Scariest movies ever

[hatredisnotavalue]

Looking to rent some really good terror flicks this weekend. Something with some content, not where blood and guts is the plot, although we did like Saw and Saw II. Not something like Blair Witch as we live in the middle of hundreds of acres of woods and did not find that scary at all, although my city brother-in-law just about peed his pants when we went for a walk in the back 40 after that movie came out.

Any suggestions? Thanks so much in advance.

[Squatch]

1. Aliens

Still scares the bejeezus out of me. "Game over, man!"

[alarcojon]

2. Scary or disturbing?

I found "Seven" really disturbing. Not sure that's what you're in the market for.

[hatredisnotavalue]

7. exactly what i am looking for .....great movie n/t

[rbnyc]

The Machinist

Thriller, not horror. Very powerful. Very edgy.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. Prince of Darkness creeped me out severely.

[TN al]

Prince of Darkness...

...did the same to me. I still would list it as the scariest movie I have seen

[Frank Cannon]

46. What is it about Prince of Darkness?

It's a rather strange and not particularly action-packed movie about a giant canister of swirling green fluid in the basement of a building. And yet there's something about this movie that creeps you out and stays with you for days.

[IronLionZion]

4. Fahrenheit 9/11

because real life is always much scarier than fiction. I had chills during that movie. And movies don't scare me...:scared:

[Harrumph]

5. The Hills Have Eyes.

That movie really scared me when I was a teen. Stayed with me for many years. Now I see they are remaking it and I don't know why. It was scary enough the first time.

[bigwillq]

6. Candyman (nt)

[salin]

94. that was pretty creepy

I mean it was a campy movie - but it rather got under the skin.

[blonndee]

8. In the Mouth of Madness

I found that movie so disturbing and freaky I actually couldn't watch it all the way through the first time.

[WhollyHeretic]

9. Evil Dead

Horror with humor. One of my all-time favorites.

[CanuckAmok]

52. Seconded.

Plus, it's pretty scary!

Sam Raimi, what happened to you, man?!

[Fox Mulder]

10. Go with a classic and watch Nosferatu.

Sure, it was made in 1922, but it's still creepy as hell!

[Montauk6]

38. OMIGOD! Creep central!!!

[Montauk6]

39. Self-Deleted

[ghostsofgiants]

98. Werner Herzog's remake is really great as well.

[rbnyc]

11. Audition

Ringu (Also The Ring)
Dark Water (The Japanese original, Ihaven't seen American remake)
Texas Chainsaw Masacre (original, tho the remake has its qualities)
Dawn of the Dead (The remake!)
The Changeling
Opera
May
House of 1,000 Corpses

Have fun!

[Ravenseye]

12. The Care Bears Movie

Fucked up shit there I'm telling you...

[AlCzervik]

13. The Exorcist, still scares me silly.

[blonndee]

19. You know, despite all the jokes about that movie, I thought it was

pretty freaking scary too. I didn't see it till about two years ago, and it was a lot scarier than I expected, after years of hearing about it.

[alittlelark]

26. You must have been raised Catholic.

Iwas, and it scares the hell out of me STILL!

[alittlelark]

27. Delete - I answered myself

:crazy:

[jberryhill]

87. Exorcist II sucks --- But Exorcist III rocks

[deadparrot]

114. Yeah, same here.

The quick images cut into the film absolutely shred my nerves. :scared:

[Left Is Write]

14. A few...

Psycho
Wait Until Dark
What Ever Happened To Baby Jane
Rosemary's Baby
The Omen
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud

[BlueIris]

15. I haven't seen that last one.

Interesting.

[Left Is Write]

16. I don't think it's very well known...it creeped the hell out of me.

It was made in the mid 70s.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

17. Some real oldies you might consider

Night Of The Demon
Cat People
The Bad Seed
Les Diaboliques

[Jade Fox]

97. Cat People and Diabolique are good ones! n/t

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

103. Have you seen Night Of The Demon?

It's by the same director as Cat People, Jacques Tourneur. It's also known as Curse Of The Demon. This is a wonderful little horror film from the 1950s, shot entirely in England and VERY dark and atmospheric, with shots of the gloomy English countryside and Stonehendge. It's about an American (solid actor Dana Andrews) who goes to England to debunk a Satanic cult and its leader who claims that he has special powers from the devil. Instead of relying on special effects, the director loads this low-budget movie with dark atmosphere. I love this film even more than Cat People. I think it should be on every horror movie fan's list of films to see.

Another oldie would be Eyes Without A Face (in French, Les Yeux Sans Visage) which is also loaded with dark and gloomy atmosphere. There is no film quite like this one. It's very special.

[Jade Fox]

112. Thanks, I'll check those out! n/t

[maveric]

18. "Wolfman", with Lon Chaney Jr. Still scares me after all these years.

