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900295
Sep 13, 2007, 09:04 PM
Hi, I love horror movies but I heard that the classics are the best. Can anyone tell me some that are extremely scary that will make you want to hide under your bed? Lol. Thanks

giani513
Sep 13, 2007, 09:34 PM
Turn the lights off in the whole house and watch the original "The Omen" and "The Exorcist". The original "Halloween" is pretty good. If you mean classics as in Black and White, "Dracule" with Bela Lugosi is my favorite.

iAMfromHuntersBar
Sep 13, 2007, 11:46 PM
'The Ring' scares the living crap out of me... can't watch that on my own!

Oh, and for a classic 'The Shining' scares the bejesus out of me too! Anything with scary little kids in it to be honest! Lol!

Wondergirl
Sep 13, 2007, 11:51 PM
"Carrie" with Sissy Spacek.

squackmaster
Sep 14, 2007, 12:10 AM
I agree with Giani, The Exorcist is one of the scariest.

iAMfromHuntersBar
Sep 14, 2007, 12:13 AM
I was just wondering... not wanting to steal the thread or anything... but do you think horror movies effect you more as you get older?

I mean, when I was young films like 'The Exorcist' made me laugh because I didn't really understand it!

Now, when 'Silent Hill' came out, I went to see that and it absolutely ruined me for weeks!

Or do people think that it's just that horror films are getting better?

AmethystAngel
Sep 14, 2007, 12:38 AM
Personally I wouldn't say they are getting better, I think it has more to do with the film quality and the effects that can be done in this day and age.
But saying that most horrors today seem to focus more on gore I think older horrors were more suspenseful and that's what made them scarier.
Then again horror movies have never botherd me so I could be wrong :)

But I would deffinately say the exorcist or maybe poltergiest. Or you can never go past any of the Romero classics like night of the living dead, they may not be oh so scary but they're a damn good watch! I love zombies!!

900295
Sep 14, 2007, 07:37 AM
'The Ring' scares the living crap out of me ... can't watch that on my own!

Oh, and for a classic 'The Shining' scares the bejesus out of me too! Anything with scary little kids in it to be honest! Lol!


Lmao I saw the shining but the only thing is I didn't find it scary lol. It was funny to me but I'm not normal :P

900295
Sep 14, 2007, 07:41 AM
I was just wondering ... not wanting to steal the thread or anything ... but do you think horror movies effect you more as you get older?

I mean, when I was young films like 'The Exorcist' made me laugh because I didn't really understand it!

Now, when 'Silent Hill' came out, I went to see that and it absolutely ruined me for weeks!

Or do people think that it's just that horror films are getting better?


I'm 12 so that's probably true. I was more effected when I was like 5 though, nightmares! Lol. I heard 'The Exorcist' makes you want to run for your life. I'll have to turn the lights off when nobodys home so I will get extremely scared lol

missa8324
Sep 14, 2007, 03:11 PM
The Exorcist, Exorcist: The Beginning, The Ring, The Grudge, and the newer Amityville Horror are my top picks of scary movies. These movies scared the H*** out of me when I saw them, and with The Grudge, I couldn't sleep for days afterwards because I kept picturing the woman's eyes staring at me! The new Amityville movie was like that, too. I saw it in theatres, and was literally close to walking out from being so scared! I thought I could handle it a second time, so I went back the next night, and CRIED afterwards because it scared me even worse than the first time! I had to leave, and then I didn't want to go outside after it was over! Doesn't help either that I'm terribly afraid of the dark, but I still love watching horror films! Just not alone or with the lights off! ;)

GlindaofOz
Sep 14, 2007, 05:28 PM
I love older horror movies. I like ones that are more psychological those scare the heck out of me. I've found all the recent ones to rely on cheap scares or gore to fill in the plot or make up for the lack of a good build up or a real monster.

Though if you are looking for totally creepy I recommend the Night of the Living Dead. Man to this day that is the SCARIEST movie I have seen in my life. The newer version of Dawn of the Dead scared the heck out of me too. When I was kid Nightmare on Elm Street scared me beyond belief so that might scare the heck out of you too :) The original The Hills Have Eyes is pretty creepy (not the one that just came back go back to the 80's). The Thing is a great movie too.

If you want something that is totally random as a horror movie I'd recommend Dead Alive and the Evil Dead series as well as Army of Darkness. They are just awesome gore fests but in a offbeat way.

