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If you were poking around searching scariest horror movies over week and a half or so ago, you might have tried determining the Scariest Movie Ever. Based on various lists and suggestions from various stuffs we pulled together 50 of the scariest movies ever made and asked you to vote for the one that terrifies most. Read out and find what our readers decided the 50 Scariest Horror Movies of all times
1. The Ruins 2008
Adventure Fantasy Horror IMDb Ranked ( 5.9/10 )
A leisurely Mexican holiday takes a turn for the worse when a group of friends and a fellow tourist embark on a remote archaeological dig in the jungle, where something evil lives among the ruins.
- Director: Carter Smith
- Writer: Scott B. Smith(screenplay)
- Stars: Shawn Ashmore , Jena Malone , Jonathan Tucker
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2. The Possession Experiment 2016
Horror Thriller IMDb Ranked ( 3.6/10 )
When a student takes on a theology project, he taps into another side that had been hidden away from him.
- Director: Scott B. Hansen
- Writers: Mary J. Dixon , Scott B. Hansen
- Stars: Chris Minor , Jake Brinn , Nicky Jasper
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3. Evil Dead 2013
Horror IMDb Ranked ( 6.5/10 )
Five friends head to a remote cabin, where the discovery of a Book of the Dead leads them to unwittingly summon up demons living in the nearby woods.
- Director: Fede Alvarez
- Writers: Fede Alvarez (screenplay by) Rodo Sayagues (screenplay by) Sam Raimi (based on the motion picture “The Evil Dead”, written by)
- Stars: Jane Levy , Shiloh Fernandez , Jessica Lucas
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4. The Turning 2020
Drama Horror Mystery IMDb Ranked ( 3.8/10 )
A young governess is hired to look after an orphaned girl, but the return of the girl’s problematic brother uncovers secrets from their past. A modern take on Henry James’ novella “The Turn of the Screw.”
- Director: Floria Sigismondi
- Writers: Henry James (based on the novel “The Turn of the Screw” by) Chad Hayes (screenplay by) Carey W. Hayes (screenplay by)
- Stars: Mackenzie Davis , Finn Wolfhard , Brooklynn Prince
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5. The Autopsy of Jane Doe 2016
Horror Mystery Thriller IMDb Ranked ( 6.8/10 )
A father and son, both coroners, are pulled into a complex mystery while attempting to identify the body of a young woman, who was apparently harboring dark secrets.
- Director: André Øvredal
- Writers: Ian Goldberg , Richard Naing
- Stars: Brian Cox , Emile Hirsch , Ophelia Lovibond
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6. Insidious 2010
Horror Mystery Thriller IMDb Ranked (6.8/10 )
A family looks to prevent evil spirits from trapping their comatose child in a realm called The Further.
- Director: James Wan
- Writer: Leigh Whannell
- Stars: Patrick Wilson , Rose Byrne , Ty Simpkins
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7. The Blair Witch Project 1999
Horror Mystery IMDb Ranked ( 6.5/10 )
Three film students vanish after traveling into a Maryland forest to film a documentary on the local Blair Witch legend, leaving only their footage behind.
- Directors: Daniel Myrick , Eduardo Sánchez
- Writers: Daniel Myrick , Eduardo Sánchez , Heather Donahue (documentary material)
- Stars: Heather Donahue , Michael C. Williams , Joshua Leonard
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8. The Grudge 2020
Fantasy Horror IMDb Ranked ( 4.3/10 )
A house is cursed by a vengeful ghost that dooms those who enter it with a violent death.
- Director: Nicolas Pesce
- Writers: Nicolas Pesce (screenplay by) Jeff Buhler (story by) Takashi Shimizu (based on the film “Jo-On: The Grudge” written by)
- Stars: Tara Westwood , Junko Bailey , David Lawrence Brown
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9. Unfriended 2014
Horror Mystery Thriller IMDb Ranked ( 5.5/10 )
A group of online chatroom friends find themselves haunted by a mysterious, supernatural force using the account of their dead friend.
- Director: Levan Gabriadze
- Writer: Nelson Greaves
- Stars: Heather Sossaman , Matthew Bohrer , Courtney Halverson
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10. Eerie
Horror IMDb Ranked ( 4.7/10 )
When a student’s suicide rattles an all-girls Catholic school, a clairvoyant guidance counselor leans on a ghost to uncover the convent’s abusive past.
- Director: Mikhail Red
- Writer: Mariah Reodica ,Mikhail Red ,Rae Red
- Stars: Bea Alonzo ,Charo Santos-Concio ,Jake Cuenca
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Our Jotted Scariest Horror Movies List Consists Most Spine-Chilling, Heart-Leaping And Just Plain Creepy Scare-Fests Ever
Rising zombie or lumbering knifeman, Devil’s child or psycho dwarf, nothing more blood-pumping than watching ghosts movies, demons and monsters munch, slash and stomp their way through an unsuspecting cluster of victims. But which are the scariest horror movies ever made? Check these out if you dare…
11. REC 2007 Original title: [Rec]
Horror Mystery Thriller IMDb Ranked ( 7.4/10 )
A television reporter and cameraman follow emergency workers into a dark apartment building and are quickly locked inside with something terrifying.
