With the spookiest day of the year nearly upon us, a new report by thortful.com uncovers the top 10 scariest (and least scary, if you’re easily scared), films of all time…
After crunching the data on IMDB, thortful can reveal the scariest film is… Alien!
The 1979 sci-fi flick directed by Ridley Scott, is set in outer space, and follows a crew who are terrorised by a deadly and aggressive alien.
This is followed closely by classic horror film The Shining, featuring Jack Nicholson. Other cult classic horror films that have made the top 10 are The Exorcist, and Halloween, the franchise that features iconic serial killer, Michael Myers.
The top ten scariest movies are:
| Rank (scariest) |
Sub genre |
Movie Title |
| 1 |
Science-fiction |
Alien |
| 2 |
Thriller |
The Shining |
| 3 |
Comedy horror |
Get Out |
| 4 |
Supernatural |
The Exorcist |
| 5 |
Science-fiction |
A Quiet Place |
| 6 |
Slasher |
Halloween |
| 7 |
Slasher |
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street |
| 8 |
Post-apocalyptic |
28 Days Later... |
| 9 |
Post-apocalyptic |
World War Z |
| 10 |
Supernatural |
The Conjuring |
According to the research, the least scary film is Prom Night. Starring Brittany Snow, the film shows an obsessed teacher released from jail, who kills Snow’s friends on (you guessed it!), her Prom night. Several supernatural films feature in the bottom 10, including The Devil Inside, Annabelle Comes Home, Boogeyman, The Unborn, and Ouijia.
Classic thriller film Jaws has been voted as the third least scary horror film of all time, with the killer shark clearly not as scary as it was back in the ‘70s and ‘80s!
The top ten least scary movies are:
| Rank (least scary) |
Sub genre |
Movie Title |
| 1 |
Slasher |
Prom Night |
| 2 |
Supernatural |
The Devil Inside |
| 3 |
Thriller |
Jaws 3-D |
| 4 |
Supernatural |
The Doll Comes Home |
| 5 |
Slasher |
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer |
| 6 |
Supernatural |
Boogeyman |
| 7 |
Action |
Wolf |
| 8 |
Supernatural |
The Unborn |
| 9 |
Thriller |
When a Stranger Calls |
| 10 |
Supernatural |
Ouija |
For more details, go to: https://www.thortful.com/blog/top-10-scariest-movies-revealed/