Get those night lights ready!

squackmaster
Sep 15, 2007, 08:26 AM
The reason I think The Exorcist is so scary, is that it could really happen.

900295
Sep 15, 2007, 08:58 AM
I love older horror movies. I like ones that are more psychological those scare the heck out of me. I've found all the recent ones to rely on cheap scares or gore to fill in the plot or make up for the lack of a good build up or a real monster.

Though if you are looking for totally creepy I recommend the Night of the Living Dead. Man to this day that is the SCARIEST movie I have seen in my life. The newer version of Dawn of the Dead scared the heck out of me too. When I was kid Nightmare on Elm Street scared me beyond belief so that might scare the heck out of you too :) The original The Hills Have Eyes is pretty creepy (not the one that just came back go back to the 80's). The Thing is a great movie too.

If you want something that is totally random as a horror movie I'd recommend Dead Alive and the Evil Dead series as well as Army of Darkness. They are just awesome gore fests but in a offbeat way.

Get those night lights ready!

Hahaha okay I'll have those night lights :D.
But I guarantee I won't get freaked out :P
Have a bet with my dad that if I can't take the classic horrors.
20 Bucks more money in my wallet :]

sGt HarDKorE
Sep 15, 2007, 09:14 AM
The Texas chainsaw massacre

bushg
Sep 15, 2007, 09:26 AM
Saw, made me ill, I left the within the first 10 minutes.

giani513
Sep 16, 2007, 09:29 PM
To answer iAMfromHuntersBar, who asked "do you think horror movies effect you more as you get older?", it depends on the movie. When I was younger, I loved gore. I read Fangoria. I watched those movies for the splatter. Movies now, like Saw, Hostel, etc. are twisted as if it were real or that it could happen. These movies didn't have a happy ending where the bad guy dies and the virgin gets away. But to really answer this iAMfromHuntersBar and 900295, was the movie "It's Alive" I saw that movie when I was 4-5 years old. I was never right after that. I couldn't put my feet down from the bed or sofa. I had to leap away from the chairs and jump from the doorway onto the bed. I faced my fears in my late 20's - early 30's and laughed at myself. Of course, movie technology changed in three decades. Back then, that movie was frightening. I recommend that every horror buff see this movie. If the DVD has the original trailer, watch that first!

Skell
Sep 16, 2007, 10:07 PM
Quentin Tarantino called this the scariest movie ever. Ive never seen it but I've heard its good.

Wolf Creek (http://www.wolfcreekthemovie.com/)

Wolf Creek (2005) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416315/)

Wolf Creek (film - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_Creek_(film))

Have a look and tell me what you think. I'd be interested to know!

GlindaofOz
Sep 17, 2007, 05:00 AM
Wolf Creek is like a bizarre gore fest. Its an Eli Roth film so its like gore porn. Don't eat before watching is my only disclaimer.

talaniman
Sep 17, 2007, 05:17 AM
Cujo, it was too real, and the Howling I, When the moon is full I can relate AAARROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

iAMfromHuntersBar
Sep 17, 2007, 05:27 AM
To answer iAMfromHuntersBar, who asked "do you think horror movies effect you more as you get older?", it depends on the movie. ...

Thanks for your answer!

When I was younger I was scared of the Marshmellow Man from Ghostbusters! I used to have really bad nightmares about him, so much so that my Dad had to explain that he was only a tiny model and it was all done with special effects! Lol!

Still scares me a little bit now to be honest! :(

templelane
Sep 17, 2007, 05:30 AM
I definitely think movies get scarier when you're older because you know some of the stuff actually happens, also you have a greater sense of your own mortality. After 20 I've become a real scaredy cat. I also think some films have become sadder as I have more empathy than when I was younger, for example I cried at the end of sixth sense the umptheenth time I watched it because I suddenly knew what it would be like to lose the love of your life. Ah the joys of a fully developed limbic system.

retsoksirhc
Sep 17, 2007, 02:51 PM
One thing I've found as I get older... I like movies that make you feel things, like horror films. And even chick flicks, but only if they've got a little comedy in them.

I actually liked the new Dawn of the Dead (haven't seen the old one), and it's comedy counterpart, Shawn of the Dead.

