There’s a new scariest horror movie of all time, according to this updated study

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The ꦆscariest horror mo♓vie of all time has been revealed – all thanks to a new study.

You 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:may remember a 2020 project that set about finding out the scariest horror movie of all time. The setup was simple: take an average human resting heart rate of 64 beats per minute (BPM) and then record the average heart rate for a viewer while watching a horror film. Work out the difference between the hor🧸ror film average heart rate and usual resting heart rate and, bingo, you’ve got some swee🧔t, sweet data.

update, we now have a new scariest horror movie of all time. 250 people were asked to watch 40 of the scariest movies. Previously, Sinister topped the charts with a 22 BPM difference. Now, there’s a new champion: Zoom horror Host, with a 24 BPM difference.

🔴That’s thanks꧃ to a nerve-shreddingly high 88 BPM average heart rate combined with the highest spike of 130 BPM.

Two other movies have also slid into the top 10 for the first time: Argentinian 2017 horror Terrified, and the John Krasinski-directed 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:A Quiet Place Part 2. The full top 10🔜 is below, should you really want a heart-stopping Halloween to reme♑mber.

Top 10 scariest horror movies

  • Host (88 BPM average, 130 BPM spike, 24 BPM difference)
  • Sinister (86 BPM average, 130 BPM spike, 22 BPM difference)
  • Insidious (85 BPM average, 133 BPM spike, 21 BPM difference)
  • The Conjuring (84 BPM average, 132 BPM spike, 20 BPM difference)
  • Hereditary (82 BPM average, 104 BPM spike, 18 BPM difference)
  • Terrified (82 BPM average, 122 BPM spike, 18 BPM difference)
  • It Follows (81 PM average, 96 BPM spike, 17 BPM difference)
  • A Quiet Place Part 2 (80 BPM average, 123 BPM spike, 16 BPM difference)
  • Paranormal Activity (80 BPM average, 115 BPM spike, 16 BPM difference)
  • The Conjuring 2 (79 BPM average, 116 BPM spike, 15 BPM difference)

Host actually falls into our list of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best horror movies ever made. Check out the rest through that link.

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