I love love love scary movies! I like the kind that will give you nightmears. You know the ones that make you sleep with the lights on. What is the scariest you have seen?
xoxo
Layla
Posted by Lou Gojira (Member # 983) on :
Hmmmm, kind of a draw between two movies...
Silence of the Lambs & Maniac
The movies themselves weren't really scarey per se', rather how the killer is portrayed was unnerving. They seemed like guys that could really exist.
Posted by Hal (Member # 3484) on :
I can answer that question straight away, because there have been two movies that have seriously sent shivers down my spine when I first watched them:
- Event Horizon (Director`s Cut) / I started watching this at around 1:00 am in the morning and I was really tired. It scared the shit out of me, I couldn`t sleep afterwards.
- Village of the Damned / I watched this with a group of friends and I was still scared. This movie seriously gave me goosebumps.
The scariest movie I ever watched as a kid was "American Werewolf". I couldn`t sleep tight for two weeks.
-Hal-
Posted by Gimme (Member # 6872) on :
Well, well... Normally when I m watching a movie, even though I like to get into the actors' psychology of how they feel, however I tend to think at the back of my mind that all this is just a movie. Surely it can spoil the whole mystery of the movie itself but I tend to focus on the film without spoiling the entertainment part. Actually 4 films were so scary that made me watch out myself...and not so having insomnia because of the film.
The Ring Trilogy (all 3 movies) - Japanese Original version: Actually when the second film was over, the phone suddenly rang immediately when the title scores had begun and I thought it would be Sandako LOL!!!!! ... I got shivers up my spine... but seconds later I put myself together that this was only a coinsidence. It turned out to be a friend of mine wanted to ask me something about a software programme.
and, The Sixth Sense: throughout the whole movie.
And a fifth one, when I was a kid (about 10-11 years old) when I watched in the TV the film: "The Omen I" .... now that was a bloody film that made me literally stay up all night long!
Gimme Posted by Hal (Member # 3484) on :
Gimme, I clean forgot about "The Omen", yeah that was scary as a kid, too. And "The Evil Dead" as well. Those were the kind of movies that everybody talked about in school when I was about 12 years old and the movies already had this cult status. Before watching them you expected them to be scary as hell. "Alien 1" was also frightening.
-Hal-
Posted by Gimme (Member # 6872) on :
Yes indeed. I tend to be frightened by movies which have tensed musical score and sudden change of scenes rather by the whole scenario. For example, in the sixth sense when the little kid started to get cold knowing that he was about to see dead people, and suddenly out of the blue a boy passes through the hall and into his room, or where he is in kitchen and he thinks that his mother is there - but she isn't - suddenly she turns and it appears to be someone else.
OR, in the Omen where the classical music plays (Carmina Burana like theme I think) and the nunny goes at the top of the building and hungs herself yelling "Look at me Damien! I m doing this for YOU!".... Scary as hell
To make things simpler I get scared by psychological factors such as creepy music, sudden change of angles etc rather than blood, guts, knives, violence and the rest, which at the end of the day are compared to the famous "bodily vs psychological violence". And I think that psychological violence is much more intense than the bodily one (viewing images etc)... and I m not talking about real flick stuff or amateur videos which are shown in the news. As soon as they real it makes me wanna change channel. (Got out of topic again! How typical! hahaha)
[ July 08, 2005, 04:01 AM: Message edited by: Gimme ]
Posted by Calico Jack (Member # 2299) on :
I've always been something of a horror film fanatic, but I don't really ever get scared or frightened in a physical sense by something that I've seen on the screen. Films that seek to scare the viewer out of their chairs with sudden shock value & gore just don't cut it for me. On the other hand, effective horror films for me are the psychological thrillers which can paralyze your mind rather than your body. In that regard, I'd have to give major props to The Exorcist, because living in a largely Roman-Catholic community as a kid, I saw firsthand how that movie was able to touch a nerve and incite fear by playing upon a firmly-held belief system and confronting people with the dark side of it. Absolutely classic & truly scary IMHO. Just to add to that, when I saw the film re-released uncut in theaters a few years ago, the spider walk scene of Regan coming down the staircase literally caused quite a few teenage girls to run from the theater screaming. In all my years of going to the movies, I've never seen anything like that before.
