Five Movies That Scared You Senseless

In the early years of Box Office Smash, management veered away from producing suspense and horror film poster campaigns. These types of films bring an entirely different arrangement of challenges to creative minds. The choice to focus on the sheer fear, suspense, or plot build in the poster of a horror movie can alter box office sales drastically. Whereas, other films reel in movie lovers through the promise of action, love, comedy etc. horror films have just that - horror. But, BOS finally took the plunge into this elusive genre with the 1982 film Poltergeist. The poster was so wildly popular, BOS finally arranged for a horror genre to be introduced as a department.

My grandfather was the mastermind behind the poster himself, and it was one of my mother's favorite horror movies. Considering this, I watched Poltergeist at a young age and it scared me enough I was not able to sleep in my own bed for weeks. So, with October and my first encounter with a horror film in mind, I would like to dedicate this blog post to the top five movies that scared me senseless growing up.  With the help of our friends at Rotten Tomatoes, I'll provide you with a second opinion on the general quality of the movies as well.

Number One: Poltergeist

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Poltergeist

Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 88%

The film revolves around a normal family whose house is built on a Native American burial ground and the spirits become upset.

Number Two: When a Stranger Calls

Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 9%

A babysitter is left alone with the kids in a house in a remote location. A stranger calls.

Number Three: The Fourth Kind

Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 19%

The Fourth Kind follows a psychotherapist’s videotaped sessions with her patients that offer the most compelling evidence of alien abduction ever documented.

Number Four: Misery 

Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 89%

A writer is in a car accident, and thankfully the person who rescues him turns out to be a former nurse ... and huge fan.

Number Five: Sinister

Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 62%

A true crime novelist who discovers a box of mysterious, disturbing home movies that plunge his family into a nightmarish experience of supernatural horror.

These films are not organized weighing one film more frightening than another because each held their own significance when I first viewed them.  As movie lovers yourself, I hope that you will be able to revisit at least one of these films this October season.  Follow the link in each movie title for a Rotten Tomatoes' review. Don't take them personal - they mean well.