List of Scary Movies

If you think you are very brave and scary movies are a kid's thing for you, you need to rethink. Following is a list of scary movies to watch, which will give you nightmares for weeks! There are some classic movies, as well as some latest ones, but all of them have the same effect, gooseflesh and wide open eyes, and dry mouth! But remember, these movies, according to the movie reviews, are not for the weak at heart. So first be sure that you are prepared for at least a week of sleepless nights, and then, start reading the scary movie list.

List of Scary Movies Based on True Stories

• It (1990)
• The Ring(1972)
• Don't Look Now (1973)
• The Exorcist (1973)
• Halloween (1978)
• Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
• A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
• Jaws (1975)
• Audrey Rose (1977)
• Hills have Eyes (1977)
• The Amityville Horror (1977)
• The Entity (1981)
• Dead Ringers (1988)
• Gothic (1986)
• Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
• An American Haunting (2006)
• Primeval (2007)
• Them (Ils) (2007)
• The Haunting in Connecticut (2009)

Best Scary Movies

• Night of the Living Dead (George Romero, 1968)
• Rosemary's Baby (Roman Polanski, 1968)
• The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, 1980)
• The Omen (Richard Donner, 1976)
• The Silence of the Lambs (Jonathan Demme, 1991)
• Poltergeist (Tobe Hooper, 1982)
• The Blair Witch Project (Daniel Myrick, 1999)
• Ju-on (The Grudge) (Takashi Shimizu, 2000)
• Seven (David Fincher, 1995)
• The Thing (John Carpenter, 1982)
• Carrie (Brian de Palma, 1976)
• Jacob's Ladder (Adrian Lyne, 1990)
• Evil Dead (Sam Raimi, 1981)
• Suspiria (Dario Argento, 1977)
• Pet Sematary (Mary Lambert, 1989)
• Saw (James Wan, 2004)
• An American Werewolf in London (John Landis, 1981)
• The Candyman (Bernard Rose, 1992)
• Frankenstein (James Whale, 1931)
• Friday the 13th (Sean S. Cunningham, 1980)
• Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Don Siegel, 1978)
• The Descent (Neil Marshall, 2005)
• The Haunting (Robert Wise, 1963)
• The Hitcher (Robert Harmon, 1986)
• The Saint Francisville Experiment (Ted Nicolaou, 2000)
• Hellraiser (Cliver Barker, 1987)
• Martin (George Romero, 1972)
• Stay Alive (William Brent Bell, 2006)
• Planet of the Apes (Franklin J. Schaffner, 1962)
• Bride of Frankenstein (James Whale, 1935)
• The Wicker Man (Robin Hardy, 1973)
• Ginger Snaps (John Fawcett, 2000)
• The Serpent and the Rainbow (Wes Craven, 1988)
• Audition (Takashi Miike, 1999)
• Tourist Trap (David Schnoeller, 1979)
• Bug (William Friedkin, 2007)
• Nosferatu (F.W. Murnau, 1922)
• Friday the 13th Part III (Steve Miner, 1982)
• Eraserhead (David Lynch, 1977)
• The Tenant (Roman Polanski, 1976)
• Haunted (Lewis Gilbert, 1995)
• Wait Until Dark (Terence Young, 1967)
• Cube (Vincenzo Natali, 1999)
• Phantasm (Don Coscarelli, 1979)
• House of 1000 Corpses (Rob Zombie, 2003)
• Hostel (Eli Roth, 2005)
• Repulsion (Roman Polanski, 1965)
• Child's Play (Tom Holland, 1988)
• Rec (Jaume Balagueró, 2007)
• Spoorloos (George Sluizer, 1988)
• Frailty (Scott Thomson, 2002)
• King Kong (Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, 1933)
• Bram Stoker's Dracula (Francis Ford Coppola, 1992)
• Final Destination (James Wong, 2000)
• Aliens (James Cameron, 1986)
• The Changeling (Peter Medak, 1980)
• The Sixth Sense (M. Night Shyamalan, 1999)
• Lat den ratte komma in (Tomas Alfredson, 2008)
• Ils (David Moreau & Xavier Palud, 2006)
• Exorcist III (William Peter Blatty, 1990)
• Picnic at Hanging Rock (Peter Weir, 1975)
• Salem's Lot (Tobe Hooper, 1979)
• House of Wax (André De Toth, 1953)
• Scream (Wes Craven, 1996)
• Sleepy Hollow (Tim Burton, 1999)
• The Devil's Backbone (Guillermo del Toro, 2001)
• The Stepfather (Joseph Ruben, 1987)
• Safe (Todd Haynes, 1995)
• Diaboliques, Les (Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1955)
• Dawn of the Dead (Zack Snyder, 2004)
• Ringu (Hideo Nakata, 1998)
• Evil Dead II (Sam Raimi, 1987)
• The Mummy (Karl Freund, 1932)
• The Innocents (Jack Clayton, 1961)
• Texas Chainsaw Massacre II (Tobe Hoooper, 1986)
• Sam's Lake (Andrew C. Erin, 2006,)
• Ghosts of Goldfield (Ed Winfield, 2007)
• The Unborn (Rodman Flender, 1991)
• Night Train(Brian King, 2009)
• Arachnophobia(Frank Marshall,1990)
• Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (Joe Berlinger, 2000)
• Cloverfield (Matt Reves, 2008)
• Orphanage (El Orfanato, 2007)
• My Bloody Valentine (Patrick Lussier, 2009)
• Drag Me to Hell (Sam Raimi, 2009)
• Piranha (Alaxendre Aja, 2009)
• SAW VI (Kevin Greutert, 2009)
• Wrong Turn series (Rob Schmidt)

So what are you waiting for? Grab some popcorn, turn off the lights and start a journey in the world of the unknown! But remember to come back after watching all the movies mentioned in this scary movies list. All the best!