00:01Horror movies have tapped into people's fears for years.
00:04From bloodthirsty villains to gruesome effects,
00:07some of our favorite screams were created on frighteningly low budgets.
00:11Here are five little horror movies that could.
00:20Friday the 13th proved that a mother's love knows no bounds.
00:23The 1980 story of cursed Camp Crystal Lake
00:26was created for an estimated $550,000,
00:30a fraction of their worldwide gross of nearly $60 million.
00:34Halloween slashed its way onto this list with a budget of only $325,000.
00:40Audiences everywhere died to see Michael Myers,
00:44causing the movie to make $70 million.
00:4628 days later redefined the zombie genre
00:49when rage-infected chimps are let loose in London.
00:52Director Danny Boyle created Patient X
00:54and a very barren London street for just $8 million.
00:57His fast-paced undead creatures proved contagious by earning $82 million.
01:02A couple is haunted by demonic possession and paranormal activity.
01:06The 2009 found-footage-style film was produced for a mere $15,000.
01:12Their strong marketing campaign helped the movie become one of the most profitable films of all time,
01:17grossing over $194 million.
01:19Three film students document a local murderer in The Blair Witch Project.
01:24The movie was released in 1999 and had a micro-budget of only $22,500.
01:29Horror fans assumed the flick was a documentary,
01:32leading to an astonishing $248 million.
01:35All five of these pictures' budgets may be low, but their scares are still high.
01:40Coinage, life well spent.
01:45Presented by GEICO.
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