@GirlontheProwl here. If you get to know me, you’ll come to find that I have an affinity for horror movies. It all started at the tender age of four when I first watched the three part, 1997 version of The Shining—and quite frankly, it just so happened to also be the last time I watched it. Now, while I still can’t bring myself to watch The Shining (yes, I realize it probably isn’t as scary as it was back then), I no longer find movies extremely terrifying, which is both a good thing and a bad thing. It’s good because it now takes a lot to scare me, but it’s bad thing because well…it takes a lot to scare me. But not to worry, in my quest to find the ultimate horror movie, I’ve come across some very cool flicks. So in honour of Halloween and well, just because, here are my top thirteen favourite horror movies to date.

1. The Shining (1997)-TV Mini Series

• Director: Unknown
• Staring: Steven Weber, Rebecca De Mornay, Courtland Mead
  • Based on the novel by Stephen King

“Here’s Johnny…”

2. The Haunting (1999)

• Director: Jan de Bont
• Starring: Liam Neeson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Owen Wilson, and Lili Taylor
  • Based on the novel by Shirley Jackson

“Some houses are born bad.”

3. Nightmare on Elm Street (2005)

• Director: Samuel Bayer
• Starring: Jackie Earle Haley, Kyle Gallner, Rooney Mara, Katie Cassidy, and Kellan Lutz
  • Based on characters by Wes Craven

“Welcome to your new nightmare.”

4. Insidious (2010)

• Director: James Wan
• Starring: Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Ty Simpkins, and Lin Shaye

“It’s not the house that’s haunted.”

5. The Haunting In Connecticut (2009)

• Director: Peter Cornwell
• Starring: Virginia Madsen, Kyle Gallner, Elias Koteas, Amanda Crew, and Martin Donovan
  • Loosely based on a true story

“Some things cannot be explained.”

6. The Ring (2002)

• Director: Gore Verbinski
• Starring: Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, David Dorfman, Amber Tamblyn, and Daveigh Chase
  • Based on the novel by Kôji Suzuki

“Before you die, you see.”

7. Dead Silence (2007)

• Director: James Wan
• Starring: Ryan Kwanten, Amber Valleta, and Donnie Wahlberg

“You scream. You die.”

8. Pulse (2006)

• Director: Jim Sonzero
• Starring: Kristen Bell, Ian Somerhalder, Christina Milian, Rick Gonzalez, and Jonathan Tucker
  • A Wes Craven production

“There are some frequencies we were never meant to find.”

9. The Others (2001)

• Director: Alejandro Amenábar
• Starring: Nicole Kidman, Fionnula Flanagan, Christopher Eccleston, Alakina Mann, and James Bentley

“Sooner or later they will find you.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bMEGtUxajY

10. They (2002)

• Director: Robert Harmon
• Starring: Laura Regan, Marc Blucas, and Ethan Embry
  • A Wes Craven production.

“First comes the warning. Then comes the mark. Then comes the terror”

11. Sinister (2012)

• Director: Scott Derrickson
• Starring: Ethan Hawke, Juliet Rylance, Fred Dalton Thompson, and James Ransone

“Once you see him, nothing can save you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgYxydrVlDk

12. Boogeyman (2005)

• Director: Stephen Kay
• Starring: Barry Watson, Emily Deschanel, Lucy Lawless, and Andrew Glover
  • Written by Eric Kripke

“You thought it was just a story.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys2wjByC3zU

13. The Evil Dead (1981)

• Director: Sam Raimi
• Starring: Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Richard Demanincor, and Betsy Baker

“A cult classic.”

So there you have it, 13 horror movies for you to devour!

If you have any horror movie recommendations, or movies that you think I should watch, feel free to leave a comment down below and don’t forget to hit that subscribe button.

On that note, have a safe and happy Halloween!

-Cheers,