What's the scariest movie you ever saw?

[dirtyhippiegirl]

Oh, god. I was really into Japanese horror for quite a while.

Ringu is scary. My hubby actually jumped at the end. The Ring was not so much to me.

Don't Look Up (Joyu-rei) was ten times scarier.

American stuff: yeah, Paranormal Activity creeped me out. The first one, at least. So did the end of the Blair Witch Project. No standing in the corner for me. :(

Session 9 is also good stuff. Just a generally good movie that is also hella creepy.

[tehgoobster]

Session 9 is also good stuff. Just a generally good movie that is also hella creepy.

I love Session 9! I really like atmospheric horror movies that build up slowly. The voice recordings were creepy! :shock: The only thing I didn't really like about it was David Caruso. I don't know, but I kept expecting him to whip on his sunglasses, you know? It was kind of a buzzkill.

If you like slow, suspenseful horror movies like Session 9 and The Blair Witch Project, you should check out The House of the Devil. Has anyone here seen it?

[dirtyhippiegirl]

I love Session 9! I really like atmospheric horror movies that build up slowly. The voice recordings were creepy! :shock: The only thing I didn't really like about it was David Caruso. I don't know, but I kept expecting him to whip on his sunglasses, you know? It was kind of a buzzkill.

If you like slow, suspenseful horror movies like Session 9 and The Blair Witch Project, you should check out The House of the Devil. Has anyone here seen it?

Oh shit, didn't even know he of sunglasses fame was in the movie -- I first saw it when I was like ten, so.

Didn't they remake House of the Devil recently? because I think I saw t...

[tehgoobster]

Didn't they remake House of the Devil recently? because I think I saw t...

I don't think it's a remake; I'm pretty sure it's an original. It's an indie film, and it got pretty good critical reviews. Viewers, on the other hand, either love it or hate it. If you have Netflix, it's currently available on Watch Instantly. Session 9 is, too. I might end up watching it tonight. It's been a while. :)

[kittypie]

My husband loved horror movies and I hated them. I would sit there and watch with him, but with my hands over my eyes, peeking through fingers once in a while.

When I was a teenager I watched Rosemary's Baby while babysitting and it scared the crap out of me.

[clibbyjo]

The first Hellraiser I saw at the movies, that was really scary at the time. The Ring and The Grudge,my kids don't the the Japanese version is as scary.

I thought the scene in Paranormal activity when she got out of bed and walked/limped/dragged over and stood there staring at her husband for hours was so scary. Scenes with scray dragging feet always get me.

My husband and older kids are on a scary movie kick and watch one almost every night. The 12 year old spent one night on my floor, but mostly she just sleeps with the bathroom light on so it shines in her room. :shifty:

[MrsKay]

There was one, called "House", I think, that I saw when I was like 4 or 5. I was seriously traumatized by that.

The Ring... nothing will ever make me watch that again. I can't even look at stills from the movie. My roommate and I watched it together one night, and just as it went black at the end, the phone rang (DH - then my long-distance BF calling to let me know he got home okay). My roommate and I both jumped, screaming.

[Soldier of the One]

There was one, called "House", I think, that I saw when I was like 4 or 5. I was seriously traumatized by that.

The Ring... nothing will ever make me watch that again. I can't even look at stills from the movie. My roommate and I watched it together one night, and just as it went black at the end, the phone rang (DH - then my long-distance BF calling to let me know he got home okay). My roommate and I both jumped, screaming.

I saw House too as a kid. Freaked. Me. Out!!!

[duplessis3]

Jesus Camp.

[AnnoDomini]

I've gotten into certain horror movies since the world failed to end (a way to rebel without 'sinning', I think), and The Ring was pretty scary. What Lies Beneath was wonderfully tense too. I really enjoy horror movies that are scary, suspenseful, tense, spooky, with only minimal amounts of blood/gore. I like jump scares and I don't like nastiness or really unpleasant endings (like Darkness), and I cannot abide movies in which it's just people doing horrible things to people (like Funny Games).

[prairiemuffin]

If anyone who's a suspsense/ghost story fan is looking for something newer, I highly recommend "The Orphanage". Very well done.

[The Archivist]

I saw House of the Devil (it's a contemporary movie, but made in retro style) and I liked it mostly, but I found the denouement disappointing. The spooky shit I imagine in my head is always way more scary than the explanations spoon-fed to me by filmmakers, at least most of the time.

I dislike torture porn, and I won't put up with gratuitous rape or rapey scenes. I prefer suspense and thrills and whatnot, but gore and even rape can have a place in a well-told story.

The scariest movie I have scene, hands down, is the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre. To me, a lot of older horror movies don't really hold up for shock or scare value (for instance, I don't find Rosemary's Baby or The Wicker Man even slightly scary, and The Exorcist didn't even really scare me, though it was a great movie), but Texas Chainsaw Massacre absolutely does. The Birds would probably be a close second in the pre-1980s genre of classic horror movies, for me.

I really liked The Blair Witch Project, and I don't give a crap who makes fun of me for it. It is exactly my style - cryptic, vague, but realistically freaky if you've ever been lost in the woods. In the same vein, I enjoyed Paranormal Activity (both 1 and 2, though I preferred 1, and am really not looking forward to the inevitable, disappointing denouement where everything is explained neatly and is way less scary than the vague demon-monster-ghost-witches in my imagination.) I also thought The Ring (only saw the US version) was pretty decent.

I will definitely seek out both The Orphanage and Session 9! Thanks for the suggestions!

[tehgoobster]

I saw House of the Devil (it's a contemporary movie, but made in retro style) and I liked it mostly, but I found the denouement disappointing. The spooky shit I imagine in my head is always way more scary than the explanations spoon-fed to me by filmmakers, at least most of the time.

