Just In Time For Halloween: According to Science, 'Sinister' is the Scariest Movie of All Time

According to science (and Broad Band Choices), Sinister is the scariest movie ever.

So how did Broad Band Choices determine this? Their website explains, “Our team studied critic’s lists and Reddit recommendations to curate 50 of the best horror film sever made, before subjecting them to our test subjects.  Watching each movie in 5.1 surround sound, our panel of 50 people consumed over 120 hours of the best horror movies, each fitted with a heart rate monitor to measure which movies got their blood pumping the most to find the ultimate horror movie and crown the king of fright night.”

Check out the top 20 scariest films of all time below.

1. Sinister

2. Insidious

3. The Conjuring

4. Hereditary

5. Paranormal Activity

6. It Follows

7. The Conjuring 2

8. The Babadook

9. The Descent

10. The Visit

11. The Ring

12. A Quiet Place

13. A Nightmare on Elm Street

14. Halloween

15. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

16. 28 Days Later

17. The Exorcist

18. Hush

19. It

20. Scream