Now, lets all get together for movie night :)

Skell
Sep 17, 2007, 04:24 PM
Wolf Creek is like a bizarre gore fest. Its an Eli Roth film so its like gore porn. Don't eat before watching is my only disclaimer.

Pardon my ignorance but who is Eli Roth? Im not much of a horror man so perhaps I'm wrong but from my understanding this is an Australian film written and directed by Greg Mclean and set in Australia. It is based in true events about a psycho who captures and tortures backpackers in outback Australia.

GlindaofOz
Sep 17, 2007, 04:46 PM
Pardon my ignorance but who is Eli Roth? Im not much of a horror man so perhaps im wrong but from my understanding this is an Australian film written and directed by Greg Mclean and set in Australia. It is based in true events about a psycho who captures and tortures backpackers in outback Australia.

OOPS! I was thinking of "Cabin Fever" sorry...

You are correct about Wolf Creek :o

talaniman
Sep 17, 2007, 07:01 PM
Speaking of Australia, the one about the razorback pig was scary too!

jessb
Sep 17, 2007, 11:45 PM
Children of the corn, used to scare the crap out of me. When I watch it now I find it to be quite ammusing.:)

jessb
Sep 17, 2007, 11:48 PM
Speaking of Australia, the one about the razorback pig was scary too!
Can you send me a link for this movie, I think I mighta seen this?

ashleysb
Sep 18, 2007, 03:50 AM
I have always loved horror movies and the 'blood and guts'. Even though I know it is all fake and special effects, I still get scared. I think 28 Days Later was the movie that really scared me. It's a zombie movie, but it left me with one of those disturbed feelings after watching it. I also like The Hills Have Eyes, all of the Saw movies, Jeepers Creepers (the second one wasn't very good), and most of the 70's-80's horrors such as Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween, and Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Probably the absolute worst horror film I've seen was Boogeyman. I felt they were going in the right direction, but the ending seemed like they just gave up or ran out of ideas. You guys have pointed out a lot of movies I haven't seen yet though, time to update my Netflix!

talaniman
Sep 18, 2007, 06:21 AM
can u send me a link for this movie, i think i mighta seen this?.
I wish I could but I can't remember the name of the dang movie. It was about a razorback pig terrorising the Australian outback. I think Jameson Parker was the lead in it though, darn Alzheimer.

Update; It was Gregory Harrison who played the lead and here is the link,
Razorback (1984) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087981/)
Really good movie.

iAMfromHuntersBar
Sep 18, 2007, 06:29 AM
I wish I could but I can't remember the name of the dang movie. It was about a razorback pig...

Not called Razorback (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087981/) by any chance is it?

He he he!

alkalineangel
Sep 18, 2007, 06:48 AM
I know most people hate this movie, but it creeped me out for weeks when I first saw it opening weekend at the theatre... Blair Witch... I have a terribly vivid imagination, and most of the gore movies I'm just numb to because I watch them all the time... so if you give me a movie, where my imagination is the villain, Im scared out of my mind literally... wow! Brilliant.

Otherwise, watch the hills have eyes alone in a dark room, and you'll start hearing those guys... lol... I also was afraid of the exorcist as a child, and poltergeist really freaked me out when I was younger. Im still frightened of the shining, and leprechaun has given me a deep fear of little people... no offense to any out there, its psychological, I think I saw this for the first time when I was 5... LOL

GlindaofOz
Sep 18, 2007, 06:52 AM
I thought the Blair Witch was creepy as well. Especially if you attempt to put yourself in that kind of a situation. I think it would've been so much better had it not been "leaked" that it was fake.

alkalineangel
Sep 18, 2007, 06:53 AM
I agree... lol... then when the second one came out it ruined the novelty of it.

jillianleab
Sep 18, 2007, 07:48 AM
Wolf Creek was pretty good - there was one scene that just comes out of no where and gives you a nice scary movie surprise!

I love 28 Days Later and a lot of the slasher flicks from the 70's and 80's. Halloween is great (the new one is horrible), and Texas Chainsaw Massacre is one of my favorites. I also really like Friday the 13th. Nightmare on Elm Street never did it for me - I always hated that Freddy talked, lol. Silence of the Lambs is good, Cannibal Holocaust wasn't bad, and there's a German film from the 1930's called "M" that I thought was great. No gore, no violence, but the use of shadows, music and pacing was amazing. I also really liked Nosferatu.

