A lot of classic horror movies rely on the tactic of less-is-more. They don’t tell us everything, because sometimes the unknown is the scariest thing of all. This understandably leads viewers to theorize about the movie’s true meaning or its characters’ backstories.

The documentary film Room 237 puts all kinds of theories about Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining on display, but The Shining is far from the only horror movie that has been analyzed in this way. From the possible meanings hidden in the enigmatic Donne Darko to the twisted theories about famous children’s movies, let’s take a look at some theories that make horror movies even more freaky.

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Donnie Darko's driving message | 0:00
Home Alone is Jigsaw's origin | 1:12
Sacrifice in The Mist | 2:02
The Blair Witch Project's time loop | 2:49
Willy Wonka's hell factory | 3:43
Demonic Signs | 4:30
Drag Me To...Dinner? | 5:22
Pennywise is Bob from Twin Peaks | 5:56

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