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50 Scariest Movies of All Time - Updated From Science of Scare Project (Men's Journal)

"The ranking is the fourth annual report from broadbandchoices Science of Scare Project. Researchers equipped 250 participants with heart monitors which recorded their reactions as they watched hundreds of hours of spooky movies. The scores are determined based on heart rate, as well as heart rate variance, and then are assigned a "Scare Score" out of a possible 100. As a point of comparison, the animated movie 'Shrek' has a Scare Score of three out of 100, Science of Scare shared via Daily Mail. With a Scare Score of 96 out of 100, Sinister was determined to be the scariest movie of all time. It was previously voted the scariest movie of all time in 2020, before being unseated two years in a row by trendy Zoom-horror 'Host' (which fell to No. 2 this year). 'Our audience experienced a 34% uplift in heart rate when watching [Sinister], from 64 BPM up to 86 BPM across the movie, with the film's scariest moment sending hearts pounding to 131 BPM." - mensjournal.com
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Sinister (2012)
Sinister (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   63%
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Host (2020)
Host (2020)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
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Skinamarink (2022)
Skinamarink (2022)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
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Insidious (2010)
Insidious (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes®   66%
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The Conjuring (2013)
The Conjuring (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
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Hereditary (2018)
Hereditary (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
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Smile (2022)
Smile (2022)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
8
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   20%
9
Hell House LLC (2015)
Hell House LLC (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
10
Talk to Me (2023)
Talk to Me (2023)
11
The Descent (2005)
The Descent (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
12
The Conjuring 2 (2016)
The Conjuring 2 (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
13
It Follows (2015)
It Follows (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
14
The Dark and the Wicked (2020)
The Dark and the Wicked (2020)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
15
Paranormal Activity (2007)
Paranormal Activity (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
16
The Babadook (2014)
The Babadook (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
17
A Quiet Place Part II (2020)
A Quiet Place Part II (2020)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
18
The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)
The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
19
Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)
Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   39%
20
The Ring (2002)
The Ring (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
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Terrifier 2 (2022)
Terrifier 2 (2022)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
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A Quiet Place (2018)
A Quiet Place (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
23
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
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Insidious: The Red Door (2023)
Insidious: The Red Door (2023)
25
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
26
Halloween (1978)
Halloween (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
27
Barbarian (2022)
Barbarian (2022)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
28
The Nun 2
The Nun 2
29
Hush (2016)
Hush (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
30
It (2017)
It (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
31
The Visit (2015)
The Visit (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   68%
32
The Exorcist (1973)
The Exorcist (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
33
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)
Rotten Tomatoes®   56%
34
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
35
Paranormal Activity 2 (2010)
Paranormal Activity 2 (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes®   58%
36
Evil Dead Rise (2023)
Evil Dead Rise (2023)
37
Lights Out (2016)
Lights Out (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
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Saw X (2023)
Saw X (2023)
39
The Grudge (2004)
The Grudge (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   40%
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Oculus (2013)
Oculus (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
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