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

And coming in at number…

#9

Pet Sematary (1989) & It (1990)

Pet Sematary directed by Mary Lambert; screenplay by Stephen King; starring Dale Midkiff, Fred Gwynne & Denise Crosby; Rated R

It directed by Tommy Lee Wallace; novel by Stephen King; starring Annette O’Toole, John Ritter, Jonathan Brandis & Seth Green; Rated NR

*These movies may not be suitable for kids under the age of 17

When it came time to designate the #9 slot in this roundup, I simply couldn’t choose between Pet Sematary & It as the scarier of the two (One has an evil dead kid and the other a creepy clown). So, today, you get a double dose of devious DVDs.

In Pet Sematary, a young family has just moved into a new house out in the country, near a highly trafficked road where semi’s regularly drive by. Louis befriends his odd older neighbor, Jud, and finds there’s more to their new property than they’d thought. After their family pet is hit by a car and killed, Louis makes the mistake of burrying him in the Pet Sematary, which is said to bring the dead back to life. The family quickly realizes that people tend to come back….wrong.

In It, a group of seven misfits return to their hometown after 30 years of being away, in order to relive their childhood nightmares. Now adults, the friends have to honor a promise they made as teens to kill off the evil in their town, which often takes the form of the evil clown, Pennywise. Though they defeated him once before, this time’s a different story.

WHY PET SEMATARY’S SCARY: It takes place near a sematary and shows you what really goes bump in the night.

WHY IT’S SCARY: I’ve never seen a clown this scary before in my life. It’s the stuff of nightmares.

SCARIEST SCENE IN PET  SEMATARY: When Zelda is sick up in her room and when Gage hides under Jud’s bed.

SCARIEST SCENE IN IT: When Pennywise is hiding in the gutter on the side of the street….

Hey kid...wanna see a trick?

SCARY STORY: It was because of the movie It that my sister, Amy, is afraid of clowns. I’m embarrassed to say, but after she watched this movie, I used to move her porcelean clown dolls around her room and tell her they came alive at night. Sorry, Amy! Also, I have to admit, I had the biggest crush on Jonathan Brandis growing up….loved him on “SeaQuest!”

FUN & FREAKY FACTS:

* In It, the night guard who works in the asylum is named Koontz after Stephen King’s rival author, Dean Koontz.

* Tim Curry’s characterization of Pennywise the clown was so creepy that the cast avoided him during filming.

* Stephen King made a cameo in Pet Sematary as the minister at the funeral.

* The role of Zelda, Rachel’s sister, was actually played by a man.

* 7 Cats were used to play the part of Church.

Tiny terror!

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