Slowing, but surely, Halloween is creeping up on us.
Ghosts, ghouls and gore – for decades the cinema world has been shocking and scaring audiences out of their wits with a host of creature features, slasher icons and paranormal entities – and yet still cinema goers keep coming back for more!
With a new Scream movie on the horizon and Michael Myers’ return in Halloween Kills, there can be little denying that horror movies are still a huge part of the film world, but which film is your favourite all time horror classic?
To find out what the United Kingdom’s favourite horror movies are, online gaming experts CasinoGrounds analysed Google search data, internet article count and Wikipedia page views to discover once and for all what the UK’s favourite Halloween films are.
Is your favourite in the list?
5. Beetlejuice (1988)
Tim Burton's 1988 classic Beetlejuice launched the career of the likes of Wynona Ryder and is still widely adored the world over for its hilarious one liners, superb story line and, lest we forget, that dance scene. Iconic. Photo: Contributed
6. Saw (2004)
The directorial debut which set James Wan on his way to global stardom, the first Saw movie saw audiences challenged with a mix of gore and psychological horror. A straight up horror classic which will shake audiences for years to come. Photo: Creative Commons 2.0
7. The Exorcist (1974)
William Freidkin's The Exorcist supposedly provoked fainting, vomiting and heart attacks in cinemas across the US on release. Still as frightening then as it was now, the Exorcist is still written about and idolised years after release. Photo: Contributed
8. Psycho (1960)
Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho was widely considered as his masterpiece. It broke box-office records in Japan and the rest of Asia, France, Britain, South America, the United States, and Canada and is still adored today by horror fanatics worldwide. Photo: AP Photo File HO