Which movie was the first to terrify you? Photo credit: Getty Images/Canva Pro/Creative Commons 2.0Which movie was the first to terrify you? Photo credit: Getty Images/Canva Pro/Creative Commons 2.0
Which movie was the first to terrify you? Photo credit: Getty Images/Canva Pro/Creative Commons 2.0

Here are 8 of the best horror movies that truly frightened Edinburgh - as chosen by you

We asked our readers what the first horror flick to truly scare them was – and here’s what you said.

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…

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