With Halloween lurking just around the corner, ready to jump out and scare the wits out of you, what better way to get in the mood than to watch one of your favourite scary movies? Horror is a very popular genre with many dodgy B-movies and also some real gems littering the shelves of DVD stores. The brilliant ones are often so good that they have you hiding behind the sofa even during the 10th viewing. Here are some of the most searched horror movies.
Top searched horror movies:

1. Psycho
2. The Shining
3. Aliens
4. Night of the Living Dead
5. Jaws
6. The Exorcist
7. Ringu
8. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
9. Don't Look Now
10. Poltergeist

Psycho Alfred Hitchcock's tense thriller stars the unbalanced Norman Bates and his 'Mother'.

The Shining Jack Nicholson makes an exceptional performance as the caretaker of the empty Overlook Hotel where ghosts and cabin fever ensure that Jack is never a dull boy.

Aliens The second installment of Ridley Scott's sci-fi horror saga about one woman's continuing battle against a fearsome and brutal alien enemy is regarded by many as even better than the original movie.

Night of the Living Dead The 1968 zombie movie from director George A Romero is a horror classic and spawned the Living Dead sequels and remakes that are still hugely popular today.

Jaws The film that had us fearing to dangle our legs over the sofa's edge - let alone the water's edge, depicts the battle between Brody, Hooper and a monstrous man-eating shark .

The Exorcist The story of a young girl being possessed by the devil and subsequently exorcised terrified audiences during its theatrical release so much that at many cinemas, paramedics were called to treat people who had fainted or were in hysterics.

Ringu This recent Japanese movie features the horrifying Sadako, a vengeful spirit who kills anyone that watches a certain mysterious video. It's popularity caused it to be remade in America.

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre This film was banned 3 times in the UK due to its almost unprecedented goriness and perhaps this has contributed to its popularity. There have since been several sequels and a remake.

Don't Look Now Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie star in this creepy film about a young couple who move to Venice after the tragic death of the little girl. After meeting a woman claiming to be a psychic, strange things start happening to them, including seeing their daughter running about the waterways of Venice.

Poltergeist This film is still nearly terrifying nearly 30 years on from its original release. The film is about a family terrorised by ghosts that steal their young daughter away to another dimension.

What are your favourite horror movies? Leave a comment and let us know.

What's your favourite movie? Too difficult to answer? OK, but I bet you have a top 5 or 10 films that you would happily watch again and again. Thank god for DVDs! Looking at the top searches for DVDs on AOL, you can see there's a real mix of genres that are popular. Have you seen them all?

Top searched DVDs:

1. Godfather box set
2. Schindler's List DVD
3. Star Wars DVDs
4. Indiana Jones DVD set
5. Fight Club DVDs
6. The Matrix DVD
7. Hitchcock DVDs
8. The Shining DVD
9. The Great Escape
10. Finding Nemo DVD

Watching DVDs at home is often more fun than going to cinema to see the latest flicks. You can chill out, pause the film to make a cup of tea and don't have to worry about being stuck behind the tall person with massive hair. Plus these days it's so easy to watch your favourite movies. You can buy DVDs online, you can download the movies and watch them on your computer and if you need a regular movie fix, you can sign up to DVD rental companies and have them delivered to your door.

So what are your favourite films? Do you prefer gangster movies like The Godfather, Goodfellas and Scarface? Or are you into science fiction like Star Wars, Blade Runner, The Matrix and 2001: A Space Odyssey? Perhaps your favourite films are any starring Johnny Depp or Steve McQueen. Leave a comment and tell us your top movies.

Top movie searches:

1. Movie rental
2. Cinema tickets
3. Harry Potter and the half blood prince
4. Blockbusters
5. Public Enemies
6. Cinema finder
7. Transformers 2
8. Vue cinema tickets
9. Online movies
10. DVDs

Even if the weather isn't sizzling, you can still enjoy summer with these hot new movies coming out this year. Released on the 1st July and starring Jonny Depp, Public Enemies is a thrilling 1930s gangster film which is already drawing excellent reviews. Or if you're looking for some family dinosaur entertainment, Ice Age 3 was also released on the 1st.

This weekend sees the release of the most flambloyant, cringey and hilarious movie of the year - Sacha Baron Cohen's Austrian fashionista Brüno is heading to America to see how many people he can shock and upset. It's not for the faint-hearted but guaranteed to make you laugh until you cry.

