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Everyone has a go-to scary movie that they watch every Halloween, but apparently there are five movies that even researchers agree are the "scariest movies of all time!"
A recent study from Aarhus University found that fear has a “sweet spot” that can actually cause pleasure for humans and thanks to a team of researchers here are the five scariest movies according to different studies measuring heartrate increase, surveys of what Americans say is the scariest movie, and other factors:
- The Exorcist (1973)
- Halloween (1978)
- Paranormal Activity (2007)
- The Shining (1980)
- It Follows (2014)
Just get ready for your partner or friends to want to do a Halloween horror movie binge with these movies in the next few weeks!