10 Worst Scary Movies

There's something irresistible about bad horror movies. It's difficult to get enough of the bad acting, terrible special effects, and cheesy plotlines. No matter how many times you watch it, you're entertained, regardless of how dreadful you know it is. If you're looking for a good laugh on Halloween, read on for the ten worst scary movies of all time - in no particular order. It's just too difficult to order awfulness.

House on Haunted Hill, 1959

Tagline: "Consult your doctor! Bring your seat belts!"

If you're looking for serious plot holes and bad special effects (with a few genuinely tense moments thrown in) check out House on Haunted Hill, starring Vincent Price, Carolyn Craig, and Richard Long. An eccentric millionaire hosts a party at his mansion....and his guests begin to perish one by one.

Fun Fact: Originally, the film was played in theaters with several gimmicky aspects to keep the audience on their toes. (An elaborate pulley system involving a skeleton flying over the movie-going audience, anyone?)

Attack of the Giant Leeches, 1959

Tagline: "Crawling horror... Rising from the depths of Hell to kill and conquer!"

Like most bad horror movies, it's not difficult to see which are bad and which are REALLY bad....just look at the title. Staring Ken Clark, Yvette Vickers, and Jan Shepard, this hour long film starts off with a drunk hillbilly in a swamp with a shotgun...it doesn't get any better than that.

The Wasp Woman, 1959

Tagline: "Horror of the winged menace!"

Clearly 1959 was not a good year for horror films. This film stares Susan Cabot, Anthony Eisley, and Barboura Morris. Plots don't get much more outrageous than this: a cosmetic queen invents a new youth formula involving wasp serum injections. The aforementioned woman gets hit by a car, is too injured to continue making the serum, and therefore turns into a giant wasp. Really, what's not to love about this?

The Corpse Grinders, 1972

Tagline: "They went in people and came out hamburger!"

If you're looking to be thoroughly disgusted, look no further than The Corpse Grinders. If the phrase "Soylent Green is made of people!" unsettled your stomach, look only to its predecessor. The Lotus Cat Food Company finds itself in dire financial straits and can no longer afford its high quality cat food. They decide to frequent the local graveyard to scrounge for resources, as any self-respecting cat food company naturally would. Their plan to save money goes well until kitties all over town develop a fondness for the taste of human flesh and start ripping throats all up and down the highway.

Slave of the Cannibal God, 1978

Tagline: "When the price of lust is death."

Ursula Andress, half-naked, being tormented by shirtless natives and forced to participate in ritualistic ceremonies involving other half-naked women? And then being stalked by giant tarantulas in the wild jungles of New Guinea? And lepers?

Heck yes.
If you're looking for the uncensored version (I wish I was kidding) check out The Mountain of the Cannibal God (US), or Prisoner of the Cannibal God (UK). I couldn't make this stuff up if I wanted to.

Teenage Zombies, 1959

Tagline: "See teenage girls thrust into the weird pulsating cage of horror!"

What do you get when you mix women and science? Obviously, you get a mentally deranged female scientist that uses nerve gas to turn local teenagers into her zombified slaves to carry out her bidding. What else?

Starring Don Sullivan and Katherine Victor, this movie is only 73 minutes long, so you won't feel like you've wasted too much of your life by the end of it - or at least I didn't.

Mama Dracula, 1980

A violent seductive vampire that thirsts for humans and must bathe in the blood of virgins to stay alive, but can't find any because they're in such short supply? You know the 80's would produce this. Starring Louise Fletcher and Maria Schneider. You might be wondering where the plot is. I am too.

The Screaming Skull, 1958

Tagline: "The tortured ghost who claims vengeance in the bride's bedroom!"

The film opens with a coffin by candlelight, with a baritone narrator stating: "The Screaming Skull is a motion picture that reaches its climax in shocking horror. Its impact is so terrifying that it may have an unforeseen effect - it. may. kill. you. Therefore, its producers feel they must assure free burial services for anyone who dies of fright while seeing The Screaming Skull." Need I say more?

The Giant Gila Monster, 1959

Tagline: "Only Hell could breed such an enormous beast. Only God could destroy it!"

Don Sullivan, Fred Graham, and Lisa Simone play the heroes of this cheese-fest, in which a giant Gila Monster relentlessly terrorizes a small Texas town. (For plot progression, the Gila Monster seems to enjoy hot-rodding teenagers and other motorists passing by.) As with most of these films, only one person is able to save the day, and it happens to be a mechanic.

Terror is a Man, 1959

Tagline: "For people with nerves of iron only!"

Starring Francis Lederer, Greta Thyssen, and Richard Derr, this film focuses on why panthers should not be transformed into men-like creatures, as they will go on murderous rampages and make your wife cheat on you with hottie castaways.

Fun Fact: If you're into foreshadowing, this film has plenty; before any terrifying scene, a warning bell will sound in the distance.

If readers would like to add more movies to this list, please feel free to post their titles and years in the comment section below so that we can all share the joy.