While the nostalgia of mono audio and grainy pictures may be part of the attraction of the genre’s history, it pays for today’s horror films (and the increasing number of restorations) to look and sound their best. After all, why wouldn’t you want to really feel as though you’re in an old, creepy haunted house? With the lights off… stood in silence… waiting for a killer to strike? And two of the things central to achieving that sense of engagement are the music and the sound effects.
We have rounded up 14 (because 13 would have been just too meta) of the best horror movies with soundtracks dead-certain to send shivers down your spine – and give your surround sound system a run for its money. Lights down, volume up, baseball bat on standby…
