Choosing a mystical painting that can give you goosebumps is not an easy task. However, the world has scariest horror movies, a list of those worth seeing to tickle your nerves.
These are included in our hit parade of the best horror films of the 21st century, based on the Science of Fear project from the British company BroadbandChoices.
How was the experiment
- The fifty adults in the study spent a total of 100 hours watching various horror films.
- In total, they watched 35 top-rated horror films on IMDB, Rotten Tomatoes, and Reddit.
- During this time, the researchers monitored the subjects' heart rate. Thus, it became clear to which film the audience reacted the most.
- While the method BroadbandChoices uses to compile a list of the scariest movies of all time is by no means reliable, it does provide a glimpse into the effect a horror movie can have on people.
This is what the top 10 scariest horror movies look like that will make viewers feel their pulse.
15. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
KinoSearch: 6.6 out of 10
IMDb: 6.2 out of 10
Genre: horrors
Country: USA
Producer: Tobe Hooper
Music: Wayne Bell, Tobe Hooper
Duration: 83 minutes
Five young men are trapped in the countryside of Texas, falling into the clutches of a monstrous clan of cannibals.
During filming, actress Marilyn Burns, who played the role of Sally, was badly hurt by a tree branch when she ran away from Leatherface. So in the chase scene, the blood on her clothes is real.
14.Halloween (1978)
KinoSearch: 7.1 out of 10
IMDb: 7.8 out of 10
Genre: horror, thriller
Country: USA
Producer: Marcus Nispel
Music: Steve Jablonski
Duration: 98 minutes
Halloween is just around the corner, and if you're looking for the perfect blood-curdling movie to watch on All Saints' Eve, then this is it.
The story of the confrontation between American teenagers and a maniac with a mask on his face has become so popular that it has become overgrown with sequels, imitations and even parodies. Could you handle Michael Myers?
13. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
KinoSearch: 7.6 out of 10
IMDb: 7.5 out of 10
Genre: horrors
Country: USA
Producer: Wes Craven
Music: Charles Burnsteen
Duration: 92 minutes
The real star of the horror movie genre has made people's hearts beat often, often for decades. For those who participated in the BroadbandChoices experiment, when watching "A Nightmare on Elm Street", their heart rate soared up to 78 beats per minute, and at times - up to 104.
Even taking into account the considerable age of the picture, it is still interesting to watch Freddy Krueger, who torments his victims in his sleep. This youth horror became the founder of a whole series of films and one TV series, united by the main villain - a disfigured maniac with razor fingers.
Last year it became known that the rights to the franchise were again transferred to the heirs of the late Wes Craven. Now they are looking for an opportunity to revive the story about Freddy Krueger.
12. Quiet place (2018)
KinoSearch: 6.7 out of 10
IMDb: 7.50 out of 10
Genre: horror, fantasy, drama
Country: USA
Producer: John Krasinski
Music: Marco Beltrami
Duration: 90 minutes
A rare sci-fi among the best horror films. At the epicenter of what is happening is a family trying to survive in a territory completely occupied by alien monsters.
Monsters react to the slightest sound, so the key to survival is to be silent. However, the main character is pregnant, and a house with a baby will not be the quietest place.
11. The bell (2002)
KinoSearch: 7.3 out of 10
IMDb: 7.1 out of 10
Genre: horror, detective, thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Producer: Gor Verbinski
Music: Hans Zimmer
Duration: 115 minutes
Arguably the most gripping horror film ever, its popularity is evidenced by the many sequels, prequels and remakes that have been filmed.
The plot revolves around a mysterious videotape, after which a phone call follows and a voice tells you that you have only 7 days to live.
A week later, everyone who watched the tape inevitably dies, but Rachel does not want to put up with death and decides to solve the riddle from the video. This horror film has been banned from showing in some countries around the world.
10. Visit (2015)
KinoSearch: 6.1 out of 10
IMDb: 6.2 out of 10
Genre: horror, detective, thriller
Country: USA
Producer: M. Night Shyamalan
Music: various compositions
Duration: 94 minutes
What could be more pleasant and innocent than a visit by grandchildren to their loving grandparents? Well, director M. Night Shyamalan will show you a different picture of kindred love.
Filmed in the found film genre, the film tells the story of a brother and sister - Tyler and Becky - who are doing a video project about their family.
Their mother sends Tyler and Becca to their grandparents, whom the children have never seen before. Older people are kind and welcoming. They just behave a little strangely, and forbid grandchildren to leave their room after 21.30 ...
9. Descent (2005)
KinoSearch: 6.8 out of 10
IMDb: 7.2 out of 10
Genre: horror, adventure, thriller
Country: United Kingdom
Producer: Neil Marshall
Music: David Julian
Duration: 99 minutes
The fascinating task of exploring a mysterious grotto quickly turns into a nightmare when a rockfall bricked up the exit to the top.
And now a company of six brave girlfriends is forced to make their way in the darkness, cramped conditions, dampness and cold, along stone labyrinths leading to no one knows where. But on this journey they are accompanied by aggressive and carnivorous creatures.
8. Babadook (2014)
KinoSearch: 5.6 out of 10
IMDb: 6.8 out of 10
Genre: horror, thriller, drama
Country: Australia, Canada
Producer: Jennifer Kent
Music: Jed Kurzel
Duration: 93 minutes
Many children are afraid of fictional monsters. But seven-year-old Samuel was an exception to the rule, for him monsters became an obsession. And after reading the book about the creepy Babaduk, his fears came true.
And the more he and his mother Amelia resist the force that has settled in their house, the more dangerous it becomes.
