The Shining

not really jumpy-type scary, but more unnerving and creepy

8/18/2008 11:00:26 PM

Quote :

"I use to LOVE scary movies til I watched "The Grudge." I had nightmares for months from that movie and then previews for the grudge 2 came out and I had to turn the channel anytime they came on. "

That is very brave of you to admit that. Most people here will laugh at that admission. I, too, share an extreme fear of that movie. Most people think the premise of a curse and a spirit so filled with hate is silly, but it's a concept that I personally find scary. Plus the part near the beginning where the house keeper chick is looking around the attic and there is nothing there until the camera pans back around and the ghost chick is right there waiting for her. That part gets me every time.

8/18/2008 11:12:53 PM

Alien scared the living shit out of me when I was like 7, but Aliens was just straight badass awesome / kinda freaky.

8/19/2008 2:05:10 AM

It's not Halloween for me anymore unless I watch the original Salem's Lot. I'm not saying it's the "scariest movie ever"--but it's freaky as hell. And it's got that old style I like.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8oCB17Ey6I



[Edited on August 19, 2008 at 2:16 AM. Reason : .]

8/19/2008 2:15:18 AM

if you wast want to weird her the hell out so get you some David Lynch films

8/19/2008 8:09:34 AM

if you want her to dump you, make it a blockbuster night with Salo.

8/19/2008 8:55:23 AM

Quote :

"That is very brave of you to admit that. Most people here will laugh at that admission. I, too, share an extreme fear of that movie. Most people think the premise of a curse and a spirit so filled with hate is silly, but it's a concept that I personally find scary. Plus the part near the beginning where the house keeper chick is looking around the attic and there is nothing there until the camera pans back around and the ghost chick is right there waiting for her. That part gets me every time. "

Well, Thanks

The part that always freaks me out is when the spirit goes to the sisters hotel/apartment place and the sister rings what she thinks is her brother up and he gets there in like 2 seconds - obviously somethings wrong...and then she climbs in the bed to hide and the spirit comes up through the sheets. ahhhhhh just thinking of that gives me the creeps.
The thing that made it really scary is that there was nothing anyone could really do about it Well i guess the main character tried to burn the house down but she didn't accomplish that.

8/19/2008 12:02:05 PM

candyman

8/19/2008 12:06:38 PM

event horizon? really? the only time i ever saw that movie was when we played the "Event Horizon Drinking Game". there might have been a couple of jumpy parts but i think by then i didn't care.

p.s. the game is, not surprisingly, drink whenever they say "event horizon".

8/19/2008 12:10:00 PM

do they ever say it?

8/19/2008 12:11:00 PM

8/19/2008 3:34:54 PM

I finally saw Event Horizon a few years ago, and it honestly didn't do much for me. It's more creepy than scary.

I'd second Aliens. When I first saw it many years ago, I slept with my gun for about a week. Whereas I know a few women who like Event Horizon, I don't know any who like Aliens. If she can watch the first attack scene and not be freaked out, then you're going to have a tough time scaring her.

8/19/2008 4:59:52 PM

I wanted to bump this for the required scary movie on Halloween.

What are some suggestions?

10/29/2008 7:54:05 PM

i just watched 28 Days Later last night b/c of all the good things i've heard about it...meh.

i thought it was gonna be scary. and i'm pretty easy to scare.

10/29/2008 8:26:52 PM

cause you were too well informed of the movie maybe? A lot of the times if you're really expecting something it wont be as great. Over expectation and psyching yourself out I guess.

"The Thing" came out a long time ago and fortunately I was never told what it was about and haven't seen it till just recently. I watched it for the first time not expecting anything and when the shit started to pop off with the tentacles and walking spider heads I was like WTFOMGBBQ

so yeah, that one rates HIGH for me

10/29/2008 8:37:39 PM

Quote :

"The Grudge fucked up a few people I know"

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I saw that Dead Birds movie last night and it certainly had it's moments.

10/29/2008 8:43:18 PM

"the thing" wins points for some creepy fucking special effects, especially the head-spider (you know what i'm talking about) which has probably scarred me for life

10/29/2008 8:47:08 PM

^ ground breaking effects for their time I would say.

Come to think of it, "the thing" has probably inspired more video games then any other horror film, maybe.

10/29/2008 8:55:40 PM

http://www.stuffmagazine.com/articles/index.aspx?id=1499


Here's a list from 30th to 1st

has several famous peoples' quotes on each movie

10/29/2008 10:44:23 PM

Quote :

"30. The Omen (1976) 29. Gremlins 28. Blair Witch Project 27. House on Haunted Hill (1959) 26. 28 Days Later 25. The Amityville Horror (1979) 24. The Grudge 23. Helter Skelter 22. The Sixth Sense 21. Poltergeist 20. Don't Look Now 19. Children of the Corn 18. Jacob's Ladder 17. Friday the 13th 16. Sleepaway Camp 15. The Evil Dead 14. Night of the Living Dead 13. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer 12. Child's Play 11. The Haunting (1963) 10. Alien 9. Planet of the Apes 8. Candyman 7. Psycho 6. Nightmare on Elm St 5. Jaws 4. Halloween 3. The Shining 2. Rosemary's Baby 1. The Exorcist"

I've actually only seen a few of these. Maybe i'll hit up a BB and see if I can't rent one or two for tomorrow night

10/30/2008 8:08:42 AM

not gory?

10/30/2008 8:29:37 AM

Quote :

"if you want her to dump you, make it a blockbuster night with Salo."

hahaha


Poltergeist
The Exorcist
The Shining

and my absolute favorite scary movie:
An American Werewolf in London

It may be because I first watched it when I was 5 years old but this movie still scares the shit out of me. It is the reason why a full moon kind of freaks me out and I have to sleep furthest from the bedroom door if I am sharing a room with someone. Even though the movie was made in 1980, the makeup in it seriously destroys any CGI monsters I have ever seen in modern times. Take a look at this scene where the main dude first turns into a werewolf (be forwarned there is some mildly NSFW parts of the clip where he tears out of his clothes):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzXjpCLRMzI

10/30/2008 10:11:30 AM

The Talisman

VIDEODROME

10/30/2008 11:03:39 AM