Calico Jack
Posted by Hal (Member # 3484) on :
Unfortunately IŽve never watched The Exorcist. I know it`s a classic but I`ve missed it... IŽll deffo watch it in the near future, everybody tells me it`s awesome.
-Hal-
Posted by DJ (Member # 1698) on :
quote:Originally posted by Hal: Unfortunately IŽve never watched The Exorcist. I know it`s a classic but I`ve missed it... IŽll deffo watch it in the near future, everybody tells me it`s awesome.
-Hal-
You have to watch the director's cut! It has a lot of scenes that were not in the original release. That movie scared the hell out of me when I was 7 and saw it at the theater.
I also agree that the first Omen was scary and a great classic. I still remember Mrs. Balock the nanny! I was 9 or 10, and I still remember her face! I think the soundtrack helped the "scare factor" a lot in that movie.
Posted by Gimme (Member # 6872) on :
The Exorcist Director's cut has 50 minutes more than the original version with digital video enhancement and 5.1 DTS sound! Yummy Posted by footspy (Member # 2112) on :
I never get scared by movies but that dead women in The Shining scared the hell out of me. I love horror movies but I prefer the gory kind as opposed to the scary ones.
Posted by footspy (Member # 2112) on :
quote:Originally posted by Gimme: The Exorcist Director's cut has 50 minutes more than the original version with digital video enhancement and 5.1 DTS sound! Yummy
I've never seen the director's cut, or "The Version You've Never Seen" as it's called, but I remember hearing that it only contains a few new scenes. Are you sure you're not thinking of the director's cut, or the Redux version, of Apocalypse Now? That one had an extra 52 minutes of footage put back in.
Posted by ledaemon (Member # 198) on :
quote:Originally posted by DJ:
quote:Originally posted by Hal: Unfortunately IŽve never watched The Exorcist. I know it`s a classic but I`ve missed it... IŽll deffo watch it in the near future, everybody tells me it`s awesome.
-Hal-
You have to watch the director's cut! It has a lot of scenes that were not in the original release. That movie scared the hell out of me when I was 7 and saw it at the theater.
I also agree that the first Omen was scary and a great classic. I still remember Mrs. Balock the nanny! I was 9 or 10, and I still remember her face! I think the soundtrack helped the "scare factor" a lot in that movie.
Saw the "Exorcist" at 7, eh? My wonderful parents took me and my sister to see it when if first came out at a drive in theater back in '73. I was friggen 5 years old and they figured that we'd be asleep by the time the movie started. They always packed blankets and pillows in the backseat of the car for us.
"YOUR MOTHER SUCKS COCKS IN HELL!!!!" has been in my vocabulary for quite some time now! Posted by Calico Jack (Member # 2299) on :
quote:Originally posted by ledaemon: "YOUR MOTHER SUCKS COCKS IN HELL!!!!" has been in my vocabulary for quite some time now!
LOL Paul, mine too!! Another one that's gotten unabandoned usage from me over the years was this little gem: "Do you know what she did... your cunting daughter?!"
I have a feeling that William Peter Blatty never counted on the adolescent likes of you and I to immortalize his words down high school corridors, on college campuses, in public eateries, at failed job interviews, etc.
Calico Jack
Posted by DJ (Member # 1698) on :
quote:Originally posted by ledaemon:
quote:Originally posted by DJ:
quote:Originally posted by Hal: Unfortunately IŽve never watched The Exorcist. I know it`s a classic but I`ve missed it... IŽll deffo watch it in the near future, everybody tells me it`s awesome.
-Hal-
You have to watch the director's cut! It has a lot of scenes that were not in the original release. That movie scared the hell out of me when I was 7 and saw it at the theater.
I also agree that the first Omen was scary and a great classic. I still remember Mrs. Balock the nanny! I was 9 or 10, and I still remember her face! I think the soundtrack helped the "scare factor" a lot in that movie.
Saw the "Exorcist" at 7, eh? My wonderful parents took me and my sister to see it when if first came out at a drive in theater back in '73. I was friggen 5 years old and they figured that we'd be asleep by the time the movie started. They always packed blankets and pillows in the backseat of the car for us.
"YOUR MOTHER SUCKS COCKS IN HELL!!!!" has been in my vocabulary for quite some time now!
Paul, when I saw it for the first time we had a really cool (and very religious) African-American housekeeper who was in her 50's. My older sister talked her into taking me to see it by telling her it wasn't scary.
