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📼 Scary Movies

Below is a list of 60 scary films that are perfect to watch during the Halloween season, but if you're a horror movie fan like me, you'll watch them year round.

1. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
   One of the earliest horror films, this German expressionist silent film is a tale of hypnosis and sleepwalking.
2. Nosferatu (1922)
   Perhaps the first vampire film ever made, Nosferatu stars Max Schreck as Count Orlok, an early adaption of the classic Dracula tale.
3. The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
   An adaption of the classic tale by Gaston Leroux featuring Lon Chaney as the lovesick villain.
4. Dracula (1931)
   The original Universal Monster title starring Bela Lugosi in what would become one of the character's most definitive portrayals of all time.
5. Frankenstein (1931)
   A haunting tale of a man-made monster with a timeless portrayal by the great Boris Karloff.
6. Freaks (1932)
   A shocking story about real life "circus freaks". This film features a creepy climax with a truly disturbing ending for its time.
7. The Mummy (1932)
   Another iconic Universal Monster brought to life^death by Karloff.
8. The Invisible Man (1933)
   Claude Rains stars in H.G. Wells's tale of a man gone mad with power. The special effects are great.
9. Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
   James Whale did the impossible and created an equally mesmerizing sequel. Karloff gives a heartbreaking performance as misunderstood monster seeking a mate.
10. Son of Frankenstein (1939)
11. The Wolf Man (1941)
12. House of Frankenstein (1944)
13. Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
14. The Thing from Another World (1951)
15. The Creature from the Black Lagoon (1956)
16. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
17. Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
18. The Blob (1958)
19. Horror of Dracula (1958)
20. House on Haunted Hill (1959)
21. The Mummy (1959)
22. Psycho (1960)
23. The Innocents (1961)
24. The Haunting (1963)
25. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
26. Rosemary's Baby (1966)
27. The Exorcist (1973)
28. The Wicker Man (1973)
29. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
30. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
31. Carrie (1976)
32. The Omen (1976)
33. Dawn of the Dead (1978)
34. Halloween (1978)
35. The Amityville Horror (1979)
36. Phantasm (1979)
37. The Changeling (1980)
38. The Fog (1980)
39. Friday the 13th (1980)
40. The Shining (1980)
41. An American Werewolf in London (1981)
42. The Evil Dead (1982)
43. Halloween II (1981)
44. The Howling (1981)
45. Creepshow (1982)
46. Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
47. Poltergeist (1982)
48. Children of the Corn (1984)
49. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
50. Day of the Dead (1985)
51. Fright Night (1985)
52. Hellraiser (1987)
53. The Monster Squad (1987)
54. Beetlejuice (1988)
55. Pet Sematary (1989)
56. Ernest Scared Stupid (1991)
57. Hocus Pocus (1993)
58. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
59. The Crow (1994)
60. Scream (1996)