Damien might be the original "Creepy Kid" that now seems to permeate most horror films, but Harvey Spencer Stephens' blank-faced portrayal of Damien, the Antichrist and harbinger of death and destruction, still remains atop our list.

George A. Romero’s Dawn of the Dead is one of those sequels that didn’t just improve on the first but also practically redefined zombie cinema. The original, Night of the Living Dead (1968), was raw and black-and-white. 10 years later, Romero came back with color, satire, and a much bigger vision.

Everyone loves a good horror movie during the month of October ... "Tremors" not only has a great human cast delivering fantastic one-liners, but the Graboid worm puppets are also phenomenal, with stellar practical effects work from Amalgamated Dynamics.

The ’80s were a golden age for horror. Watching scary movies was a rite of passage, thanks to the help of VHS rentals, sleepovers, and late-night cable marathons. Some had us clutching pillows, others had us laughing through the gore, but they all became ...