Greatest Halloween Movies

For Halloween, here are the top 10 scary movies of all time.

10. Night of the Living Dead: This is a bit campy today, but a classic nontheless.

9. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Also an interesting character study of man's two sides.

8. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein: Intermixing comedy and horror is difficult, but they pull it off with the help of Lon Chaney and Bela Legosi.

7. The Wolf-Man: Another classic from the 40s. Lon Chaney nails the tortured soul.

6. Frankenstein: When this came out in the 1930s, people passed out in the aisles. It is tame by today's standards. However, the theme of science run amok still has resonance.

5. 2001: A Space Odyssey: Why is this on here? First, the astronaughts can not be saved by the cavalry as they are out by Jupiter. Second, the computer goes bizzerk. It is more relevant today than in 1969 as we have become more dependent on machines.

4. Aliens: The second Alien installment was the best (3 and 4 were horrid). It upped the ante from the first and like the first movie (and 2001), in space, no one can hear you scream.

3. Dracula: Bela Legosi gives us all the lore surrounding the vampire in this film. He was the prototype by which all vampires are created. Either they follow his lead or they attempt to move away from it. Either way, it is Legosi that set the standard.

2. The Omen: First, it is about the Anti-Christ (no not Nancy Pelosi). Second, the kid playing Damien was as creepy as they come. Third, the hero is Gregory Peck and not even he can defeat the Anti-Christ. Between these three variables, and the creepy storyline and deaths, this movie ranks #2.

1. Silence of the Lambs: I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.