Clowns, Sharks and Chainsaws: What Scares Us Most?

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Bob Al-Greene
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Clowns, Sharks and Chainsaws: What Scares Us Most?

Picture the scariest thing imaginable. Is it a grotesque beast with tentacles and fangs? A staggering, drooling zombie? Or a suspicious psychopath? This time of year, we spend a lot of time focused on shocks and scares. But what really scares us? And why?

Mashable wanted to find out, so we teamed up with Survata to devise a spooky quiz about your favorite horror films. We approached terror from every angle -- from chainsaw-wielding lunatics to sadistic alien clowns -- and gathered the responses of 1,500 horror fans into one graphic.

Check it out below to see if your favorites made the list.

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