🕯️horror 101 for people who say they can't do scary movies

for the friend who swears they can't handle horror. ordered by how much it'll actually mess with you, not by quality (well, mostly)

01
The Others (2001)
start here honestly. nicole kidman, a big house, barely any blood and the twist still gets people
02
Get Out (2017)
03
The Babadook (2014)
04
The Witch (2015)
folk horror, very slow, pays off in the last 15 minutes. some people bail before that, don't
05
Hereditary (2018)
this is where it stops being polite
06
It Follows (2014)
07
Sinister (2012)
genuinely one of the few that scared me on a rewatch, not just the first time
08
[REC] (2007)
found footage done right, spanish original, not the US remake Quarantine
09
Martyrs (2008)
do NOT watch alone. this is the one that earns the path
10
Possession (1981)
isabelle adjani in the subway scene. i don't know how to describe this movie and i've tried