Halloween Special: Celebs Name Their Favorite Horror Films

Find out the movies that made these stars scream.

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J. Cole - "The Screams are classic. Yeah, I would say Scream is my favorite."(Photo: Brad Barket/PictureGroup)

Damon Wayans Jr. - "Basket Case. It’s scary and hilarious. It’s about these conjoined twins and one of them is possessed by the devil."(Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

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Damon Wayans Jr. - "Basket Case. It’s scary and hilarious. It’s about these conjoined twins and one of them is possessed by the devil."(Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

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Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje - "A film called Magic with Anthony Hopkins. It had this puppet and the puppet ended up being the real things — and it kills!"(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje - "A film called Magic with Anthony Hopkins. It had this puppet and the puppet ended up being the real things — and it kills!"(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Spike Lee (@spikelee) - Spike Lee always sets the record straight, on film and on Twitter!TWEET: "Anybody who thinks I'm in Boule or Illumanatti is a RETART.And That's The Quadruple Truth RUTH.Let's not start this Great Weekend with BS.YO."(Photo: Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

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Spike Lee - "Night of the Hunter. Watch it!"(Photo: Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

Chris Rock - "A Thin Line Between Love and Hate!  It's like a horror movie — Lynn Whitfield is like, 'Oh, my God!' Your worst nightmare!"(Photo: Ray Mickshaw/PictureGroup)

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Chris Rock - "A Thin Line Between Love and Hate!  It's like a horror movie — Lynn Whitfield is like, 'Oh, my God!' Your worst nightmare!"(Photo: Ray Mickshaw/PictureGroup)

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Giancarlo Esposito - "I think The Other was one of my favorite horror movies. Twenty-five years ago, about two twin brothers on a small farm in the South. It's the beginning of the cheaper, more economic horror films. That's one of my favorites."(Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

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Giancarlo Esposito - "I think The Other was one of my favorite horror movies. Twenty-five years ago, about two twin brothers on a small farm in the South. It's the beginning of the cheaper, more economic horror films. That's one of my favorites."(Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

Mario Van Peebles - "Night of the Living Dead — political, interesting! I was like, 'What?'"(Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

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Mario Van Peebles - "Night of the Living Dead — political, interesting! I was like, 'What?'"(Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

Meeka Claxton - "Honestly, the Chucky series would be my favorite, only because he really scares me. Even to this day, I'll see my kids' dolls and be like, 'You got to move that!' I won't have a doll that resembles Chucky in my house.'"(Photo: Steve Mack/Getty Images)

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Meeka Claxton - "Honestly, the Chucky series would be my favorite, only because he really scares me. Even to this day, I'll see my kids' dolls and be like, 'You got to move that!' I won't have a doll that resembles Chucky in my house.'"(Photo: Steve Mack/Getty Images)

Tami Roman - Call this actress a reality TV pioneer starting out on the second season of MTV’s Real World in 1993. Her acting career hasn’t produced any majorly memorable moments, but her tumultuous return to reality via Basketball Wives gave the TV genre its new reigning queen of bitchie-ness. The ingredients?  Tami plus alcohol equals an angry drunken fight. After taking a long hiatus from reality TV, Tami's recently returned to the Basketball Wives cast and is already putting her fists to use. (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

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Tami Roman - "There is a horror film called The Changeling and I'm not talking about the one with Angelina Jolie. This is before that — but that one or Friday the 13th."(Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

Nelson George - "The original Exorcist is scary as hell. I like Dawn to Dusk, the Robert Rodriguez movie — that's fun!"(Photo: Terrence Jennings/Picturegroup)

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Nelson George - "The original Exorcist is scary as hell. I like Dawn to Dusk, the Robert Rodriguez movie — that's fun!"(Photo: Terrence Jennings/Picturegroup)

