What's the Best Scary Movie to Watch Tonight?
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2011/10/31 15:42:01
SLIDESHOW: Best Scary Movie to Watch Tonight?
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"Paranormal Activity 3"
The third installment in the low-budget haunted house series had the highest-grossing domestic debut for a horror film ever.
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"Paranormal Activity 3"
The third installment in the low-budget haunted house series had the highest-grossing domestic debut for a horror film ever.
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"A Nightmare on Elm Street"
The 2010 remake of the 1984 Freddy Krueger flick broke the midnight opening record for a horror film.
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"Friday the 13th"
The 2009 version of "Friday the 13th" was panned by critics, but it also broke records, becoming the biggest opening weekend for any horror film.
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"Saw II"
The 2005 "Saw" sequel is still the highest-grossing film in the "Saw" franchise.
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"The Exorcist"
The 1973 movie about a young girl possessed by demons is so scary it makes your head spin.
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"The Shining"
Jack Nicholson's improvised line, "Heeeere's Johnny!", has been ranked as one of the best movie quotes of all time.
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"Psycho"
This 1960 Hitchcock film made everyday activities like taking a shower and staying at a motel totally horrifying.
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"Carrie"
This 1976 movie based on Stephen King's first novel revealed high school for what it really is: truly terrifying.
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"Poltergeist"
This 1982 Steven Spielberg movie about a little girl captured by ghosts made millions of people afraid to watch TV.
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"Puss in Boots" knocked "Paranormal Activity 3" out of the top spot at the box office this weekend -- a little surprising, given that it's Halloween and all. But the prequel to a prequel is still a hit: Last weekend, the haunted house flick had the highest-grossing domestic debut for a horror film and broke records for an October release.
"This is the best of the series. It was well-reviewed," Don Harris, Paramount's president of domestic distribution, told Reuters, adding that "people like to be scared in a Hitchcock-ian way. This isn't a bloody franchise."
But rather than heading out to the theater tonight, we're thinking we'd rather scare ourselves with a classic horror film or two -- all while curled up on the couch. We saw "Carrie" pretty recently (which is still our favorite fright flick), so we're thinking "The Exorcist," "Psycho" or maybe "The Shining." From "A Nightmare on Elm Street" to "Friday the 13th," click through our slideshow and let us know: What's the best scary movie to watch tonight?
"This is the best of the series. It was well-reviewed," Don Harris, Paramount's president of domestic distribution, told Reuters, adding that "people like to be scared in a Hitchcock-ian way. This isn't a bloody franchise."
But rather than heading out to the theater tonight, we're thinking we'd rather scare ourselves with a classic horror film or two -- all while curled up on the couch. We saw "Carrie" pretty recently (which is still our favorite fright flick), so we're thinking "The Exorcist," "Psycho" or maybe "The Shining." From "A Nightmare on Elm Street" to "Friday the 13th," click through our slideshow and let us know: What's the best scary movie to watch tonight?
I would also recommend trick r' treat even though it's not scary, it's another good movie
This was terrifying, gave me chills.
Not saying that you don't already know that, but the way you worded your comment was odd...
You'll never look at a ventriloquist dummy in the same way again!