Recommend me some of the scariest movies you've seen

  On 8/26/2010 at 5:56 PM, Obel said:

  On 8/26/2010 at 5:25 PM, sine said:

 

Im too scared to watch Martyrs

 

Why scared?

Because I watched the trailer on you tube.I think that was enough for me...

  On 8/26/2010 at 8:15 PM, sine said:

  On 8/26/2010 at 5:56 PM, Obel said:

  On 8/26/2010 at 5:25 PM, sine said:

 

Im too scared to watch Martyrs

 

Why scared?

Because I watched the trailer on you tube.I think that was enough for me...

I thought I was prepared for Martyrs after watching Inside, but Inside is just an hour and a half of two girls slicing each other up whereas Martyrs is a lot more torture heavy. Needless to say, Martyrs was a lot more disgusting.

But why are we even talking about these movies in a "scary movies" thread? Those two movies are violent and disgusting, no doubt about that, but they're not in any way scary.

I have never seen the original Cape Fear, and I don't know if anyone can back me up, but after having watched the Robert De Niro remake, everyone has told me to watch the original because it's scary as shit.

i forgot to mention the 70s horror movie 'The Sentinel' it has some flaws, not as all-around good as Rosemary's baby or the Exorcist, but for my money there are some of the scariest horror movie moments ever in this film. (fun fact: this is the movie cory feldman mentions in the Burbs)

the original psycho is scary as fuck (esp. ending)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8joomEzpGzQ

Signs is pretty greatly freaky. Some cheese but overall I really enjoy it.

The Ring really freaked me out. I watched it at my house when it was released and our TV started to get all static-y after watching it. It made the experience even scarier for me.

I liked Paranormal Activity. The attic part is unsettling as fuck.

Also, Drag Me To Hell is hilariously ridiculous. I love it. Some legit scares but it isn't scary.

Drag Me To Hell was awesome imo.

The Gate, while a child's film is creepy for the first half, worth checking out if you don't mind 80s horror.

Paranormal Activity was shit.

Tribulation 99 is scary, but in a weird trippy kind of way, you need to be under the influence I guess.

  On 8/26/2010 at 8:15 PM, sine said:

  On 8/26/2010 at 5:56 PM, Obel said:

  On 8/26/2010 at 5:25 PM, sine said:

 

Im too scared to watch Martyrs

 

Why scared?

Because I watched the trailer on you tube.I think that was enough for me...

i had to go watch a couple episodes of the cosby show after i got done with it. it helped

  On 8/22/2010 at 6:21 AM, chax said:

  On 8/22/2010 at 6:18 AM, The Pod said:

The Toxic Avenger

 

the toxic avenger part 4 is my favourite movie ever man, it's not scary but AWESOME

Seriously!!!! Toxie 4 is on my top 5 of all time. SOOOOOOOOO classic. Not scary though.

  On 8/27/2010 at 7:55 PM, sneaksta303 said:

  On 8/22/2010 at 6:21 AM, chax said:

  On 8/22/2010 at 6:18 AM, The Pod said:

The Toxic Avenger

 

the toxic avenger part 4 is my favourite movie ever man, it's not scary but AWESOME

 

Seriously!!!! Toxie 4 is on my top 5 of all time. SOOOOOOOOO classic. Not scary though.

the one part where

was one of the funniest scenes in a movie i have ever seen, i was laughing for like 45 minutes

  On 8/27/2010 at 8:11 PM, chax said:

 

the one part where

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the alternate reality sgt. kabukiman with toxie in the front seat runs over the old lady trying to cross the road and then she ends up shitting herself to death

was one of the funniest scenes in a movie i have ever seen, i was laughing for like 45 minutes

oh god me too. that may be my favorite part. Gets me every time. I've met Lloyd Kauffman before actually at a rough cut screening for Poultrygeist, and he's super nice.

  On 8/23/2010 at 12:52 AM, Eggs said:

The Haunted. A TV movie that was released in 1991.

I've seen it now. I think it's not an extraordinary film, and it's ripping off Poltergeist and Ghostbusters a little, given the time it was released, but there are a couple of 'accidental hits' in it that were actually pretty damn scary. JANET ... !

The weirdest thing about this movie though is that I was going to watch it the other night, but fell asleep with the first frame (a black screen) on pause. I had a pretty creepy dream that night about ghosts and wrote it down in the morning to remember it, only then to find, when I finally watched the film, that pretty much the exact same thing I dreamed about was in the film

It's watchable and doesn't get boring, it's a strange little thing and half the fear comes from not knowing what the movie would be able to throw at you as it's from the 90's but looks like it's from the 70's, so you don't know what you're in for. You need to get past some poor acting and the sometimes ridiculous elements though.

Jesus Camp.

the exorcist

rosemary's baby

the shining

eraserhead

psycho

Apart from the really good handful mentioned above

here are some good scares

Paranormal Activity

Hellraiser 1,2 & 5

Session 9

The Zombie Diaries

Bad Boy Bubby

The Tenant

Alien

What did you find scary about Paranormal Activity? I also recommended it (in this thread), but opinions about it seem to differ quite a bit. I think it's got some scary scenes, but it didn't scare me like Session 9 did.

