The scariest movie of all time?

Rating: 9/10 (18 June 2004)

Is "The Exorcist" really the scariest movie ever made?
For me, watching it for the first time in 2004, no.
But by the horror film standards of the early 1970s, when The Exorcist was released into cinemas, yes, this is the scariest film of all time.
The Exorcist's history of being banned on video in several countries and causing it's 1973 theatre audiences to faint and even reportedly miscarry, draws the conclusion that nothing this disturbing or haunting had ever been seen by movie lovers before.
The new uncut version has notorious scenes that were deleted from the original release including the brief but compelling Spider Walk. It really is "The Version You've Never Seen".
But for those who may have since seen Jaws, The Silence of the Lambs, Alien and Halloween, The Exorcist in the 21st century may certainly astonish like no other movie, but just doesn't scare in the same respect.
That doesn't however mean you should not see this movie. It's gripping, suspenseful, spine-chilling and hair-raising and by the time we reach the final exorcism, you'll be hard pushed to find an experience as legendary and as chilling as The Exorcist.