Halloween is a great time to watch spooky videos, but that doesn’t mean it’s the only time you can sit down and enjoy some creepy TV shows and movies. After all, there’s nothing better than a little scare now and then.
In this post, we’ll cover some of the best spooky movies and series ever made, whether you want to get into the spirit of Halloween or simply enjoy a Friday night scare with some friends!
The Shining
If you’re looking for a movie that will keep you up at night, this is the one. The Shining follows a struggling writer named Jack Torrance, who takes a job taking care of an empty hotel over winter while he thinks about writing his next book. After being tormented by ghosts and realizing that his writing career seems to be going nowhere, Jack takes out his feelings on his family – we’ll let you watch the movie to find out how.
American Horror Story
American Horror Story is an anthology horror drama series with each season acting as its own miniseries. That means each season follows a disparate set of characters and settings and has a different broad theme, such as witches, ghosts, haunted houses, the apocalypse, and just about any other spooky thing you can imagine!
Rosemary’s Baby
Rosemary’s Baby is a classic horror film that follows Rosemary Woodhouse (Mia Farrow), a young woman who has just moved into an apartment in New York with her husband, Guy. When she becomes pregnant and begins to suspect something sinister is happening around her, we’re taken on a journey that leads us to believe that perhaps the Devil himself is at play within the walls of their home.
Bates Motel
Bates Motel is a dark psychological thriller centering on the origin and evolution of Norman Bates, a fictional character from Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho and its three sequels.
Bates Motel follows the life of Norma Bates and her son, Norman. The series takes place in coastal Oregon, where Norman is a teenager growing up in his mother’s motel.
Scream 4
Scream 4 is a 2011 American slasher film directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson. It is the fourth installment in the Scream franchise, following Scream, Scream 2, and Scream 3. The film stars Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Emma Roberts, and David Arquette as a group of Hollywood residents who are haunted by ghosts that appear in the form of movie characters they know from watching horror films.
Alien
Alien is a 1979 sci-fi horror film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Sigourney Weaver as Ripley, the warrant officer aboard the commercial spaceship Nostromo who discovers an alien life form on board and must do battle with it. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards, including Best Art Direction-Set Decoration and Best Effects, Visual Effects, the latter of which it won.
It has been considered one of the greatest science fiction films of all time; why not watch it for yourself and see if you agree?
The Exorcist
The Exorcist is a horror film based on a novel of the same name by William Peter Blatty. The film was directed by William Friedkin, who also directed The French Connection. It tells the story of a girl who is possessed by a demon after she plays with an ouija board.
The movie was nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including Best Writing, Best Picture, Best Cinematography, and many more. Of these nominations, The Exorcist won two awards.
The film was considered one of the scariest movies ever made when it came out in 1973, but now people are more likely to watch it as an example of campy horror than as something scary in its own right.
Conclusion
While there are plenty of scary movies and TV shows to choose from, these classics will always hold a special place in our hearts.
There will always be scary movies and TV shows produced because people love to be scared. They love being on the edge of their seats or even just slightly jumpy while watching a movie. And they love it when they can share that experience with other people.