The Scariest Movie Ever

created by Revan

Similar to the list of the best horror movies ever made, this list highlights the movies that made you jump the highest and cursed you with the worst nightmares. Don't agree with the list? Place your vote or if you are a logged in, add a new item for others to vote on.

1) The Exorcist

“Its the closest thing in movies to seeing real possession in real life (about as scary as you can get), its based on a true story, and the upside down catwalk down the stairs just pushes it up to #1 for me!”

BenGessel

“it the best movie I ever sean
”

ramil10

“Classical horror films have most scary films bcoz of picture quality like old style, musics and story plotting.”

JonathanMartini123

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2) The Grudge

“Oh my, the first time I watched this I couldn’t sleep!”

Zackary1992

“This moves really, realy scares me.”

3) Stephen King's It

“scary clown man!
”

zibblewits

“holy crap, this is scary”

whatsitsname

“scary movie... evil clown”

ToPh

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4) Alien

“Best of the best”

Alexandr

“this fabulous movie was way ahead of its time...”

“Yes, it was fabulous and way ahead of its time”

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5) The Ring

“I Was Gonna Vote For "IT" But It Didnt Give Me Nightmares Just Gave Me a Clown Phobia

But This Film Gave Me Nightmares For Weeks, Cleverly Made Too.”

LaurenLovesMJ

“I was never ever scared watching a horror flick... until I watched this movie...”

underhill

“this movie legit scared me for 3 months.”

coteam68

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6) The Shining

“This movie has freaky music, directed by one of the biggest horror masters, in a creepy place, with a weird actor. Its just insane! This should be number 1, Alien was perfect, but it was NOT scary. And the exorcist made me laugh of all the things the girl said.”

nacholibre4497

“Alien was scary. But I have to admit it, this was scarier. It should be number 1. It was the scariest movie ever made.”

vmacmil-1

“how the hell isn’t this number one? alien is barely scary!”

zip983

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7) A Nightmare on Elm Street

“I watched this as a kid and I can honestly say this frightened all the fright out of me. No movie has scared me ever since, none! Not a single other one on this list. Honest truth, really some might be gross, some make you jump but A Nightmare on Elm Street is the be-all and end-all”

Dania0671

“The birth of being afraid to fall asleep. A Nightmare on Elm Street attacks you from all directions. What ever you do... don’t fall asleep.”

8) Stay Alive

“This movie, I can’t even say it. It is so scary that this thing gave me nightmares for almost a year. One night I even thought I saw that creepy old lady coming at me with a blade and trying to kill me. This by no means is by far the scariest movie of all time.”

9) The Omen

“What is scarier then the devil’s child?”

Revan

“its cool and creepy because it could happen”

“true classic horror”

Copycat 10) Copycat

“This is the scariest thriller ever!”

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11) Amityville Horror

“it’s real, so it’s even scarier.”

JESSIEMEN

“Was based on a true story”

Revan

“I can’t believe it’s based on a true story.”

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12) Halloween

“I had nightmares about Micheal Myers after I watched this movie”

990055njsmith

“when u think of scary u think of the michael myers them song and this movie”

jaxballer9

“nothing is scary than a white mask and red hair.!”

alexx3

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13) The Descent

“one of the few movies that actually scared me a little bit”

Jucrew1

“Scariset movie ever”

LightningRider

“Lord knows I did!”

heather

14) Saw III

“this is definetley the scariest out of the 5, but the first is the best! can’t wait for Saw V to hit cinemas, and Saw VI next year!”

nick_is_horror

“all gore, really freaky”

15) Straightheads

“. . . because it’s real. Could happen to every one.
It’s scarier than every fantasy monster could ever be.”

16) The Hills Have Eyes

“Yes, atlast a pretty decent list! lol..

i was choosing between this and Amitvyle, well this movie scared me more.. phew!”

mesh13

“The most awesome, mutant hillbillies kickin’ butt movie ever!!! I only wish that Lizard would have lived and the hillbillies would have won, they just rocked so much!”

Bec

“most disturbing movie i have ever seen”

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17) The Thing

“A monster, that turns dogs inside out and you don’t even know its their till its about to kill you, is really freakin creepy(and awesome at the same time :)”

Razor79

“a shape shifting alien against an antartica crew. named scariest movie of all time by afi.”

18) The Exorcism of Emily Rose

“Although it was freaky, it teaches us to have faith in GOD. GO GOD!”

aeromaxx777

“the 6 devils!”

hatcher234

“cain! nero! judas! legion! belial! and... lucifer!”

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19) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

“the best chainsaw movie ever made.
”

20) The Blair Witch Project

“the eventual and thrilling subtleties in this movie really got to me. I have never really been afraid of movies, none of them really scared me, but this did it for me. thank you!”

QuarantineGames

“Movies just don’t scare me. But I’ll vote this one because it was brilliant.”

Iron_Rose

21) 30 Days of Night

“Best vampire movie EVER!!!!!!”

22) Paranormal Activity

“I’ve seen a lot of scary movies but this one keeps me up at night”

23) High Tension

“Much scarier than The Exorcist.
Just watch it!”