The Rob Zombie movies, House of 1,000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects were gory and Sherri Moon Zombie's laugh is just nuts. It all depends on what you're looking for!

jessb
Sep 19, 2007, 12:59 AM
Did anyone see , "Sand Man" I saw that awhile back, I thought it was OK. I liked it cause they turned him into glass at the end. I can't really remember if it was the scary, and what about the first "Candy man" that had some good parts to it.

Ygramul
Sep 19, 2007, 01:55 AM
I Cannibal Holocaust wasn't bad, and there's a German film from the 1930's called "M" that I thought was great. No gore, no violence, but the use of shadows, music and pacing was amazing. I also really liked Nosferatu.


I saw Cannibal Holocaust for the first time a couple weeks ago. Because it's been banned and panned, I thought I might enjoy it. The parts of the film involving animals were just too hard to watch. Plus I was eating lasagna...

"M" is probably one of the creepiest films ever. I only ever saw it because it came in a Fritz Lang collection. The whistling was what made it eerie.

Werner Herzog's Nosferatu is the most visually appealing.

My favorite horror film right now is from France. It's titled High Tension, and it's kind of like Texas Chainsaw Massacre-meets-Fight Club. WIth chicks. One big, fun creepy psychological bloodbath.

iAMfromHuntersBar
Sep 19, 2007, 02:08 AM
did anyone see , "Sand Man" i saw that awhile back, i thought it was ok. i liked it cause they turned him into glass at the end. i can't really remeber if it was the scary, and what about the first "Candy man" that had some good parts to it.

I couldn't watch Candyman, it scared the hell out of me! Lol!

So did Pet Cemetery (sp?) with that crazy-eyed dog! Lol... but that was quite a while ago... honest! :p

jillianleab
Sep 19, 2007, 07:29 AM
I saw Cannibal Holocaust for the first time a couple weeks ago. Because it's been banned and panned, I thought I might enjoy it. The parts of the film involving animals were just too hard to watch. Plus I was eating lasagna...

"M" is probably one of the creepiest films ever. I only ever saw it because it came in a Fritz Lang collection. The whistling was what made it eerie.

Werner Herzog's Nosferatu is the most visually appealing.

My favorite horror film right now is from France. It's titled High Tension, and it's kind of like Texas Chainsaw Massacre-meets-Fight Club. WIth chicks. One big, fun creepy psychological bloodbath.

I think what made Cannibal Holocaust so tough to watch and so disgusting was the animal scenes, but I have to admit, the scenes with the filmmakers violating and abusing the tribesmen were really graphic and bad.

High Tension was good, I had forgotten about that one. Some of the things that happened didn't make a lot of sense to me given the ending (like the first scene with the guy in the truck) but it was pretty well done anyway. I thought it was creative and liked the twist they took with the girl.

talaniman
Sep 19, 2007, 01:45 PM
I love monsters that will eat humans, Jurassic Park, all of them catches my attention. Sin City and Hell boy are up there too.

xOiloveyouxO
Sep 19, 2007, 01:50 PM
The scariest movies that I have seen are deff the Texas chainsaw massacre and the hills have eyes

GlindaofOz
Sep 19, 2007, 01:51 PM
There is a great British horror movie from the 60's called "Peeping Tom". Its about a voyeur who kills objects of his desire with the tripod of his camera. Very psychological and I was the only one in my Horror Films class (yay college) who got all the sexual undertones.

sGt HarDKorE
Sep 19, 2007, 01:52 PM
Ring use to scare me, never saw the second one and haven't seen the first one since it came out, but the girl coming out of the screen scared me like crazy

missa8324
Sep 19, 2007, 05:05 PM
I totally have to agree with spooky The Blair Witch was. The first time I saw it, I couldn't stop shaking or crying. The ending was so frightening for me... after it ended, my dad looked at me and said "Wanna go camping?" I just looked at him with the evil eye! The sequel was more of a weird creepy but still I found it enjoyable.

