The best horror movies to watch on a spooky night

Many traditions say the time around Halloween is when our world and what's beyond are the most porous, flowing into eachother and unleashing evil spirits. And what better way to celebrate than by curling up and watching a horror film. Here are the best ones to come out within the past three decades.

Based on a true(ish) story, this movie follows paranormal investigators who find a house that has witnessed and continues to perpetrate real horrors.

Image: The Conjuring, Warner Bros

This film was the debut of director Dan Trachtenberg, who also made a 'Black Mirror' episode in the same year.

Image: 10 Cloverfield Lane, Paramount Pictures

Writer and director Jordan Peele won an Oscar for the screenplay of this unforgettable movie, which was also nominated for Best Motion Picture, Best Leading Actor, and Best Achievement in Directing.

Image: Get Out, Universal Pictures

Hailed as a modern horror masterpeice, the debut of director Ari Aster combines supernatural terror with guilt and loss.

Image: Hereditary, A24

'The Badabook' is another excellent choice. This psychological horror movie from 2014 hasbeen critically acclaimed.

Image: The Babadook, Umbrella Entertainment

For a combination of horror and comedy, watch 'The Cabin in the Woods' with Chris Hemsworth.

Image: The Cabin the Woods, Lionsgate

In Anya Taylor-Joy's impressive debut, she plays a member of a New England Puritan family that encounters forces of evil in the woods near their farm.

Image: The Witch, A24

A sensation when it came out, this movie is based on a very simple idea: put a camera next to your bed and see what happens while you are asleep.

Image: Paranormal Activity, IM Global

Both Anthony Hopkins (2001) and Mads Mikkelsen (the series, 2013) are masterful as Hannibal Lecter, the eloquent cannibal based on 'Silence of the Lambs.'

Image: Hannibal, MGM Distribution Co

Blake Lively as a surfer chased by a great white shark.

Image: The Shallows, Sony Pictures Releasing

A modern remake of the classic horror film based on the novel by Stephen King.

Image: It, Warner Bros

Directed by John Krasinksi, who also stars together with Emily Blunt in this post-apocalyptic horror.

Image: A Quiet Place, Paramount Pictures

In the category of vampires and werewolves, the'Underworld,' a modern classic.

Image: Underworld, Sony Pictures Entertainment

"Do you like scary movies?" a voice asked Drew Barrymore. A

Image: Scream, Dimension Film

A big hit, 'Scream' returned with another blockbuster starring Neve Campbell and Courteney Cox.. and if you like that, there are four more!

Image: Scream 2, Dimension Film:

A modern twist on the haunted house genre, this film anchored by Nicole Kidman set the tone for horror in the decades to come.

Image: The Others, Warner Sogefilms

Ethan Hawke pursuing an extra creepy serial killer.

Image: Sinister, Lionsgate

Backpacking in Europe was never so scary.

Image: Hostel, Screen Gems

Another instant classic by Jordan Peele.

Image: Us, Universal Pictures

In this comedy slasher film, Jessica Rothe is a college student who has to repeat the day of her murder over and over until she finds out who the killer is.

Image: Universal Pictures

A British production starring Jared Harris as an Oxford professor and featuring demonic possession.

Image: The Quiet Ones, Lionsgate

Part of a series with 'Annabelle' (2014), which is part of 'The Conjuring' franchise, was also devoured by scary-movie buffs.

Image: Annabelle: Creation, Warner Bros. Pictures

The twins Lukas and Elias don't recognize their mother anymore after she has had plastic surgery.

Image: Goodnight Mommy, Amazon Studios

More terrifying demonic entities with Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne.

Image: Insidious, FilmDistrict

Stephen Lang won several awards for his role as a blind man with villainous tendencies.

Image: Don't Breath, Sony Pictures Releasing

A combination of dance, mystery, and horror with music my Radiohead's Thom Yorke.

Image: Suspiria, Amazon Studios

Taylor Schilling (from 'Orange is the New Black') as a concerned mother whose son is exhibiting strange behaviour.

Image: The Prodigy, Orion Pictures

Of course, we include the Friday the 13th franchise in this list. It can be hard to choose one due to the sheer number of remakes, but the 2009 remake is widely considered one of the best.

Image: Friday the 13th, 2009, Paramount Pictures