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First, go with some movies with lots of tension, but not necessarily outright scariness. Something like Straw Dogs would work nicely. It's more or less in the same proverbial boat as Last House on the Left, only not as horror. Last House or Wait Until Dark would both make a good alternate.
Then go with mindless gore that isn't scary. Seven Doors of Death fits. They're not mindless, but Suicide Circle or Dawn of the Dead (70's) would work, too.
Then go with something that's scary and has both tension and gore. Se7en isn't particularly SCARY, although "sloth" has a good jump moment in it, and it's got tension and some good gore in it. Not a lot, but it uses it well.
Then go with the "they get scarier and scarier" stuff. First I'd go with either Kaïro (if you can get a copy) or Evil Dead.
Then go with Halloween.
If you're going with culture, insert Psycho, Night of the Hunter, M, or The Wicker Man wherever.
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