Only 3 Horror Movies Are Scarier Than 'The Exorcist'

Even if The Exorcist doesn’t entirely need an introduction, it’s going to get one here regardless. It’s one of those genre-defining horror movies that people might tell you is overpraised at this point, which is perhaps inevitable when something has a reputation of being “the scariest movie ever.” It’s a big thing to hear, and if you're coming to The Exorcist after who knows how much time spent hearing such praise heaped upon it, you could well be disappointed once you actually get to it and it doesn’t scare you more than any other movie has ever scared you before. Maybe that’s okay, because what’s scary is subjective in a way not dissimilar to humor; the idea of something being funny to some, but not all. And all that makes it hard to say “The Exorcist is not the scariest movie ever made, because these other movies exist,” but… well, you saw the title. You know what you're in for.