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 Lock the doors turn on the lights and

keep a stuffed animal handy because

these movies will chill you to the bone

welcome to watchmojo.com for this list

well be exploring movies that are just

so scary terrifying disturbing or

unsettling that you really shouldn't be

watching them on your own we'll be

including pics from our previous lists

on the topic while also not forgetting

some more recent films that really stood

out number 20 The Shining

there may be no horror greater than the

one that originates in your own family

Hotel with his wife and son to begin his

job as the hotel's caretaker but soon

strange happenings begin to take place

within the halls of the inn and within

Jack's mind too originally welcoming the

solitude is a way to break his writer's

block jack is slowly driven mad by the

hotel's curse and attempts to take the

lives of his own family

this classic stanley kubrick adaptation

of Stephen King's landmark is filled

with moments that have become part of

pop culture number 19 green room

talk about a bad gig this a twenty four

survival horror flick starts out is an

easygoing movie about a punk band

tnuincto end a show but quickly go south when

they're booked to play at a skinhead bar

when the band witnessesa murder in the

green room they suddenly must fight for

their lives against psychopathic bar

staff that are intent on concealing any

evidence

after several escape attempts the band

is quickly dwindling in members and

ammunition while facing an increasingly

grim fate with terrifying and brutal

fight scenes

villains that would make anyone shiver

no one should be alone in the green room

bleed later is better for time of death

number 18 raw some horror films require

group viewings to mediate the jump

scares and terrifying scenery others

like the French film raw gross you out

so much that the experience of watching

it must be shared

when the young vegetarian Justine

begins

her first semester at veterinary school

she's forced to eat rabbit kidneys which

jump-starts an insatiable craving for

human flesh the urge appears to run in

the family

with Justine and her sister Alexia soon

feasting on strangers fellow students

and eventually each otherthe film's stark contrast between sexual

curiosity arousal and straight-up

cannibalism make for quite the

uncomfortable blend any takers

number 17 it follows this film may have

you rethinking your last one-night stand

when her date doesn't go as planned the

protagonist Jay is told she has

inherited a curse by a sexual

intercourse and will be followed by an

entity that only she can see until she's

able to pass on the curse not scary

enough for you yet

while the entity can also shape-shift

into Jai's friends and make surprise

attacks whenever it pleases

it follows broaden audiences with its

unique premise and blew them away with

tooth rattling scares grotesque deformed

villains and a stunning score watch this

one alone and your next date will never

be the same

number 16 a Nightmare on Elm Street

please stop this you truly have to be

sick and twisted to try and watch this

film all by yourself with sleep and

dreaming at the core of this iconic

slasher film scares there's almost no

other film that can make you feel as

vulnerable and fearing for your safety

after watching it as a Nightmare on Elmone of the best films of the modern era

but also one of the scariest the

horifying attack on poor little Georgie

in the opening scene truly sets the tone

for two hours of relentless clown jump

Scares and bone-chilling imagery and

sound effects

as our ragtag group of friends seek

justice for Bil's little brother in the

cursed town of Derry Maine it becomes

clear that they weren't ready for the

ancient cosmic shapeshifter that is

Pennywise the dancing clown much like

the losers Club you'll want plenty of

friends around to hold you close for the

duration of it number 14 the babadook

his name is mr. papa Duke and this is

his book have you ever heard the story

of the babadook well neither had this

troubled single mother and upon reading

the cursed book to her son she unleashed

its hellish torment on both their lives

the sons overactive imagination leads

the mother to initially disbelieve the

babadook exists however she believes its

incessant stocking causes the family toexperience increasing psychological

trauma one cannot escape the babadook

once a person becomes aware of his

existence the film gets its notoriety

from the lack of conventional jump

scares and the masterful employment of

raw horror elements exactly the kind of

movie you should watch in a big group

with the lights on and the basement door

locked number 13 the strangers there are

a few things more terrifying than masked

intruders because they usually arrive

with some type of sharp object and they

always mean business in this horror

flick Scott Speedman and Liv Tyler stars

two lovers on the road to a romantic

getaway in bryan bertino film but things

get ugly after a failed proposal oh and

when strangers appear with masks on

their heads creepy sounds cryptic

messages and a trio of psychos ready to

slice and dice the surprised couple are

just a few of the elements that make

this a terrifying watch just try

watching it alone you'll spend more time