It’s not all jumpscares and gore.

Sometimes, the greatest fear comes from not knowing what will happen next.

That’s the powersome of the greatest horror movieshave over us, terrifying and shocking us without warning.

Most-Suspenseful-Horror-Movies

Custom Image by Federico Napoli

Ever wondered which horror movies had the best suspense?

Overall, this masterpiece keeps viewers on edge and hasn’t lost this ability since release.

Released in 2005, this claustrophobic survival horror thriller is pure nightmare fuel.

Carolyn Perron (Lili Taylor) holds a lit match in the dark in ‘The Conjuring.'

Image via Warner Bros.

It’s a frightening modern masterpiece that’ll take your breath away.

Consideredone of the most essential horror movies in history, this one is teaming with suspense and lingering dread.

Undoubtedly, the one film that best represented his talents wasPsycho, the 1960 psychological slasher thriller starringAnthonyPerkinsandJanet Leigh.

The Conjuring Movie Poster

Spielberg mastered the art of suspense with this thrilling summer smash hit.

It can still leave you on the edge of your seat.

Overall, this masterpiece reigns supreme as the most successful horror movie in history.

Rie Ino as Sadako, a young woman in white with black hair over her face in the woods, from ‘Ringu’

Image via Toho

Only time will tell if this one will ever be knocked down.

NEXT:The 10 Most Thrilling Horror Movies of All Time, Ranked

Ringu 1998 Movie Poster

Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance in the Shining

image via Warner Bros.

the-shining-movie-poster.jpg

Collage Maker-23-Nov-2022-10.25-PM

Image via Warner Bros. Entertainment UK

the-descent-movie-poster.jpg

The chestburster comes out of John Hurt’s chest while the rest of the crew tries to help in ‘Alien’ (1979).

Image via 20th Century Studios

official-theatrical-poster-for-alien-1979.jpg

Nick Castle as Michael Myers in Halloween

Image Via Compass International Pictures

Halloween 1978 Movie Poster

Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) is shocked after looking in the bathroom in ‘Psycho’

Image via Paramount Pictures

psycho-movie-poster.jpg

McCready looking ahead in John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982)

Image via Universal Pictures

the-thing-movie-poster.jpg

Martin Brody turning around while the shark comes out of the water in Jaws

Image via Universal Pictures

jaws

Jodie Foster in The Silence of the Lambs

Image Via Orion Pictures

the-silence-of-the-lambs-poster.jpg

Movie

Horror

Jaws