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1. The Conjuring (2013)
Ed Warren and Lorraine Warren are paranormal investigators who work with an evil spirit terrorizing a family in their farmhouse.
Storyline:
Carolyn and Roger Perron move to a dilapidated Rhode Island farmhouse, causing terror. Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren discover a satanic apparition requiring spiritual and technical skills.
Director: James Wan
Writers: Chad Hayes
Carey W. Hayes
Stars: Patrick Wilson
Vera Farmiga
Ron Livingston
Country of origin: United States
Languages: English
Latin
Also known as The Warren Files
Filming locations: North Carolina, USA
Production companies: New Line Cinema
The Safran Company
Evergreen Media Group
Runtime: 1 hour 52 minutes
Cast:
Patrick Wilson is Ed Warren
Vera Farmiga is Lorraine Warren
Ron Livingston is Roger Perron
Lili Taylor is Carolyn Perron
Shanley Caswell is Andrea
Hayley McFarland is Nancy
Joey King is Christine
Mackenzie Foy is Cindy
Kyla Deaver in April
Shannon Kook is Drew
John Brotherton is Brad
Sterling Jerins is Judy Warren
Marion Guyot is Georgiana
Morganna Bridgers is Debbie
Amy Tipton is Camilla
Kymoura Kennedy is Student 1
Sean Flynn is Student 2
Ashley White is a Female Student
Box office:
Budget:$20,000,000,Gross US & Canada:$137,446,368,Opening weekend US & Canada:$41,855,326(Jul 21, 2013),Gross worldwide:$320,415,166.
2. Psycho (1960)
A Phoenix secretary steals $40,000 from her employer’s client and flees to a remote motel run by a man under his mother’s control.
Storyline:
Marion Crane, frustrated with her life and alimony payments, receives 40,000 dollars to start a new life but is caught in a storm and stays at Bates Motel.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Writers: Joseph Stefano
Robert Bloch
Stars: Anthony Perkins
Janet Leigh
Vera Miles
Release date: September 8, 1960 (United States)
Country of origin: United States
Language: English
Also known as Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho
Filming locations: Psycho House, Backlot, Universal Studios – 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
Production company: Shamley Productions
Runtime:1 hour 49 minutes
Cast:
Anthony Perkins is Norman Bates
Janet Leigh is Marion Crane
Vera Miles is Lila Crane
John Gavin is Sam Loomis
Martin Balsam is Det. Milton Arbogast
John McIntire is Sheriff Al Chambers
Simon Oakland is Dr. Fred Richman
Frank Albertson is Tom Cassidy
Patricia Hitchcock is Caroline(as Pat Hitchcock)
Vaughn Taylor is George Lowery
Lurene Tuttle is Mrs. Chambers
John Anderson California Charlie
Mort Mills is a Highway Patrol Officer
Fletcher AllenPoliceman on Steps(uncredited)
Walter Bacon is a Church Member
Prudence Beers is an Extra
Kit Carson is Extra
Francis De Sales is Deputy District Attorney Alan Deats
Box office:
Budget:$806,947,Gross US & Canada:$32,000,000,Gross worldwide:$32,060,008
3 . A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Nancy Thompson, a teenager, uncovers her parents’ hidden truth after being targeted by a killer in their dreams, who will kill them in reality if they die.
Storyline:
Nancy Thompson, a teenager, uncovers her parents’ hidden truth after being targeted by a killer in their dreams, who will kill them in reality if they die.
Director: Wes Craven
Writer: Wes Craven
Stars: Heather Langenkamp
Johnny Depp
Robert Englund
Release date: November 16, 1984 (United States)
Country of origin: United States
Language: English
Also known as Nightmare on Elm Street
Filming locations: 419 N, Genesee Avenue, California,usa
Production companies: New Line Cinema
Media Home Entertainment
Smart Egg Pictures
Runtime: 1 hour 31 minutes
Cast:
Either Langenkamp is Nancy Thompson
Johnny Depp is Glen Lantz
Robert Englund is Fred Krueger
John Saxon is Lt. Thompson
Ronee Blakley is Marge Thompson
Amanda Wyss is Tina Gray
Jsu Garcia is Rod Lane(as Nick Corri)
Charles Fleischer is a Dr. King
Joseph Whipp is Sgt. Parker
Lin Shaye is a teacher.
