With most of the world on lockdown due to the unprecedented spread of the coronavirus, you must spend hours even days cleaning and organizing other stuff.
How about enjoying horror movies during your self-isolation?
Scott Derrickson’s 2012 film Sinister has been deemed the scariest movie of all time, according to science.
50 Participants Involved in The Study
In a new study done by broadbandchoices.co.uk (via Forbes), which is the “Science of Scare Project,” 50 people of various ages were tasked with watching more than 100 hours of horror movies all over the world.
Through tracking their heart rates, broadbandchoices was able to determine the 35 scariest films ever made (out of a sample pool of 50), with Sinister topping the list. The average resting heart rate was 65 beats per minute, and during Sinister, it rose to 86 BPM.
10 of The Most Horror Movie
Rounding out the top ten list are as follows: The Conjuring, Hereditary, Paranormal Activity, It Follows, The Conjuring 2, The Babadook, The Descent, and The Visit. Additionally, Insidious director James Wan scored three films in the top ten, making him the “king of horror.”
“What Is The Scariest Movie Ever? Science Now Has An Answer To That Question… According to the heart rates of participants, no movie scared people more than Sinister, a 2012 horror/thriller that stars Ethan Hawke…”https://t.co/6RgLpxdXrA
— N O S ⋊ Ɔ I ᴚ ᴚ Ǝ ᗡ ⊥ ⊥ O Ɔ S (@scottderrickson) October 18, 2020
Oddly enough, the UK distributors of SINISTER had a handful pre-release events built around this idea, in which they had medical professionals measure your heart rate and blood pressure while watching the film.https://t.co/YBbDOr6VrX
— C. Robert Cargill (@Massawyrm) October 18, 2020
Sinister Trailer
Sources: Broadbandchoices.co.uk, Screenrant.com