The long-awaited sixth installment of the Harry Potter saga will be out on general release next week. In this chapter of Harry's story, he learns more about Lord Voldemort's dark past, prepares himself for the final battle ahead while dealing with confusing emotions and romantic relationships.

A remake of a 1974 hit movie that was based on a book of the same name, The Taking of Pelham 123 starring Denzel Washington and John Travolta will be released on the 31st July. Travolta leads a group or heavily armed men to hijack a New York subway train in return for a ransom of $10million.

The bestselling book The Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger has been made into a movie starring Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams. Henry (Bana) has an uncontrollable ability to travel through time which makes building a relationship with Claire (McAdams) almost impossible.

Inglourious Basterds is Quentin Tarantino's latest offering starring Brad Pitt in a gung-ho Nazi-killing movie that will be released on August 21st.

Superhero movies have been very popular of late so we decided to take at look at who are the favourite superheroes.

Coming in at the top of the searches is everyone's favourite X Man, Wolverine, who also starred in his own spin off movie, X Men Origins: Wolverine. The film follows the character's violent past before he gained his adamantium-fused skeleton and joined up with Professor X and his team.

Next we have the Incredible Hulk, who recently enjoyed two incarnations, first as Eric Bana in 2003 (which was not too popular) and then as Edward Norton in 2008. The Hulk's popularity often centres around which other superheroes he could beat in a fight, thus inspiring the animated films Hulk vs Wolverine and Hulk vs Thor, which were released to DVD in January.

Batman has always been a popular superhero, especially since the production of The Dark Knight starring Christian Bale. The caped crusader has no superpowers but is a vigilante, mistrusted by the authorities. No doubt this is the reason for his perpetual appeal and why the rumour-mill is already churning about Batman 3.

Despite being neither a Marvel nor DC character, Hellboy is one of the hottest superhero searches. The second film starring Ron Perlman was released last year and is available on DVD. There is a third and possibly final film planned, but director Guillermo del Toro must first give priority to his commitments filming The Hobbit, along with director Peter Jackson of The Lord of The Rings fame.

Iron Man's popularity increased after the 2008 film starring Robert Downey Jr. Did you spot his cameo in the Incredible Hulk? This points to an upcoming Avengers film in 2011 where he will fight the Hulk. And there are already plenty of rumours concerning Iron Man 2, such as his enemy Black Widow may be played by Scarlett Johansson who recently featured in comic-based movie The Spirit.

Your friendly neighbourhood Spiderman is of course one of the most popular superheroes especially after the three box office smashing movies starring Tobey Maguire. A fourth installment of the web-slinging crime fighter is expected in 2011, but in the meantime, there's no harm in watching the first three films again!

Finally, a superheroine amongst the top searched comic characters: Wonder Woman. A super-strong member of the Amazon tribe, Wonder Woman, or Diana Prince, came to earth to fight evil and eventually teamed up with the Justice League, which included several other DC comic heroes. A Wonder Woman or Justice League live action film is anticipated but as yet, has not gone into production.

Superman was the first ever costumed superhero and by far one of the most popular. He has appeared in cartoons, television series and movies, the latest one Superman Returns was released in 2006. Currently Smallville, the TV series about young Clark Kent's life, is in its ninth season. Superman may return in a Justice League film, but another solo movie doesn't seem to be on the horizon.

Some superheroes are not as popular as others and this can be seen in the almost unanimous criticism of the movies based on them. Some of the superhero flops have been Catwoman, starring Halle Berry, Electra, starring Jennifer Garner and the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen which featured well-known characters such as the Invisible Man and Dr Jekyll/Mr Hyde.

Who is your favourite superhero and which ones should have their own movies? Share your thoughts by leaving a comment.

Top searches superheroes movies:

1. The Watchmen
2. The Incredible Hulk DVD
3. Superman Returns DVD
4. The Dark Knight DVD
5. Iron Man The Movie DVD
6. Spiderman 3 DVD
7. The X-Men Trilogy DVD
8. Fantastic Four
9. Batman Begins DVD
10. The Spirit

Top searched superhero items:

1. Marvel Legends
2. Superhero costumes
3. Superhero posters
4. Graphic novels
5. Hero memorabilia
6. Superhero T-shirts
7. Original comic art
8. Animation cells
9. Superhero stickers
10. Superhero merchandise