Prepare to be terrified as we count down the most spine-chilling movies that will make you want to sleep with the lights on. These films are guaranteed to send shivers down your spine and make you question every shadow and strange noise in the dark.
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00:00Hello!
00:02Welcome to WatchMojo and today we're counting down our picks for the most horrifying movies that scared audiences by plunging them into complete darkness.
00:13I never want to leave you. Ever.
00:19Number 10. Paranormal Activity.
00:22The flowers are not moving, but something else is.
00:27The door is freaking moving by itself.
00:30Oh my god.
00:31This found footage flick made audiences wet their pants and blame loved ones for spilling soda in the theater.
00:37Mika, what are you doing? Why is she here?
00:40Something out there.
00:43When Katie and Mika move into a San Diego pad, a collection of odd events inspire them to set up cameras.
00:49What happens? Well, Katie stares at her sleeping husband for two hours and later gets hurled out of the room.
00:55To make matters worse, the ghosts get all kinky and start biting poor Katie.
00:59What happens next will shock you, and it does involve blood.
01:03You'll wish you could sleep with your eyes open after watching this one.
01:12Number 9. The Babadook.
01:15His name is Mr. Babadook, and this is his book.
01:19Have you ever heard the story of the Babadook?
01:21Well, neither had this troubled single mother, and upon reading the cursed book to her son,
01:26she unleashed its hellish torment on both their lives.
01:29The son's overactive imagination leads the mother to initially disbelieve the Babadook exists.
01:34However, she believes its incessant stalking causes the family to experience increasing psychological trauma.
01:40One cannot escape the Babadook once a person becomes aware of his existence.
01:44The Babadook isn't real, Samuel.
01:48It's just something you've made up in your stupid little head.
01:51I just didn't want you to let it in!
01:53The film gets its notoriety from the lack of conventional jump scares
01:57and the masterful employment of raw horror elements,
02:00exactly the kind of movie you should watch in a big group,
02:02with the lights on and the basement door locked.
02:09Number 8. The Strangers.
02:12There are few things more terrifying than masked intruders,
02:16because they usually arrive with some type of sharp object and they always mean business.
02:20In this horror flick, Scott Speedman and Liv Tyler star as two lovers on the road
02:24to a romantic getaway in Brian Bertino's film.
02:27But things get ugly after a failed proposal.
02:30Oh, and when strangers appear with masks on their heads,
02:33creepy sounds, cryptic messages, and a trio of psychos ready to slice and dice you,
02:38Cryptic messages and a trio of psychos ready to slice and dice the surprised couple
02:42are just a few of the elements that make this a terrifying watch.
02:46Just try watching it alone. You'll spend more time watching the window.
02:56Number 7. The Silence of the Lambs.
02:59Just the name Hannibal Lecter is enough to scare people up.
03:02The Silence of the Lambs is where the character truly left Hart's thumping,
03:07and that's despite the fact that Lecter is hardly in the film.
03:10You think if you save poor Catherine, you could make them stop, don't you?
03:15You think if Catherine lives, you won't wake up in the dark ever again.
03:19The story is about FBI trainee Clarice Starling's pursuit of a depraved individual known as Buffalo Bill.
03:25The dark path the heroine takes to find the villain isn't pleasant to watch.
03:30The movie shows just how fiendish a person can be,
03:33as the likes of Lecter and Bill represent the worst in humanity.
03:37Thanks to stellar direction and a chilling soundtrack,
03:40viewers will feel like they just might be the next target.
03:43The film lives up to its reputation by keeping tension at its peak,
03:47particularly during the film's night vision sequence.
03:59Number 6. The Conjuring.
04:01You know that you probably picked the wrong home to move into
04:04when your dog mysteriously dies during your first few days,
04:07and spirits begin to express a desire to, um, end you.
04:13Such was the case in The Conjuring,
04:15where Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga star as real-life ghost investigators,
04:19attempting to stop a doll from committing bloody murder.
