We’re in the home-stretch now!

To get into the spooky spirit of things, I’m doing a countdown of my favorite scary movies of all time. Now, these flicks may not be the freakiest or even the most popular or acclaimed of the genre, but they’re MY faves.

Tune in every weekday for another movie, until we get to my favorite scary movie of all time! Now, a recap of my faves so far:

#20: Jaws

#19: The Last House on the Left

#18: The Faculty

#17: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

#16: The Exorcist

#15: The Blair Witch Project

#14: Resident Evil

#13: Poltergeist

#12: Lady In White

#11: Friday the 13th

#10: April Fools Day

#9: Pet Sematary & It

#8: In the Mouth of Madness

#7: A Nightmare on Elm Street

#6: The Grudge

#5: 28 Days Later

And coming in at number…

#4

photos courtesy of Universal

Dawn of the Dead (2004)

directed by Zack Snyder; starring Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames & Mekhi Phifer; Rated R

*This movie may not be suitable for kids under the age of 17

In this remake of the original movie by zombie legend George A. Romero, scary movie-goers get the ultimate undead apocalypse experience. A young woman wakes up one day to find that chaos has broken out all around her. Suddenly, her neighbors, friends and even her husband are violent, flesh-craving maniacs and she finds herself fighting for her life. After escaping a few close calls, she’s able to get away and ends up seeking refuge at a nearby mall. There, she joins a group of people who wouldn’t ordinarily mix, and they team up to kill the living dead and survive the outbreak

WHY IT’S SCARY: The zombies are way-freaky and the movie does a great job of giving you the experience of what an epidemic or outbreak of disease would be like. The DVD has some of the best commentary and behind-the-scenes extras of any movie I’ve seen. They even have a bonus feature that includes a series of newscasts from the first outbreak to when the station goes off the air. It’s creepy, because it seems so real!

Wait, don't go!

SCARIEST SCENE(S): In the beginning when our main character wakes up to find the little girl from next door is standing in their bedroom. And something’s wrong with her….

FUN & FREAKY FACTS:

* This movie begins and ends at dawn.

* According to director Zack Snyder, Starbucks refused to be featured in the film.

* The word “zombie” is never used in the film.

* This was Zack Snyder’s directorial debut.

Anyone out there?

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