Halloween has finally come! It is the time of year where I can unabashedly celebrate my all-time favorite horror (or what I consider horror) films..!

So, along with some still-frames from each film, I would like to include a short list of my ten favorite horror movies:

1. Night of the Hunter - This also happens to be my all-around favorite film. Charles Laughton creates a dream world, as seen through the eyes of two innocent children. The entire film is shot on a set with beautiful low-key lighting that is as expressive as it is symbolic.

2. Hour of the Wolf - This beautiful Bergman film has all of his usual (and suspenseful) traits; memory, terrifying dreams and the passing of time.. and of course, Liv Ullman! This is Bergman's only horror film.

3. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir - The story of a grieving widow who moves to a cottage by the sea, only to find that it is haunted by the ghost of a man! Over time, she begins to form a relationship with this ghost..

4. Rebecca - This is Hitchcock's first Hollywood film! In it, a young woman marries a handsome and wealthy man only to find out that he is tortured by the memory of his dead wife. The young woman becomes obsessed by the idea of his previous wife and slowly becomes consumed by insecurity and doubt.

5. Nosferatu

6. The Elephant Man - David Lynch's most empathetic film! A perfect commentary on the concept of "normality" and its evil presence within society.

7. Frankenstein- Which displays a similar empathy to Elephant Man. Beautiful sets, beautiful costumes, beautiful tenderness.

8. Dracula

9. Eraserhead - David Lynch's very own Metropolis! This is an excellent depiction of depression, isolation within an urban setting and suicidal tendencies.

10. The Innocents