Spooky baby names

Horror movies are good for many things: A late-night freak-out with your partner and friends, making you wish you weren't home alone for the night and setting the stage for Halloween. If you are a horror movie buff, however, you might know that they are good for something else -- inspiring the perfect baby name! From obvious character choices such as Jason and Carrie to those that are a little more obscure and spooky, such as names of classic horror movie actors, we have something for everyone. Come check out the spookiest baby names for boys and girls!

The fun thing about these spooky names is that, for the most part, they are regular traditional names. No one has to know your obsession with the horror genre!  Only your closest friends will know that little Giana's name came from an Italian horror film called Profondo Russo.

So sit back, turn on all the lights and take a walk on the dark side with these baby names.

Spooky baby names for girls

Alessa: This is the name of a character from the movie Silent Hill.

Angela: Young Angela Baker suffers a mental breakdown in Sleepaway Camp.

Annie: Kathy Bates played Annie Wilkes in the movie adaptation of Misery.

Carrie: Stephen King's horror novel came to life in 1976.

Cynthia: Mama Cynthia is a character from the movie The Skeleton Key.

Giana: This is the name of a character from Dario Argento's movie Deep Red, or Profondo Rosse.

Ginger: This name comes from a werewolf movie called Ginger Snaps.

Ginny: Ginny, or Virgina, was a character from the 80s horror flick Happy Birthday to Me.

Laurie: This is the sister of psycho Michael Myers from the Halloween films and was played by Jamie Lee Curtis.

Leslie: From The Rise of Leslie Vernon, this is actually a male character but would make a great name for a girl.

Regan: This is the name of the possessed child from The Exorcist.

Samara: This was the name of the ghost from The Ring.

Spooky baby names for boys

Anthony: Playing serial killer Hannibal Lecter, Anthony Hopkins cemented himself in horror cinema history.

Basil: A South African-born English actor, Basil Rathbone is known for Sherlock Holmes as well as a few horror films.

Boris: Boris Karloff is best known for portraying Frankenstein.

Christopher: Christopher Lee is a prolific actor and is well known for his apparance in dozens of horror movies.

George: George Romero is known as Grandfather of the Zombie for his work on classic zombie movies like Night of the living Dead.

Jason: Jason Vorhees is the hockey-mask wearing slasher from the Friday the 13th movies.

Leonidas: This was the real name of Lon Chaney.

Lon: Lon Cheney was a classic horror movie actor, starring in Phantom of the Opera among many others.

Oliver: Oliver Reed played a priest in the disturbing historical horror movie The Devils.

Peter: Peter Cushing and Peter Lorre were also classic horror movie actors.

Rupert: Rupert Everett played a cemetery caretaker in the Italian horror movie Cemetery Man.

Sawyer: The name of the depraved family from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Victor: This name is from the horror movie Hatchet (Victor Crowley).

Vincent: Vincent Price was a classic horror movie actor.


Other names to consider for boys: Frederick (Freddy), Michael, Charles (Chuckie), Damien, Norman, Gage

For girls: Rosemary, Riley, Dolores, Carol (Anne), Clarice

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