Some really famous movies started out life as shorter projects, including the likes of District 9, Fatal Attraction, Napoleon Dynamite, and Whiplash. The horror genre is also full of examples like this, with some making the transition to feature-length pictures more capably than others.

But his best effort was undoubtedly made in the horror space with one of creepiest movies in years: It Follows. The movie centers on Jay (Maika Monroe), a carefree college student who finds herself cursed by a mysterious,

Sometimes, you just have to return to the classics. That’s especially true as Halloween approaches. While you queue up your spooky movie marathon, here are 10 iconic horror movies from the past 70 years for inspiration,

The original and the best. Nothing can knock John Carpenter's iconic all hallows' eve horror Halloween off the top spot as the movie of autumn's scariest night. It's got synth, it's got the ultimate scream queen (Jamie Lee Curtis) and it's got one of the most feared villains of horror movie history.

Nicholas Cage – who had a big year in the horror realm (see No. 8 below as well) – is at the top of his game playing a father who is trying to keep his two young sons safe in a world gone mad with (really cool looking) monsters.

In this homage to the early slasher films like Friday the 13th and Texas Chainsaw Massacre, a group of adult filmakers rent a barn on a remote Texas farm to film a new movie. Unfortunately, the elderly couple who owns the farm are truly psychotic and begin to pick off the film crew one by one.

Grab your blanket, microwave some popcorn and turn off the lights as you watch these 10 horror films based on urban legends.