MayfairLady
Sep 20, 2007, 07:10 PM
WOLF CREEK!! My friend and I could hardly bare to watch parts and kept saying to each other "it's ok it's only a movie" then at the end it says it is based on a TRUE STORY!! OMG soooooooo scary

RubyPitbull
Sep 21, 2007, 05:00 AM
Well, if you are talking CLASSICS, I am surprised nobody mentioned Hitchcock's "Psycho". 900295, you should check out any of Alfred Hitchcock's movies. He is the master of the psychological thriller. Other "classics" worth checking out are The Haunting (1963), The Innocents , Wait Until Dark (Audrey Hepburn classic). Freaks (1932) is one of those movies that is hard to categorize. It is a bit creepy. Definitely worth watching. One of the weirdest movies you will ever see. There are a number of other good ones that I can remember the storyline, but can't remember the title. When I do, I will post back.

jillianleab
Sep 21, 2007, 05:17 PM
I can't believe I forgot about "Psycho"!! I love the original, and the remake (with Vince Vaughan) was also pretty good.

I also really liked Hitchcock's "Rear Window". We watched it for a Sociology class (I think) in high school; I loved it.

kebebos
Sep 22, 2007, 07:07 PM
The original old black-and-white version of "The Haunting" is a great one. Look for the old version of the English movie called "Dead Of Night". "I Walked With A Zombie" is another old one that is very creepy. For newer ones, try "Open Water", "Demonic", "Re-Animator", "Cabin Fever", "Forsaken", "The Stepfather", and "The Dentist". And the absolute best version of Dracula ever (no kidding) - the BBC version of "Count Dracula" with Louis Jordan as Dracula, Frank Finlay as Van Helsing, and Judi Bowker as Mina - now available on DVD. Mario Bava's "Black Sunday" with Barbara Steele. And "The Howling" is a great werewolf movie. And of course, you must see "The Exorcist" and Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho".

softbalgrl1331
Sep 22, 2007, 08:43 PM
"Chucky" scared me so badly-i only saw 5 minutes of it and I locked my door shut for a week! Also, this old leprechaun movie scared the living daylights out of me! Pretty much anything with evil dolls, leprechauns, dummies, or clowns makes me scream aloud!!

br_hjs
Sep 22, 2007, 09:47 PM
I'm not usually scared by movies but Halloween was kind of scary to me. And one time I was watching Texas chainsaw massacre and then later that night at around 2 am I heard something outside and I thought it was a chainsaw but it was just my neighbor on his motorcycle. Lol

gabra_123
Sep 27, 2007, 01:09 AM
Depends on what you find scary. Garfield use to give me nightmares. Try 'Experiment in Terror', the original 'When a stranger calls' and 'When a stranger calls back' 'Wait until Dark'.

br_hjs
Sep 27, 2007, 01:10 AM
I seen when a stranger calls.. I forgot about that one. I was home alone and it was dark when I watched it

br_hjs
Sep 27, 2007, 01:10 AM
So it was a little scary

amberandfrank
Sep 27, 2007, 08:34 AM
Hi, I love horror movies but I heard that the classics are the best. Can anyone tell me some that are extremely scary that will make you wanna hide under your bed? Lol. Thanks
Rosemary's baby, that one still scares the crap out of me
Pet cemetery
And that new one with the puppets I can't remember the name

bloxingham
Sep 28, 2007, 01:34 AM
I guess it just matters what you are afraid of.. me, I'm afraid of aliens for some weird reason.. hahah War of the Worlds really made me cry, and Signs, and the old one Fire in the Sky.. oh you and don't forget Alien.


Here are my suggestions

If you like:

Gore and slasher movies
-The Hills Have Eyes
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Mess with your mind kind of movies-The Grudge
- The Ring
- The Blair Witch Project
- White Noise
- Se7en
- When a Stranger Calls.. (new and old)
- The Sixth Sense
- The Exorcism of Emily Rose... dang I almost forgot about that one

Classics
- The Exorcist
- The Changling
- The Omen
- The Ventriliquist
- Psycho
- The Shining
- Silence of the Lambs
- The Poltergeist

Creature
-The Decent


That's all I can think of at 2:30am lol.. if I can think of anymore I'll let you know!

900295
Sep 28, 2007, 04:13 AM
i guess it just matters what you are afraid of..me, i'm afraid of aliens for some weird reason..hahah War of the Worlds really made me cry, and Signs, and the old one Fire in the Sky..oh ya and don't forget Alien.


here are my suggestions

if you like:

Gore and slasher movies
-The Hills Have Eyes
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Mess with your mind kind of movies-The Grudge
- The Ring
- The Blair Witch Project
- White Noise
- Se7en
- When a Stranger Calls..(new and old)
- The Sixth Sense
- The Exorcism of Emily Rose...dang i almost forgot about that one

Classics
- The Exorcist
- The Changling
- The Omen
- The Ventriliquist
- Psycho
- The Shining
- Silence of the Lambs
- The Poltergeist

Creature
-The Decent


thats all i can think of at 2:30am lol..if i can think of anymore i'll let you know!!

