There’s hardly any other genre more thrilling than horror.
Here are the ten most thrilling horror films ranked.
One of his notable films was 1996’sScream,a revolutionary game changerthat reinvigorated the slasher genre.
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Screamis one of the mostdefining horror movies of the 1990s.
The self-aware comedy is effective and brilliant.
The characters are rootable and unique.
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse.
And it features a brilliant whodunnit mystery that keeps viewers guessing who’s the killer till the very end.
There’s always something to come back to when rewatching this film.
It’s no surprise how much acclaim the film has received over the years.
Each moment of his screen time amplifies the scene’s tension as he’s so captivating and menacing.
The Exorcistis purely terrifying, plain and simple.
The scares still hold up incredibly, and Carpenter’s sharp writing and excellent direction keep viewers constantly invested.
It’s an iconic action-packed horror sequel that entertains viewers from beginning to end.
Jawsis the ultimate summer horror movie.
There’s a perfect mix of horror and excitement to keep people coming back to this glorious masterpiece.
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No doubt it’s the most thrilling horror movie ever made.
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Two strangers awaken in a room with no recollection of how they got there, and soon discover they’re pawns in a deadly game perpetrated by a notorious serial killer.
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A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a masked killer who targets her and her friends by using scary movies as part of a deadly game.
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A young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.
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Teenager Nancy Thompson must uncover the dark truth concealed by her parents after she and her friends become targets of the spirit of a serial killer with a bladed glove in their dreams, in which if they die, it kills them in real life.
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When a young girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.
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Decades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is sent out to re-establish contact with a terraforming colony but finds herself battling the Alien Queen and her offspring.
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