In fact, some of thegreatest horror movies of all timewere made with shockingly small budgets.

There are several factors at play that allow horror films to be some of the most cost-efficient movies around.

All of these elements lend themselves to cheap but effective filmmaking.

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What follows is a maddeningly gory showcase of all kinds of nightmarish torture.

Considering the iconic franchise it spawned, it’s safe to say that every dollar was well-spent.

Breaking out of the mental institution he’s imprisoned in, Myers sets out on a new killing spree.

Imagery from Pearl and Annabelle: Creation

EnterThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre, still a spine-chilling horror film that has generated its own retinue ofTexas Chainsawsequelsand spin-offs.

Upon reviewing the footage, it turns out that their fears are all too justified.

Imagery from Halloween III: The Season of the Witch and The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

imagery from The Evil Dead and Paranormal Activity

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Black and white camera footage of Mike (Michael C. Williams) standing in the corner of the basement at the end of The Blair Witch Project.

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Shawnee Smith as Amanda in the reverse bear trap In Saw 2004

A man with a gun in Night of the Living Dead

Daniel Kaluuya with tears in his eyes as Chris in Get Out.

Michael Myers looking over a banister in Halloween 1978

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Still from Paranormal Activity showing a bedroom and door open at 3:53 AM

Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates staring at the camera in Psycho (1960)

Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) stands beside a tree grinning in Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)

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