The action, which takes place in a dark and frightening house, the apparent mental imbalance of the boy (played by Noah Wiseman) and the depressed state of his mother (Essie Davis) are accents that allow viewers to dive deeper into the atmosphere of hopelessness, madness and fear reigning in Babadook ".
7. The Conjuring 2 (2016)
KinoSearch: 7 out of 10
IMDb: 7.3 out of 10
Genre: horror, thriller, drama
Country: Canada, USA, UK
Producer: James Wang
Music: Joseph Bichara
Duration: 133 minutes
The Conjuring franchise ranks among the worst films in the history of cinema. Of course, "terrible" in the good sense of the word, because it does exactly what the creators intended - scares the audience to hell.
Researchers of the paranormal, spouses Ed and Lorraine Warren once again go out to fight the otherworldly evil. This time their path lies in the fogs of England, in the suburbs of London, where a poltergeist terrorizes a family of 4 children and a single mother.
It is curious that the first film "The Conjuring" was originally filmed with the expectation of receiving a PG-13 rating (although it received a more adult R rating - persons under 17 years old without parents are not allowed to the session), but the second part was originally planned to have an R rating. and received it in the end.
6. It (2014)
KinoSearch: 6.2 out of 10
IMDb: 6.8 out of 10
Genre: horror, thriller, detective
Country: USA
Producer: David Robert Mitchell
Music: Rich Vreeland
Duration: 100 minutes
Paranoia and escape from the danger that remains behind the scenes - this is how you can summarize this film.
“It” will not scare the viewer to shiver with a creepy alien clown, its main character is a girl who, in one fell swoop, moved from carefree growing up to a nervous breakdown. Slowly, but surely, an inexorable something follows her, and the only chance to be saved is to transfer the creature to another person.
5. Paranormal activity (2007)
KinoSearch: 6.5 out of 10
IMDb: 6.3 out of 10
Genre: horror, thriller, detective
Country: USA
Producer: Oren Peli
Music: various compositions
Duration: 86 minutes
When watching this horror, the heart rate of the participants in the BroadbandChoices trial jumped to 82 beats per minute, and at its peak - to 127.
Yes, "Paranormal Activity" can be scary. It is not for nothing that this movie has become the most profitable in the history of cinematography, having paid off almost 13 thousand times (the budget for filming is $ 15,000, the worldwide box office is $ 193,355,800).
The film is shot in the genre of amateur shooting, and is a representative of the psychological thriller subgenre. Therefore, do not expect fountains of blood and hellish creatures from him crawling out of all the cracks. "Paranormal Activity" shows that the worst thing is not what can be seen. This is what you cannot see.
4. Reincarnation (2018)
KinoSearch: 6.4 out of 10
IMDb: 7.3 out of 10
Genre: horror, thriller, detective
Country: USA
Producer: Ari Astaire
Music: Ari Astaire
Duration: 127 minutes
“Family is the most important thing,” argued Dominic Toretto, the hero of the Fast and the Furious films. I wonder what the brave bald racer would have said after watching "Reincarnation", where everything is just tied to family ties. It is not for nothing that in the original the film is called "Hereditary.
In the center of the plot is a family consisting of parents, two teenage children, one of whom is mentally unwell, and an old grandmother. After the death of the latter, events begin to occur in the house that cannot be explained from a logical point of view.
Not all viewers enjoy the slow storytelling of this movie, but if you are prepared for the film to “take a long time but go fast,” then you will have a lot of pleasure (and increased heart rate) from watching it.
3. The Conjuring (2013)
KinoSearch: 7.4 out of 10
IMDb: 7.5 out of 10
Genre: horror, thriller, detective
Country: USA
Producer: James Wang
Music: Joseph Bichara
Duration: 112 minutes
A horror movie about demons, based on a true story. World renowned experts in the paranormal are approached by a family suffering from a dark spirit. The Warrens face the most frightening case of their practice and are forced to fight the devil.
2. Astral (2010)
KinoSearch: 6.8 out of 10
IMDb: 6.8 out of 10
Genre: horror, thriller
Country: USA
Producer: James Wang
Music: Joseph Bichara
Duration: 103 minutes
In second place in the "frightening" rating was the 2010 film, directed by the master of horror James Wan. "Astral" has the highest heart rate jump among all films, while watching it, the hearts of viewers sometimes beat at a speed of 133 beats per minute.
This is a classic story about a family moving to a new home. Immediately after the move, strange things begin to happen in the house: objects begin to move, and strange sounds are heard from distant parts of the house. Soon, the ten-year-old son falls into a coma and falls into the other world.
1. Sinister (2012)
KinoSearch: 6.6 out of 10
IMDb: 6.8 out of 10
Genre: horror, thriller, detective
Country: USA, UK
Producer: Scott Derrickson
Music: Christopher Young
Duration: 110 minutes
The house where the recent massacre took place, the author of detective stories who writes his books based on real events, his wife and two children are the main, but not the only objects and subjects of the most interesting and scary horror film with a high rating.
Due to its unhurried and gradually pumping atmosphere, the picture keeps the viewer under constant psychological pressure.
While a person's average resting heart rate is about 65 beats per minute, according to Broadband Choices, viewers watching Sinister had an average heart rate of 86 beats per minute. This is the highest rate among all horror films studied.
it is rather a compilation for beginners for educational purposes - for schoolchildren,
not a single film worthy of this genre
Blair Witch should be first on the list
Squalor, not a selection. I would forbid such sites to create ...
Suggest your options, consider!
Saveta see the seekers of magil
Hmm, the author of the article obviously did not have enough courage to look at the 1982 "Thing".
"Something" is also not scary