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Frightening Horror Films

A compiled list of scary films that I don't think are suitable for children including the 90s film version of Ronald Dahl's The Witches *, shudders* enough to give anyone the creeps let alone a child.
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Nosferatu (1922)
Nosferatu (1922)
1
97%7.9
Dracula (1931)
Dracula (1931)
2
94%7.5
Frankenstein (1931)
Frankenstein (1931)
3
100%7.8
Dracula (1958)
Dracula (1958)
4
90%7.3
The Birds (1963)
The Birds (1963)
5
95%7.7
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
6
96%7.9
Asylum (1972)
Asylum (1972)
7
36%6.5
The Exorcist (1973)
The Exorcist (1973)
8
83%8.0
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
9
Vampyres (1974)
Vampyres (1974)
10
6.1
The Omen (1976)
The Omen (1976)
11
86%7.5
Carrie (1976)
Carrie (1976)
12
93%7.4
Damien: Omen II (1978)
Damien: Omen II (1978)
13
46%6.3
Halloween (1978)
Halloween (1978)
14
96%7.7
Amityville Horror (1979)
Amityville Horror (1979)
15
Friday the 13th (1980)
Friday the 13th (1980)
16
63%6.4
American Werewolf in London (1981)
American Werewolf in London (1981)
17
Possession (1981)
Possession (1981)
18
88%7.4
Halloween 3: Season of the Witch (1982)
Halloween 3: Season of the Witch (1982)
19
Poltergeist (1982)
Poltergeist (1982)
20
87%7.3
Fright Night (1985)
Fright Night (1985)
21
92%7.1
Night of the Creeps (1986)
Night of the Creeps (1986)
22
74%6.8
The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
23
77%6.6
The Lost Boys (1987)
The Lost Boys (1987)
24
77%7.3
Hellraiser (1987)
Hellraiser (1987)
25
72%7.0
Beetlejuice (1988)
Beetlejuice (1988)
26
85%7.5
Fright Night Part 2 (1988)
Fright Night Part 2 (1988)
27
36%5.9
Night of the Demons (1988)
Night of the Demons (1988)
28
36%6.1
Child's Play (1988)
Child's Play (1988)
29
71%6.6
Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)
Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)
30
50%6.5
The Burbs (1989)
The Burbs (1989)
31
Pet Sematary (1989)
Pet Sematary (1989)
32
51%6.6
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (1989)
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (1989)
33
6.0
Frankenhooker (1990)
Frankenhooker (1990)
34
57%6.2
It (1990)
It (1990)
35
68%6.8
Arachnophobia (1990)
Arachnophobia (1990)
36
93%6.4
Night of the Living Dead (1990)
Night of the Living Dead (1990)
37
65%6.9
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
38
36%5.7
Death Becomes Her (1992)
Death Becomes Her (1992)
39
43%6.6
Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)
Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)
40
42%5.5
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