Horror
It is a genre that seeks to elicit fear in its audience for entertainment purposes. They additionally aim to evoke viewers' nightmares, fears, revulsions and terror of the unknown or the macabre.
Frankenstein (1931)
James Whale
The film follows Henry Frankenstein, an obsessed scientist who digs up corpses with his assistant in order to assemble a living being from body parts. It stars Colin Clive, Boris Karloff, Mae Clarke, John Boles, Dwight Frye, and Edward Van Sloan.
The exorcist (1973)
William Friedkin
The film follows the demonic possession of 12-year-old Regan and her mother's attempt to rescue her through an exorcism conducted by two Roman Catholic priests.It film stars Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Lee J. Cobb, Kitty Winn, Jack MacGowran, Jason Miller and Linda Blair.
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) Wes Craven
The film concerns four teenagers living on one street in the fictitious town of Springwood, Ohio, who are invaded and killed in their dreams, and thus killed in reality, by a burnt killer with a bladed leather glove. It stars Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Robert Englund and Johnny Depp.
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) Francis Ford Coppola
In 1462, Dracula returns from a victory against the Turks to find his wife Elisabeta committed suicide after his enemies falsely reported his death. Enraged, Dracula desecrates the chapel and renounces God, declaring he will rise from the grave to avenge Elisabeta with all the powers of darkness. It stars Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins and Keanu Reeves.
Child's Play 2 (1990)
John Lafia
The film follows Charles Lee Ray (better known as Chucky) continuing his pursuit for Andy Barclay, who was placed in foster care, and transferring his soul into him after being resurrected. It stars Alex Vincent, Gerrit Graham, Jenny Agutter, Christine Elise, Brad Dourif and Adam Wylie.
Annabelle (2014)
John R. Leonetti
In Santa Monica, California, John Form, a doctor, presents his expectant wife Mia with a rare vintage porcelain doll as a gift for their first child to be placed in a collection of dolls in their daughter's nursery. It stars Annabelle Wallis, Ward Horton, and Alfre Woodard.
IT (2017)
Andres Muschietti
The film tells the story of seven children in Derry, Maine, who are terrorized by the eponymous being, only to face their own personal demons in the process. It stars Jaeden Lieberher, Bill Skarsgård, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Wyatt Oleff, Chosen Jacobs, Jack Dylan Grazer, Nicholas Hamilton, and Jackson Robert Scott.