The ranking was determined from a study that monitored how much viewers’ heart rates increased when watching certain horror movies.
A study has used science to determine the scariest horror movies of all time.
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The study Science of Scare from MoneySupermarket, which has taken place every year since 2020, has involved hundreds of volunteers watching hours of horror movies while their heart rates are monitored.


The movies are then classified based on the effect on the audience’s heart ratefor which they are assigned a score based on the change in heart rate and the highest heart rate achieved among movie viewers.
What is the scariest movie according to science?
The scariest horror movie of all time is, according to the study Sinisterthe 2012 supernatural horror film directed by Scott Derricksonand viewers experience a 34 percent increase in heart rate on average when watching the film.
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Sinister stars Ethan Hawke.
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In second place was the horror movie Host2020, based on Zoom, followed by Skinamarink, Insidious and The Conjuring.
Hereditary was placed in sixth place in the ranking, while smile He was in seventh. The top 10 is completed The Exorcism Of Emily Rose, Talk To Me and Hell House LLC.
The list is largely dominated by modern horror films, several of which were released in 2024. The scariest film of the last 12 months was determined to be Odditywhich was ranked 20th in the ranking. They also appeared in the top 50 Terrifier 3, Stopmotion, Immaculate, Longlegs and The First Omen.
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