I didn't mind the climax or the way it ended, but I agree that the way it built things up slowly was terrifying. You just knew that something was going to happen; you just didn't know what or when. I love movies like that!

I really liked The Blair Witch Project, and I don't give a crap who makes fun of me for it. It is exactly my style - cryptic, vague, but realistically freaky if you've ever been lost in the woods. In the same vein, I enjoyed Paranormal Activity (both 1 and 2, though I preferred 1, and am really not looking forward to the inevitable, disappointing denouement where everything is explained neatly and is way less scary than the vague demon-monster-ghost-witches in my imagination.) I also thought The Ring (only saw the US version) was pretty decent.

I will definitely seek out both The Orphanage and Session 9! Thanks for the suggestions!

I'm a big fan of The Blair Witch Project and Paranormal Activity (the second wasn't nearly as good as the first). BTW, you should also add The Devil's Backbone to your list.

[lizzy]

Arachnaphobia....I HATE spiders!!!!!!!!

[contrary]

Oh lord, the ring WAS scary. I don't know what i expected...i saw it on DVD years after it came out and i was not expecting it to be very scary...but...well, it WAS.

I thought The Others was really scary, too. But smart, interesting scary.

I think i'll have to go with The Changeling, with George C. Scott. It was a slumber party staple when i was growing up, and it always managed to terrify me!

[The Archivist]

I just watched a movie called Ils ("Them" in English) last night and it was really freaky. Light on plot, but big on suspense and creepiness. Not much gore at all. It's mostly in French, but with English subtitles it was fine.

I'll have to check out The Devil's Backbone. A few more on my "to see" list are:

Jacob's Ladder

Trick 'r Treat

Let the Right One In

Funny Games

[contrary]

oh yes! jacob's ladder! lord, that was scary.

[Terrie]

I've discovered that as I've gotten older, most scary movies aren't scary to me. Even the ones other people swear are terrifying. I suspect it because I have a moderately severe anxiety disorder that just burned me out on such things. As a kid, I couldn't go near scary movies/haunted houses, etc. without getting so scared I'd sometimes throw up. Now, I barely notice. After all, I can come up with something much scarier in my own head.

Trick 'r Treat wasn't so much scary as eerie, and very well put together. I loved it as an example of the storytelling. Everyone kept telling me how freaky Jacob's Ladder was, but it didn't even phase me. I actually found it a little boring.

[VeraAnne]

Session 9 wins for pure creepiness. It's about a crew of asbestos removers who come to clean up an insane asylum. One of the crew members finds some tapes in a patient's records and they are very creepy. Meanwhile, the members of the crew keep getting murdered.

It's very good.

[Mecca]

I just watched a movie called Ils ("Them" in English) last night and it was really freaky. Light on plot, but big on suspense and creepiness. Not much gore at all. It's mostly in French, but with English subtitles it was fine.

I'll have to check out The Devil's Backbone. A few more on my "to see" list are:

Jacob's Ladder

Trick 'r Treat

Let the Right One In

Funny Games

Hello! I am new here, but thought I would jump into the convo since I adore horror. The scariest movie for me was the original "Halloween." I was five years old when a much older brother took me along to the movies and we saw that. :lol: Scared the jeebus out of me, but I adore that movie to this day.

Good selection of to see movies. "Trick 'r Treat" is a fun and a well done movie. I was so disappointed when it was not released in the theaters like it originally was supposed to be. It kept being pushed back and pushed back even though the reviews were awesome.

I loved both versions of "Let the Right One In." I would suggest you see both.

I liked "Jacob's Ladder." I think it is a well made film, but I think I am more in love with the score than the actual movie.

As far as " Funny Games" is concerned... I have seriously never seen a movie that made me so angry. I was so pissed off at nearly ever character . It will be interesting to see what you think after watching it.

[AnnoDomini]

I recently watched Session 9 and Blair Witch Project, so let me throw my votes in for those. Although if you are easily upset by misery, might want to skip Blair Witch--I was a little too affected by Heather's terror to fully enjoy the movie. Don't get me wrong--that's a sign of a very effective movie, just not quite one for me. Session 9 was just right for me. Creepy atmosphere, good payoff, very little gore.

[Terrie]

Watched "Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon" this weekend. It's not very scary, but it is a very smart horror movie. I really enjoyed it.

[Seven Severn]

Has anyone mentioned Bob Roberts? That was a truly frightening movie.

[freejoytoo]

It was a weird french movie, where the woman a servant was sent to this place and she was pregnant (and hiding it) and then weird thigns happened and she was dragged down under this weird house by spirits of orphans children, and she has the baby that is taken by the weird kids spirits and she dies.

And then I resented my friend for complying with her stupid friends to go watch that weird creepy movie.

Oh God, I saw that! What was the name of it?! It's been annoying me for years.

The Others was the first horror film I saw and that freaked me out a lot. I still think it's spooky but not that scary. My friends forced me to watch Human Centipede, which I am still trying to block out, but it was more disgusting than anything else. I think the latest horror film which really frightened me was Paranormal Activity, but I try not watch frightening films now. The Exorcism of Emily Rose freaked me out in places. Oddly, I saw The Exorcist when I was 14 and it didn't frighten me a bit.

[holierthanyou]

The Witches of Eastwick.

I was fundy while I watched this (on a school exchange trip to Europe- a VERY defrauding place to be!), and shortly into it I thought that the male lead was supposed to be Satan, and that women were having sex with the devil.... I am also terrified of snakes at the best of times, so when a woman woke up in bed to discover she was covered in snakes, I burst into tears and left the room (and all the normal high school students) and spent the next hour locked in the washroom.

Traumatic? Yes.

Funny now, 18 years later? Too soon.