Lmao Okay Thank you

chaosholm
Oct 14, 2007, 02:56 AM
Hi, I love horror movies but I heard that the classics are the best. Can anyone tell me some that are extremely scary that will make you wanna hide under your bed? Lol. Thanks
Hmm.. of old, I recommend the classic Dracula-movies w Christopher Lee (from Hammer Studios) 1958 - 1978, The Children 1980, Prince of Darkness (John Carpenter) 1987, The Thing (John Carpenter) 1980? - and a couple of newer flicks - Thirteen Ghosts 2001 and The Grudge I + II (the american versions are somehow scarier than the japanese). The Grudge I is probably one of the scariest movies I have ever seen...

Enjoy ;-)

postal
Oct 17, 2007, 09:42 AM
28 Days Later

28 Weeks Later

Those are good zombie movies... but to get a real treat when it comes to horror, I would emphatically recommend the After Dark Horrorfest movies. More specifically, watch:

Unrest

The Abandoned

Those are must-see! And, on a side note, it seems like those independent films are doing the best jobs when it comes to actually making people scared and not just showing me innards... woo, you cut off someone's arm again, oh no, not an eyeball hanging out (yes, I'm looking at you, Hostel)

Anyway, I hope those 4 movies I listed help scare the crud out of you!

icecream
Oct 17, 2007, 12:21 PM
Juon to the jap version of the gruge 2 has got to be the scariest film I've seen in a very long time.

bundles
Oct 22, 2007, 10:37 PM
Darkness Fall is a good one.
Dog Soldiers if you don't like Werewolves.
One of my favorites is Rose Red It's a Steven King one that mess with your head a bit and it is a very long movie I think it goes for about 6 hours.
I think it is the Japanize version of The Ring is meant to be a lot scarier than the English version.
I haven't got round to seeing them yet but the Chucky movies are meant to be good.
Best/Worst "Horror" Titles (http://www.imdb.com/chart/horror) is a list of what is meant to the best and worst horror titles.

andrea_louise
Oct 23, 2007, 06:56 PM
Hi, I love horror movies but I heard that the classics are the best. Can anyone tell me some that are extremely scary that will make you wanna hide under your bed? Lol. Thanks
You should watch when darkness falls, all the nightmare on elm street movies, I'm a big fan of horror movies and I find most of them funny? These however scared the crap out of me

frankenstein
Nov 17, 2007, 03:01 PM
Hey Glinda, A quick answer here is Shadow of the Vampire. It is the 1st movie I saw on DVD, not that that has any bearing on it. If you love classy monster movies, you'll like this. A 55 y.o. Puerto Rican friend of mine told me that he saw the original Nosterafu as a kid, and had nightmares for years! "Shadow..." is about the making of that movie. If you haven't seen it, I recommend that you don't ask, or read anything about it. It is a treat.
Regards, Frankenstein

Stringer
Nov 17, 2007, 07:22 PM
personally i wouldnt say they are gettin better, i think it has more to do with the film quality and the effects that can be done in this day and age.
but sayin that most horrors today seem to focus more on gore i think older horrors were more suspenseful and thats what made them scarier.
then again horror movies have never botherd me so i could be wrong :)

but i would deffinately say the exorcist or maybe poltergiest. or you can never go past any of the Romero classics like night of the living dead, they may not be oh so scary but they're a damn good watch!! i love zombies!!!

Yes, the first "Night of the Living Dead" was filmed in and around my hometown. I was young and this made the film very scary, All the areas that they were mentioning in the film were right "next door". In the film, towards the end there was a scene where the reporter was walking in the morning with the police and other officials and this guy was also the regular reporter on local TV. This made it even more powerful, very scary.
Stringer

OdditiesAndEnds
Dec 12, 2007, 07:50 PM
This answers 2 questions: scariest movie and if movies get scarier the older you get.

When I was a really little kid I remember watching an episode of Night Gallery that absolutely, positively traumatized me - to the point that even as an adult I needed to make sure that my closet door was closed before going to bed at night.