Without all the high-tech special effects too.

[SeattleGirl]

20. That movie scared the crap out of me when I was a kid

I had nightmares that night, and when I kept waking up, I swear the wolfman was coming out of my closet! :scared:

[thedude]

21. Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

A made for TV movie from the 70s. I still get the shivers thinking about it.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

22. Oh yeah, the little dudes who lived under the fireplace, with peach pits

for heads. I think Kim Darby inherited the house and they were bugging her...

Very bad stuff. Saw it on TV when I was a kid, never since, I think I didn't sleep for a week.

[bettyellen]

25. remember her grabbing the camera....

i blinked and didn't see them too well. peach pits?
really?
that was as good as trilogy of terror!

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

44. Here ya go... BOO!

http://www.terrortrap.com/television/dontbeafraidofthedark/

[bettyellen]

50. wow, as scary as i remembered, thanks! why did no one mention Trilogy

of terror, i wonder? campy, but still creepy as all get out!

http://www.terrortrap.com/trilogyofterror/index.shtml

[BlueIris]

23. WELCOME TO DU!!!

You have the Best. Screenname. Ever.

[thedude]

24. thanks, i guess...

...but check out my profile. I've been a memeber since 2001. I just don't post much.

[BlueIris]

33. Oh. Well, you should post more. Jesus.

Grrrrr.

[alittlelark]

28. 'Halloween' - the first one.

It was, and still is incredibly suspenseful - they didn't need a whole lot of blood and gore either.

My 'queasy-factor' makes me unable to watch most relatively recent horror movies. I like the oldies.

[begin_within]

29. "Night of the Living Dead" (1968)

[jobycom]

30. Most movies don't scare me, but Blair Witch did something weird to me.

I wasn't really scared watching it (just the normal apprehension that something was going to jump up and startle me) but the storyline creeped me out a bit. I went to bed after seeing it, not really thinking about it.

I woke up at 2AM, trembling, nearly crying. I was in sheer panic. This had never happened before, that I remember. I was afraid to roll over, afraid to even reach for the light. When I finally did, I just laid there and trembled. I slept with the light on for about two weeks, every night terrified, until it just went away. I guess it flipped some subconscious trigger or something. The only other movie that scared me nearly that bad was the Exorcist, but it wasn't so complete and guttural a fear.

Just felt like sharing that. Sorry. Back to your discussion! :-)

[2bfree]

82. Me too!

Not that big of a deal during the movie itself but it just really stuck with me afterward and then I woke during the night and "saw" that guy standing in the corner of the room. It was the weirdest reaction to a movie I have ever had. I thought I was the only one.

[Atmashine]

88. Me three!

I think it's the things you can't see that creep you out later.

[elshiva]

31. Dead Alive

Lots of blood and guts, but that was not the plot. Don't want to even say more. EEEK!

[raptor_rider]

42. Blast from the Past for me

OMG!!! We used to love watching that while tripping on some good blotter. Used to just crack us up!! Boy, those were the party days.

[cemaphonic]

32. Polanski's paranoid apartment fantasies

Someone already mentioned Rosemary's Baby, but Repulsion and The Tenant are every bit as creepy and disturbing. They're more psychological thriller than straight horror, but they are scary, interesting and not gory, so they should fit.

[ghostsofgiants]

99. I haven't seen Repulsion...

But Rosemary's Baby and The Tenant are both on my list.

Welcome to DU. :hi:

[cemaphonic]

105. I've seen most of the films on your list...

I think you would like Repulsion a lot. Polanski creates this atmosphere that starts at uncomfortable, and just keeps getting more claustrophobic and threatening throughout the film. Catherine Deneuve's performance is incredibly expressive too, especially considering that there is very little dialog.

Some interesting special effects for 1965 too (though it is not really a special effects kinda movie.)

Not recommended as a date movie.


And thanks for the welcome - been lurking regularly since before the 04 election, finally set up an account.

[jonnyblitz]

116. i love that movie! I pretty much like anything with Catherine

Deneuve in it. It's been awhile since i saw it. :hi:

[WCGreen]

34. A New York Minute....

MAn those Olsen twins are scary....

[k_jerome]

35. basket case. nt.

[CanuckAmok]

36. The Ring, Jacob's Ladder, The Thing (John Carpenter version),

The Others, The Forgotten, The Changeling, the original Alien.

[Atmashine]

89. The Thing

Scaaarrrry...ooooo.....

[CanuckAmok]

90. I know you gentlemen have been through a lot, but when you find the time,

I'd rather not spend the rest of this winter TIED TO THIS FUCKING COUCH!

[pointblank]

106. I'll second Jacob's Ladder

That movie is downright creepy with those distorted faces.











edited for sp.