Joe Unger is Sgt. Garcia
Mimi Craven is a Nurse(as Mimi Meyer-Craven)
Jack Shea is the Minister
Ed Call is Mr. Lantz
Sandy Lipton is Mrs. Lantz
David Andrews is a Foreman
Jeff Levine is a Coroner(as Jeffrey Levine)
Donna Woodrum is Tina’s Mom
Box office:
Budget: $1,800,000 ,Gross US & Canada: $25,624,448Opening weekend US & Canada:$1,271,000(November 11, 1984)Gross worldwide:$25,692,844
4.The Shining (1980)
A family visits an isolated hotel in winter, with the father being influenced by a sinister force and the son observing past and future horrors.
Storyline:
Jack Torrance, a recovering alcoholic, brings his wife Wendy and son Danny to Colorado, where he faces writer’s blocks and is captivated by strange occurrences and snowstorms.
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Writers: Stephen King
Stanley Kubrick
Diane Johnson
Stars: Jack Nicholson
Shelley Duvall
Danny Lloyd
Release date: June 13, 1980 (United States)
Countries of origin: United Kingdom
United States
Language: English
Filming locations: Timberline Lodge, Mount Hood, Oregon, USA
Production companies: Warner Bros.
Hawk Films
Peregrine
Runtime: 2 hours 26 minutes
Cast:
Jack Nicholson is Jack Torrance
Shelley Duvall is Wendy Torrance
Danny Lloyd is Danny
Scatman Crothers is Hallorann
Barry Nelson is Ullman
Philip Stone is Grady
Joe Turkel is Lloyd
Anne Jackson is a Doctor
Tony Burton is Durkin
Lia Beldam is a Young Woman in Bath
Billie Gibson is Old Woman in Bath
Barry Dennen is Watson
David Baxt is Forest Ranger 1
Manning Redwood is Forest Ranger 2
Lisa Burns is Grady’s Daughter
Louise Burns is Grady’s Daughter
Robin Pappas is a Nurse
Alison Coleridge is the Secretary
Box office:
Budget:$19,000,000,Gross US & Canada:$45,634,352,Opening weekend US & Canada:$622,337(May 26, 1980), Gross worldwide:$47,331,712
5. Get Out (2017)
A young African-American’s visit to his white girlfriend’s parents intensifies his unease about their treatment of him.
Storyline:
Chris and Rose visit Rose’s parents, initially interpreting their accommodating behavior as a nervous attempt to manage her interracial relationship, but discover a surprising truth.
Director: Jordan Peele
Writer: Jordan Peele
Stars: Daniel Kaluuya
Allison Williams
Bradley Whitford
Release date: February 24, 2017 (United States)
Countries of origin: United States
Japan
Languages: English
Swahili
Also known as: Trốn Thoát
Filming locations: Fairhope, Alabama, USA
Production companies: Universal Pictures
Blumhouse Productions
QC Entertainment
Runtime: 1 hour 44 minutes
Cast:
Daniel Kaluuya is Chris Washington
Allison Williams is Rose Armitage
Bradley Whitford is Dean Armitage
Catherine Keener is Missy Armitage
Caleb Landry Jones is Jeremy Armitage
Marcus Henderson is Walter
Betty Gabriel is Georgina
LaKeith Stanfield is Andre Logan King
Stephen Root is Jim Hudson
Lil Rel Howery is Rod Williams
Ashley LeConte Campbell is a Deets
John Wilmot is Gordon Greene
Caren L. Larkey is Emily Greene(as Caren Larkey)
Julie Ann Jones is April Dray(as Julie Ann Doan)
Rutherford Cravens is Parker Dray
Geraldine Singer is Philomena King
Yasuhiko Oyama is Hiroki Tanaka
Richard Herd is Roman Armitage
Box office:
Budget:$4,500,000 ,Gross US & Canada:$176,196,665,Opening weekend US & Canada:$33,377,060(Feb 26, 2017)Gross worldwide:$255,751,443
6. Halloween (1978)
Michael Myers, 15 years after his 1963 Halloween murder, escapes a mental institution and returns to Haddonfield, Illinois, where he plans to commit another murder.
Storyline:
In 1963, Judith Myers, institutionalized for 15 years, is murdered by a 6-year-old boy, Michael, on Lampkin Lane. Dr. Loomis predicted Michael’s return in 1978.
