Scariest Ghosts
AMC Movie List

Scariest Ghosts

Not all apparitions were created equal. Which movie ghosts do it best?

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1 The Grady Twins in The Shining
The twin sisters chiming, “Come play with us” over and over in an abandoned hallway is the pinnacle of Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 scare-fest. 200 406
2 Samara in The Ring
The ratty haired, pale, skittering ghost of slain child Samara that haunts this movie’s killer video tape delivers endless chills. 184 426
3 Clown Ghost in Poltergeist
This classic has some killer spooks, but its the clown ghost that pops up and drags a child under his own bed that’s the creepiest. 109 343
4 Kyra Collins in The Sixth Sense
Mischa Barton gets pulses racing as a vomit-covered ghost who pushes her way into Haley Joel Osment’s hiding place. 59 319
5 The Candyman in Candyman
Urban legends, a hook hand, and a swarm of bees, comprise the creepiest character to emerge from Clive Barker’s brain. 42 304
6 Room 1408 in 1408
The entire darn hotel room is so suffused with some possessed spiritual poultergeist that all visitors end up killing themselves. 40 314
7 Jodie in The Amityville Horror
Think a demonic pig doesn’t sound scary? Then you haven’t seen the creature who terrorizes the Lutz family in this horror classic. 13 295
8 The Reaper in The Frighteners
Peter Jackson horrifying little grim reaper ghost leaps from rooftop to rooftop killing everyone in sight. -41 267
9 Leper Ghosts in The Fog
The leper-ghosts that pop out of the fog grabbing victims in John Carpenter’s original are the real deal. -41 265
10 Librarian Ghost in Ghostbusters
You ain’t afraid of no ghosts…Except for the spectral schoolmarm who flies right into the screen at the beginning of this 1984 hit. -62 294