Movies to send chills up your spine this Halloween

Halloween is around the corner and it’s that time of the year when you indulge in all things spooky. There are several ways to mark this day — by dressing up in your scariest best or heading out to a party. Those who want to try something different can soak in the essence of Halloween by watching scary movies. We list some of the best...
The Conjuring 2013
Spook factor: This is the true story of renowned paranormal investigators who are called to investigate a presence in a secluded farmhouse and is about what happens when they confront a power demon.The setting itself is enough to scare you!
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The Cabin in the Woods 2012
Spook factor: When there is a remote cabin in the woods, things are bound to get creepy. This is what happens to a group of five friends who go to a deserted cabin on a weekend break.
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Insidious 2010
Spook factor: Haunted houses have spooked us for years, but this movie gives a new twist to the plot. Insidious is about what happens to a family that moves into an old house that is taken over by spirits.
Drag Me to Hell 2009
Spook factor: A malicious gypsy is refused an extension on her home loan by a loan officer. The gypsy places a curse on the officer, whose life is transformed into a living hell.
Paranormal Activity 2007
Spook factor: This found-footage flick found a new way to scare people as it looked like a real-life couple set up cameras to try and capture what was haunting them.
The Hills Have Eyes 2006
Spook factor: A family road trip goes horribly wrong when they get stuck in an atomic testing zone. The family finds out that they are not alone and that it is a breeding ground of a mutant family that is out for their blood.
The Exorcism of Emily Rose 2005
Spook factor: Said to be based on a true story, this movie is about a lawyer who looks into the negligent homicide involving a priest who performed the exorcism of a possessed 19-year-old college girl that resulted in her death.

Dawn of the Dead 2004
Spook factor: A remake of the 1978 hit, the movie is about a bunch of human survivors who are forced to live in a shopping mall as they are surrounded by zombies.
The Ring 2002
Spook factor: This psychological horror film is about how a disturbing videotape holds the power of life and death over those who view it.
Silence of the Lambs 1991
Spook factor: This crime-horror flick is about the encounter that a young FBI agent has with a cannibalistic serial killer who she meets to get him to help her nab another serial killer.
Poltergeist 1982
Spook factor: Based on the popular folklore ghost, the movie is about ghosts taking over a family’s home and abducting the younger daughter.
The Evil Dead 1981
Spook factor: The movie is based on five college students holidaying in an isolated cabin in a remote forest area. All hell breaks loose when they find an audiotape that releases demons and spirits.
Silence of the Lambs 1980
Spook factor: A frustrated writer is hired as a caretaker for an ominous hotel. He finds out that the previous caretaker went crazy and slaughtered his family. The movie is about what happens to the current caretaker, who moves in with his wife and son.

The Changeling 1980
Spook factor: Any horror film based on a true-life incident is bound to keep you up at night. The Changeling is based on the events that writer Russell Hunter experienced when he was staying in a mansion in Denver, USA, which he says was haunted.
Eyes Without A Face 1962
Spook factor: A plastic surgeon kidnaps young women and surgically removes their facial features to graft it onto his daughter whose face was mutilated in an accident. In the process, the surgeon leaves the women faceless.
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