The 25 best horror movies on Max that'll give you nightmares

Put on some flip flops, leave your cellphone at home, and wander alone into a dangerous place the town weirdo definitely warned you about, because it's time to get scared! Right now on Max, the horror category is an embarrassment of terrifying riches with top-shelf selections available from every decade of horror history. You've got 2000s tank top horror next to 1980s slashers next to 1950s camp and more. It's rad. There's so much great stuff to choose from, but we've somehow managed to narrow it down to these 20 horror movies. Honestly, you can't go wrong. SEE ALSO: What to watch: Best scary movies 1. Night of the Living Dead If you ever see this face... RUN. Credit: Image Ten / Kobal / Shutterstock Visionary of the zombie apocalypse George A. Romero tops this list with his most iconic film: Night of the Living Dead. This 1968 classic makes for a great watch — not only as a standard-setting staple of cinema, but also as a vehicle for terror that gets under your skin and festers there. Expertly executed from start to finish, this bleak tale of strangers versus an army of the undead needles at you in a way that's still tough to shake more than 50 years later.* — Alison Foreman, Entertainment Reporter How to watch: Night of the Living Dead is now streaming on Max. 2. Eraserhead God, Henry is just so fucked. The directorial debut of walking-talking id David Lynch, Eraserhead follows the poor guy, played by Jack Nance, as he wanders through a surrealist blend of horror and humor, featuring an alien baby, sperm monsters, a lady with big ol' cheeks, and more bizarre characters. The plot has been interpreted as a representation of Lynch's own fear of being a parent, with Henry serving as a kind of placeholder for Lynch himself. It's fascinating, freaky, and really fun. — A.F. How to watch: Eraserhead is now streaming on Max. 3. Cronos Guillermo del Toro's first film carries with it all the hallmarks of the Mexican auteur's career-to-come – gross monster mayhem with delight