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    These Are The Scariest Horror Movies Ever, And TBH, We Won’t Be Able To Sleep Again

    Be very afraid.

    If your usual list of horror movies doesn't spook you anymore, we've got you covered. We asked writers and members of the BuzzFeed Community to share horror movies that they personally found so disturbing, they literally kept them up at night. Scroll to start losing sleep.

    Note: Some submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.

    1. The Last House on the Left (2009)

    2. What Lies Beneath (2000)

    3. A Serbian Film (2010)

    4. The Visit (2015)

    5. The Canal (2014)

    6. Mirrors (2008)

    7. Boogeyman (2005)

    8. Ghost Ship (2002)

    9. The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)

    10. The Babadook (2014)

    11. Apostle (2018)

    12. The Witch (2015)

    13. Us (2019)

    14. Deadgirl (2008)

    15. Scream (1996)

    16. Annabelle (2014)

    17. Mother! (2017)

    18. Thirteen Ghosts (2001)

    women looking at each other in mirror

    19. Hereditary (2018)

    woman screaming in horror

    20. The Sixth Sense (1999)

    21. Jeepers Creepers (2001)

    22. As Above, So Below (2014)

    23. Jacob's Ladder (1990)

    24. The Grudge (2004)

    woman in elevator with eyes closed

    25. The Strangers (2008)

    26. Us (2019)

    27. Martyrs (2008)

    28. Midsommar (2019)

    29. Hell House LLC (2015)

    30. Paranormal Activity (2009)

    31. Puppet Master (1989)

    Scary puppet holding a knife

    32. The Orphanage (2007)

    Scary-looking house with students outside

    33. Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (2010)

    Close-up of blurry face

    34. Baskin (2015)

    Man screaming in a mirror

    35. The Human Centipede (2009)

    Person standing next to an illustration on a screen

    36. Creep (2014)

    Close-up of man grimacing

    37. Atrocious (2010)

    Dim image of a face with a hand covering the mouth

    38. Eden Lake (2008)

    Close-up of woman on the ground

    39. México Bárbaro (2014)

    Woman with scary makeup and a cross on her forehead

    40. The Woman in Black (2012)

    A man standing against a misty backdrop

    41. The Fourth Kind (2009)

    Close-up of angry person

    42. The Conjuring (2013)

    43. Terrifier (2016)

    Scary-looking puppet sitting in a diner

    44. Piranha (2010)

    Piranhas about to attack a woman

    45. Holidays (2016)

    Person walking on a street

    46. Burnt Offerings (1976)

    Close-up of man looking upset

    47. Funny Games (1997)

    Close-up of young man

    48. The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007)

    Shadow figure under trees

    49. Cabin Fever (2016)

    50. The Evil Dead (1981)

    51. House of 1000 Corpses (2003)

    Close-up of scared woman

    52. Audition (1999)

    Woman in a room with a rotary phone in the background

    53. Cube (1997)

    Man and woman looking at each other

    54. Sinister (2012)

    Man looking anxious

    55. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

    Man holding the head of a woman with a gag in her mouth

    56. The Void (2016)

    A gloomy scene with monsters

    57. The Ring (2002)

    Close-up of woman screaming

    58. The Human Centipede 2: Full Sequence (2011)

    Slimy-looking man smiling

    59. Antichrist (2009)

    A child walking in the woods

    60. 1408 (2007)

    Man gesturing in a room

    61. Shutter (2004)

    A person lying on a dark highway

    62. Suspiria (1977)

    Anxious-looking woman

    63. Hellraiser (1987)

    64. Raw (2016)

    People wearing blood-drenched white coats

    65. Rec (2007)

    Man wearing a helmet

    66. It (1990)

    A clown reading a newspaper

    67. The Hills Have Eyes (1977)

    A person sitting amid rocks

    68. Bloody Reunion (2006)

    Close-up of scared-looking woman

    69. Silent Hill: Revelation (2012)

    "Come to SIlent Hill" in dripping paint

    70. Dark Water (2002)

    A scared-looking child whose face is partially covered

    71. Teeth (2007)

    A man touching a woman's lip

    72. Strange Circus (2005)

    Scared-looking woman

    73. The Blair Witch Project (1999)

    "The Blair Witch Project" text

    74. The Possession of Michael King (2014)

    A man sitting in the middle of a room with a camera, TV screen, and other gadgets

    75. Jeruzalem (2015)

    A woman looking serious with candles on a table behind her

    76. A Quiet Place (2018)

    A man holding his finger to his lips

    77. Fire in the Sky (1993)

    A person screaming underneath tight fabric sticking to them

    78. Candyman (1992)

    Close-up of woman looking mesmerized

    79. The Perfection (2018)

    A woman on a road and holding a machete

    80. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

    81. Grave Encounters (2011)

    A man covering the mouth of a woman

    82. Event Horizon (1997)

    Man with scars on his face

    83. Darkness Falls (2003)

    Man looking at a boy

    84. White Noise (2005)

    Close-up of man looking confused

    85. Jacob's Ladder (1990)

    Man looking serious

    86. The Exorcist (1973)

    Man looking serious

    87. Begotten (1990)

    Blurry black-and-white image of a hand

    88. Creepshow 2 (1987)

    Scary-looking person

    89. Phantasm (1979)

    Person holding a weapon

    90. The Cell (2000)

    Woman looking up

    This article contains content from Allie Hayes, Anna Kopsky, Kelly Martinez, and Angela Andaloro. It was compiled by Kelly Rissman.

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