  On 8/21/2010 at 12:48 AM, chassis said:

At the moment I'm getting Rosemary's Baby, anyone seen it?

Watched that for the first time this summer. I'm sure it would be scarier if you're an expecting woman in the sixties. The era, not the woman's age.

  On 8/27/2010 at 1:16 AM, Awepittance said:

i forgot to mention the 70s horror movie 'The Sentinel' it has some flaws, not as all-around good as Rosemary's baby or the Exorcist, but for my money there are some of the scariest horror movie moments ever in this film. (fun fact: this is the movie cory feldman mentions in the Burbs)

  On 9/6/2010 at 5:59 AM, KY said:

  On 8/27/2010 at 1:16 AM, Awepittance said:

i forgot to mention the 70s horror movie 'The Sentinel' it has some flaws, not as all-around good as Rosemary's baby or the Exorcist, but for my money there are some of the scariest horror movie moments ever in this film. (fun fact: this is the movie cory feldman mentions in the Burbs)

 

Why does Tom Hanks still look like a big idiotic baby?!

  On 9/6/2010 at 1:26 AM, Terpentintollwut said:

What did you find scary about Paranormal Activity? I also recommended it (in this thread), but opinions about it seem to differ quite a bit. I think it's got some scary scenes, but it didn't scare me like Session 9 did.

I found the idea about there being something moving around when you're at sleep at night delightfully creepy, and the way it got angrier and more prominent along the way was great. The couple really got nice and scared, and so did I.

Haters are probably people who deem it "too much like Blair Witch" Or it's too obvious, or not arty and well filmed enough. The bottom line is, is has lots of genuinely creepy/suspenseful scenes, and thus it works really well as a scary film.

Yeah I agree. Also, like I said earlier (I think), it is a horror movie after all but the things it does are done somewhat tastefully. The way it deals with the subject, most of it is pretty believable. I have witnessed some strange unexplainable goings-on in real life, and the subtler stuff like the photo appearing in the attic, the knocks and so on, were familiar things for me when I saw the film. These I found creepiest. I wasn't that big a fan of the whole sleepwalk-possession-thing, but my friend got really terrified when he saw it and hid behind a pillow or something, so I guess different things work for different people. That I wasn't all that scared when I first saw the film may be due to the fact that I am a sucker for hand-held camera films, and for some reason they fascinate me and make me feel 'cosy' if that makes any sense. But that doesn't mean I like all of them. It's just as hard to shoot a working film that way. See Zombie Diaries, the idea is allright but it all falls apart due to bad acting and randomly acting filmers, and dull writing. Not to mention the unbelievable zombies with stupid make-up. Heather in BWP had an explanation for filming. The guys mostly couldn't be bothered with the cameras once they were lost, but she kept hiding behind the lens, trying to stay in control cause she fucked up the rest. The dude in PA wants to capture the phenomena, but he doesn't always grab the cam, like when they're in serious danger. Yet Zombie Diaries ... would you film your girlfriend getting eaten alive?

the original 1931 Dracula is still creepy as shit

http://www.fanpop.com/spots/universal-monsters/videos/8638489/title/dracula-1938-full-movie?part=1

  On 9/6/2010 at 8:05 PM, Terpentintollwut said:

Yeah I agree. Also, like I said earlier (I think), it is a horror movie after all but the things it does are done somewhat tastefully. The way it deals with the subject, most of it is pretty believable. I have witnessed some strange unexplainable goings-on in real life, and the subtler stuff like the photo appearing in the attic, the knocks and so on, were familiar things for me when I saw the film. These I found creepiest. I wasn't that big a fan of the whole sleepwalk-possession-thing, but my friend got really terrified when he saw it and hid behind a pillow or something, so I guess different things work for different people. That I wasn't all that scared when I first saw the film may be due to the fact that I am a sucker for hand-held camera films, and for some reason they fascinate me and make me feel 'cosy' if that makes any sense. But that doesn't mean I like all of them. It's just as hard to shoot a working film that way. See Zombie Diaries, the idea is allright but it all falls apart due to bad acting and randomly acting filmers, and dull writing. Not to mention the unbelievable zombies with stupid make-up. Heather in BWP had an explanation for filming. The guys mostly couldn't be bothered with the cameras once they were lost, but she kept hiding behind the lens, trying to stay in control cause she fucked up the rest. The dude in PA wants to capture the phenomena, but he doesn't always grab the cam, like when they're in serious danger. Yet Zombie Diaries ... would you film your girlfriend getting eaten alive?

You've had experiences similar to those in Paranormal Activity?! I'm intrigued!

I enjoyed the bleakness of Zombie Diaries, but yeah it did have alot of faults. The scariest thing was Goke.

i just watched martyr... and its not that scary at all. although the ending is 'quite good' definatly makes you think

lets put it this way

starts like the hostel

then is like the grudge

then a bit more like the hostel 2

then its like the fountain