Director: John Carpenter
Writers: John Carpenter
Debra Hill
Stars: Donald Pleasence
Jamie Lee Curtis
Tony Moran
Release date: October 27, 1978 (United States)
Country of origin: United States
Language: English
Also known as He Came Home for Halloween
Filming locations:1537 Orange Grove Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies: Compass International Pictures
Falcon International Pictures
Falcon International Productions
Cast:
Donald Pleasence is Loomis
Jamie Lee Curtis is Laurie
Tony Moran is Michael Myers (Age 23)
Nancy Kyes is Annie(as Nancy Loomis)
P.J. Soles is Lynda(as P J Soles)
Charles Cyphers is Brackett
Kyle Richards is Lindsey
Brian Andrews is Tommy
John Michael Graham is Bob
Nancy Stephens in Marion
Arthur Malet is Graveyard Keeper
Mickey Yablans is Richie
Brent Le Page is Lonnie
Adam Hollander is Keith
Robert Phalen is Dr. Wynn
Will Sandin is Michael Myers (Age 6)
Sandy Johnson is Judith Myers
David Kyle is a Boyfriend
Box office:
Budget:$325,000 ,Gross US & Canada:$47,160,000,Gross worldwide:$47,160,342
7. IT (2017)
A group of bullied children banded together in the summer of 1989 to defeat a monster that posed as a clown and preyed on the kids of Derry, the small Maine town.
Storyline:
Seven children from Derry’s ‘The Barrens’ are haunted by a clown and determined to kill it, causing local children to disappear.
Director: Andy Muschietti
Writers: Chase Palmer
Cary Joji Fukunaga
Gary Dauberman
Stars: Bill Skarsgård
Jaeden Martell
Finn Wolfhard
Release date: September 8, 2017 (United States)
Countries of origin: United States
Canada
Languages: English
Hebrew
Also known as It: Chapter One
Filming locations: Bangor, Maine, USA
Production companies: New Line Cinema
RatPac-Dune Entertainment
Vertigo Entertainment
Runtime: 2 hours 15 minutes
Cast:
Bill Skarsgård is Pennywise
Jaeden Martell is Bill Denbrough(as Jaeden Lieberher)
Finn Wolfhard is Richie Tozier
Sophia Lillis is Beverly Marsh
Jeremy Ray Taylor is Ben Hanscom
Chosen Jacobs is Mike Hanlon
Jack Dylan Grazer is Eddie Kaspbrak
Wyatt Oleff is Stanley Uris
Nicholas Hamilton is Henry Bowers
Jake Sim is Belch Huggins
Logan Thompson is Victor Criss
Owen Teague is Patrick Hockstetter
Jackson Robert Scott is Georgie Denbrough
Stephen Bogaert is Mr. Marsh
Stuart Hughes is Officer Bowers
Geoffrey Pounsett is Zach Denbrough
Pip Dwyer is Sharon Denbrough
Molly Atkinson is Sonia Kaspbrak(as Molly Jane Atkinson)
Box office:
Budget:$35,000,000 ,Gross US & Canada:$328,874,981,Opening weekend US & Canada:$123,403,419(September 10, 2017)Gross worldwide:$704,242,888
8. The Exorcist (1973)
Two Catholic priests are called in to help save the life of a young girl who is being possessed by an unknown entity.
Storyline:
A visiting actress observes her daughter’s dangers change, a young priest questions faith amid his mother’s terminal illness, and an elderly priest confronts an old demon enemy.
Director: William Friedkin
Writer: William Peter Blatty
Stars: Ellen Burstyn
Max von Sydow
Release date: December 26, 1973 (United States)
Country of origin: United States
Languages: English
Latin
Greek
French
German
Arabic
Kurdish
Filming locations: Mosul, Iraq
Production companies: Warner Bros.
Hoya Productions
Linda Blair
Runtime: 2 hours 2 minutes
Cast:
Ellen Burstyn is Chris MacNeil
Max von Sydow is Father Merrin
Linda Blair is Regan
Lee J. Cobb is Lt. Kinderman
Kitty Winn is Sharon
Jack MacGowran is Burke Dennings
Jason Miller is Father Karras
William O’Malley is Father Dyer(as Reverend William O’Malley S.J.)
Barton Heyman is Dr. Klein
Peter Masterson is Dr. Barringer’s clinic Director(as Pete Masterson)
Rudolf Schündler is Karl
Gina Petrushka is Willi
Robert Symonds is Dr. Taney
Arthur Storch is a Psychiatrist
Thomas Bermingham is Tom – President of the University(as Reverend Thomas Bermingham S.J.)
