Six Classic Halloween Favorites

Happy Halloween, Rankography! I'm sure you've read plenty of lists about horror films this year, but what's the harm in one more?

1. Nosferatu (1922): This is one of the most genuinely creepy movies I've ever seen. If the Maltese Falcon is the stuff dreams are made of, Nosferatu is the stuff nightmares are made of. The scene where Nosferatu is coming up the stairs and all we see is his shadow is just so incredibly eerie, I just love it.

2. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931): Fredric March was simply brilliant as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde! Miriam Hopkins was fantastic as well. Not only does it have great performances, it's got great special effects. Gotta love the scenes of Dr. Jekyll turning into Mr. Hyde. And if you like pre-codes, there are some incredibly pre-code moments worth watching for here.

3. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962): Because let's face it, few things are more disturbing than watching an aging Bette Davis singing "I've Written a Letter to Daddy" while wearing little girl dresses and hairstyles.

4. I Walked With a Zombie (1943): This is a pretty unique horror movie. You expect a horror movie to be full of screaming, violence, and blood, but you never actually see any blood, the only violence happens off-screen, and there's only one scream in the whole movie. And even though it's a movie about a zombie, this isn't a zombie like you'd see in Night of the Living Dead. But despite all this, it remains wonderfully atmospheric and eerie.

5. Freaks (1932): Even though I don't think I'll ever fully understand why this was such a controversial movie, I do know that all the freaks banding together to take down Cleopatra is quite scary. It's the classic "outer beauty doesn't always equal inner beauty" message with a horrifying twist.

6. Halloween (1978): Like I Walked With a Zombie, the original Halloween was made on a pretty small budget. These two movies are proof that you don't need a big budget to become a Halloween classic.

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