The fall is my favourite time of the year. It's a combination of many things that make it so special. The vibrant colours, the sweaters, the stews, and last but not least, the scary movies. Scary movies are a portal into the dark side of humanity. They are the nightmares of the collective unconscious. I personally love the experience of being scared from the safety of my living room and exploring uncommon emotions. So I decided to compile a list of my favourite scary movies, which includes titles from both the horror and thriller genres. There is a marked difference between the two genres. In a nutshell, horror movies are gory, intense and easy to follow. Thrillers are a different ball of wax, where story drives the plot and characters aren't as expendable. Once you add layers to your characters and create a villain who kills for a reason, you've got yourself a thriller. Silence of the Lambs is a thriller. People don't win Oscars for horror movies, I’m just saying!
One more thing, unless specified, I’m always referring to the original versions of these movies. Don’t even get me started on the Rob Zombie remake of Halloween or the unwatchable, atrocious recreation of Black Christmas.
So with Halloween fast approaching, here are my favourite scary movies, in no particular order:
- Halloween
- Scream
- Friday the 13th
- Rosemary's Baby
- The Shinning
- Night of the Living Dead
- The Exorcist
- A Nightmare on Elm Street
- Saw
- The Omen
- The Ring
- Suspiria
- The Strangers
- Black Christmas
- Psycho
- The Silence of the Lambs
- The Exorcism of Emily Rose
- Seven
- Jaws
- Poltergeist
- Misery
- The Mothman Prophecies
- Evil Dead
- Paranormal Activity
- The Blair Witch Project
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