10 scary movies for the grown-ups this Hallowe'en

Shower scenes, bloodbaths and Elvis fighting a cowboy mummy: get on the couch, and keep a cushion nearby to hide behind, for this selection of macabre masterworks and cult creations.

Psycho (1960)

NOSFERATU (1922) 

At the outset of the medium’s existence, the potential for exploration of film’s outer limits was boundless. Restricted to visuals in lieu of an integrated soundtrack, the ‘silent’ era of film is renowned for its visual flair, and the seeds of the horror genre lie thusly, in Nosferatu, a German Expressionist piece that loosely adapted Bram Stoker’s Dracula for the new artform.