By Lillian Liebke
Horror movies have been loved by many for decades, but what really makes a horror movie “scary?” Most scary movies will at least make you a little uncomfortable, but which movies really pushed the limits? These three movies are the most gruesome and unnerving movies ever made. Spoilers ahead!
The third scariest movie is Hush. Hush is about a deaf writer who lives by herself in a house in the middle of the woods. While at home in the middle of writing her first professional book, the main character is met with a picture of her taken inside the house sent to her computer. The movie quickly turns south when she realizes that someone has broken into her house, and she now has to defend herself against this attacker. The character being deaf gives the movie such a darker feel, as she uses her other senses to defend herself from getting murdered.
The second scariest movie is Midsommer. Midsommer is about a girl who’s parents and sister all die in the same accident, so she goes on a vacation with her boyfriend and two of their friends. They go on vacation to this remote spot where a small community lives, but they soon find out that the small community they are living with is a cult. The whole film is unnerving as we see the insides of the cult and the rituals that they partake in. From suicide to giant reproduction barns, we see the inside of a dystopian society that is not that far from previous historical situations.
The top scariest movie is Hereditary. Heredity is about a family of four who live a very normal life. The teenage son and young daughter go to a party and are enjoying themselves, when the daughter starts to have an allergic reaction. While on their way to the hospital, the daughter sticks her head out the window so she could get some more air, and ends up hitting her head on a telephone pole. The daughter’s head comes clean off and is left for the parents to find in the street the next morning. Not only do we have to see this family grieve the terrible death of the youngest daughter, but throughout the movie more is revealed about the family and their ancestors’ history which leads up to one of the biggest plot twists in movie history.
Out of all the scary movies, Heredity, Midsommer, and Hush beat them all. These movies use numerous cinematic techniques and settings to set an uncomfortable tone for the viewer, and the gruesome visuals really push it over the line.