who
wants to kill the younger members of our
society in grisly fashion while they
sleep is an entirely creepy prospect
enraged by his murder at the hands of
parents who believed he killed their
children Freddy Krueger managed to stave
off the hell he deserved
despite the later chapters in The
Nightmare on Elm Street franchise
devolving into over the top humour this
first flick is played so seriously that
we suggest you don't view it just before
bed
number five Rosemary's Baby okay let's
take it please please let's take it okay
darling we get out of the other lace
okay like many young couples who are
finding their way in the world
rosemary and her husband guy are trying
to conceive a baby to make baby that is
where the resemblance to a typical story
ends as rosemary soon finds herself the
unwilling focus of a strange group of
people and their malevolent plans for
her child to be the mere idea of
something so evil growing inside of you
would be blood-curdling to most of us
but when you consider the totally
natural love you'd feel for any child
you mothered things become positively
chilling he came up from Helen but get a
son of mortal woman number four the omen
on this night mr. thorn God has given us
in this Richard Donner flick the
suspected Antichrist is not in the womb
or a crib
but comes in the form of a young and at
times innocent looking child
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ready and capable of destroying anyone
who stands in his way
or displeases him Damien's life is
surrounded by grief misery and death
fraught with violent visuals like
decapitations and hangings the omen
doesn't pull any punches as it delves
into the life of the world's most evil
little boy excellent performances and
incredible suspense make this movie one
of the best horror films of all time
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three the ring what would you do if your
son had seven days until he dies in
horrendous fashion and what if your
son's fate was inexorably tied to your
fate these are the questions that this
remake of the 1998 Japanese film of the
same name attempts to answer in the most
unnerving way possible fuelled by
amazing sound design and a gripping
score every moment of the Ring will have
you recoiling in terror
no need for loads of gore here with just
lots of disturbing visuals the use of
psychological horror and a haunting vibe
it's no wonder the movie was both a
critical and commercial smash number 2
alien
despite the science fiction elements of
the story there can be little debate
that alien is in fact also a horror film
being stuck inside an environment you
can't escape with a mindless creature
who only wants to kill you is a creepy
idea to be sure combine that with the
fact that even the calm of an innocent
dinner scene is the setting for
unparalleled alarming moments like this
movie's unforgettable chest bursts and
it becomes clear that Ridley Scott's
space adventure doesn't only grab you by
the neck it also never lets you go again
before we reveal our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
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want to play hide-and-clap number one
the exorcist gonna die up there what is
it about a child and demons that is so
enthralled filmmakers over the years in
this case we're introduced to Regan a
friendly twelve-year-old girl who
becomes possessed by a demon after
playing with a Ouija board howdy do you
think my mom's pretty captain daddy a
terrific and refreshing concept for a
horror film got taken to the next level
by William Peter Blatty exceptional
screenplay and the amazing direction of
William Friedkin in the Exorcist
unflinching and truly scary this is what
we'll always imagine an actual
possession would look and feel like
forcing us to imagine how helpless we'd
feel if ever this happened to our loved
ones then compounding that with moments
like when the demon tells the priest
about his mother's fate in Hell your
mother sucks [ __ ] in hell
be with you this is as scary as scary
guess and undoubtedly a horror classic
along I'm planning to stay in Regan you
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