Top 10 Scariest Horror Movies … According to a new study by the Science of Scare Project … 250 people wore heart rate monitors while watching scary movies ..
Ranking |
Movie |
Avg resting heart rate (BPM) |
Avg movie heart rate (BPM) |
Overall difference (BPM) |
HRV Difference (%) |
Highest spike (BPM) |
Scare Score |
1 |
Sinister |
64 |
86 |
22 |
21 |
131 |
96 |
2 |
Host |
64 |
88 |
24 |
18 |
130 |
95 |
3 |
Skinamirink |
64 |
84 |
20 |
22 |
113 |
91 |
4 |
Insidious |
64 |
85 |
21 |
18 |
133 |
90 |
5 |
The Conjuring |
64 |
84 |
20 |
18 |
132 |
88 |
6 |
Hereditary |
64 |
82 |
18 |
19 |
104 |
81 |
7 |
Smile |
64 |
83 |
19 |
15 |
114 |
78 |
8 |
The Excorcism of Emily Rose |
64 |
82 |
18 |
17 |
96 |
76 |
9 |
Hell House LLC |
64 |
81 |
17 |
16 |
107 |
75 |
10 |
Talk To Me |
64 |
79 |
18 |
15 |
106 |
75 |