[LSK]

37. Amityville Horror freaks me out the most

Maybe because I 1st saw it when I was 8.

:scared:

[Montauk6]

40. Here are my pics

Nosferatu
Trilogy of Terror
Papillon
Frogs
Bug
Suspiria
The Creature With The Blue Hand
Humanoids From The Deep
Jaws
Predator
Marathon Man
Executive Action

[xmas74]

58. Second Suspiria.

[Montauk6]

95. Remember the scene with the seeing eye dog?

{{shiver}}

[TK421]

74. Suspiria was awesome....and I can't believe I left out Trilogy of Terror

the Zuni fetish doll gave me frigging nightmares as a kid ( which would explain why I am so fucked up today )

[Orrin_73]

41. The Thing, John Carpenter version

It scared the shit out of me when I watched it for the forst time.

[Frank Cannon]

45. I've seen John Carpenter's The Thing at least a half dozen times...

and it STILL scares the shit out of me.

The "blowtorch blood test" scene is still so scary and nerve-wracking I almost can't stand it.

[RebelOne]

48. No, no, the original version from the '50s is the best.

[Frank Cannon]

66. I like BOTH versions, but the Carpenter version is far superior...

and closer to the original story that the movie is based on.

There are some great moments in the original movie, such as when the scientists fan out in the formation of the "object" they find buried under the ice. (That is a CLASSIC horror movie moment.) But as soon as James 'Marshall Dillon' Arness makes his big appearance as the lunking vegetabloid villain, it's all over but the laughing.

The John D. Carpenter movie maintains the necessary tension throughout. It is about the most nerve-wracking movie I've ever seen.

[Orrin_73]

93. agree,completely, Carpenter version is superior

it was on tv last year, they showed at after midnight I did not watch. :scared:
I'll rather watch it when its not dark. :evilgrin:

[raptor_rider]

43. "In the Mouth of Madness"

used to get to me back when it came out. I was left alone watching it and had to call a friend over because I was freaking out. (Doesn't help that I was tripping at the time either!)

[TK421]

85. Acid will do that to you no matter what you're watching, I think

[hippiechick]

47. Audrey Rose

... scared the hell out of me when I first saw it as a 12 year old ... Anthony Hopkins and (I think) Marsha Mason ... and as a 'grown up' Spiritualist, it disturbs and saddens me.

And it's an oldie, so you shouldn't have to pay 'new release' rates for it... :hi:

[blindpig]

49. The Tingler.

Lowest special effects budget of all times. Vincent Price scared the shit out of me entirely with his acting. I saw it in the theater when I was about 10 years old.

I know younger folks used to the shock & gore of the past 30 years will scoff but that kind of stuff used to work. Call me old fashioned.:P

[CanuckAmok]

51. William Castle!

When you saw it in the theatre, did it have the "tingler" effect in the seats?

[blindpig]

53. Naw, it was in the early 60's.

Local theater used to show lots of old horror movies along with the output of Hammer Films. Kids ticket was 25 cents.

I have seen Female Trouble with Smell-O-Vision.:7

[bleedingheart]

54. Schindler's List... a horror that actually happened...

[DanCa]

55. It's kind of dated but Amenityville (sp?) Horror and Omen

Still scare the shit out of me. Ah the classics :D

[ghostsofgiants]

56. Not necessarily scary, but really damn creepy...

(I go for creepiness over scariness.)

The Shining
The Tenant
Videodrome
Rosemary's Baby
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
Lost Highway
Jacob's Ladder
A Tale Of Two Sisters (Korean film)
The Eye
The Machinist
Session 9
Carnival of Souls

[DanCa]

57. Me too I am not a blood and guts type.

Is that why my favorite horror movie of all time is Fright Night?

[xmas74]

59. Rewatched Carnival of Souls the other night. n/t

[ghostsofgiants]

60. I haven't watched it in a while.

It's a classic though.

[xmas74]

68. I have a copy of it here.

I watch it every couple of months and I agree, it is a classic.

[ghostsofgiants]

71. Yeah, I have a copy of the Criterion dvd.

One of the films that made me fall in love with the idea of horror films.

[xmas74]

76. I grew up watching movies like Carnival of Souls

on the late, late show. I hate most modern horror but still catch myself watching it.

[ghostsofgiants]

77. Yeah, I hate most modern horror too...

That's why I said I love the idea of horror film. Such a promising genre, but most of it sucks.

[xmas74]

79. Very promising.

But most horror nowadays is nothing but gore. I can handle gore better than the next guy(or in my case, gal) but I need something more.
BTW-what do you think is your all-time favorite horror movie? I go back and forth too much.