Vasiliki Maliaros is Karras’ Mother
Titos Vandis is Karras’ Uncle
John Mahon is the Language Lab Director
Box office:
Budget:$11,000,000 ,Gross US & Canada:$233,005,644,Opening weekend US & Canada:$8,175,666(September 24, 2000)Gross worldwide:$441,306,145
9. Silence of the Lambs (1991)
A convicted and intelligent monster killer must help a young F.B.I. cadet uncover the activities of another serial killer—a crazy person who skins his victims.
Storyline:
F.B.I. trainee Clarice Starling uses Dr. Hannibal Lecter’s expertise to solve a serial murder case involving “Buffalo Bill,” with Dr. Frederick Chilton potentially playing a role.
Director: Jonathan Demme
Writers: Thomas Harris
Ted Tally
Stars: Jodie Foster
Anthony Hopkins
Scott Glenn
Release date: February 14, 1991 (United States)
Country of origin: United States
Languages: English
Latin
Also known as Silence of the Lambs
Filming locations: Bimini Airport, Bimini island
Production companies: Strong Heart/Demme Production
Orion Pictures
Runtime: 1 hour 58 minutes
Cast:
Jodie Foster is Clarice Starling
Anthony Hopkins is Dr. Hannibal Lecter
Scott Glenn is Jack Crawford
Ted Levine is James Gumb
Anthony Heald is Dr. Frederick Chilton
Brooke Smith is Catherine Martin
Diane Baker is Senator Ruth Martin
Kasi Lemmons is Ardelia Mapp
Charles Napier is Lt. Boyle
Tracey Walter is Lamar
Roger Corman is F.B.I. Director Hayden Burke
Ron Vawter is Paul Krendler
Danny Darst is Sgt. Tate
Jeffrie Lane is Clarice’s Father
Frankie Faison is Barney
Paul Lazar is Dr. Pilcher
Dan Butler is Roden
Chris Isaak is SWAT Commander
Box office:
Budget:$19,000,000 ,Gross US & Canada:$130,742,922,Opening weekend U.S. & Canada:$13,766,814(February 18, 1991)Gross worldwide:$272,742,922
10. The Babadook (2014)
The Babadook (2014)
When an eerie book for children, “Mister Babadook,” manifests itself in their home, a single mother and her young child are plunged into paranoia.
Storyline:
Amelia, six years after her husband’s death, struggles to love her son Samuel, who becomes out of control due to nightmares about a monster. Amelia must medicate him but soon realizes Samuel’s warnings about a sinister force are real.
Director: Jennifer Kent
Writer: Jennifer Kent
Stars: Essie Davis
Noah Wiseman
Daniel Henshall
Release date: November 28, 2014 (United States)
Countries of origin1: Australia
Canada
Language: English
Also known asSách Ma
Filming locations: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Production companies: Screen Australia
Causeway Films
The South Australian Film Corporation
Runtime: 1 hour 34 minutes
Cast:
Essie Davis is Amelia Vanek
Noah Wiseman is Samuel
Daniel Henshall is Robbie
Hayley McElhinney is Claire
Barbara West is Mrs. Roach
Ben Winspear is Oskar
Chloe Hurn is Ruby
Jacquy Phillips is Beverly(as Jacqy Phillips)
Bridget Walters is Norma
Annie Batten is Old Woman in Corridor
Tony Mack is the Principal
Carmel Johnson is a Teacher
Tiffany Lyndall-Knight is Supermarket Mum(as Tiffany Lyndall Knight)
Lucy Hong is Supermarket Little Girl
Sophie Riggs is Checkout Chick
Lotte Crawford is Kissing Woman
Chris Roberts is Kissing Man
Terence Crawford is a Doctor
Box office:
Budget: $2,000,000 ,Gross US & Canada:$964,413,Opening weekend US & Canada$30,007(November 30, 2014)Gross worldwide:$10,493,882
Conclusion:
A combination of atmospheric cinematography, haunting sound effects, and the timing of jump scares contributed to a general sense of unease. The story unfolded in a way that kept the audience guessing and amplified the feeling of unease. The characters’ fears and demons add depth to the plot and increase the emotional impact. The audience became emotionally involved in the characters’ fates as the top-10 horror movies unfolded. This made the terror even more palpable.