This is the place for adrenaline junkies who love having their couch transformed into an ejector-seat when watching scary horror movies. Those who seek that unbearable tension broken by a sudden stinger will find their racing heart’s desire here. So, if your cardio is up to the challenge, these are the jump scare horror movies to get you screaming at the screen.
Whether it be the demon suddenly lurking behind Patrick Wilson in James Wan’s Insidious or Jason Voorhees’s shock introduction at the climax of Friday the 13th, this is where you can rate the horror movies that make your heart skip several beats. From the whiplash inducing onslaught of jump scares in The Grudge to the unforgettable moment when Leatherface appears in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, our unique rating system for horror movies will prioritise these and their like here.
However, if your behind remained firmly seated throughout The Babadook or you just rolled your eyes when Nancy’s mother was pulled through the door in A Nightmare on Elm Street then get clicking the lower ratings to show off your nerves of steel. This category is exclusively for the horror movies which will have you covering your eyes in the vain hope of avoiding that inevitable moment of primal terror.
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Top 10 Scary Horror Movies
1
Psycho
Year: 1960
Released: 08 Sep 1960 |
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
8.5
9.2
4.3
4.7
The plot
A Phoenix secretary steals $40,000 from her employer's client, goes on the run and checks into a remote motel run by a young... [read more]
2
Come and See
Year: 1985
Released: 17 Oct 1985 |
Director: Elem Klimov
8.3
8.1
4.2
3.9
The plot
After finding an old rifle, a young boy joins the Soviet Army and experiences the horrors of World War II.
3
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Year: 2017
Released: 03 Nov 2017 |
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
8.3
4.2
84
4.2
The plot
A teenager's attempts to bring a brilliant surgeon into his dysfunctional family take an unexpected turn.
4
Variola Vera
Year: 1982
Released: 09 Jul 1982 |
Director: Goran Markovic
8.2
4.3
4.2
4.2
The plot
This is a true story of the famous Variola epidemic outbreak in Belgrade.
5
The Thing
Year: 1982
Released: 25 Jun 1982 |
Director: John Carpenter
8.2
7.3
4.2
4.7
The plot
Scientists in the Antarctic are confronted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of the people it kills.
6
Strangler vs. Strangler
Year: 1984
Released: 18 Jun 1984 |
Director: Slobodan Sijan
8.2
2.8
4.1
4.1
The plot
When it comes to crime, Belgrade is same as any other modern metropolis, except for having its own serial killers. That... [read more]
7
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Year: 1920
Released: 19 Mar 1921 |
Director: Robert Wiene
8.1
9.3
3.7
3
The plot
Dr. Caligari's somnambulist, Cesare, and his deadly predictions.
8
The Phantom Carriage
Year: 1921
Released: 04 Jun 1922 |
Director: Victor Sjöström
8.1
3
4.4
4.7
The plot
It's New Year's Eve. Three drunkards evoke a legend. The legend tells that the last person to die in a year, if he is a... [read more]
9
Faust
Year: 1926
Released: 06 Dec 1926 |
Director: F.W. Murnau
8.1
8.4
4.2
4.4
The plot
The demon Mephisto wagers with God that he can corrupt a mortal man's soul.
10
Diabolique
Year: 1955
Released: 21 Nov 1955 |
Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot
8.1
8.6
4.3
4.6
The plot
The wife of a cruel headmaster and his mistress conspire to kill him, but after the murder is committed, his body... [read more]
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Featured Scary Horror Movie
Let Sleeping Corpses Lie
Year: 1974
Released: 01 Jun 1975 |
Director: Jorge Grau
6.9
7.2
3.6
3.9
The plot
A cop chases two hippies suspected of a series of Manson family-like murders; unbeknownst to him, the real culprits are the... [read more]
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Year: 2017
Director: F. Javier Gutiérrez
I didn't have high hopes for this and wasn't disappointed. Just. So. Bad...
Wrung
I didn't think this was as bad as most people made out. It's not good. But not unwatchable.
Grundle
Don't waste your time. Go watch the Japanese originals instead. 1/5
WitcherIII
Hollywood ruins a great horror icon yet again. (claps sarcastically)
Ruggero Ebert
Some tired horror cliches strung together with some cheap jump-scares. Not awful but not good.
Bexa
