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40 Not-So-Scary Horror Movies for Those Easing Into the Genre (Collider)

It's no secret that horror movies are not for everyone. Many find horror movies to be too much to handle, especially if they scare easily. And that's okay! Everyone is different, after all. However, whether it's through some morbid curiosity or the fear of missing out, some movie-goers with a strictly non-horror watchlist may wish to give the genre and some scary movies a try. But diving straight into the deep end is unwise, as that can turn them off horror for good. Luckily, some mild horror movies are perfect for anyone who wants to start first in the shallow end.
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House (1977)
House (1977)
1
Eraserhead (1977)
Eraserhead (1977)
2
90%7.4
The Mist (2007)
The Mist (2007)
3
72%7.1
The Birds (1963)
The Birds (1963)
4
95%7.7
Trench 11 (2017)
Trench 11 (2017)
5
92%5.4
American Psycho (2000)
American Psycho (2000)
6
69%7.6
Gremlins (1984)
Gremlins (1984)
7
85%7.3
Frankenstein (1931)
Frankenstein (1931)
8
100%7.8
Saw (2004)
Saw (2004)
9
51%7.6
Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922)
Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922)
10
Jaws (1975)
Jaws (1975)
11
98%8.0
Zombieland (2009)
Zombieland (2009)
12
89%7.6
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
13
96%8.6
Poltergeist (1982)
Poltergeist (1982)
14
87%7.3
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
15
96%7.9
The Fog (1980)
The Fog (1980)
16
75%6.8
The Others (2001)
The Others (2001)
17
84%7.6
Happy Death Day (2017)
Happy Death Day (2017)
18
71%6.6
Get Out (2017)
Get Out (2017)
19
98%7.7
The Exorcist (1973)
The Exorcist (1973)
20
83%8.0
A Quiet Place (2018)
A Quiet Place (2018)
21
96%7.5
The Sixth Sense (1999)
The Sixth Sense (1999)
22
86%8.1
The Ring (2002)
The Ring (2002)
23
71%7.1
The Black Phone (2021)
The Black Phone (2021)
24
100%7.7
Alien (1979)
Alien (1979)
25
98%8.4
The Menu (2022)
The Menu (2022)
26
89%7.5
Triangle (2009)
Triangle (2009)
27
80%6.9
It Follows (2014)
It Follows (2014)
28
Us (2019)
Us (2019)
29
93%6.8
Cloverfield (2008)
Cloverfield (2008)
30
78%7.0
The Witch (2015)
The Witch (2015)
31
Army of Darkness (1992)
Army of Darkness (1992)
32
73%7.5
Hush (2016)
Hush (2016)
33
93%6.6
Annihilation (2018)
Annihilation (2018)
34
88%6.8
Dracula (1931)
Dracula (1931)
35
94%7.5
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
36
86%6.5
Crimson Peak (2015)
Crimson Peak (2015)
37
72%6.5
Midsommar (2019)
Midsommar (2019)
38
83%7.1
Ready or Not (2019)
Ready or Not (2019)
39
88%6.9
Child's Play (1988)
Child's Play (1988)
40
71%6.6
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