As the month for trick or treating, ghost stories and costumes goes by, we can’t help but be reminded of the first time our older sibling made us sit through “Scream” and we had to sleep with a night light for 4 months; or maybe that was just me. Either way, since cinema began, horror movies have made a way into our lives whether we like it or not. Ranging from Nosferatu (1922) to The Conjuring (2013) directors have made a killing (no pun intended) off of exploiting our biggest fears. Amateur directors took note and took their shot at this lucrative market, but more often than not, they missed their mark. Instead of glued to their seat, shaking with fear, viewers found themselves well…bored, confused or well, laughing. Those directors are what inspired this list.

The Worst Horror Movies of All-Time

5. Halloween II (2009)

Michael Myers is absolutely terrifying. A psycho serial killer in a goalie mask with no regard for family values? That’s a good villain. Unfortunately this Rob Zombie remake was a lot less hiding-under-my-blanket-scared and a lot more I’m-going-to-fall-asleep-now. If only brief glimpses of Myers could keep my attention for two hours, then I would have loved “Halloween II” but unfortunately I was expecting a bit more of a plot, and less graphic sex scenes with Myers mask in the window. I wouldn’t recommend watching this movie with a parent, or with anyone for that matter, in fact, you’re better off just avoiding this snooze fest for good.

4. Piranha 3D

The million year old fish with tiny teeth as sharp as razors are enough to inspire fear in anyone. “Piranha 3D” attempted to capitalize on the fear of these crazy carnivorous fish. The plot is shaky at best surrounding a group of kids on spring break who find themselves under attack by piranhas in Arizona who ended up there from a prehistoric lake. Wow, spring break college students in a horror movie? How original! The movie is full of topless scenes and tons of gore but lacks any suspense, story line or scary moments. It seems a lot more like a bloody comedy, than a horror movie.

3. I Know Who Killed Me

Lindsey Lohan playing sigmatic twins, what else needs to be said? This plot centers around Lohan who plays two characters, a good suburban girl and a stripper. Ironically not too far from home for Lohan. Their connection is slowly revealed throughout the film. Truly the fact that a director and editor approved this script blows my mind. The most fun I had watching the film was counting how many times I felt confuse and/or disgust that this movie was released.

2. Paranormal Activity Series

Somehow this movie ended up with a ton of buzz which brought viewers from all over to the theatres. What they were met with was another shaky found footage movie (this is an eye roll) with less climax than the second Blair Witch Project. The movie is an hour and a half of watching a family struggle with a poltergeist until finally in the last scene we see something unfold. It’s a two hour build leading up to a thirty second punch line – a subpar punch line at that.

1. ThanksKilling

    A possessed turkey, a $2,000 budget and a completely amatuer cast is the recipe for this Horror flop. The evil turkey is really just played by a rubber bird that I assume was purchased at a dollar store and honestly he’s the best actor in the whole movie. To be fair this is the only movie on the list that I enjoy and I have watched it at least four times. Even though it’s not scary at all it is completely hilarious – not on purpose. If you come home scared one October night and need a funny movie to fall asleep to, this is it.