Scientific Study Determines Sinister Is the Scariest Movie Ever

A scientific study has determined that 2012's Sinister is the scariest movie of all-time. Scary can be defined by many things and ranges from person to person. Some people are more scared by the drawn-out, gets-under-your-skin horror found in movies like Midsommar while others prefer the more in-your-face scares found in the likes of The Conjuring or Insidious. According to Forbes, a scientific study by broadbandchoices determined that no movie, however, is scarier than Sinister. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2012/09/19/sinister-red-band-trailer"] "With more people than ever facing a Halloween at home, our Science of Scare study was designed to help people find the most scientifically scary films ever made, to save them the time of searching through thousands of titles across streaming services like Amazon, Netflix, and Shudder," Daniel Clifford, creator of the study, said. The study measured resting heart rates of 50 individuals of different ages while they watched over 100 hours of scary movies. When all was said and done, the study had determined a list of the 35 scariest movies and at the top was Sinister. The average resting heart rate of the 50 individuals was 65 beats per minute. During Sinister, that average jumped to 86 BPM, which equates to a 32% increase. No other movie saw a higher rise in average BPM. 2010's Indisious, however, was crowned the king of the jump scare as it had a particular scare that saw the average BPM rise to 133 during it. No other movie topped this individual jump scare. Overall, Insidious came in second place behind Sinister. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-25-best-horror-movies&captions=true"] Rounding out the rest of the top 10, The Conjuring came in third, Hereditary in fourth, Paranormal Activity in fifth, and It Follows in sixth. The Conjuring 2 took home seventh place while The Babadook, The Descent, and The Visit were crowned eight, ninth, and tenth respectively. If you haven't yet seen Sinister, it's a horror movie starring Ethan Hawke as a journalist digging into the reason why a family was suspiciously killed in his new home and you can read our thoughts about it in our Sinister review. If you've already seen Sinister and are looking for some more horror, check out these 23 horror titles to watch on Netflix this Halloween and then check out our list of the 25 best horror movies of all-time. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.