It's Halloween and maybe you're scrolling through movie after movie full of monsters,

murderers, jump scares and rivers of blood.

Maybe you're delighted by these things to no end.

But what about those of us who are...scary cats?

Maybe we're into the idea of horror movies but aren't looking to be grossed out by gore

or freaked out by jump scares?

Well, this is the discussion for you.

I'm Stephen Thompson. Today we are discussing three great horror movies for scaredy cats

on pop culture happy hour from NPR.

Welcome back, joining us as NPR Arts Correspondent and Horror Movie Enthusiest Netta Ulebi.

Thanks for being here, Netta.

Hey, Stephen, thanks for having me.

Oh, it is such a pleasure.

Now, before we get into your recommendations, Netta, talk to us a little bit about your

history with horror movies.

You and I were both little kids in the 70s, which is, I'd imagine when you started to be

aware of these films.

Right. In the 1970s, when you and I were young, we bits of lads and lassas.

That was a period of time when horror movies were really getting amped up in the culture.

They were really pushing the boundaries of what was disgusting.

Do you remember being a little kid and the movie Halloween came out or the movie Jaws?

I remember just walking through a bookstore and seeing Peter Benchley's book Jaws at

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