This is my remembrance (as I was watching from behind the couch when I should have been in bed): There is this creature that lives in the walls of an attic. A woman talks to the being and they seem to have some sort of a tenuous relationship. Things happen and her husband gets mad at her and he goes up to the attic. A thump... and then the husband slowly walks down the stairs and as he turns towards his wife we all know the creature is within him!! :eek:
He kills her and I can't sleep at night because the entrance to my family's attic is IN MY CLOSET!! :eek: :eek: :eek:

Last year the new cable station Chiller began running all the Night Galleries. I obsessively Tivoed every one trying to find that one episode in hopes of facing the fear and getting it out of my system. At last I get it: "Something in the Woodwork." I clutch my husband's hand while I watch it... and it was totally lame!! Hokey and really not scary at all. I felt pretty stupid, but now I can sleep with the closet doors open. :p

smo85
Dec 13, 2007, 08:31 PM
The poltergeist movie's, they always scared the crap out of me and my friends

Lizrex
Dec 14, 2007, 03:00 AM
The scariest movie (also a book) is the original black and white Haunting of Hill House.

The Haunting (1963/I) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057129/)

I'm not kidding when I say I couldn't watch the movie in it's entirety until I was in my 30's. The surprising thing about this movie is that not much actually happens except for a few really scary things. It's the build-up of suspense that gets you. The movie was absolute butchered in the 1999 version where they went all hollywood on it and ruined it.

sd1025
Jan 27, 2008, 01:24 AM
Innocents from hell

Roccovega
Jan 29, 2008, 08:36 PM
I would have to say the excorsist,and suspiria also when a stranger calls but the original.

KIM2168
Mar 5, 2008, 11:45 PM
children of the corn, used to scare the crap outta me. when i watch it now i find it to be quite ammusing.:)


Omg i so totally agree about children of the corn.. i watched it as a kid and it scared me to death... it still bothers me a little bit now... and im 26... lol..

KIM2168
Mar 5, 2008, 11:51 PM
Wolf Creek was pretty good - there was one scene that just comes out of no where and gives you a nice scary movie surprise!

I love 28 Days Later and a lot of the slasher flicks from the 70's and 80's. Halloween is great (the new one is horrible), and Texas Chainsaw Massacre is one of my favorites. I also really like Friday the 13th. Nightmare on Elm Street never did it for me - I always hated that Freddy talked, lol. Silence of the Lambs is good, Cannibal Holocaust wasn't bad, and there's a German film from the 1930's called "M" that I thought was great. No gore, no violence, but the use of shadows, music and pacing was amazing. I also really liked Nosferatu.

The Rob Zombie movies, House of 1,000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects were gory and Sherri Moon Zombie's laugh is just nuts. It all depends on what you're looking for!

House of 1000 corpses and the devils rejects is my favorite movies! I think if more money and time was put into both of them they would be seriously freaky..

vividdaze12
Mar 6, 2008, 02:19 PM
I still can not watch "the changling" ( with gregory peck) with out freaking out about the ball scene. Not gory but a true ghost story.

Grimoire
Mar 9, 2008, 07:48 PM
When I was a kid my friends sister had a all girl sleep over. She was in High School and she asked me to get her the scariest movie I could think of for her party

That movie was The Entity!

Now that I think about it it may not have been age appropriate and I was told that a few of the girls had nightmares for days after.

liverpool75
Mar 10, 2008, 05:51 AM
There's not that many good horrors out now and none that I can say scares me looking at them now I wish there was 1 I love horrors.when I was akid the ones that did scare me was nightmare on elm st,holloween,american werewolf in london and the one that really fcked me up was salems lot especially the part when the 2 brothers get lost in the park and during the night 1 brother floats to his brothers room as a vampire that played on my mind big still as a 9 year old the omen and the exorcist are good as well.the exorsim of emily rose isn't bad for a scare either.

burcuburcu
Mar 10, 2008, 07:00 AM
Well, there is wide range of classics but the old ones may not scary for u. darcula, exorist, night of living deads, animal semitary, freddy or the cloud are pretty much the classics and I still enjoy them. However now the Japanese are the best dark waters or ringu are much more scrary then the good old classics...

