Not everybody likes to dress up and party at Halloween. Many people in fact prefer to spend a quiet night in scaring the bejesus out of themselves with a slice of cinematic horror. So keeping with the tradition of the Halloween list we at Dominion have cobbled together a list of thirteen of our favourite scary films to keep you hiding behind the cushions this year.

‘Nosferatu' (1921)
dir: F.W. Murnau, Starring: Max Schreck

‘Dracula' (1931)
dir: Todd Browning, Starring: Bela Lugosi

‘The Bride Of Frankenstein' (1935)
dir: James Whale, Starring: Boris Karloff

‘The Curse Of Frankenstein' (1957)
dir: Terence Fisher, Starring: Peter Cushing


‘(The Horror Of) Dracula' (1958)
dir: Terence Fisher, Starring: Christopher Lee

‘The Night Of The Living Dead' (1968)
dir: George A. Romero, Starring: Duane Jones

‘Rosemary's Baby' (1968)
dir: Roman Polanski, Starring: Mia Farrow

‘The Exorcist' (1973)
dir: William Friedkin, Starring: Linda Blair

‘The Wicker Man' (1973)
dir: Robin Hardy, Starring: Christopher Lee

‘Suspiria' (1977)
dir: Dario Argento, Starring: Jessica Harper

‘Halloween' (1978)
dir: John Carpenter, Starring: Donald Pleasence

‘Hellraiser' (1987)
dir: Clive Barker, Starring: Doug Bradley

‘Let Me In' (2010)
dir: Matt Reeves, Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz

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