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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. Nope (2022)

    2. Mother! (2017)

    3. Thirteen Ghosts (2001)

    women looking at each other in mirror

    4. Hereditary (2018)

    woman screaming in horror

    5. The Sixth Sense (1999)

    6. Jeepers Creepers (2001)

    7. As Above, So Below (2014)

    8. Jacob's Ladder (1990)

    9. The Grudge (2004)

    woman in elevator with eyes closed

    10. The Strangers (2008)

    11. Us (2019)

    12. Martyrs (2008)

    13. Midsommar (2019)

    14. Hell House LLC (2015)

    15. Paranormal Activity (2009)

    16. Puppet Master (1989)

    Scary puppet holding a knife

    17. The Orphanage (2007)

    Scary-looking house with students outside

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

    Close-up of blurry face

    19. Baskin (2015)

    Man screaming in a mirror

    20. The Human Centipede (2009)

    Person standing next to an illustration on a screen

    21. Creep (2014)

    Close-up of man grimacing

    22. Atrocious (2010)

    Dim image of a face with a hand covering the mouth

    23. Eden Lake (2008)

    Close-up of woman on the ground

    24. México Bárbaro (2014)

    Woman with scary makeup and a cross on her forehead

    25. The Woman in Black (2012)

    A man standing against a misty backdrop

    26. The Fourth Kind (2009)

    Close-up of angry person

    27. The Conjuring (2013)

    28. Terrifier (2016)

    Scary-looking puppet sitting in a diner

    29. Piranha (2010)

    Piranhas about to attack a woman

    30. Holidays (2016)

    Person walking on a street

    31. Burnt Offerings (1976)

    Close-up of man looking upset

    32. Funny Games (1997)

    Close-up of young man

    33. The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007)

    Shadow figure under trees

    34. Cabin Fever (2016)

    35. The Evil Dead (1981)

    36. House of 1000 Corpses (2003)

    Close-up of scared woman

    37. Audition (1999)

    Woman in a room with a rotary phone in the background

    38. Cube (1997)

    Man and woman looking at each other

    39. Sinister (2012)

    Man looking anxious

    40. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

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

    41. The Void (2016)

    A gloomy scene with monsters

    42. The Ring (2002)

    Close-up of woman screaming

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

    Slimy-looking man smiling

    44. Antichrist (2009)

    A child walking in the woods

    45. 1408 (2007)

    Man gesturing in a room

    46. Shutter (2004)

    A person lying on a dark highway

    47. Suspiria (1977)

    Anxious-looking woman

    48. Hellraiser (1987)

    49. Raw (2016)

    People wearing blood-drenched white coats

    50. Rec (2007)

    Man wearing a helmet

    51. It (1990)

    A clown reading a newspaper

    52. The Hills Have Eyes (1977)

    A person sitting amid rocks

    53. Bloody Reunion (2006)

    Close-up of scared-looking woman

    54. Silent Hill: Revelation (2012)

    "Come to SIlent Hill" in dripping paint

    55. Dark Water (2002)

    A scared-looking child whose face is partially covered

    56. Teeth (2007)

    A man touching a woman's lip

    57. Strange Circus (2005)

    Scared-looking woman

    58. The Blair Witch Project (1999)

    "The Blair Witch Project" text

    59. The Possession of Michael King (2014)

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

    60. Jeruzalem (2015)

    A woman looking serious with candles on a table behind her

    61. A Quiet Place (2018)

    A man holding his finger to his lips

    62. Fire in the Sky (1993)

    A person screaming underneath tight fabric sticking to them

    63. Candyman (1992)

    Close-up of woman looking mesmerized

    64. The Perfection (2018)

    A woman on a road and holding a machete

    65. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

    66. Grave Encounters (2011)

    A man covering the mouth of a woman

    67. Event Horizon (1997)

    Man with scars on his face

    68. Darkness Falls (2003)

    Man looking at a boy

    69. White Noise (2005)

    Close-up of man looking confused

    70. Jacob's Ladder (1990)

    Man looking serious

    71. The Exorcist (1973)

    Man looking serious

    72. Begotten (1990)

    Blurry black-and-white image of a hand

    73. Creepshow 2 (1987)

    Scary-looking person

    74. Phantasm (1979)

    Person holding a weapon

    75. The Cell (2000)

    Woman looking up

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