Top Ten Scariest Movies of All Times

Halloween is right around the corner. This is the time of year for ghosts and ghoblins, witches and monsters, and anything else scary. Many Halloween costumes are based on a scary theme, and so often one of the prizes at Halloween costume party contests is for scariest costume.

What is it about us wanting to get scared, especially around the time of Halloween? Does it get our blood pumping? Is it something for thrill-seekers? Whatever the reason, people love to be scared, and to watch scary movies. Around Halloween, even more people have the desire to watch something really scary.

The next question is, what gets you scared? Is it a movie about dracula and werewolves? Is it a movie about witches? Do you like movies with lots of blood?

For me, the scariest movies are ones that give a psychological thrill. It's not just about people being slayed, or lots of blood and gore. I find the scariest movies to be the ones that really haunt your soul, and get to the core of your being.

To be scary, a movie has to have suspension of disbelief. This means, it has to seem real in order for it to be believable, and for you to think it's real and not just a movie. The reason many horror movies don't scare me is because they don't really attain suspension of disbelief. For example, when watching Resident Evil, where humans are transformed into something else, I don't find this believable. There's no way this would really happen. So, anything that happens in the movie isn't scary. When people come back from the dead in movies like "Night of the Living Dead," I don't believe this so I don't get scared.

So what are my choices for the top ten scariest movies of all time?