these films prove that you don’t need an r-rating to generate pure terror
r-rating to generate pure terror
r-rating to generate pure terror welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
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counting down our picks for the top 10
counting down our picks for the top 10 horror movies that surprisingly aren’t
horror movies that surprisingly aren’t
horror movies that surprisingly aren’t rated R before we begin we publish new
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content for this list we’re looking at some of the best horror movies that
some of the best horror movies that
some of the best horror movies that you’ll be surprised to hear are rated PG
you’ll be surprised to hear are rated PG
you’ll be surprised to hear are rated PG or pg-13
or pg-13
or pg-13 despite scenes containing violence and
despite scenes containing violence and
despite scenes containing violence and gore Mike come on
gore Mike come on
gore Mike come on cocoons popcorn guns monster shadows
cocoons popcorn guns monster shadows
cocoons popcorn guns monster shadows move stupid as we look number 10 Joss
move stupid as we look number 10 Joss
move stupid as we look number 10 Joss you’re gonna need a bigger boat one of
you’re gonna need a bigger boat one of
you’re gonna need a bigger boat one of the most infamous horror movies of all
the most infamous horror movies of all
the most infamous horror movies of all time this legendary early work from
time this legendary early work from
time this legendary early work from filmmaker extraordinaire Steven
filmmaker extraordinaire Steven
filmmaker extraordinaire Steven Spielberg is surprisingly low on blood
Spielberg is surprisingly low on blood
Spielberg is surprisingly low on blood and gore considering the story centers
and gore considering the story centers
and gore considering the story centers on a killer shark that’s largely because
on a killer shark that’s largely because
on a killer shark that’s largely because Spielberg plays it coy when it comes to
Spielberg plays it coy when it comes to
Spielberg plays it coy when it comes to the shark itself and the aftermath of
the shark itself and the aftermath of
the shark itself and the aftermath of its attacks letting our minds fill in
its attacks letting our minds fill in
its attacks letting our minds fill in the blanks with whores more frightening
the blanks with whores more frightening
the blanks with whores more frightening than anything the film could actually
than anything the film could actually
than anything the film could actually depict of course there’s still the odd
depict of course there’s still the odd
depict of course there’s still the odd severed leg to remind us of the brutal
severed leg to remind us of the brutal
severed leg to remind us of the brutal nature of the shark and its appetites so
nature of the shark and its appetites so
nature of the shark and its appetites so we can’t call the film entirely
we can’t call the film entirely
we can’t call the film entirely bloodless number 9 mama
this spooky tale focuses on two young
this spooky tale focuses on two young girls who spent an extended period of
girls who spent an extended period of
girls who spent an extended period of time alone in the woods following the
time alone in the woods following the
time alone in the woods following the death of their parents but after being
death of their parents but after being
death of their parents but after being found and taken in by their uncle and
found and taken in by their uncle and
found and taken in by their uncle and his girlfriend it slowly becomes clear
his girlfriend it slowly becomes clear
his girlfriend it slowly becomes clear that the girls weren’t as alone as its
that the girls weren’t as alone as its
that the girls weren’t as alone as its seed and an entity they call mama has
seed and an entity they call mama has
seed and an entity they call mama has latched on to them much like our last
latched on to them much like our last
latched on to them much like our last entry the film lets the audience do a
entry the film lets the audience do a
entry the film lets the audience do a lot of the work for themselves often
lot of the work for themselves often
lot of the work for themselves often generating scares from some wonderfully
generating scares from some wonderfully
generating scares from some wonderfully spooky sound design the sound of Mama
spooky sound design the sound of Mama
spooky sound design the sound of Mama alone is enough to give us the
alone is enough to give us the
alone is enough to give us the heebie-jeebies and that’s a rare thing
heebie-jeebies and that’s a rare thing
heebie-jeebies and that’s a rare thing in horror films
number eight killer Klowns from outer
number eight killer Klowns from outer space this 1988 horror movie sees a
space this 1988 horror movie sees a
space this 1988 horror movie sees a group of aliens who by astonishing