Now, I think you can imagine how the movie went! I am not sure who was more scared and who made more noise!!!!
Until the day she passed away she never, ever, let me live down going to see that movie!
Posted by 21ToeSucker (Member # 3187) on :
Not really scary, but I like B movies... I have a shitload of Vincent Price... I really like his House On Haunted Hill
Posted by Hal (Member # 3484) on :
Some of the Vincent Price stuff is really macabre -- those movies really gave me nightmares in my youth.
-Hal-
Posted by Adam X (Member # 2872) on :
I had one of my first real male bonding experiences with a all night marathon of Jason movies on TNT.
Branched off into the Freddy's and Chucky's of the world.
I have but haven't watched yet the remake of TCN on DVD(just got recently). Would also like to see Land of the Dead and Devils Rejects sometime.
Posted by feet lover (Member # 2048) on :
silence of the lambs,nightmare on elm street, halloween. friday the thirteenth,wishmaster,amittyville horror,tales from the crypt,the faculty,maybe scream,
Posted by vasduten (Member # 2211) on :
My favorite genre!
I saw Romero's Land of The Dead a couple of weeks ago, and while it was scary, I went so that I could die having seen a Romero zombie movie in an actual theater. (All of the others came out when I was too young to go,) grats to Romero, he finally got a big budget for one of his zombie movies...
The scariest movie I've seen in a while would have to be The Ring. (American version,) I was staying at a friend's house the night before a flight to Atl., which I had to be at the airport for by 4:30. I had eaten a HUGE steak with way too many jalapenos on or near it, and two glasses of wine. I had chills through the whole movie, and in my food-induced delirium, this movie just got right to me. Creepy little evil girl who never sleeps, scares horses into suicide, makes people hear shit in their heads, etc... and NOW she's fucking with people from her cold wet grave... I think I got a total of 5 minutes of actual "sleep" that night, interspersed with lucid nightmares of that girl doing the creepy-walk through my friend's kitchen and living room. ugh...
Nice to see The Exorcist mentioned here, I saw it on TV when I was 7, and even the watered-down version made me run out of the room when her head spun around...
Also, when I was young, the Amityville Horror scared the pants off me, but when I actually bought the movie, along with the sequel, all I could do was laugh. All of the "horror" was merely IMPLIED, except in the second one where the kid starts ackin' crazy and starts doing his sister, and is all posessed and shit.
Posted by wvcple2003 (Member # 5268) on :
On the subject of newer movies,'White Noise' was pretty dam creepy but the ending sucked really bad. 'Hide and Seek', was a pretty scary movie that had the wife white knuckled a couple of times;It stars Robert De Niro and that little girl from 'The Cat in the Hat', and she plays a supurb job of being creepier than hell. But on the scary note, I watched 'Kingdom of Spiders' when I was aroud 10 or so, and had alcoholic-like dt's by seeing trantulas crawling all over the walls at night for a week or so afterward. Dont watch this movie if you dont like spiders!
Posted by Calico Jack (Member # 2299) on :
quote:Originally posted by wvcple2003: On the subject of newer movies,'White Noise' was pretty dam creepy but the ending sucked really bad.
Did it ever! I would've loved to have gotten my money back for that one because I was completely suckered in by the notion of a contemporary horror film that deals with the E.V.P. phenomenon, something I'd been interested in for many years prior. Unfortunately, I found myself increasingly disappointed with the film as the minutes rolled on. By the time it was over, it was painfully obvious to me that the only thing that I actually enjoyed in the film was the disturbing imagery of the "shadow trio" (if you've seen the film then you know what I'm talking about), but sadly it was a great piece of imagery that ended up wasted on a lackluster film.
Calico Jack
Posted by NightCrowler (Member # 8496) on :
Only good horror movies ive seen in the past 2 years are a Tale of two sisters and Grudge And Saw but thats more of a Thriller though. And i aggre with Calico White noise wasnt all that good Posted by Calico Jack (Member # 2299) on :
Welcome aboard to the forum, NightCrowler! Nice to have you out here with us.
Calico Jack
Posted by Sam 4 Feet (Member # 2222) on :
I sort of have a clown phobia so the scariest movie i have seen is IT the clown
Posted by rhbdz17 (Member # 2492) on :
There are some good choices out there: The Omen, Silence of the Lambs, and while not technically a horror movie, Jaws was scary as shit.
