Pick your Poison - Top 10 Scary Movies

As high school students (and college) many of us seize our boredom by exploring the unknown or the haunted.

Since it’s illegal and cops flock to the grounds of many of the abandoned sites we explore, I won’t endorse the idea of ghost hunting.

However, for all you thrill seekers who are less than satisfied with normal Halloween rituals, let it be known that New York and New Jersey are prime turf for hauntings and abandoned buildings.

Being to Kings Park in New York and the Purgatory House in New Jersey (both of which are populated with tons of Police), I must say both are quite creepy especially Kings Park. If you don’t believe in the paranormal, after going to Kings Park I guarantee you will (but you can get in trouble for trespassing). Anyway, if you must check out this site of New York “Haunted Places”- don’t worry there aren’t any hay rides or commercial places on there.

For the rest of you who don’t want to spend mischief night in the back of a cop car and alas the real reason I was supposed to write this article, a top ten scary movies list. I used to be really into horror movies, but if you don’t agree with my choices please don’t send hate mail. In an attempt to please everyone, I made myself sick (at times) from watching some inhumane movies just so this list would carry both great horror movies and classically disturbing films as well. Either way, good luck falling asleep. Enjoy!

“The Last House on the Left” (1972): I find realistic movies scarier than sci-fi/monster movies. I was forced to watch this movie (by my Mom) at the ripe age of 13. It shows what the sickos in the world will do to young, attractive girls. In short, don’t buy drugs from strangers or you might end up in a ditch somewhere.

“IT” (1990): Although the clown doll in Poltergeist was scary, IT brings the popular clown-phobia to surface in all of us. It is a little outdated and may not scare the crap out of you but it left its mark on me.

“Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer” (1986): Based on Henry Lee Lucas the serial killer, this movie is almost unbearable because it’s based on a true story. Maybe I’m a coward but if I were you I wouldn’t watch it alone.

“The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” (2003): I was definitely thrown off by this remake. With Seventh Heaven (the obnoxiously over-acted show) star Jessica Biel I expected the acting to be bad to mediocre but was pleasantly surprised (and scared).

"Cannibal Holocaust" (1980): More creepy and demented than scary, this movie might just make you sick. Sadism, masochism and bestiality are only the bare bones of what really happens in this movie. Try it if you can stomach it.

“Suspiria” (1977): One of the better horror movies I have ever seen in terms of storyline and originality. I am usually not a fan of any movie made pre-1980 but you can count on this movie to scare the crap out of you without boring you to death.

“The Exorcist” (1973): Probably the best horror movie of all time. It never gets old and always manages to surprise me. Poor Linda Blair was typecast to all hell after it but she played her part perfectly.

“Blue Velvet” (1986): Well it’s no secret that David Lynch is effed up in the head and Blue Velvet surely proves that theory to be more than opinion but a universal truth. It’s best to be open-minded when watching this movie because it’s surely distinct from most other movies you will ever see. Disturbing and awkward, yes but distinct as well.

“The Hills Have Eyes” (2006): I absolutely had to include this movie on the list. I hated it more than any other movie I had seen and actually shut it off a few times. This movie takes no prisoners and the heroes are unlikely. Creepy, disgusting, violent and unbearable (if you’re into that kind of thing).

“Faces of Death” (1978): This movie has variations of creepy from eating monkey brains to cult initiations. I felt it deserved a place on the list because of the uproar it caused; being banned in 46 countries.

By Sharon Rushen

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