Entertainment Weekly crosses over to the other side with these superb, spooky films.
Theres nothing like that implacable tingle, that crawling dread, of films like these.
Where to watchParanormal Activity:Max
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Where to watchSession 9: Amazon Prime Video (to rent)
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The Frighteners (1996)
Peter Jacksons jolly horror-comedy finds an architect turned exorcist (Michael J.
Where to watchThe Frighteners: Tubi
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James Wans haunted house picture essentially birthed Blumhouses brand of inexpensive, wildly lucrative horror.
Where to watchInsidious: Peacock
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Though a few of the sequels have their merits,Amityville in SpaceandAmityville Karenremain for completists only.
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Where to watchThe Amityville Horror:Max
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Derrickson is a woefully underrated horror director, andSinisteris his crowning achievement.
Where to watchSinister:Max
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Holland treats the idea of a loony murderers spirit occupying a dolls form with an uncommon seriousness.
Where to watchChilds Play:Tubi
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Its remarkably entertaining and always rewatchable, with a few murder set pieces that will make you genuinely wince.
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Where to watchFinal Destination 2: Amazon Prime Video (to rent)
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Watching it leaves you with that unshakeable, unpleasant feeling of recalling too vividly a particularly disturbing nightmare.
Where to watchRingu: Tubi
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A wonderfully paced, brazenly old-fashioned ghost story,The Othersfeels timeless as all the best horror films do.
Where to watchThe Others: Amazon Prime Video (to rent)
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Yet as shes tormented by visions of the dead, Mun wonders if sight is worth her mental sanity.
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Where to watchThe Eye: Not available to stream
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Predictably, things dont go so well for her.
Where to watchThe Beyond: Peacock
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Where to watchJennifers Body: Tubi
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Remarkably unsettling and shockingly brutal,Talk to Meis a singular horror film that ranks among this decades finest.
With a smart utility of style and humor, the Philippous crafted a relentless modern chiller.
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Where to watchTalk to Me:Paramount+
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Argentos galvanizing picture remains a masterclass in harnessing the power of image and music to beguile an audience.
It also feels as fresh and exciting today as it did almost 50 years ago.
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Where to watchSuspiria:Xumo Play
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This is a particularly somber and understated movie, resembling domestic dramas likeOrdinary Peoplemore than traditional horror films.
Where to watchLake Mungo:Tubi
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That Collette didnt collect an Oscar nomination for this role is a stain on the Academy.
Where to watchHereditary:Amazon Prime Video (to rent)
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The Orphanage (2007)
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Whats more, its exceptionally scary.
Where to watchThe Orphanage: Amazon Prime Video (to rent)
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A thoughtful and enveloping exploration of psychosis, Lynes film remains a high-water mark in the psychological freak-out genre.
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Where to watchJacobs Ladder: Amazon Prime Video
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Where to watchThe Sixth Sense: Max
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Far from the staid paranormal horrors produced during this period,Cat Peopleis ferocious and mysterious in equal measure.
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Where to watchCat People: Amazon Prime Video (to rent)
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Polanskis picture is elegant yet abrasive, an uncommonly lovely combination.
Where to watchRosemarys Baby:Paramount+
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Poltergeisthas endured, though, because its scares are rooted in this authentic family units terror.
We feel for them, and the dissolution of their 80s American dream.
Where to watchPoltergeist: Amazon Prime Video (to rent)
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There, she encounters what else?
disembodied voices and vengeful spirits.
Nearly every film on this list has arguably drawn inspiration fromThe Innocents.
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Here, Clayton creates a masterful mood of dread and dense mystery within a rich and oddly cozy atmosphere.
Where to watchThe Innocents: Not available to stream
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Hausu (1977)
Theres no other way to describe Nobuhiko Obayashis film except for genuinely fing crazy.
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Obayashis picture is an authentically singular experience, and also a rather sweet one.
It plays like a live-action, exaggeratedly sillyStudio Ghiblimovie.
Where to watchHausu:Max
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Joined by the homes heir (Russ Tamblyn), they set about uncovering the homes insidious past.
Its one of the spookiest, and most elegant, haunted house pictures ever made.
Where to watchThe Haunting: Tubi
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Where to watchThe Shining: Max
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Theres nothing offensive or off-putting inEvil Dead II, only a merry sense of the possibilities paranormal filmmaking presents.
Where to watchEvil Dead II: Plex
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Decades have done nothing to degrade the startling force and sheer spectacle of Friedkins terrifically unsettling paranormal horror film.
Where to watchThe Exorcist: Max
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Danny Torrance (Danny Lloyd) encounters the Grady twins (Lisa and Louise Burns) inside the Overlook Hotel in ‘The Shining.'.Warner Brothers/courtesy Everett
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