Now that we’ve moved on from Thanksgiving, except when it comes to all the leftovers. Halloween is now getting closer and closer. This is now the time where even more decorations are being put up and your timeline is guaranteed to have at least one creepy video shared by now until the actual date. Now, this whole spooky vibe has got me asking this. “What are the best horror movies of all-time?” There’s a long list to choose from; and that’s not including all the ridiculous amount of Friday the 13th sequels. So here are some of my favourites, as well as a few honourable mentions.
Halloween (1978)
Of course, a classic. It may not be a movie that is made today with lots of cheap jump scares and obnoxiously loud music throughout, but it’s the simple Bogeyman story being told in this one and it’s a movie that can keep you tense all the way through. Unlike a lot of the sequels that soon followed.
The Exorcist (1973)
Another classic and one that I couldn’t watch for many years growing up. Not just because of the creepy face you see during the movie, but because of the atmosphere. It’s intense from start to finish. The performance too from Linda Blair is amazing. Especially when you consider how much she was asked to do throughout the whole movie. And the ending is one to remember for its incredible exorcism scene.
Psycho (1960)
What is arguably the best Alfred Hitchcock movie is also quite possibly one of the best horror movies ever. Whether it’s the iconic performance from Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates or even the iconic score i the movie. It’s almost impossible to find someone who doesn’t know about Psycho. Fun fact, it was also the first American film to show a toilet and a toilet being flushed.
REC (2007)
REC is one that isn’t as old as the previous ones, but it’s just as memorable. It is a foreign, found footage movie that takes the whole infected/zombie trope and cranks it up to 11. With the way, it’s shot and written. It’s executed in a way that what you see in the movie is something that could potentially happen if anyone were to be in the middle of an infected/zombie outbreak. REC gets a special recommendation from me as it’s my favourite horror movie of all-time.
Honourable Mentions
Evil Dead 2 (1987)
Hereditary (2018)
The VVitch (2015)
The Shining (1980)
There’s certainly more that are worth noting, but these are just some notable ones. And if I missed your favourite, leave a comment below.