Horror movies are basically scary, chilling and daunting. They are generally based on imagination of incredible happenings and mysterious events, also sometimes based on scientific experimentation and psychological statistics of eerie ideas. Most of them are made with false vision of existence of mysterious characters possessing supernatural powers or ghostly attitude.

Horror film makers try to use most of their imagination in creating the situation in horrified manner in order to make the film more frightful and interesting at the same time, since the audience find illogical events more interesting and yielding with conscious mind and zeal to destroy the demon. Hollywood is popular for production of horror movies. Horror movies are always watched and admired for their unusual presentation and special arousing effects. Let me list a few of top horror movies and brief gist about them:

Psycho

Made in 1960, was the masterpiece by Alfred Hitchcock, based on the psychological misconducts, which enhanced rousing terror that become more interesting than the revolutionary supernatural events.

The Bride of Frankenstein

Made in 1935 used the most tragic figure the monster in the history of horror movies. Its maker was forced to create a mate for the monster from old body parts and the brain of a madman. The terror prevails the show.

The Night of the Living Dead

Made in1968 by George Romero. The movie is about an android girl who dispatches her dad, is one of the most horrifying sequences with plenty of chills and thrills in the horror film history.

The Exorcist

Made by William Friedkin in the year of 1973, a horror classic where a little girl (Linda Blair) experiences a demonic presence in herself, two priests are called to throw away the demon from her body. The movie is presented with terrific special effects.

Friday the 13th

Considered to be an inauspicious date, misshapenness is expected on this particular combination of day and date. The movie is about an old camp that was shut down for some time due to murder of two counselors by an unidentified killer. The camp reopens in 1980; the inmates of the camp are victimized by an adherent wearing a hockey mask and killed one by one.

The Mummy

Made in1999, uncovers the mummy of a prince Im-ho-tep who was buried alive in Egypt 3000 years ago. The mummy become alive and escapes where starts the havoc in the realm.

Dracula

Count Dracula possessed the characteristics of a vampire, soon after his attack, his victim turned insane. The movie is a horror classic with many haunting images and more like a silent film.

The Evil Dead

The horror is created by the use of an audiotape; if the tape is played, the listener faces spiteful consequences. Whoever listened to the recording in the tape turned into a deadlight.

The Sixth Sense

Made in 1999, a supernatural ghost story, where a child psychologist treats a nine-year-old boy who perceives dead people and communicates with them.

Cat People

Made in1942 by Jacques Tourneuer. An innovative and thoughtful thriller without violence but psychological tension is throughout the movie. It is the story of a woman played by Simone Simon who fears lest she falls prey to a baffling curse and turn into a deadly panther when she is emotionally aroused.