Top Ten Horror Films

Lock your doors and turn out the lights, E! Online has come up with this list of the best Horror Films of all time.

1		The Exorcist A young girl becomes possessed by the devil and causes several violent deaths before she can be cured. Directed by William Friedkin. Starring Ellen Burstyn, Max Von Sydow, & Linda Blair. Based on the book The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty. R
2		Dawn of the Dead The corpses of the recently- dead are returning to life & attacking the living, devouring their victims. Two members of the Philadelphia S.W.A.T. team & their friends land in a shopping mall occupied by the living dead . They secure the mall through brutal battles with the creatures, but can they escape both the bandits & the zombies? Directed by George Romero. R
3		The Changeling
4		A Nightmare on Elm Street Nancy is having grisly nightmares. Meanwhile, her high school friends, who are having the very same dreams, are being slaughtered in their sleep by the hideous fiend of their shared nightmares. When the police ignore her explanation, she herself must confront the killer in his shadowy realm. Directed by Wes Craven. Starring Robert Englund. R
5		The Shining Unforgettable images of terror envelope a family isolated and snowbound in a huge resort hotel with a macabre history of violence. The caretaker's son's psychic ability (his " shining ") gives him visions of evil to come. Directed by Stanley Kubrick.  Starring Jack Nicholson & Shelley Duvall. Based on the book The Shining by Stephen King. R
6		Evil Dead The evil dead lie in wait for the one ancient incantation that will give them license to attack the living. Five vacationing college students unwittingly resurrect these demons. One by one, the students are transformed into monsters whose own thirst for revenge becomes insatiable. Directed by Sam Raimi. Starring Bruce Campbell. NR
7		The Haunting This psychological thiller tells the story of four people who come to the house to study its supernatural phenomena. Directed by Robert Wise. Starring Julie Harris & Claire Bloom. Based on the book The Haunting of Hill House by Shirely Jackson. NR
8		The Exorcist III
9		Frankenstein Dr. Frankenstein dares to tamper with life and death by creating a human monster in his laboratory but his dreams of perfection are thwarted when the monster becomes an uncontrollable beast.  Directed by James Whale. Starring Boris Karloff. Based on the book Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. NR
10		Phantasm A young teenager battles sinister otherworldly forces in an attempt to avert a supernatural plot to enslave him, his friends-- and his whole town. Directed by Don Coscarelli. Starring A. Michael Baldwin. R