10 Classic Horror Movies You Must See Before You Die
7. Carrie (1976)
Brian DePalma set out to adapt Stephen King's short but undeniably brilliant first novel, which tells the story of Carrie White, a bullied schoolgirl who realises she has psychic powers, into a motion picture, and the results - fiery, tense, and bordering on the dream-like - proved inspired. Sissy Spacek stars as the troubled character of the title, who finds herself asked to the prom by the coolest kid in school to famously disastrous results, and offers up a truly immersive and tortured portrait of loneliness.
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