Gozer37
Jun 22, 2008, 09:05 PM
Event Horrizon, The Mist, Darkness

FieryRuby
Jun 28, 2008, 11:00 PM
I can remember one movie I saw from the mid to late 80's that was called Rawhead Rex. I will scare the hell out of you!

horrorlovergal
Feb 17, 2009, 05:23 AM
I'm love horror movies watching them over but the two I won't watch again is the first grudge and silent hill creeped me out

xxsophiexx95
Feb 25, 2009, 12:27 PM
YEH!!
Like All These People Said,
Amityville Horror The New 1 Definitely Omg Im Only S******* Myself Because Its Based On A True Story Lol, And The Ring And The Ring 2!

arnimal7
Feb 25, 2009, 04:53 PM
I always thought the movies, American warewolf in London and Poltergeist were pretty scary. Exorcist is also very scary. Now I know you might laugh at me but I just saw One missed call, and I got to tell you, that was pretty good. Scary. Well good luck with that and let me know what scared you. Lol

talaniman
Feb 25, 2009, 05:39 PM
The Hills Have Eyes I & II

RonnyLive
Feb 26, 2009, 01:01 AM
House on haunted hill scared the hell out of me and my friend.

azumi13
Feb 26, 2009, 05:35 PM
I think "Nightmare on elm street" is probably the scariest movie I've seen but the sequels were just funny I quite like "They" and "Darkness falls"
I find a lot of Japanese horrors scary

angelfacekillah
Mar 5, 2009, 08:49 AM
Quentin Tarantino called this the scariest movie ever. Ive never seen it but ive heard its good.

Wolf Creek (http://www.wolfcreekthemovie.com/)

Wolf Creek (2005) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416315/)

Wolf Creek (film - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_Creek_(film))

Have a look and tell me what you think. I'd be interested to know!

Wolf Creek was not scary at ALL. I only watched it because of the Quentin Tarantino quote on the cover. I don't get scared easily at all though... I can't even remember anything scaring me besides The Descent, and I only jumped once during that movie.

angelfacekillah
Mar 5, 2009, 08:56 AM
Lmao I saw the shining but the only thing is I didn't find it scary lol. It was funny to me but I'm not normal :P

Haha, you're just like me. Nothing scares me. And I was so bored watching The Shining... that movie was not scary at all! I don't even understand why it's a horror movie.

shelldis
Mar 5, 2009, 09:41 AM
Loads,

Visit this site and it will list them for you, 70's hrrors are the best.

70s Horror Films A (http://www.70shorrorfilms.com/horror-films-a.htm)

Personal Favourites include..

The Strangers (2008)

Carrie (70') Stephen King

Texas Chainsaw Massacre (70')

The Thing

Brautiee
Jun 26, 2009, 06:40 PM
I was just wondering ... not wanting to steal the thread or anything ... but do you think horror movies effect you more as you get older?

I mean, when I was young films like 'The Exorcist' made me laugh because I didn't really understand it!

Now, when 'Silent Hill' came out, I went to see that and it absolutely ruined me for weeks!

Or do people think that it's just that horror films are getting better?


Well when I saw grudge, I laughed. And now I think .that would scare the crap outa me now

JimGunther
Jul 27, 2009, 03:31 AM
Check out "The Blair Witch Project." It is filmed to look like a documentary and will make you not want to go camping for awhile. The fact that just about every other word is a curse word is also pretty scary...

urbancowgirl7
Jul 27, 2009, 04:49 PM
"Shutter" (2008) really freaked me out! It was wonderful. I'm also surprised that no one's mentioned a single true life serial killer movie. The scariest one I've ever seen is Ted Bundy (2002). That movie kept me up for DAYS and I still triple check the locks and every single place someone could hide before I go to sleep at night... it really messed with my head! It's WONDERFUL though! I hope you have fun with a scary movie marathon!

Animus
Jan 18, 2011, 10:16 PM
Gremlins...

liverpool75
Jun 6, 2011, 09:05 AM
To be honest I wanted to ask that question as well,no point now.ive seen all the suggestions and don't think any of them are that scary.most are old and dated.its hard to find a good scary film these days.directors seem to concentrate on core instead of a real scare or storyline.I think any horror film that's based on a true story plays with your mind is about the best.if you find a really good jumpy 1 that will scare the hairs off your head please let me now I'm on a quest to find one myself.what about the exorcism of emily rose.thats not a bad film with a few good jumpy bits in it.