I'm going to rent a scary movie to watch tonight. I want some ideas for some really scary movies. I'm trying to stay away from movies that just have a few "jump" scenes and that's it. I want something genuinely scary and thrilling.
The newspaper has some suggestions today..They suggested "The Descent", "The Shining" and "28 Days Later" are any of those movies scary?
Any other suggestions?

10/26/2007 4:01:38 PM

I thought the Descent was trash.

10/26/2007 4:04:18 PM

Everytime the Ring is on I watch it till the part when that bitch comes out the Tv

Gets me everytime.

10/26/2007 4:22:58 PM

10/26/2007 4:24:53 PM

I thought 28 days later was pretty good. Definitely leaves that unsettling movie "aftertaste" that all is not quite so well. Or maybe it depends on which ending as I think there were multiple ones.

10/26/2007 4:27:03 PM

i still haven't seen saw or any of those... are those "scary"?

What about "The Hitcher"

10/26/2007 4:29:24 PM

The old one with Rutger Hauer was good.

The new one with Sean Bean? Not so much.

10/26/2007 4:33:56 PM

I just watched the Audition.

10/26/2007 10:59:50 PM

i want to see that ^

10/26/2007 11:03:35 PM

can't lose with "The Shining". also, if you like sort of a sci-fi bent then "Event Horizon" freaked me out. also, "A House on Haunted Hill" wasn't too bad, the remake that is. i saw it in theater though so that may have helped things, never saw the original.

stay away from those rob zombie movies, pure crap IMO.

10/26/2007 11:05:10 PM

I liked "The Wicker Man". The ending made was a w-t-f moment. And I fully understand that I am in the vast minority on this but "The Grudge" continues to scare me.

Oh yeah, and the obligatory "Jesus Camp".

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10/27/2007 3:10:33 AM

I thought the Descent was trash great.

stay away from go for those rob zombie movies, pure crap awesomeness IMO.

10/27/2007 3:26:17 AM

Ended up renting 28 days later. It wasn't scary, just weird at parts...

I want a slasher, killer-type scary movie.

10/27/2007 10:32:02 AM

yea, 28 days later focuses more on the people and the emotional side of a zombie movie, whereas dawn of the dead is zombies eating people and people shooting zombies.

i prefer 28 days later as a movie, but if i'm lookin for somethin scary, i'd definitely go with dawn of the dead. 28 days later, at best, is creepy in a few spots.

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10/27/2007 11:39:26 AM

just picked up day of the dead, dawn of the dead, and halloween at best buy for like 4.99 a piece.

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10/27/2007 9:14:27 PM

there really aren't any scary movies anymore, don't get me wrong there are plenty of gore movies out there but nothing really scary. but hey what do i know.

10/27/2007 10:28:59 PM

I wasn't suggesting them, as i haven't seen them. I also fell asleep during Day of the Dead last night.

10/28/2007 8:42:07 AM

I liked the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre. It didn’t have a whole lot of plot, but its something that you believe really could happen. I mean what are the chances or aliens, or magical undead, vs the chances of a crazy guy?

Believability is key for a movie to have any fearful aspect, I mean don’t get me wrong, I enjoy being entertained by most “scary” movies, but I just don’t think a werewolf or vampire is going to bite me anywhere other than facebook.

10/28/2007 10:08:41 AM

The Shining, Exorcist III

10/28/2007 10:37:29 AM

Event Horizon

10/28/2007 10:41:09 AM

there needs to be more satan, demon movies b/c those are the ones that freak me out

10/28/2007 12:13:17 PM

the descent

10/28/2007 5:07:58 PM

Scary Movie, Scary Movie 2, Scary Movie 3

10/28/2007 5:24:18 PM

10/28/2007 7:44:35 PM

Audition was a joke. I don't believe anyone who tells me that it was scary or disturbing.

10/28/2007 8:45:56 PM

IT

10/29/2007 10:03:54 AM

If you are looking for a truly creepy and scary movie, I suggest Poltergeist. That shit will freak you out. And if you ever see a TV on with just static again, it will make you wanna turn it off.

10/29/2007 10:14:24 AM

Event Horizon

seconded. very underappreciated Sam Neil movie. Another one I like is 'in the mouth of madness'

10/29/2007 10:18:20 AM

I also second the new Texas Chainsaw massacre if you're looking for a newer movie.

Other than that and a few rare others, you really have to go back 10 years or more to find a good scary movie. Like The Shining, Poltergeist, The Exorcist, etc.

10/29/2007 3:31:50 PM

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"stay away from those rob zombie movies, pure crap IMO."

You're crazy. House of 1000 Corpses and Devil's Rejects pwn all because...

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"Believability is key for a movie to have any fearful aspect,"

10/29/2007 5:10:55 PM