10 Best Scary Movies To Watch For Halloween

10. Psycho (1960)

This classic Alfred Hitchcock horror film was the original serial killer story, and it still holds its own. The film contains just two murder scenes, but one of them – the shower murder – has become legendary. You don’t actually see the killer, but your imagination takes over and makes it all the more horrific. The rapid edits and the chilling score work so well together, it’s cinematic genius. Anthony Perkins depiction of split personality Norman Bates and Hitchock’s meticulous direction earned this freaky flick four Academy Award nominations. It may seem slow in parts by today’s standards, but this gold-standard horror movie is essential viewing at Halloween.

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