Entertainment Weekly recently featured a list of 13 Must-See Horror Movies that was compiled by the film director, William Friedkin. Friedkin, who directed the horror classic, The Exorcist, claims that these movies give him nightmares every time he watches them.
Alien (1979), Directed by Ridley Scott
Le Boucher (The Butcher) (1970), Directed by Claude Chabrol
Deep Red (1975), Directed by Dario Argento
Diabolique (1955), Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot
Funny Games (1997), Directed by Michael Haneke
The Lodger (1944), Directed by John Brahm
Onibaba (1964), Directed by Kaneto Shindô
Psycho (1960), Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Rosemary's Baby (1968), Directed by Roman Polanski
The Spiral Staircase (1946), Directed by Robert Siodmak
Suspiria (1977), Directed by Dario Argento
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), Directed by Tobe Hooper
Them (2006), Directed by David Moreau and Xavier Palud
The library owns DVD copies of eight of the thirteen movies on Friedkin's list. If you're feeling brave (and well-rested), then click on one of the links above and check out a horror movie that's scary enough to disturb the sleep of one of the genre's masters.
Submitted by DK.