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Meagan Good - "My favorite ones growing up were Halloween 4 and 5 because the 10-year old little girl in there and the dramatic stuff she had to do. For me as it a kid I was like, 'Wow! That’s what I want to do with the rest of my life. I want to be that little girl. I want to be in dramatic roles like that.' I think some people frown upon horror movies because they can be cheesy, but if the acting is solid it can definitely be scary."(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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Meagan Good - "My favorite ones growing up were Halloween 4 and 5 because the 10-year old little girl in there and the dramatic stuff she had to do. For me as it a kid I was like, 'Wow! That’s what I want to do with the rest of my life. I want to be that little girl. I want to be in dramatic roles like that.' I think some people frown upon horror movies because they can be cheesy, but if the acting is solid it can definitely be scary."(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Melissa De Sousa - "Halloween was more psychological and it had really good actors, not just the popular young girls and guys in Hollywood. When you mess around psychologically then I have a problem, then I can’t sleep at night, then I’m looking around in my own house. And that’s why it’s still a classic."(Photo: John Ricard/BET)

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Melissa De Sousa - "Halloween was more psychological and it had really good actors, not just the popular young girls and guys in Hollywood. When you mess around psychologically then I have a problem, then I can’t sleep at night, then I’m looking around in my own house. And that’s why it’s still a classic."(Photo: John Ricard/BET)

2 Chainz - "The Saw movies are kind of ill to me. I like thinking on some psychology stuff so Saw got all that in it."(Photo: Jeff Daly/PictureGroup)

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2 Chainz - "The Saw movies are kind of ill to me. I like thinking on some psychology stuff so Saw got all that in it."(Photo: Jeff Daly/PictureGroup)

Pharaohe Monch - "Me Being born on Halloween is already awesome — I love horror flicks, but after seeing The Exorcist I was scared out of my wits. A film dealing with being possessed by the devil and exorcisms was the scariest for me. I couldn't sleep for days."(Photo: Hal Horowitz/PictureGroup)

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Pharaohe Monch - "Me Being born on Halloween is already awesome — I love horror flicks, but after seeing The Exorcist I was scared out of my wits. A film dealing with being possessed by the devil and exorcisms was the scariest for me. I couldn't sleep for days."(Photo: Hal Horowitz/PictureGroup)

DJ Drama - "The best horror flick of all time...The Shining hands down."(Photo: John Ricard/BET)

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DJ Drama - "The best horror flick of all time...The Shining hands down."(Photo: John Ricard/BET)

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Symbolic1 - "My all time favorite horror flick is Nightmare on Elm Street.  Freddy was the coldest of them all because he could disappear and reappear whenever and wherever he wanted inside of your dreams — or shall I say nightmare."(Photo: Kristian Dowling/PictureGroup)

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Symbolic1 - "My all time favorite horror flick is Nightmare on Elm Street.  Freddy was the coldest of them all because he could disappear and reappear whenever and wherever he wanted inside of your dreams — or shall I say nightmare."(Photo: Kristian Dowling/PictureGroup)

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French Montana - "I would probably have to go with Jason, or better yet Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Yup, that one right there." (Photo: David Becker/WireImage)

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French Montana - "I would probably have to go with Jason, or better yet Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Yup, that one right there." (Photo: David Becker/WireImage)

L.A. Reid - "I don’t have one. I don’t really watch horror movies but I do watch True Blood."(Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

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L.A. Reid - "I don’t have one. I don’t really watch horror movies but I do watch True Blood."(Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

Hannah Simone - "I’m terrible with horror films. I like them, but they really scare me so I try not to watch them. I love Beetlejuice but it genuinely terrifies me."(Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

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Hannah Simone - "I’m terrible with horror films. I like them, but they really scare me so I try not to watch them. I love Beetlejuice but it genuinely terrifies me."(Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

Tanedra Howard - “Child’s Play! Chucky — that’s still my favorite. After the second one I was kind of cool [laughs], the first one I can watch over and over. Of course, Nightmare on Elm Street because Freddy likes to party with you before he kills you!”(Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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Tanedra Howard - “Child’s Play! Chucky — that’s still my favorite. After the second one I was kind of cool [laughs], the first one I can watch over and over. Of course, Nightmare on Elm Street because Freddy likes to party with you before he kills you!”(Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)