Today, we are going to talk about some scariest movies that you had ever seen. In fact, there are many horror movies in the film industry, but I am going to show the best ones among them, according to Watchmojo.com.
The best horror movies are reassuring in stressful times. It's why you're here. It's why you have searched for the best horror movies of all time just in case there's a scary experience that you've missed. It's good to have nice tangible scary things to fear.
The trailers of these special horror movies are also given so that you can easily see what I am telling.
So, we are going to see all the horrible things but the nice version. Wait, I am also talking about The Ring...
10. The Strangers (2008)
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The strangers is a 2008 American psychological horror film written and directed by Bryan Bertino. The story is about the plot, which follows Kristen (Liv Tyler) and James (Scott Speedman), whose stay at a vacation home is disrupted by three masked criminals who infiltrate the home.
Made on a $9 million budget, the shot was done on location in rural South Carolina in the fall of 2006. It was released on 30 May 2008 in the United States and on 29 August 2008 in the United Kingdom.
It grossed $82 million at the box office worldwide and received mixed reviews from critics, with some praising its atmosphere and tension.
You can check out the trailer of the movie here.
9. The Conjuring (2013)
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The Conjuring is a 2013 American supernatural horror film directed by James Wan and written by Chad Hayes and Carey W. Hayes. The shot began in January 2012, and reports confirmed Wan as the director of a film entitled The Warren Files, later retitled The Conjuring.
The film was released in the United States and Canada on July 19, 2013, by Warner Bros and New Line Cinema. It received positive reviews from critics.
The budget of the film was $20 million. It grossed over $319 million worldwide. A sequel, The Conjuring 2, was released on Jue 10, 2016.
The music score for The Conjuring was composed by Joseph Bishara, who previously collaborated with director Wan on Insidious (2011). A soundtrack album was released by La-La Land Records and Water Tower Music on July 16, 2013.
You can check the trailer of the movie here.
8. Paranormal Activity (2007)
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Paranormal Activity is a 2007 American supernatural horror film produced, written, directed, photographed, and edited by Oren Peli. It was based on a young couple (Katie Featherstone and Micah Sloat) who are haunted by a supernatural presence in their home.
The film was shot for $1500. It was then acquired by Paramount Pictures and modified, particularly with a new ending that cost an additional total of $200,000.
It was released on September 25, 2007, in the U.S. and then a nationwide release on October 16, 2007.
The film earned nearly $108 million at the U.S. box office and a further $85 million internationally for a worldwide total of $193 million.
You can check the trailer of the movie here.
7. Alien (1979)
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Alien is a 1979 science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Dan O'Bannon. O'Bannon and Roland Shusset presented the film's story; it follows the crew of the commercial space tug Nostromo, who encounters the eponymous Alien, a deadly and aggressive extraterrestrial set loose on the ship.
Alien premiered May 25, 1979, as the opening night of the fourth Seattle International Film Festival, presented in 70mm at midnight before receiving a wide release on June 22, and was released September 6 in the United Kingdom.
In 2008, it was ranked by the American Film Institute as the seventh-best film in the science-fiction genre, and as the 33rd-greatest film of all time by Empire.
You can check the trailer of the movie here.
6. Funny Games (2007)
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Funny Games is a 2007 internationally co-produced psychological thriller film written and directed by Michael Haneke, an Austrian, and a remake of his own 1997 film of the same name.
Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Michael Pitt, and Brady Corbet star in the main roles. The film is a shot-for-shot remake of the 1997 film.
The film is an international co-production of the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Italy.
It was released on 20 October 2007 at London Film Festival. It made $8.2 million at the box office.
You can check the trailer of the movie here.
5. Rec (2007)
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Rec (short for "record") is a 2007 Spanish found-footage horror film co-written and directed by Jaume Balaguero and Paco Plaza. The film is based on a news reporter and her cameraman covering a firefighter intervention at an apartment building in Barcelona.
The film was a commercial and critical success. It is now recognized as one of the early successes and one of the best films in the found footage genre.
This film placed at number 60 on Time Out's list of the top 100 best horror films.
It was released on 23 November 2007. This great horror film budget was $2 million, and it made $32.5 million at the box office.
You can check the trailer of the movie here.
4. The Grudge (2004)
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The Grudge is a 2004 supernatural horror film directed by Takashi Shimizu, written by Stephen Susco, and produced by Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert, and Takashige Ichise.
It is the remake of Shimizu's 2002 Japanese horror film Ju-On. The plot is told through a non-linear sequence of events and includes several intersecting subplots.
After the American remake The Ring(2002), Sony Pictures decided to make a sequel to the Japanese film Ju-On.
The Grudge was released in North America on October 22, 2004, by Columbia PicturThe film's budget film was $10 million, and it grossed $187 million at the box office.
The film grossed $39 million on its opening weekend, becoming the first horror film since House on Haunted Hill (1999) to top the Halloween box office.
You can check the trailer of the movie here.
3. The Ring (2002)
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The ring is a 2002 American supernatural horror film directed by Gore Verbinski and starring Naomi Watts, Martin Handerson, David Dorfman, Brian Cox, and Daveigh Chase.
It is a remake of the 1998 Japanese horror film Ring, based on the novel of the same name by Koji Suzuki.
Watts played the role of a journalist who investigates a cursed videotape that seemingly kills the viewer seven days after watching it.
The Ring was released theatrically on October 18, 2002, and received mostly positive reviews. The film grossed over $249 million worldwide on a $48 million production budget.
You can check the trailer of the movie here.
2. The Blair Witch Project (1999)
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The Blair Witch Project is a 1999 American supernatural horror film written, directed, and edited by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez.
It is based on the purportedly true story of three student filmmakers- Heather Donahue, Michael C. Williams, and Joshua Leonard- who hike into the Black Hills near Burkittsville, Maryland in 1994 to film a documentary about a local legend known as Blair Witch.
The film was shot on an original budget of $35,000-60,000; the film had a final cost of $200,000-750,000 after post-production edits.
You can check the trailer of the movie here.
1. The Exorcist (1973)
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The Exorcist is a 1973 American supernatural horror film directed by William Friedkin and produced and written for the screen by William Peter Blatty.
The film was based on the 1971 novel of the same name by Blatty. It follows the demonic possession of 12-year-old Regan and her mother's attempt to rescue her through an exorcism conducted by two Roman Catholic priests.
The film was released in 24 theaters in the United States and Canada in late December.
You can check the trailer of the movie here.
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