The 8 Best Horror Movies of All Time

4) Halloween (4 of 8)

4) Halloween (4 of 8)

This original one played by John Carpenter is a bloody, cold slasher flick that cuts deep down to the bone of the viewer.

This movie is nothing less than a visceral experience. The plot revolves around a psychotic 6 year old who stabs his older sister after she had sex with her boyfriend in their family home. After spending 15 years in the sanitarium, he escapes and returns to finish the undone.

The movie received amazing feedback from the critics, who claimed that the screenplay fulfilled the purpose of producing a horror film – it was indeed horrifying!