04:22You know the drill. Exorcisms, horrible screams, slow insanity.
04:26But James Wan's film offered much more than the usual genre shenanigans.
04:30It made people paranoid and afraid of being slaughtered
04:33by a smiley yet torn-up doll named Annabelle.
04:40Number 5. Talk to Me.
04:42Ever get the feeling that you're not alone, even when you are?
04:45Well, Talk to Me will make that feeling stick in the worst ways.
04:49Here, friends gathered at a party use an embalmed hand to communicate with the dead.
04:54The catch is that breaking the allotted time will let the spirits loose.
04:58Eighty-three seconds, Joss! Get it open!
05:00I'll split you.
05:01All right, you're in now.
05:02I'll split you!
05:03When the main character does just that, it's time for her and her friends to suffer.
05:07The combination of Talk to Me's layered characters
05:10and use of practical effects make it dangerously realistic.
05:14The longer the film goes, the more you'll feel as if this could happen to you.
05:18It's an efficiently made horror-thriller that will send shivers up your spine
05:22if you're by yourself.
05:24I am ending this!
05:26You.
05:28Don't thank him.
05:31He's ours.
05:33Number four, The Blair Witch Project.
05:35As one of the most successful indie films of all time
05:38and a defining film of the found-footage genre,
05:41The Blair Witch Project was a national mystery upon release.
05:44After immediately acknowledging the disappearance of three students,
05:47the filmmakers spun a dramatic tale of a Maryland witch
05:50and a brilliant internet marketing campaign led audiences to believe
05:53that the film was a genuine documentary.
05:55The frightening ending has since become iconic
05:57and made us believe that anything is possible when it comes to the supernatural.
06:01I am so, so sorry for everything that has happened.
06:08Number three, Wreck.
06:10It all started when Jennifer hurls all over her mother.
06:13This real-time Barcelona shot horror hit theaters in 2007
06:17and featured a most unusual night shift for a TV reporter and her cameraman.
06:21As the sickness takes hold of the community,
06:23another shocking truth is revealed.
06:25And, well, it's not a good one.
06:27Nobody wants to be snatched up and taken to hell.
06:30At least, it's not on our bucket list.
06:39Number two, The Descent.
06:41Going on a thrill-seeking trip with friends is always fun.
06:45Except, of course, when you find yourself surrounded by humanoid creatures
06:49who want to eat you.
06:50Where are we?
06:52It hasn't got a name. It's a new system.
06:55I wanted us all to discover it.
06:59No one's ever been down here before.
07:01The Descent follows a group of women trapped in a cave system
07:04as their numbers dwindle one by one.
07:06It's a scary take on the idea of an adventure gone wrong.
07:10The monsters aren't the only thing that'll make you queasy.
07:14The confined environment and near-constant darkness
07:17gives off a sense of claustrophobia.
07:23To make it more uncomfortable,
07:25the characters' internal drama escalates into a lack of trust and betrayal.
07:30The Descent is a frightening reminder that fear of the unknown is very real.
07:34You never know what lurks in the dark.
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08:06The horror genre has experienced an incredible resurgence
08:09in the last few years,
08:10and this next film is maybe the best example of why.
08:13After the death of her mother,
08:14Annie Graham begins to unravel increasingly disturbing secrets about her family
08:18and their connections to a demon named Paimon.
08:21This supernatural force is unrelenting in its quest to find a host,
08:24which comes at an enormous cost to Annie.
08:26Unlike the majority of horror films,
08:28director Ari Aster doesn't rely on jump scares or over-the-top gore
08:32and instead crafts a slow-building and deeply disturbing story
08:35that chills the audience more than these effects ever could.
08:38I felt his presence in the room.
08:41I felt his presence in the room.
08:44Annie, this is real.
08:46That being said,
08:47it's best to gavish some family members around for this thrill ride.
08:50You scared me!
08:54What the hell?
08:55Which of these movies do you think you could brave in the dark?
08:58Let us know in the comments.
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