[ghostsofgiants]

80. Hmmm...

Probably "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me". David Lynch knows how to creep you the fuck out. It was weird, creepy, dark, and severely underrated. I wish he'd do more horror (though Lost Highway and Mulholland Drive, while not strictly horror, were pretty fiucking creepy too). The Shining ranks really high too.

[xmas74]

81. I've gotta pull up some Dario in my top list.

I was high the first time I saw it but Suspiria has to be one of my favorites. No real plot, acting sucks but Dario can set a mood!
I need to watch that again.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

64. Candace Hilligoss had a great look

Too bad she had so few roles. I thought she was good in Carnival Of Souls, a creepy little movie that supposedly was an influence on Night Of The Living Dead.

[xmas74]

69. She was fantastic in that role.

And you can definitely see where Romero got the influence for NotLD-there was definitely a lot of influence in the scene on the beach at the park. The way they moved and ran after her-the movie overall is a great trip.

[Harley Quinn]

111. Session 9

is extraordinary creepy, and hard to take your eyes off of! Everytime it comes on TV, I get sucked in!

HQ-can't buy it on DVD or I'd never move...

[leftyladyfrommo]

61. Play Misty For Me - scared me to death

[u4ic]

62. The original version of "The Haunting"

:scared:

[RebelOne]

63. When A Stranger Calls

There is a remake coming out this week, but the original one with Colleen Dewherst is really an on-the-edge-of-your-seat movie.

Right now, I'm watching "Joy Ride." That's pretty scary, also.

[Seabiscuit]

65. Cape Fear. The Omen....

...and from childhood: Bambi. Yes, Bambi. The scenes with the hunters, the gunshots, and the huge forest fire.

[Skittles]

67. The Haunting, circa 1963

those f***ing stairs.......*shudder*

[TK421]

70. Here's a few that I really enjoyed....

The Changeling, Poltergeist, Ghost Story, Halloween, Aliens, and Event Horizon (a truly fucked-up movie, in my opinion)

[Fountain79]

72. 28 Days Later

I know some people hate it but it was one of the few times that I left the theater looking over my shoulder.

[ghostsofgiants]

84. Shit, can't believe I forgot that.

Definitely a great one.

[mydreamcametrue]

73. Freddie

[TK421]

75. One more to my list....Stephen King's Creepshow

[blue neen]

78. Wait Until Dark

Audrey Hepburn plays a blind woman. That's all I'm going to say!

[Broken_Hero]

83. okay....

the scariest movie i ever saw was Jaws, it changed my whole damn life...just like my first porno changed my entire life...but as far as scary movies go, that most peopld don't know about...In The Mouth Of Madness with Sam Neil...so, In the Mouth of Madness...:)

[Awsi Dooger]

86. The Night of the Hunter

A '50s black and white classic that made me tremble when I saw it on TV as a kid.

Also Pulp Fiction, as in incredibly scary it was popular and had some good reviews.

[CanuckAmok]

91. OH! OH! "Carnival of Souls"!. How could I forget?!

[stuckinlucky]

92. The Ring

and "The Exorcist"

Top notch fright material.

[LoZoccolo]

101. Morning Musume vs. /The Ring/

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8663630273311292125

[FormerDittoHead]

109. Here's one observation about The Ring (high praise and spoiler)

First off, unlike the DRECK that passes for screen writing today, the Ring was excellent.

But, in this day of computer special effects, I have to say, there was one very special moment in The Ring.

You see, we're all used to the CGI and other special effects so many movies just throw them in. We're desensitized.

So it was especially appreciated when the horse jumped out of the ferry.

For all of the "miracles" that are being done, this was one sequence where special effects, etc. never crossed my mind and I experienced it as it was intended.

Only after the movie did I realize that they couldn't have used a real horse, etc etc.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

115. That scene with the horse is one of the most horrific things

that I've ever seen in a horror film. It was the stuff of nightmares.

[InvisibleTouch]

96. The Manitou

That one freaked me out for weeks. Of course I was about 12 when I saw it on late-night TV, and I might find it less scary now. Still, it sticks in my mind as a truly scary film.

[bbinacan]

100. Several

The Exorcist, Ghost Story, and IT (clowns freak me out).

[dog_lovin_dem]

102. Let's Scare Jessica to Death,

Don't Look Now, and Village of the Damned all scared me silly as a preteen.

[Fox Mulder]

104. Another creepy movie:

Killer Clowns From Outer Space

:scared: :scared: :scared:

[Brewman_Jax]

107. The Hitcher

[FormerDittoHead]

108. House on Haunted Hill (William Castle)

There's that one moment in the basement with an old woman which is a KILLER....

[progmom]

110. scary movies scare me

:P

[Jade Fox]

113. 'The Innocents' and 'The Uninvited.'...

Two great ghost/mystery stories.