20 Scary Movies

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Hereditary

Following the death of the Leigh family matriarch, Annie and her children uncover disturbing secrets about their heritage.

The Conjuring

Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse.

The Ring

Journalist Rachel Keller investigates a strange videotape that may be behind the untimely deaths of four teenagers.

It Follows

A young woman is followed by an unknown supernatural force after a sexual encounter.

The Witch

In 1630, a farmer relocates his family to a remote plot of land on the edge of a forest where strange, unsettling things happen.

Sinister

True-crime writer Ellison Oswalt is in a slump; he hasn't had a best seller in more than 10 years and is becoming increasingly desperate for a hit.

The Babadook

A grieving single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book manifests in their home.

The Invisible Man

When Cecilia's abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax.

The Descent

After a personal tragedy, Sarah joins her friends on a caving expedition in the Appalachian Mountains.

The Shining

Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter.

[REC]

A television reporter and cameraman follow emergency workers into a dark apartment building and are quickly locked inside with something terrifying.

The Autopsy of Jane Doe

Father and son coroners receive a mysterious unidentified corpse with no apparent cause of death.

The Dark and the Wicked

On a secluded farm in a nondescript rural town, a man is slowly dying.

Smile

After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr.

A Quiet Place

A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound.