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Top Picks for Scary Netflix Movies this Fall

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Byrianna Griffin Student Contributor, Stockton University
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Stockton Contributor Student Contributor, Stockton University
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Stockton chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

October​ ​has​ ​finally​ ​arrived​ ​and​ ​we​ ​all​ ​know​ ​what​ ​that​ ​means: ​costumes, candy,​ ​and​ ​scary​ ​movies!​ ​Since ​Halloween​ ​is​ ​fastly approaching,​ ​​I​ ​wanted to​ ​give​ ​you​ ​a​ ​list​ ​of​ ​movies​ ​that​ ​will​ ​make​ ​you​ ​go​ ​”WTFrankenstein.​” ​The​ ​WTF moment​ ​might​ ​be​ ​sparked​ ​by​ ​an​ ​event​ ​that​ ​scares​ ​you,​ ​makes​ ​you​ ​mad, confuses​ ​you,​ ​or​ ​simply​ ​throws​ ​you​ ​for​ ​a​ ​twist.​ ​If​ ​you​ ​are​ ​up​ ​for​ ​a​ ​challenge I​ ​suggest​ ​watching​ ​all​ ​four​ ​movies​ ​back​ ​to​ ​back,​ ​and​ ​let​ ​me​ ​know​ ​if​ ​you sleep​ ​well​ ​throughout​ ​the​ ​night. 

1.​ ​HUSH 

Hush​ ​is​ ​not​ ​the​ ​average​ ​thriller.​ ​The​ ​movie​ ​starts​ ​off​ ​with​ ​introducing a ​​young deaf woman,​ ​who​ ​is​ ​an​ ​author​ ​that​ ​lives​ ​in​ ​the​ ​woods​ ​all​ ​alone.​ ​Her​ ​world​ ​of peace​ ​and​ ​quiet​ ​gets​ ​shaken​ ​up​ ​when​ ​a​ ​masked​ ​stranger​ ​arrives​ ​on​ ​her cabin​ ​porch.​ ​I​ ​don’t​ ​want​ ​to​ ​spill​ ​any​ ​tea​ ​but​ ​let’s​ ​just​ ​say​ ​your​ ​actions​ ​speak louder​ ​than​ ​words.​ ​The​ ​unfolding​ ​of​ ​this​ ​movie​ ​will​ ​surely​ ​have​ ​you​ ​saying WTF.  

2.​ ​Would​ ​You​ ​Rather 

I’m​ ​pretty​ ​sure​ ​we​ ​have​ ​all​ ​played​ ​a​ ​game​ ​or​ ​two​ ​of​ ​would​ ​you​ ​rather.​ ​So​ ​we all​ ​know​ ​how​ ​this​ ​game​ ​goes,​ ​right?​ ​Well​ ​in​ ​this​ ​particular​ ​thriller​ ​it​ ​take takes​ ​would​ ​you​ ​rather​ ​to​ ​a​ ​whole​ ​new​ ​level.​ ​The​ ​main​ ​character​ ​Iris,​ ​and seven​ ​others​, ​participate​ ​in​ ​a​ ​sick​ ​version​ ​of​ ​this​ ​twisted​ ​game.​ ​They​ ​all have​ ​heartfelt​ ​reasons​ ​to​ ​play​ ​the​ ​cruel​ ​game​ ​and​ ​to​ ​become​ ​champions​ ​to take​ ​home​ ​a​ ​large​ ​sum​ ​of​ ​money.​ ​The​ ​whole​ ​entire​ ​movie​ ​can​ ​make​ ​you​ ​say WTF,​ ​however​ ​the​ ​ultimate​ ​WTF​ ​will​ ​leave​ ​you​ ​mind​ ​boggled.​ ​It​ ​will​ ​go​ ​from one​ ​extreme​ ​to​ ​another,​ ​you​ ​either​ ​love​ ​it​ ​or​ ​you​ ​will hate​ ​it.  

3.​ ​Devil 

The​ ​queen​ ​of​ ​all​ ​queens,​ ​Beyonce​ ​Knowles,​ ​once​ ​said​ ​“​ ​Of​ ​course​ ​sometimes sh*t​ ​goes​ ​down ​when​ ​there’s​ ​a​ ​billion​ ​dollars​ ​on​ ​the​ ​elevator.”​ ​​ ​She​ ​may​ ​be right,​ ​but​ ​things​ ​can​ ​go​ ​down​ ​even​ ​when​ ​money​ ​is​ ​not​ ​a​ ​factor.​ ​In​ ​this Netflix​ ​movie,​ ​five​ ​strangers​ ​begin their day​ ​with​ ​a​ ​normal​ ​elevator​ ​ride​ ​at​ ​the office.​ ​This​ ​particular​ ​elevator​ ​ride​ ​goes​ ​down​ ​a​ ​little​ ​quicker​ ​than​ ​it​ ​should.​The​ ​elevator​ ​gets​ ​stuck,​ ​and​ ​the​ ​trapped passengers,​ ​who​ ​only expected​ ​to​ ​be​ ​together​ ​for ​a​ ​few​ ​minutes,​ ​now​ ​begin revealing ​their​ ​secrets​ ​and​ ​​inner​ ​struggles.​ ​The​ ​intensity​ ​of​ ​this elevator​ ​ride​ ​builds​ ​as​ ​some​ ​unexpected​ ​events​ ​starts​ ​to​ ​unfold​ ​that​ ​literally leaves​ ​some​ ​of​ ​the​ ​occupants​ ​gasping​ ​for​ ​air.​ ​The​ ​passengers​ ​began​ ​to realize​ ​what​ ​they​ ​are​ ​experiencing​ ​is​ ​beyond​ ​morality.​ ​They​ ​are​ ​left​ ​trying​ ​to figure​ ​out​ ​who​ ​is​ ​the​ ​killer and which​ ​is​ ​the​ ​devil​ ​in​ ​disguise.​ ​You​ ​can​ ​guess​ ​what this​ thriller is ​going​ ​to​ ​make​ ​you​ ​say,​ ​so​ ​I​ ​won’t​ ​even​ ​go​ ​into​ ​more details.  

4.​ ​The​ ​Ward 

This​ ​movie​ ​is​ ​hard​ ​to​ ​explain​ ​without​ ​giving​ ​away all​ ​of​ ​the​ ​WTF​ ​moments​. I’ll​ ​just​ ​give​ ​you​ ​the​ ​facts​ ​and​ ​you​ ​will​ ​have​ ​to​ ​watch​ ​to​ ​see​ ​why​ ​it​ ​has​ ​made a​ ​spot​ ​on​ ​the​ ​WTF​ ​list.​ ​I​ ​​ ​would​ ​like​ ​to​ ​point​ ​out​ ​that​ ​if​ ​you​ ​are​ ​a​ ​psych major,​ ​you​ ​would​ ​LIVE​ ​for​ ​this​ ​type​ ​of​ ​thriller.​ ​​A​ ​young​ ​girl​ ​named​ ​Kristen awakes ​in​ ​a​ ​psychiatric​ ​hospital​ ​after​ ​setting​ ​a​ ​farmhouse​ ​on​ ​fire.​ ​She​ ​finds herself​ ​being​ ​stalked​ ​or​ ​haunted​ ​by​ ​an​ ​unknown​ ​presence.​ ​She​ ​often​ ​suffers from​ ​memory​ ​loss,​ ​and​ ​comes​ ​off​ ​as​ ​very​ ​fragile.​ ​Kirsten​ ​attempts​ ​to​ ​make friends​ ​with​ ​other​ ​patients​ ​Sarah,​ ​Iris,​ ​Emily,​ ​and​ ​Zoey.​ ​The​ ​more​ ​she​ ​is being​ ​treated​ ​for​ ​her​ ​condition​ ​the​ ​more​ ​this​ ​ghostly​ ​presence​ ​put​ ​up​ ​a​ ​fight. At​ ​night ​is​ ​usually​ ​when​ ​the​ ​phantom​ ​began​ ​to​ ​terrorize​ ​Kristen, which ​had her​ ​screaming​ ​and​ ​kicking​ ​into​ ​the​ ​darkness.​ ​As​ ​the​ ​plot​ ​thickens,​ ​each​ ​of her​ ​fellow​ ​patients​ ​begin​ ​to​ ​vanish.​ ​Kristen​ ​is​ ​determined​ ​to​ ​solve​ ​the problem​ ​in​ ​this​ ​psychiatric​ ​hospital,​ ​but​ ​by​ ​the​ ​end​ ​of​ ​this​ ​suspenseful thriller​ ​she​ ​will​ ​discover​ ​more​ ​than​ ​what​ ​she​ ​bargained​ ​for.  

*(All images courtesy of Netflix)

I am Byrianna Griffin, and I am new to the blogging life. I have recently started my own blog on wordpress called Beautifully Awakened(byrianna.wordpress.com). I am a Sophomore, majoring in communication. I love to entertain, and help people through media. If you need a good laugh, some inspiration, or a shoulder to cry on I will be that physically and virtually. I plan on changing the world, and showing others how to change their world in the process. My motto in life is to love always. Even if it hurt, or if it is hard loving always is the major key to success.