- Directors: Jaume Balagueró Paco Plaza
- Writers: Jaume Balagueró (screenplay) Luiso Berdejo (screenplay) Paco Plaza (screenplay)
- Stars: Manuela Velasco , Ferran Terraza , Jorge-Yamam Serrano
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12. The Exorcist 1973
Horror IMDb Ranked ( 8.0/10 )
When a 12-year-old girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two priests to save her.
- Director: William Friedkin
- Writer: William Peter Blatty (written for the screen by)
- Stars: Ellen Burstyn , Max von Sydow , Linda Blair
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13. Oculus 2013
Horror Mystery IMDb Ranked ( 6.5/10 )
A woman tries to exonerate her brother, who was convicted of murder, by proving that the crime was committed by a supernatural phenomenon.
- Director: Mike Flanagan
- Writers: Mike Flanagan (screenplay by) Jeff Howard (screenplay by) Jeff Seidman (based on a short screenplay by)
- Stars: Karen Gillan Brenton Thwaites , Katee Sackhoff
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14. Wrong Turn 2021
Horror Thriller IMDb Ranked ( 5.5/10 )
Friends hiking the Appalachian Trail are confronted by ‘The Foundation’, a community of people who have lived in the mountains for hundreds of years.
- Director: Mike P. Nelson
- Writer: Alan B. McElroy
- Stars: Charlotte Vega , Adain Bradley , Bill Sage
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15. Lights Out 2016
Drama Horror Mystery IMDb Ranked ( 6.3/10 )
Rebecca must unlock the terror behind her little brother’s experiences that once tested her sanity, bringing her face to face with a supernatural spirit attached to their mother.
- Director: David F. Sandberg
- Writers: Eric Heisserer (screenplay) David F. Sandberg (based on the short film by)
- Stars: Teresa Palmer , Gabriel Bateman , Maria Bello
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16. Shutter 2008
Horror Mystery Thriller IMDb Ranked ( 5.2/10 )
A newly married couple discovers disturbing, ghostly images in photographs they develop after a tragic accident. Fearing the manifestations may be connected, they investigate and learn that some mysteries are better left unsolved.
- Director: Masayuki Ochiai
- Writers: Luke Dawson (screenplay) , Parkpoom Wongpoom (2004 movie) , Sophon Sakdaphisit (2004 movie)
- Stars: Joshua Jackson , Rachael Taylor , James Kyson
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17. The Conjuring 2013
Horror Mystery Thriller IMDb Ranked ( 7.5/10 )
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse.
- Director: James Wan
- Writers: Chad Hayes , Carey W. Hayes
- Stars: Patrick Wilson , Vera Farmiga , Ron Livingston
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18. The Ring 2002
Horror Mystery IMDb Ranked ( 7.1/10 )
A journalist must investigate a mysterious videotape which seems to cause the death of anyone one week to the day after they view it.
- Director: Gore Verbinski
- Writers: Ehren Kruger (screenplay) , Kôji Suzuki (novel “The Ring”) , Hiroshi Takahashi (1998 screenplay Ringu)
- Stars: Naomi Watts , Martin Henderson , Brian Cox
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19. Dead Silence 2007
Horror Mystery Thriller IMDb Ranked ( 6.2/10 )
A young widower returns to his hometown to search for answers to his wife’s murder, which may be linked to the ghost of a deceased ventriloquist.
- Director: James Wan
- Writers: Leigh Whannell (screenplay) , James Wan (story)
- Stars: Ryan Kwanten , Amber Valletta , Donnie Wahlberg
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20. The Nun 2018
Horror Mystery Thriller IMDb Ranked ( 5.3/10 )
A priest with a haunted past and a novice on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate the death of a young nun in Romania and confront a malevolent force in the form of a demonic nun.
- Director: Corin Hardy
- Writers: Gary Dauberman (screenplay by) , James Wan (story by)
- Stars: Demián Bichir , Taissa Farmiga , Jonas Bloquet
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21. Annabelle 2014
Horror Mystery Thriller IMDb Ranked ( 5.4/10 )
A couple begins to experience terrifying supernatural occurrences involving a vintage doll shortly after their home is invaded by satanic cultists.
- Director: John R. Leonetti
- Writer: Gary Dauberman
- Stars: Ward Horton , Annabelle Wallis , Alfre Woodard
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22. Orphan 2009
Horror Mystery Thriller IMDb Ranked ( 7.0/10 )
A husband and wife who recently lost their baby adopt a 9-year-old girl who is not nearly as innocent as she appears.
- Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
- Writers: David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick (screenplay) , Alex Mace (story)
- Stars: Vera Farmiga , Peter Sarsgaard , Isabelle Fuhrman
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23. Mama 2013
Fantasy Horror Thriller IMDb Ranked ( 6.2/10 )
After a young couple take in their two nieces, they suspect that a supernatural spirit named Mama has latched onto their family.
- Director: Andy Muschietti
- Writers: Andy Muschietti (story) , Barbara Muschietti (story) , Neil Cross (screenplay)
- Stars: Jessica Chastain , Nikolaj Coster-Waldau , Megan Charpentier
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24. Mirrors
Rating : 6.1/10
An ex-cop and his family are the target of an evil force that is using mirrors as a gateway into their home.
- Director: Alexandre Aja
- Writer: Alexandre Aja , Grégory Levasseur , Sung-ho Kim
- Stars : Kiefer Sutherland, Paula Patton, Amy Smart
25. Don’t Breathe
Rating : 7.1/10
Hoping to walk away with a massive fortune, a trio of thieves break into the house of a blind man who isn’t as helpless as he seems.
- Director: Fede Alvarez
- Writer: Fede Alvarez, Rodo Sayagues
- Stars :Stephen Lang, Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette
26. The Cabin in the Woods
Rating : 7.0/10
Five college friends head out to a remote cabin for a getaway, but things don’t go as planned when they start getting killed. They soon discover that there is more to the cabin than it seems.
- Director: Drew Goddard
- Writer: Joss Whedon, Drew Goddard
- Stars :Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison
27. Sinister
Rating : 6.8/10
A controversial true-crime writer finds a box of Super 8 home movies in his new home, revealing that the murder case he is currently researching could be the work of an unknown serial killer whose legacy dates back to the 1960s.
- Director: Scott Derrickson
- Writer: Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill
- Stars :Ethan Hawke, Juliet Rylance, James Ransone
28. The Witch
Rating : 7.0/10
A family in 1630s New England is torn apart by the forces of witchcraft, black magic and possession.
- Director: Robert Eggers
- Writer: Robert Eggers
- Stars :Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie
29. Ouija
Rating : 4.5/10
A group of friends must confront their most terrifying fears when they awaken the dark powers of an ancient spirit board.
- Director: Stiles White
- Writer: Juliet Snowden ,Stiles White
- Stars : Olivia Cooke , Ana Coto, Daren Kagasoff
30. Annihilation
Rating : 6.8/10
A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don’t apply.
- Director: Alex Garland
- Writer: Alex Garland, Jeff VanderMeer
- Stars : Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tessa Thompson
31. The Babadook
Rating : 6.8/10
A single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children’s book titled “Mister Babadook” manifests in their home.
- Director: Jennifer Kent
- Writer: Jennifer Kent
- Stars : Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Daniel Henshall
32. Friend Request
Rating : 5.2/10
When a college student unfriends a mysterious girl online, she finds herself fighting a demonic presence that wants to make her lonely by killing her closest friends.
- Director: Simon Verhoeven
- Writer: Matthew Ballen, Philip Koch, Simon Verhoeven
- Stars : Alycia Debnam-Carey, William Moseley, Connor Paolo
33. The Pope’s Exorcist
Rating : 6.1/10
Follow Gabriele Amorth, the Vatican’s leading exorcist, as he investigates the possession of a child and uncovers a conspiracy the Vatican has tried to keep secret.
- Director: Julius Avery
- Writer: Michael Petroni, Evan Spiliotopoulos, R. Dean McCreary
- Stars : Russell Crowe, Daniel Zovatto, Alexandra Essoe
34. Veronica
Rating : 6.2/10
Madrid, 1991. A teen girl finds herself besieged by an evil supernatural force after she played Ouija with two classmates.
- Director: Paco Plaza
- Writer: Paco Plaza, Fernando Navarro, Coral Cruz
- Stars : Sandra Escacena, Bruna González, Claudia Placer
35. The Ring
Rating : 7.1/10
A journalist must investigate a mysterious videotape which seems to cause the death of anyone one week to the day after they view it.
- Director: Gore Verbinski
- Writer: Ehren Kruger, Kôji Suzuki, Hiroshi Takahashi
- Stars : Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, Brian Cox
36. Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities
Rating : 7.0/10
Bizarre nightmares unfold in eight tales of terror in a visually stunning, spine-tingling horror collection curated by Guillermo del Toro.
- Creator: Guillermo del Toro
- Stars : Lize Johnston, Kevin Keppy, Tim Blake Nelson
37 . The Last Key
Rating : 5.7/10
Parapsychologist Dr. Elise Rainier faces her most fearsome and personal haunting yet, as she is drawn back to her ghostly childhood home where the terror began.