BUT, the hands down winner has to be "The Exorcist". It's not even close for me.
Vasduten - I saw Dawn of the Dead in the theater. I may have 12 years old. It seemed scary at the time. I'm looking forward to seeing Land of the Dead. I'm a sucker for Zombie and Vampire movies. 28 Days Later started out good, but flamed out quickly with the other sub-plot.
Most horror movies these days are disappointing. I did enjoy The Devils Rejects though.
Posted by ramboudje (Member # 3300) on :
you're all gonna laugh with this one, but laughing is a healthy thing huh... the first movie i ever saw with scary elements in, was ... ET. i was five i guess and that creature scared the living daylight outta me, i always thought he would pop from under my bed and stretch his neck... i've never rent a horror movie because of bloody ET...
go ahead and laugh Posted by LaylaMercedes (Member # 7797) on :
The only movie so far that I have found to be slightly scary to me was The Grudge. I watch every scary movie I can get my hands on. I am on a mission to watch something that will give me nightmares for months...lol
xoxo
Layla
Posted by ghost (Member # 1664) on :
i am a huge fan of horro movies but till this day i have yet to see one that will scare me. the reason being i sbecause u know none of them will ever happen in real life. the ones that they make that are based on real life facts come out looking stupid so they dont scareme either. i guess they are gonna have to do something really good that can really happen fo rme to get a scare. until then i love them but they dont scare me. i have to admit i have this crazy obsession with michael myers. i think he is the greatest character ever made. just something about him and the halloween theme song that i love. i hope he never dies!
Posted by footspy (Member # 2112) on :
quote:Originally posted by LaylaMercedes: The only movie so far that I have found to be slightly scary to me was The Grudge. I watch every scary movie I can get my hands on. I am on a mission to watch something that will give me nightmares for months...lol
xoxo
Layla
If you like The Grudge Layla you should check out the original Japanese version. It's called Ju-On and it's a lot better. More scares too. Another good scary movie is The Eye. Well worth checking out but stay away from the sequel because it's no good.
Posted by Calico Jack (Member # 2299) on :
quote:Originally posted by ghost: i have to admit i have this crazy obsession with michael myers. i think he is the greatest character ever made. just something about him and the halloween theme song that i love.
Oh yeah, John Carpenter definitely cashed in with that little ditty. I agree with you about Halloween, which still IMO remains the pinnacle of the stalker sub-genre. That plain white expressionless face on Michael's mask does a beautiful job of conveying all sorts of contrasts as he commits heinous atrocities with a stoic countenance of a tranquil and almost innocent nature. Irony abounds. While Michael lacks the colorful caricature of a Freddy or Jason, he more than makes up for it with mystique and intrigue. Plus I've always found him to be among the more realistic of the horror stars, and that automatically makes him scarier to me.
Calico Jack
Posted by Adam X (Member # 2872) on :
quote:Originally posted by ghost: i am a huge fan of horro movies but till this day i have yet to see one that will scare me. the reason being i sbecause u know none of them will ever happen in real life. the ones that they make that are based on real life facts come out looking stupid so they dont scareme either. i guess they are gonna have to do something really good that can really happen fo rme to get a scare. until then i love them but they dont scare me. i have to admit i have this crazy obsession with michael myers. i think he is the greatest character ever made. just something about him and the halloween theme song that i love. i hope he never dies!
Leatherface was actually based on Ed Gein, As for Myers while I like him Jason has always been my favorite slasher.
I love the littles things he does like giving the head tilt when something confuses him. Plus that mask is pretty boss.
Posted by Kaizer (Member # 2297) on :
hey guys you should definately check out a korean film that i think has already been mentioned in this thread. Its called a tale of two sisters, a fantastic film really well directed. I would have to say its probably the most original and scary film I have seen in recent years and i have seen a lot. Thanks Posted by Calico Jack (Member # 2299) on :
quote:Originally posted by Adam X: I love the littles things he does like giving the head tilt when something confuses him. Plus that mask is pretty boss.
I realize that Adam was referring to Jason with that comment, but you could say the same thing about Michael as well. He too does that head tilt to convey confusion, sympathy, curiosity, and general intrigue. Plus his mask is pretty damn boss too, especially when you factor in that it was just a William Shatner mask painted white. Somehow he totally made it work! Don't get me wrong, I love Jason too and he's long been my #2 favorite slasher right after Michael, with Freddy following closely behind in my #3 slot.