group of aliens who by astonishing
group of aliens who by astonishing cosmic coincidence look and act exactly
cosmic coincidence look and act exactly
cosmic coincidence look and act exactly like circus clowns they proceed to
like circus clowns they proceed to
like circus clowns they proceed to invade a small town to cause mayhem and
invade a small town to cause mayhem and
invade a small town to cause mayhem and turn the town’s folk into delicious
turn the town’s folk into delicious
turn the town’s folk into delicious cotton candy but surprisingly enough the
cotton candy but surprisingly enough the
cotton candy but surprisingly enough the film only holds a pg-13 rating despite
film only holds a pg-13 rating despite
film only holds a pg-13 rating despite decapitations acid pies and even one
decapitations acid pies and even one
decapitations acid pies and even one port copping turned into a human
port copping turned into a human
port copping turned into a human ventriloquist dummy they’re also one or
ventriloquist dummy they’re also one or
ventriloquist dummy they’re also one or two scantily clad ladies to be found in
two scantily clad ladies to be found in
two scantily clad ladies to be found in between the brightly colored carnage but
between the brightly colored carnage but
between the brightly colored carnage but nothing so it splits it to warrant a
nothing so it splits it to warrant a
nothing so it splits it to warrant a full R rating number 7 Ouija origin of
full R rating number 7 Ouija origin of
full R rating number 7 Ouija origin of evil she’s channelling powers and forces
evil she’s channelling powers and forces
evil she’s channelling powers and forces we do not understand a movie based on a
we do not understand a movie based on a
we do not understand a movie based on a board game already has to fight pretty
board game already has to fight pretty
board game already has to fight pretty hard to be scary but doubly so when it’s
hard to be scary but doubly so when it’s
hard to be scary but doubly so when it’s trying to scare viewers without
trying to scare viewers without
trying to scare viewers without resorting to extreme violence this
resorting to extreme violence this
resorting to extreme violence this horror movie prequel pulls it off
horror movie prequel pulls it off
horror movie prequel pulls it off however managing to deliver on scares
however managing to deliver on scares
however managing to deliver on scares while keeping things relatively low in
while keeping things relatively low in
while keeping things relatively low in the gorge apartment of course there are
the gorge apartment of course there are
the gorge apartment of course there are still deaths aplenty and genuinely
still deaths aplenty and genuinely
still deaths aplenty and genuinely disturbing demonic possession but for
disturbing demonic possession but for
disturbing demonic possession but for the most part the film doesn’t go
the most part the film doesn’t go
the most part the film doesn’t go overboard with the gore sticking to good
overboard with the gore sticking to good
overboard with the gore sticking to good old-fashioned scares that hit their mark
old-fashioned scares that hit their mark
old-fashioned scares that hit their mark more often than not maybe there’s hope
more often than not maybe there’s hope
more often than not maybe there’s hope for board game movies after all number 6
for board game movies after all number 6
for board game movies after all number 6 fire in the sky or give us father for
fire in the sky or give us father for
fire in the sky or give us father for what we’ve done
what we’ve done
what we’ve done alien abductions are usually the stuff
alien abductions are usually the stuff
alien abductions are usually the stuff of sci-fi rather than horror
of sci-fi rather than horror
of sci-fi rather than horror but this 1993 genre mixing film takes
but this 1993 genre mixing film takes
but this 1993 genre mixing film takes the concept of abduction to some
the concept of abduction to some
the concept of abduction to some genuinely horrifying places after
genuinely horrifying places after
genuinely horrifying places after vanishing for five days and Arizona
vanishing for five days and Arizona
vanishing for five days and Arizona Walker mysteriously reappears with no
Walker mysteriously reappears with no
Walker mysteriously reappears with no memory of what happened however the
memory of what happened however the
memory of what happened however the memories of his horrible ordeal slowly
memories of his horrible ordeal slowly
memories of his horrible ordeal slowly start coming to the surface and trust us
start coming to the surface and trust us
start coming to the surface and trust us when we say that these memories were
when we say that these memories were
when we say that these memories were best left forgotten mister well invested
best left forgotten mister well invested
