These Classic Horror Movies Still Scare the Daylights Out of New Jersey!

Grab the Popcorn, New Jersey… If You Dare!

There is something about a good horror movie that never gets old. Give me a bowl of popcorn, a cozy blanket, a dark living room, and a scary movie, and I'm all in! Well, at least until something jumps out at me. Then I'm usually hiding under those blankets! Clowns, NO THANK YOU!

We asked our 92.7 WOBM listeners to name some of the scariest movies ever, and WOW, they brought out the big scares! I totally forgot about Candyman, yikes.

The Movies That Still Haunt Us

We're talking about legendary films like these 11 favorites chosen by you.

#1 - The Exorcist

#2 - Poltergeist

#3 - The Amityville Horror (original)

#4. - The Haunting

#5 - Halloween

#6 - Friday the 13th

#7 - Candyman

#8 - The Omen

#9 - Aliens

10. -  Carrie (original)

11. Night of the Living Dead (original)

Seriously, how many of these movies did you watch growing up, only to wonder how you were ever going to fall asleep afterward?

Some of us remember watching these terrifying classics with friends, covering our eyes during the scariest scenes, and pretending we weren't frightened. And let's be honest: even when you've seen a movie a dozen times, that one creepy moment can STILL get you!

What's the Scariest Movie, Ever?

There's something especially fun about watching a horror movie on a chilly October night here at the Jersey Shore. Maybe it's the shadows in the hallway, the strange noise from outside, or the feeling that you should probably check that locked front door one more time!

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So, New Jersey, we want to know: Which horror movie scared you the MOST? Was it a creepy haunted house, a masked killer, or something that made you afraid to turn off the bedroom light?

Tell us your pick. Just don't blame us if you need to sleep with the lights on tonight!