These are movies you shouldn’t watch with the lights off, at night, and DEFINITELY not by yourself. From horror classics like The Shining, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and The Blair Witch Project, to more recent films like It Follows, Paranormal Activity, The Conjuring, and Hereditary, these are flicks you’ll need to watch through your fingers. Which one is your favorite? Are there any we missed? Let us know in the comments!

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10 COMMENTS

  1. It’s official I’m a psycho I’ve seen so many of these movies alone and I’ve felt fine afterwards if anything entertained.

  2. Can we stop acting like The Shining and The Exorcist are scary. Maybe way back then but they wouldn’t scare anyone in like the last 15-20 years

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