This is the most terrifying horror film in cinema according to a study

“We haven’t had this many tokens at the cinema since The Shining”, declared the poster for The Blair Witch Project when the film was released in theaters 25 years ago. Considered one of the most terrifying feature films of all time, this horror film prohibited for children under 12, co-directed by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez in the late 90s, followed the investigation of three young filmmakers who decided to go deep into the forest to find the trail of the formidable Blair witch.

The Blair Witch Project, the most terrifying film in cinema

The film of the sinister report that they left behind after disappearing therefore served as a film. Made for a paltry budget and extremely profitable at the box office, The Blair Witch Project largely participated in launching the found footage At the movie theater. This horror sub-genre offering spectators the opportunity to view rushes from a found camera was notably extended with films like Cloverfield or [REC].

But beyond its box office success, Myrick and Sanchez’s film could also boast of another feat, since according to a study carried out in 2021 by the Bed’s Divan websiteit would quite simply be the most terrifying horror film in cinema.

The study in question, relayed by RTBFwas carried out by going through numerous reviews from Internet users: “We analyzed over 50,000 reviews on IMDb for the 25 most popular horror films (worldwide) and counted the number of times words synonymous with “scary” and “terrifying” were used in reviews.”explained the site administrators.

The Top 10 most terrifying horror films according to the Beds Divan study

1. The Blair Witch Project
2. The Ring
3. The Exorcist
4. Conjuring
5. It (2017)
6. Jaws
7. Us
8. Conjuring 2
9. Without a sound
10. Get Out

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