Are You Ready to Scream? These Are the Scariest Movies of All Time

Hereditary

Ari Aster came in hot with his directorial debut: Hereditary. This story follows a grieving family that begins to fracture from the inside out. The further you dig into Hereditary, the better it gets. All you have to do is keep moving forward, and stick to the plan. 

Candyman 

Candyman is a movie that fits a lot of themes into one concise package. A serial killer is terrorizing a low-income area of Chicago, but as it turns out, that serial killer isn't human, or even really interested in killing people. This movie digs more into the idea of systemic poverty as the ultimate crime, so much so that the socio-economic implications feel stronger than the murder itself. 

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