Movies that Go Bump in the Night:

We've all been there, flipping through the channels late at night when we happen upon a scary movie. You don't want to watch, because you know the tension will keep you up or you're just a little twisted, like myself, and you don't mind a few nightmares. However, there is just something captivating about it that either keeps you from changing the channel or keeps you flipping back, waiting to see what happens next. Maybe its the quickening pulse or maybe its just some primal need to be scared, but horror movies are just one of those guilty pleasures that we like to say we can deny, but more often than not just can't bring ourselves to.

With Halloween around the corner, that inner most desire is starting to flourish in us all. Here's a list of quality horror movies to help sate that desire:

In The Mouth Of Madness
Sure, John Carpenter's adaptation of this H.P. Lovecraft novel won't get published on many people's lists as one of the best horror movies ever made, but it deserves a view when you're looking for something creepy to watch with the lights off. The story of Sutter Cane, a recluse author in the mold of Stephen King, who is on the verge of publishing his greatest work to date. When his book is late, his publisher and a hired insurance investigator go looking for Cane, only to be lead to Hobb's End, a fictitious town of Cane's own creation, where everyone is a prisoner of an underlying evil. Lots of subtle imagery and site scares pace this film and keep the viewer on the edge of their seats.

The Shining
Sure, Stephen King himself was never truly happy with Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of the bestselling novel, to the point where King eventually remade it for TV, but fans have long loved this film. Jack Nicholson's over the top performance as Jack Torrance was incredible, as he deliciously depicts the slow, but steady change from father to complete psychopath. However, the true star of this film was not Nicholson, or even an underrated Shelly Duvall, but the set itself with its dark colors and twisting hallways, making the viewers feel like they themselves were riding the big wheel through the Overlook. Come play this movie...forever.