50 Scariest Movies, As Proved By Science

I think we can all agree that the threshold of getting scared varies greatly with each individual. To some, an itsy bitsy spider is as scary as Lucifer himself, while others might find the aforementioned lord of darkness a harmless kitten. The same applies to watching movies - some might find the suspense and the plot twists in the Miss Marple series too much, thank you, while others might be able to watch Sinister without covering their eyes with their hands, not even once. Not. Even. Once. So, that proves to us that we, the viewers are different, but is there an actual way to figure out which movie is truly the scariest? Glad you asked for there is definitely a way to scientifically measure the level of the scariness of each horror movie! And the way they are ranked in this list, dedicated to the scariest movies ever, is based exactly on that. 

Let’s go back a bit to the part where we said ‘scientific measure’ and clear the air about it. In 2020, a UK broadband company started doing research to figure out the truly scariest movies ever. How do they do it? Well, first of all, they hand-pick their ‘victims’ who are to endure a screening of some 40 horror movies (not all at once, of course). The list of films is changed up a bit each year, and the ‘victims’ come from a fresh roster each year. Then, the people watching these scary movies are equipped with heart monitors that write down the person’s average resting heart rate, then the average while watching a certain movie, and the highest spike in BPM that it has caused. A perfectly reasonable way to measure the chills! 

So, get ready for spooks, chills, and blood-curdling stories, for the scariest movies are, as usual, just a bit further down. If you do not agree with the way they are ranked, give your favorites a vote to change it up! Also, be a good friend and share the joy of a sleepless night after watching one of these creepy movies with your friends.