It's nearly Halloween! And what better way to celebrate the festive period than some of the scariest scenes from Halloween films. Here are the thirteen most terrifying scenes from horror films.

1. The Bathtub Scene in the Shining.

You may never pull back a shower curtain again.

2. The Head Spin in the Exorcist

Imagine seeing this on its release? What just happened?

3. Pitch Black in The Silence of the Lambs

Stuck in a dark room with a killer who can see you but you can't see him? Not frightening. Not frightening at all.

4. Sledgehammer scene in Misery

Just... shivers.

5. Final Scene from the Blair Witch Project *Spoiler Alert if you haven't seen this!

Slightly terrifying.

6. Samara Comes To You from the Ring.

Great. Girl with black hair crawls out of TV.

7. Crawling Down the Stairs from the Grudge.

Never going up the stairs again. Fact.

8. Opening Scene from Scream

Do you like scary movies?

9. Sloth Scene from Se7en

Better make sure they're dead.

10. One, Two Three, Knock, Knock from the Orphanage.

No sound, just sheer terror.

11. The Truth About Mother in Psycho

Yes. No thanks Mom.

12. The Kitchen Scene in Paranormal Activity 2

Surely it's safe. It's during the day. WRONG!

13. It's All For You, Damien from the Omen.

Nanny goes mad and hangs herself at kid's birthday party. Not terrifying at all...