If you’ve ever watched a scene from a scary movie with no sound on, you know that the score is a crucial element in bringing the suspense and shock. It’s no wonder rappers have long been drawn to horror flick samples: just a few notes can conjure up some of film’s most iconically terrifying images. From horrorcore veterans Geto Boys and Three 6 Mafia to roving rap stars A$AP Rocky and Travis Scott, here’s a brief history of rappers sampling spooky movies and soundtracks.

“Chuckie” — Geto Boys (1991)

Geto Boys were never afraid to get explicit, gruesome, or just downright terrifying in their verses. So it wasn’t a surprise that the Houston collective were one of the first to borrow audio from slasher flicks and bloody crime thrillers. In his freestyle on “Chuckie,” Bushwick Bill takes inspiration from the childhood-ruining doll from the Child’s Play movies, which actually kinda makes sense when you realize the two both have damaged right eyes. “Half my body is Chucky, the other half is Bushwick,” Bill says before detailing the gross things he likes to eat (dead heads, frog legs, dog brains). Sprinkled throughout are samples of dialogue from Child’s Play, including the infamous line: “Hi, I’m Chucky. Wanna play?” Still unsure why they spelled Chucky wrong, though.

“Ready or Not” — The Fugees (1996)

“Ready or Not” opens with vocals that seem to creep in like a thick fog settling over a dark lake. That voice belongs to none other than the Irish new age queen Enya, whose 1987 song “Boadicea” memorably appears in the opening sequence of Stephen King’s Sleepwalkers. The Fugees heighten the sample’s eeriness by pairing it with their sung interpolation of the Delfonics’ 1968 classic “Ready or Not Here I Come,” easily in the running alongside the Police’s “Every Breath You Take” as the creepiest “love” song of all time. Thankfully Lauryn, Wyclef, and Pras tweak the lyrics, turning the track into a sharp, ominous warning to their enemies and haters.

“Gimme Some More” — Busta Rhymes (1998)

Produced by DJ Scratch, the beat to Busta Rhymes’ “Gimme Some More” loops a small section of Bernard Herrmann’s theme to the Alfred Hitchcock classic Psycho. The sample in question features dreamy soaring strings, rather than the intense string stabs synonymous with the movie’s iconic shower scene. “Gimme Some More” isn’t lyrically scary or intimidating, but the accompanying video is a little unsettling. Matching the sample’s surreal vibe, the clip features an acid-fueled nightmare in which a boy eventually becomes a gremlin. Bonus points to Busta for mixing horror elements.

“Self Conscience” — Prodigy [ft. Nas] (2000)

Mike Oldfield’s “Tubular Bells - Part 1” became a Top 10 hit after its inclusion in The Exorcist, despite only appearing in the film briefly. (Even more unlikely is the fact that the prog-rock composition sort of resembles an epic Christmas tune suited for the likes of Trans-Siberian Orchestra.) Since then, the song’s opening piano notes have become synonymous not only with what’s thought to be the most frightening movie ever but also hip-hop samples (see homages from Mr. Lif and El-P, Three 6 Mafia, Tech N9ne, and more). On the Infinite Arkatechz-produced “Self Conscience,” Prodigy and Nas don’t use the sample to build suspense but rather, to lay the foundation for an introspective track about arguing with your own moral compass.

“Lolli Lolli (Pop That Body)” — Three 6 Mafia [ft. Project Pat, Young D & Superpower] (2008)

There could be a whole separate list for only Three 6 Mafia songs that sample scary movies. Largely due to noted horror buffs Juicy J and Project Pat (a frequent associate), the Memphis rap outfit have heavily cribbed frightening sounds from gory thrillers. For one of their biggest crossover hits—which literally goes, “Lolli lolli lolli lolli/Let me see you pop that body”—Three 6 borrow John Carpenter’s rapid piano plinks and speed them up so they sound more like a phone’s jingling ringtone.

“Days Before Rodeo: The Prayer” — Travis Scott (2014)

Philip Glass’ opening theme for Bernard Rose’s slasher flick Candyman has been sampled by Big Sean, Lil Jon, and Lil Wayne, but it probably makes the most sense for Travis Scott. The Houston rapper uses the score to establish a ghoulish mood on his Days Before Rodeo opening track, “The Prayer,” building on his ongoing attempts to seem menacing. Speeding up the sample, producer Wondagurl makes the doom organ chords sound like they’re now part of a hyperspeed funeral dirge. In the chorus, Scott poses as a lurking threat not unlike the Candyman killer: “Man, I might fuck ’round, lose my mind, I gotta break out/I’m on a stake out, on a farm or your lake house.”

“Telephone Calls” — A$AP Rocky [ft. Playboi Carti, Tyler, the Creator, and Yung Gleesh] (2016)

The creepy high-pitched plinks in Goblin’s “Suspiria” come from a piano-like instrument called the celeste (or celesta), which is also used in holiday music like Tchaikovsky’s “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” from The Nutcracker. Building on the celeste’s versatility, A$AP Mob’s posse cut “Telephone Calls” fittingly flips the Suspiria sample to mimic the sound of a ringing phone. This take on the sample is more subtle compared to previous reworkings from Cage, Raekwon, and Ghostface Killah, proving that the greatest horror scores can always find new ways to disturb.