best left forgotten mister well invested mr. Walton did you make contact with
mr. Walton did you make contact with
mr. Walton did you make contact with Ione the abduction flashbacks are not
Ione the abduction flashbacks are not
Ione the abduction flashbacks are not for the faint of heart
for the faint of heart
for the faint of heart especially if like us you aren’t a big
especially if like us you aren’t a big
especially if like us you aren’t a big fan of eyeball violence how this one
fan of eyeball violence how this one
fan of eyeball violence how this one manages to escape an r-rating is beyond
manages to escape an r-rating is beyond
manages to escape an r-rating is beyond us but we’re squirming in our seat
us but we’re squirming in our seat
us but we’re squirming in our seat either way
number five drag me to help you don’t
number five drag me to help you don’t get a title like this movie without some
get a title like this movie without some
get a title like this movie without some serious horror chops and Sam Raimi’s
serious horror chops and Sam Raimi’s
serious horror chops and Sam Raimi’s 2009 splatter Fest has chops despair to
2009 splatter Fest has chops despair to
2009 splatter Fest has chops despair to say nothing of splats pops and crunches
say nothing of splats pops and crunches
say nothing of splats pops and crunches after evicting an old woman from her
after evicting an old woman from her
after evicting an old woman from her home a bank employee finds herself
home a bank employee finds herself
home a bank employee finds herself horribly cursed and bizarre and gooey
horribly cursed and bizarre and gooey
horribly cursed and bizarre and gooey incidents soon follow as can be expected
incidents soon follow as can be expected
incidents soon follow as can be expected from the director of the Evil Dead
from the director of the Evil Dead
from the director of the Evil Dead series this film is rife with popping
series this film is rife with popping
series this film is rife with popping eyeballs bursting bodily fluids and even
eyeballs bursting bodily fluids and even
eyeballs bursting bodily fluids and even a talking demonic goat but somehow
a talking demonic goat but somehow
a talking demonic goat but somehow dodges an r-rating our rating or not
dodges an r-rating our rating or not
dodges an r-rating our rating or not maybe try to avoid eating while you’re
maybe try to avoid eating while you’re
maybe try to avoid eating while you’re watching this one you have been warned
number four insidious this tale of a
number four insidious this tale of a normal suburban family who find
normal suburban family who find
normal suburban family who find themselves terrorized by a creepy
themselves terrorized by a creepy
themselves terrorized by a creepy demonic entity is surprisingly light on
demonic entity is surprisingly light on
demonic entity is surprisingly light on blood and guts instead relying on jump
blood and guts instead relying on jump
blood and guts instead relying on jump scares and atmosphere to keep the
scares and atmosphere to keep the
scares and atmosphere to keep the audience on edge even though he’s
audience on edge even though he’s
audience on edge even though he’s rocking some seriously dangerous looking
rocking some seriously dangerous looking
rocking some seriously dangerous looking claws the demon that menaces the Lambert
claws the demon that menaces the Lambert
claws the demon that menaces the Lambert family doesn’t do a whole lot of
family doesn’t do a whole lot of
family doesn’t do a whole lot of slashing he actually appears to prefer
slashing he actually appears to prefer
slashing he actually appears to prefer popping out when you least expected he
popping out when you least expected he
popping out when you least expected he keeps those claws sharp though and we’d
keeps those claws sharp though and we’d
keeps those claws sharp though and we’d hate to see what he can do when he gets
hate to see what he can do when he gets
hate to see what he can do when he gets his demonic hands on somebody yep think
his demonic hands on somebody yep think
his demonic hands on somebody yep think he’s related to Freddy Krueger and still
he’s related to Freddy Krueger and still
he’s related to Freddy Krueger and still here
number three The Grudge I think I saw
number three The Grudge I think I saw something
something
something that house this remake of the Japanese
that house this remake of the Japanese
that house this remake of the Japanese films you own tells the story of an
films you own tells the story of an
films you own tells the story of an American family that moves into a house
American family that moves into a house
American family that moves into a house in Japan only to discover that it’s also
in Japan only to discover that it’s also
in Japan only to discover that it’s also home to some seriously scary entities
home to some seriously scary entities
