Old horror

Nosferatu (1922)

Many people keep a bowl of candy by the door during Halloween for the many trick-or-treaters that come calling on October 31st. But if anybody turns up on your doorstep dressed like anyone in the pictures below, it's not candy you're going to need. No, it's a crucifix and a bottle of holy water. Because as you can see from this list compiled by Bored Panda, these vintage Halloween costumes are absolutely terrifying.

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These horror movies don't use cheap thrills to get scares. They rely on atmosphere and suspense rather than gore and jump-scares.

Crimson Ghost

Slender Man

Early cinema could get bizarrely hardcore and hardcorely bizarre, even by today's standards.