And the nominees are (in no particular order):

Ashley Nelson

I don't like to be scared, so I normally don't watch scary movies. However, if I were to pick my favorite scary movie, it would have to be "The Shining" (the original). I still can't walk down long empty hallways without envisioning two creepy twins in blue dresses. No matter how many times I watch it, it still scares me.

Candice Graham
I love "Texas Chainsaw Massacre." It seems like such a realistic story that could have happened to anyone, anywhere. It's not a cheesy, fake horror movie at all. The characters are all so distinct and absolutely creepy to me. I think it's a great classic horror movie and one that everyone should see at least once!

Jennifer Stinnett
Born with an aversion to all things scary and startling, I usually tend to lie low during the Halloween season. However, there is one movie that gets me in the spirit. That movie is the classic, "Double, Double, Toil and Trouble" starring none other than Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen.

Before all of you movie buffs and self-respecting humans start bashing my choice, let me point out that this movie actually has some big stars in it, other than the Olsen twins. Cloris Leachman starred as both Aunt Agatha and Aunt Sofia, and Eric McCormack from Will and Grace starred in the flick, as well.

You might think this movie is the usual Olsen twins antics...and it is. But it is definitely Halloween appropriate. The Olsen twins play Kelly and Lynn Farmer, whose Aunt Agatha has turned into a witch because of a magic moon stone. Obviously, the family goes to see this aunt, who pulls a hi jinks and banishes relatives, and turns people into animals. There's the usual witchery going on, and it all takes place at a scary mansion.

As a five year old when this came out, it scared the bejesus out of me. Now it's just a funny film to watch at Halloween when there are really not many seasonally-appropriate alternatives.

For those of you who have yet to catch it on TV one of the five million times it's been shown since its release in 1993 and now, no fears. You can find it at Blockbuster. So this Halloween, I urge you to bypass the guts and gore and sit down to enjoy a nice family feature with the Olsen twins. You'll thank me later.

Brittany Bryant
"The Poltergeist" remains the best horror movie of all time.

The movie, which is written by Steven Spielberg and directed by "Texas Chainsaw Massacre's" writer/director Tobe Hooper, includes creepy scenes and spookily good characters.

In the movie, a little girl connects with ghosts through static on a TV, and then they terrorize the entire family. The little girl is sucked through her closet into an alternate world; the dad imagines pulling chunks of skin off his face; a possessed clown doll pulls the son under his bed; the mom sinks in mud as coffins with rotting corpses lift from beneath the ground.

Also, a crazy midget exorcist tops off the weirdness of the movie. A few terrifying scenes exist in this film, which makes it an undeniable choice.

Megan Long
My favorite scary movie has to be Stephen King's "The Shining."

A family snowed in at a resort hotel alone is eerie enough. Throw in a possessed kid, a deranged father and ghosts, and you've got a chilling film. There are little non-diegetic sounds (such as music), which give the audience that feeling of isolation. Encounters with the paranormal are popular in the horror movie genre, but the ghosts in "The Shining" are victims of gruesome murders. As viewers watch the characters' reality get blurred by psychosis, they watch on in horror. "The Shining" is by far the scariest movie I have ever seen. Besides, who isn't afraid of creepy kid ghosts?

Mark Mcnabb
"The Ring," I and II...
Rachel Keller, an inquisitive journalist investigates a videotape that might have caused the death of four teenagers. Her quest to find answers to the mysterious videotape leads her to a close encounter with Samara, an evil and creepy young girl. Both movies are very suspenseful and are awesome to watch on those cold and rainy nights.

Rob Baldus

As far as scary movies go, narrowing the field is a must.

• Classic scary- "The Exorcist" or the original "Omen"
• Sci Fi scary- "Event Horizon"
• Gory scary- "Saw 1"
• Terrifyingly scary- "The Ring" and/or the Japanese version of "Pulse"
• Worst scary- "Dead Clowns"
• Creepy scary- "Deliverance" (watch this while staying at a cabin, you'll thank me later)
• Funniest Scary- "Killer Clowns from Outer Space"

All of these movies are pretty obvious choices except for maybe "Dead Clowns" and "Event Horizon." If you haven't seen them, do so at your own peril.

But one surprising recommendation that I will make is "The Descent."

"The Descent" isn't necessarily the best movie ever made, but it will make you jump. It covers everything from face-eating troglodytes to deranged adulterers.