home to some seriously scary entities that aren’t too happy about sharing
that aren’t too happy about sharing
that aren’t too happy about sharing their abode this is another movie that
their abode this is another movie that
their abode this is another movie that manages to do a lot with the power of
manages to do a lot with the power of
manages to do a lot with the power of sound and the horrible noises made by
sound and the horrible noises made by
sound and the horrible noises made by the entities are guaranteed to get under
the entities are guaranteed to get under
the entities are guaranteed to get under our skin every time we hear them to say
our skin every time we hear them to say
our skin every time we hear them to say nothing of the creepy way they crawl
nothing of the creepy way they crawl
nothing of the creepy way they crawl around on all fours and the vacant looks
around on all fours and the vacant looks
around on all fours and the vacant looks on their ghostly white faces Plus let’s
on their ghostly white faces Plus let’s
on their ghostly white faces Plus let’s be honest sometimes kids are just plain
be honest sometimes kids are just plain
be honest sometimes kids are just plain creepy
creepy
creepy [Music]
number two the ring Samara
number two the ring Samara I need you to start telling me the truth
I need you to start telling me the truth
I need you to start telling me the truth okay
okay
okay and speaking of creepy ghost children
and speaking of creepy ghost children
and speaking of creepy ghost children from American remakes of Japanese films
from American remakes of Japanese films
from American remakes of Japanese films this 2002 horror sensation features a
this 2002 horror sensation features a
this 2002 horror sensation features a mysterious VHS tape that condemns anyone
mysterious VHS tape that condemns anyone
mysterious VHS tape that condemns anyone who watches it to a terrifying death one
who watches it to a terrifying death one
who watches it to a terrifying death one week later the film like the tape itself
week later the film like the tape itself
week later the film like the tape itself is full of frightening images from a
is full of frightening images from a
is full of frightening images from a horse meeting a grisly end at the blades
horse meeting a grisly end at the blades
horse meeting a grisly end at the blades of a boat propeller to the ghostly
of a boat propeller to the ghostly
of a boat propeller to the ghostly Samara emerging from a TV screen to
Samara emerging from a TV screen to
Samara emerging from a TV screen to claim her latest victim but very rarely
claim her latest victim but very rarely
claim her latest victim but very rarely does the film go all out with gore
does the film go all out with gore
does the film go all out with gore violence keeping it firmly in the pg-13
violence keeping it firmly in the pg-13
violence keeping it firmly in the pg-13 category given the hours of sleep we
category given the hours of sleep we
category given the hours of sleep we lost after watching this one we aren’t
lost after watching this one we aren’t
lost after watching this one we aren’t complaining number one the sixth sense
this 1999 horror film catapulted
this 1999 horror film catapulted filmmaker M night Shyamalan to
filmmaker M night Shyamalan to
filmmaker M night Shyamalan to directorial super stardom and a cast
directorial super stardom and a cast
directorial super stardom and a cast action hero Bruce Willis in a decidedly
action hero Bruce Willis in a decidedly
action hero Bruce Willis in a decidedly new light as a child psychiatrist caring
new light as a child psychiatrist caring
new light as a child psychiatrist caring for a young boy plagued with visions of
for a young boy plagued with visions of
for a young boy plagued with visions of ghosts the ghosts that he sees aren’t of
ghosts the ghosts that he sees aren’t of
ghosts the ghosts that he sees aren’t of the white sheep variety but rather
the white sheep variety but rather
the white sheep variety but rather gruesome visions that still haunt us
gruesome visions that still haunt us
gruesome visions that still haunt us today dinner is not ready what are you
today dinner is not ready what are you
today dinner is not ready what are you gonna do
this is another entry that relies mostly
this is another entry that relies mostly on tension and atmosphere to things that
on tension and atmosphere to things that
on tension and atmosphere to things that generally don’t get a film an r-rating
generally don’t get a film an r-rating
generally don’t get a film an r-rating however we’re still surprised that some
however we’re still surprised that some
however we’re still surprised that some of the horrible sights this movie has to
of the horrible sights this movie has to
of the horrible sights this movie has to offer only warranted a pg-13 rating do
offer only warranted a pg-13 rating do
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