William Friedkin's 1973 classic The Exorcist sits proudly at the very top of the five films that scared me senseless! This film is constantly called by many movie review critics as the "greatest horror film of all time" and I have to say I would agree.
What it does best is tap into the audiences greatest fear, which is that nobody can prove if god or satan exist or not.
This is what made the film truly dynamic when it first came out and what set it apart from the rest.
Now over 30 years on since it's original release, it may not still have the same effect as when it first was released because lets face it times have changed.
But for me The Exorcist is still one of the most unique horror films of all time.
Linda Blair was just 12 years old when she was expertly cast in the role of Regan and of the best features of the film is that Regan is just a normal young girl, sweet and innocent.
Slowly any sympathy the audience feels for the Regan character at the start of the film fades away, the viewer becomes so emotionally shocked at the transformation that has taken place.
The most memorably 'scary' scene has to be the eerie spider walk which still everytime I think about, makes my spine tingle.
The Exorcist had the power to haunt people when it was first released and it has the power to haunt people still to this day.
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