- Director: Adam Robitel
- Writer: Leigh Whannell
- Stars : Lin Shaye, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson
38. The Curse of La Llorona
Rating : 5.3/10
Ignoring the eerie warning of a troubled mother suspected of child endangerment, a social worker and her own small kids are soon drawn into a frightening supernatural realm.
- Director: Michael Chaves
- Writer: Mikki Daughtry, Tobias Iaconis
- Stars : Linda Cardellini, Raymond Cruz, Patricia Velasquez
39. Late Night with the Devil
Rating : 7.1/10
A live television broadcast in 1977 goes horribly wrong, unleashing evil into the nation’s living rooms.
- Director: Cameron Cairnes, Colin Cairnes
- Writer: Cameron Cairnes, Colin Cairnes
- Stars : David Dastmalchian, Laura Gordon, Ian Bliss
40. I Saw the TV Glow
Rating : 6.9/10
Two teenagers bond over their love of a supernatural TV show, but it is mysteriously canceled.
- Director: Jane Schoenbrun
- Writer: Jane Schoenbrun
- Stars : Justice Smith, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Ian Foreman
41 . Abigail
Rating : 6.9/10
After a group of criminals kidnap the ballerina daughter of a powerful underworld figure, they retreat to an isolated mansion, unaware that they’re locked inside with no normal little girl.
- Director: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
- Writer: Stephen Shields, Guy Busick
- Stars : Melissa Barrera, Dan Stevens, Alisha Weir
42. Totally Killer
Rating : 6.5/10
When the infamous “Sweet Sixteen Killer” returns 35 years after his first murder spree to claim another victim, 17-year-old Jamie accidentally travels back in time to 1987, determined to stop the killer before he can start.
- Director: Nahnatchka Khan
- Writer: David Matalon , Sasha Perl-Raver , Jen D’Angelo
- Stars : Kiernan Shipka , Olivia Holt , Charlie Gillespie
43. Talk to Me
Rating : 7.1/10
When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces.
- Director: Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou
- Writer: Danny Philippou, Bill Hinzman, Daley Pearson
- Stars : Ari McCarthy, Hamish Phillip, Kit Erhart-Bruce
44. The 8th Night
Rating : 5.3/10
With prayer beads in one hand and an ax in the other, a monk hunts down a millennia-old spirit that’s possessing humans and unleashing hell on Earth.
- Director: Kim Tae-hyung
- Writer: Kim Tae-Hyung ,
- Stars : Lee Sung-min, Park Hae-joon, Kim Yoo-jung
45. StopMotion
Rating : 5.5/10
A stop-motion animator struggles to control her demons after the loss of her overbearing mother.
- Director: Robert Morgan
- Writer: Robin King , Robert Morgan
- Stars : Aisling Franciosi , Stella Gonet , Tom York
46. Terrifier 3
Rating : ?/10
Art the Clown is set to unleash chaos on the unsuspecting residents of Miles County as they peacefully drift off to sleep on Christmas Eve.
- Director: Damien Leone
- Writer: Damien Leone
- Stars : Daniel Roebuck, Lauren LaVera, David Howard Thornton
47. Infinity Pool
Rating: 6.0/10
James and Em Foster are enjoying an all-inclusive beach vacation on the fictional island of La Tolqa when a fatal accident exposes the resort’s perverse subculture of hedonistic tourism, reckless violence, and surreal horrors.
- Director: Brandon Cronenberg
- Writer: Brandon Cronenberg
- Stars : Alexander, SkarsgårdMia, GothCleopatra Coleman
48. Saw X
Rating: 6.6/10
A sick and desperate John travels to Mexico for a risky and experimental medical procedure in hopes of a miracle cure for his cancer only to discover the entire operation is a scam to defraud the most vulnerable.
- Director: Kevin Greutert
- Writer: Pete Goldfinger, Josh Stolberg
- Stars: Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Synnøve Macody Lund
49. Tarot
Rating : 5.0/10
When a group of friends recklessly violates the sacred rule of Tarot readings, they unknowingly unleash an unspeakable evil trapped within the cursed cards. One by one, they come face to face with fate and end up in a race against death.
- Director: Spenser Cohen, Anna Halberg
- Writer: Spenser Cohen, Anna Halberg, Nicholas Adams
- Stars : Harriet Slater, Adain Bradley, Jacob Batalon
50. Tin & Tina
Rating : 4.7/10
After a tragic miscarriage, Lola and her husband Adolfo adopt Tin and Tina, a lovely brother and sister with an ultra-catholic education that makes them interpret Holy Bible verbatim.
- Director: Rubin Stein
- Writer: Rubin Stein
- Stars : Milena Smit, Jaime Lorente, Carlos González Morollón
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