What was the first horror movie that truly scared you?
As Halloween creeps upon us and the witching hour closes in, everyone has that one film that still gives you the shivers.
Whether you are a horror fanatic or not, each and every one of us has that horror movie that leaves us unable to sleep, asking exactly what that bump in the night was, and checking under our bed for the boogey man.
But what are the movies that truly spooked Edinburgh? We decided to ask our readers that very question, and this is what they said…
5. Poltergeist (1982)
1982's Poltergeist created a generation that thought the television would suck them into an another dimension. It can't, but it's still pretty spooky. Photo: Getty Images/Canva Pro
6. Salem's Lot (1979)
Stephen King novel Salem's Lot is as terrifying on the big screen as it is on the page. Kurt Barlow being perhaps the scariest vampire in cinema history. Photo: Salem's Lot/YouTube
7. The Omen (1976)
1976 saw the introduction of Damien in The Omen and confirmation that 666 was indeed the number of the beast. Photo: Scream Factory/YouTube
8. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
With a tagline that asks "who will survive and what will be left of them?", we don't need to tell you why the Texas Chainsaw is one of the scariest movies of all time. Photo: Getty Images/Canva Pro