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Rainy Day Horror Movies You Can Watch Again And Again

Updated October 28, 2019 7.0k votes 421 voters 6.3k views35 items

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Halloween is a time for parties, pumpkins, and scares galore. While there are fun rituals that accompany the holiday, including eating heaps of candy and donning colorful costumes, Halloween is synonymous with terror and the paranormal. There's no better time than Halloween to catch up on some classic horror films.

There's nothing quite like sitting inside on a rainy day and enjoying a scary movie marathon while munching on fun-size snacks. But anyone can throw on a great horror film - it takes a true movie connoisseur to choose just the right one. These movies aren't necessarily the all-time scariest films with the most iconic characters, but they are creepy classics that only get better with repeat viewings.

Make sure to vote for the horror films you can't live without. It doesn't matter if they're shamelessly pulpy, cheesy, or childish - no one will judge you this Halloween.

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Halloween
Jamie Lee Curtis, Kyle Richards
Released: 1978
Directed by: John Carpenter
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A Nightmare on Elm Street
Johnny Depp, Robert Englund
Released: 1984
Directed by: Wes Craven
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The Silence of the Lambs
Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins
Released: 1991
Directed by: Jonathan Demme
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Friday the 13th
Kevin Bacon, Tom Savini
Released: 1980
Directed by: Sean S. Cunningham
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Poltergeist
Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams
Released: 1982
Directed by: Tobe Hooper
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The Lost Boys
Kiefer Sutherland, Corey Feldman
Released: 1987
Directed by: Joel Schumacher
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The Exorcist
Max von Sydow, Ellen Burstyn
Released: 1973
Directed by: William Friedkin
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Jaws
Steven Spielberg, Richard Dreyfuss
Released: 1975
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
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The Thing
Kurt Russell, Keith David
Released: 1982
Directed by: John Carpenter
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Scream
Drew Barrymore, Rose McGowan
Released: 1996
Directed by: Wes Craven
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The Conjuring
Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson
Released: 2013
Directed by: James Wan
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Psycho
Alfred Hitchcock, Janet Leigh
Released: 1960
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
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Night of the Living Dead
George A. Romero, Duane Jones
Released: 1968
Directed by: George A. Romero
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Final Destination
Ali Larter, Seann William Scott
Released: 2000
Directed by: James Wong
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Child's Play
Brad Dourif, Catherine Hicks
Released: 1988
Directed by: Tom Holland
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Jeepers Creepers
Justin Long, Eileen Brennan
Released: 2001
Directed by: Victor Salva
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An American Werewolf in London
Jenny Agutter, Frank Oz
Released: 1981
Directed by: John Landis
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Saw
Danny Glover, Monica Potter
Released: 2004
Directed by: James Wan
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The Cabin in the Woods
Chris Hemsworth, Sigourney Weaver
Released: 2012
Directed by: Drew Goddard
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Evil Dead II
Bruce Campbell, Kassie DePaiva
Released: 1987
Directed by: Sam Raimi
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Susan Sarandon, Tim Curry
Released: 1975
Directed by: Jim Sharman
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Trick 'r Treat
Anna Paquin, Leslie Bibb
Released: 2007
Directed by: Michael Dougherty
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Crawl
Kaya Scodelario, Barry Pepper
Released: 2019
Directed by: Alexandre Aja
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Drag Me to Hell
Octavia Spencer, Justin Long
Released: 2009
Directed by: Sam Raimi
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Paranormal Activity
Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat
Released: 2007
Directed by: Oren Peli
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