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From The Shining to The Wizard of Oz, here are some of the most terrifying movies of all time

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To celebrate spooky season , we asked VF staff to reveal the very first movie that scared each of them silly.

Our list is filled with demons, zombies, vampires, flying monkeys, and a surprising number of Kristy Swanson projects.

The Shining , The Wizard of Oz, The Vampire Slayer and I Am Legend are among the favorites.

"Night of the Living Dead " was the 1990 remake of the classic horror classic.

" The Goonies " and " The Lost Boys " were equally terrifying.

" 101 Dalmatians" was Glenn Close's interpretation of Cruella Ville .

"Don't Look Under the Bed" was one of the most outright terrifying movies ever aimed at kids.

The two movies that generated the most fear in me when I was in elementary school were the suburban haunted-house blockbuster Poltergeist and the psycho-killer girl-robot movie Deadly Friend .

Even today , to see Close 's Cruella is to take a sudden chill.

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