25 bone-chilling movies for a frightful time

It’s that time of year when zombies, vampires, evil spirits, murderous villains and monsters of every shape and size take the spotlight. Do you like movies that keep you on the edge of your seat and send chills to run down your spine? Here are a few film suggestions to help you get in a sinister mood this Halloween season. Grab the popcorn, dim the lights and get ready to shiver with fright!

1. Halloween (directed by John Carpenter)

2. The Blair Witch Project (directed by Eduardo Sánchez and Daniel Myrick)

3. The Shining (directed by Stanley Kubrick)

4. The Ring (directed by Gore Verbinski)

5. The Exorcist (directed by William Friedkin)

6. A Nightmare on Elm Street (directed by Wes Craven)

7. [Rec] (directed by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza)

8. 28 Days Later (directed by Danny Boyle)

9. Saw (directed by James Wan) 10. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (directed by Tobe Hooper)

11. Paranormal Activity (directed by Oren Peli)

12. The Conjuring (directed by James Wan)

13. The Babadook (directed by Jennifer Kent)

14. The Witch (directed by Robert Eggers)

15. It Follows (directed by David Robert Mitchell)

16. Psycho (directed by Alfred Hitchcock)

17. The Descent (directed by Neil Marshall)

18. Goosebumps (directed by Wes Craven)

19. Friday the 13th (directed by Sean S. Cunningham)

20. The Thing (directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.)

21. Hostel (directed by Eli Roth)

22. Night of the Living Dead (directed by George A. Romero)

23. Alien (directed by Ridley Scott)

24. Carrie (directed by Kimberly Peirce) 25. Bride of Frankenstein (directed by James Whale)

CELEBRATING HALLOWEEN WITH FAMILY?

Depending on your children’s ages, Casper, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Frankenweenie, Hotel Transylvania, ParaNorman, Ghostbusters, The Addams Family, Abracadabra, The Haunted Mansion, and Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf are all timely picks! The magical world of Harry Potter is also very fitting for this supernatural time of year.