Calico Jack
Posted by Mona (Member # 8351) on :
i have to second event horizon....i really liked frailty too
Posted by Lou Gojira (Member # 983) on :
I got to see a low-budget horror movie from 1973 called "Let's Play Dead" for the home video release, but was originally called "Schoolgirls in Chains" when it was originally at the drive-in's back in the day. This movie has another alias which is "Abducted" for the Australian home video release.
No serial killers, no blood and gore, just some damn good cinematography for the scenes, and some exceptionally good acting considering the movie's low-budget.
Picture two brothers, one mentally tortured and the other mentally retarded, and they go about kidnapping young sexy girls to keep as "pets" in the cellar of their house. All the while their mother sits in the attic and barks orders at the guys, constantly reminding them that "young pretty girls are evil". Okay, so the plot isn't Earth-shattering, but the execution is where this movie shines. I won't give away anything, but I will say this: I saw it last weekend for the first time, and since then I haven't been able to get it out of my head. This movie really rattled me, and if you've seen it you may know why.
But honestly, the bigger reason I can't get it out of my head is one of the girls in the cellar. I don't know the actress' name, but she's quickly become a dreamgirl for me. Her character's name is Ginger, and poor, will-broken Ginger goes barefoot through the whole movie...she's such a pitiful, helpless girl that the sadistic side of me likes to see her in peril, but the chivalry in me wants to murder these two nut-case brothers. If anybody knows her real name, I will be your best friend for the rest of your life if you can clue me in...
The final girl kidnapped (not Ginger, this girl was banging her psychology professor back at college, and this girl fights back) gets barefoot eventually, and there's even a scene where she plays leap frog with the retarded brother, crouched down topless and barefoot as the imbecile keeps hopping over her...dirty bare soles and topless...I kinda' wished I was the guy who got to play the retard when the scene was filmed!
Anyways, this movie is highly recommended! If you haven't seen it, go hunt it down! Posted by Mona (Member # 8351) on :
adam i love it when a guy says boss...ive been telling that to the businessmen who come into my work for coffee in the morning wearing brand new de la renta suits (you look boss) they tend to tip like one afterwards lol
also a question...does your screenname happen to pay any homage to the DJ? i believe if this former raver brain of mind recalls correctly he was either frankie bones or someone elses brother....i saw him at several parties back in the 90s...excellent sets!
Posted by Adam X (Member # 2872) on :
First off thanks and I'm glad you stuck around.
The name is something I've taken to using at different forums. It was going to be my stagename if I ever followed that crazy dream of being a pro wrestler.
That and X is my favorite letter. Posted by Calico Jack (Member # 2299) on :
quote:Originally posted by Adam X: That and X is my favorite letter.
I'm particularly fond of the letter X when it appears in triplicate.
Calico Jack
Posted by IAmSpartachris (Member # 3289) on :
New flick coming out, "The Exorcism Of Emily Rose" looks good and creepy. I tend to appreciate movies that are more cerebral in their scares. I enjoy a good slasher flick as much as the next guy, but The Exorcist, The Changeling, The Ring and yes I'm gonna say it; Blair Witch, are more to my liking. Movies that scare you on a much deeper level than just a jump in your seat and scream reaction.
Posted by Calico Jack (Member # 2299) on :
quote:Originally posted by IAmSpartachris: I enjoy a good slasher flick as much as the next guy, but The Exorcist, The Changeling, The Ring and yes I'm gonna say it; Blair Witch, are more to my liking. Movies that scare you on a much deeper level than just a jump in your seat and scream reaction.
I couldn't agree more, Chris. I admit that I love slasher films from the 1970s & early 1980s, but it's always been the psychological element of horror films that attracted me to them, whether they were slasher flicks or the more surreal types of tales that used horror and the base primal instinct of fear to probe the human psyche and delve into the things that we don't know or don't understand (a la The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, One Step Beyond, etc).
Incidentally, I also enjoyed Blair Witch Project a great deal. After having seen it, I actually went back to the theater the very next night to see it again so I could take everything in and add my knowledge of what I saw the night before as it unfolded the second time. The overwhelming majority of those who were in my movie theater were clearly pissed off both during and after the completion of the film because it offered them nothing in the way of the cheap scare tactics and special effects that they were hoping for. I on the other hand found the film to be most effective. I still give it two thumbs up.
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