SHIVERS: 22 SCARIEST HORROR FLICKS

In order to avoid arbitrary and unfair comparisons, all the movies were ranked according to how much they creeped me out, instead of their cinematic qualities. Yep, it’s all about the chills! I prioritized, however, those films capable to build really scary atmospheres, matching very perfectly the supernatural, psychological tension, suspense, mystery, cinematography and use of music (or none of it), rather than isolated scary scenes.

Paranormal Activity, for example, not even in one hundred years it will be a...