The Shining (1980)

The Shining has been announced scariest horror film by top film site Totalscifionline.com. Starring Jack Nicholson, the terror frightened off competition from Roman Polanski's. As Rosemary's Baby and Brit cult hit The Wicker Man.  Other films that crept into the site's top 10 include Psycho, Jaws and The Texas Chainsaw Slaughter . Based totally on the novel by famous horror writer Stephen King, The Shining tells the story about an annoyed writer who makes an attempt to murder his folks in an isolated hotel where they're snowed in for the winter. Following mixed opinions on its release in 1980, its reputation has gradually grown over time, finally raising the film into a classic classic.

Virtually thirty years after its primary release, The Shining remains an unparalled study in isolation, craziness and paranoia, asserts Matt McAllister, editor of Totalscifionline.com. The expansive sets, surreal visuals, and a powerful performance from Jack Nicholson mount up to a film certain to give spectators a sleepless night. A measure of the film's success is the expansion of its dialogue in well-liked culture.

The repeated phrase of the entire work and no play make a Jack a lifeless boy and Jack Nicholson leeringly exclaiming 'Here's Jonny!' in the rememberable scene where he smashes through a door wearing a bestial grin have cemented the film's reputation.