24) Dead Silence

“oh come on!! this has to be one of the scariest movies ive ever seen!!!”

“i will make sure there is always noise around me,if u cant scream for help then wat?”

“this movie creeps me out”

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25) The Strangers

26) Scream

“My favourite scary movie EVER!!!”

27) Jaws

“How is Jaws not in the top ten? In 1977? 78? This movie FREAKED PEOPLE OUT, single-handedly made shark hunting PC, and also kept a nation of people out of the ocean AND LAKES for three years...”

corebare32

“C’mon people. Of course, some movies right now are pretty thrilling, but Jaws was the movie that got millions of people out of the water. With that reaction, how can it not be in the top ten”

28) House of Wax

“Wax people? hmm..”

Revan

29) The Sixth Sense

“this movie had the longest after effect on me.”

junelm

30) Candyman

“jesus crist this movie scraed the hell out of me!”

“terrified me when i was a kid!”

31) The Silence of the Lambs

“this movie was so dmented how could it not be in the top 10”

Okami

“This is scary because there are actually people like Hannibal and Buffalo Bill out there. There aren’t actually supernatural things like Pennywise or Freddy or Jason.”

aman28

32) Wrong Turn

“WATCXHED IT AWESOME. THEY ran away from ugly dudes who wanted to kill ’em. house was nasty, too. awesome. I haveit by the way. want to buy wrong turn 2. it should be even better than this one.”

RDK1

33) Night of the Living Dead

“I could really get creeped out walking in the dark after I watched that film.”

34) Child’s Play

35) Friday the 13th

“Soooo Scary!My PArents won`t let me see it again”

36) Thirteen Ghosts

“one of the best friggin movies I have ever seen ever man”

“the best one out their”

37) Black Christmas (2006)

38) The Messengers

“you this was sick”

“scary stufff mann”

39) Shocker

40) Don't Look Under the Bed

41) The Langoliers

“things come back from the past and eat ya!!”

Revan

42) Predator

“the movie scared the hell out of me
”

“It is one of my all time favorite movies and you’ve got to agree that a bunch of soldiers trapped in the jungle with a big 8-foot tall alien trying to kill them one by one with all these gadgets. [you can tell that Arnold was afraid too]”

43) Misery

“wowowee!!!”

44) Poltergeist

45) An American Werewolf In London

46) Final Destination 2

“I own it & it is very scary. knowing wh0 who’s going to die & how thier are going to die. VERY creepy.”

RDK1

“Very Scary. People seeing their death, scary.”

47) Rose Red

48) I Still Know What You Did Last Summer

“creeeeeeeeeeeeeeepy :(
i didnt sleep 4 2 days ...”

49) Freddy vs. Jason

“one word "SICK" !!!”

50) Hellraiser

“its frikken awesome yet disgusting at da same time”

51) Tamara

52) Final Destination

53) Dawn of the Dead

54) The Ring Two

“Better than part 1”

55) Cabin Fever

56) Signs

“Very scary alien movie”

57) Wrong Turn 2: Dead End

“Such a great sequel. And it features Ken Kirzinger(Freddy vs Jason’s Jason Voorhees) as "Pa"”

58) The Possession of Joel Delaney

59) Primeval

60) My Little Eye

“pretty creepy...”

61) Mirage (1990)

62) The Devil's Rejects

63) Silent Hill

“Once you enter Silent Hill there is no turning back.
Brian Tallerico UGO.COM:" SILENT HILL WILL SHATTER YOUR SENSES & LEAVE YOU BREATHLESS."”

“one you enter Silent Hill there is no turning back. that line right there should scare the bajeebers out of you. If not your very odd & possibly no even human.”

64) The Others

“A calm horror movie.”

65) 28 Days Later

“haled as the most frightening film since the Exorcist. trust me it is & I am a expert on horror films.”

“Very scary. rolling stone: "Visionary & Scary"
daily news: "One of the bScariest Horror Films in Years. movie came out:2005”

66) Shutter

“a picture perfect honeymoon develops into a snapshot of terror in this BONE CHILLING SHCOKER from excutive producers of The Grudge & The Ring.”

67) Hostel - Part II

“Part 1 was scary, but part 2 is evn more sick & frightening. IGN. com: "A Chiller worth its weight & gore. "”

68) The Number 23

“Pete Hammond Maxim:"Mind-Bending! A Must See Movie"
Jeffery Lyons NBC’s Reel Talk:" A Genuine, Intelligent, Scary Thriller.
Walter Sparrow (Jim Carrey) is obssed with the number 23. Relating it his life & life ityself seeing vit it as symbolic. Soon it was all over his body & his mind. Watch it’ll scare you & make your mind wonder all at the same time. Trust me I watched. you can by with thew Infinifilm feature. watch the move. then the Infinifilm.”

69) Anaconda

“if you Can’t breathe you can’t scream.”

70) The Grudge 2

“What was once trapped.
Will now be unleashed.”

71) Boogeyman

72) Ghost Ship

“Scariest movie ever”

73) Bram Stoker's Dracula

74) House on Haunted Hill

“A true horror classic...”

75) 9

“9 people are trapped in a freaky house”