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List the cream of the crop.
Brief explainations would be appreciated.
I mean, movies which are genuinely scary.
Brief explainations would be appreciated.
I mean, movies which are genuinely scary.
list your top horror (scary) movies
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well, thats tough as I don't find any movies "genuinely scary"....because....they're movies.
A few goodies [not my "favorites" list necessarily]
The Brood [when she births one of those things in the end...yikes]
In The Mouth Of Madness [I think the idea behind it is original and scary]
Picnic At Hanging Rock [creepy]
Session 9 [GREAT movie]
A few goodies [not my "favorites" list necessarily]
The Brood [when she births one of those things in the end...yikes]
In The Mouth Of Madness [I think the idea behind it is original and scary]
Picnic At Hanging Rock [creepy]
Session 9 [GREAT movie]
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While not horror I throughly enjoyed:
The Cell:Wonderfully artistic film where a schoolteacher goes into the mind of a serial killer, excellent story and some of the most beautiful imagery in psychological thrillers.
8MM: Detective works to find a woman's missing daughter who has left to become a movie star only to find she was coerced into a snuff film. Full of desperation, misery, and no matter how the protagonist tries to rectify the situation, there is no good answer. This movie encourages you to check your own morals.
The Cell:Wonderfully artistic film where a schoolteacher goes into the mind of a serial killer, excellent story and some of the most beautiful imagery in psychological thrillers.
8MM: Detective works to find a woman's missing daughter who has left to become a movie star only to find she was coerced into a snuff film. Full of desperation, misery, and no matter how the protagonist tries to rectify the situation, there is no good answer. This movie encourages you to check your own morals.
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Magnaflux said:
Joel Schumacher needs to die
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Terry330 said:
you sicken me.
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I am a fan of the classics mostly, so:
Texas Chainsaw Massacre(original): There is just a dirty, gross, uneasy feeling in this movie that even without the events that take place during the film you would feel the need to take a shower afterwords. It really plays on the subconcious fear of hillbillys. That little voice in the back of your head telling you to not stop in a particular place, while on a road trip with your buds.... IMO, the greatest horror movie of all time...
Night of the Living Dead(original): The pioneer of the zombie movies, George Romero, everybody!!! This movie stands as one of the most disturbing movies I've seen. Not outright gross, or boo scary, but it does an outstanding job of creating a very believable atmosphere. For the time when it was released the makeup effects were outstanding, and the camera work was actually very well done. George followed this movie up with two sequels that didn't achieve the greatness that Night did, but are still great horror movies, and should all be watched in succession.
The Exorcist(Directors Cut): Such a GREAT horror movie. Just watching the special they did over this move in A&E makes you realize how good this movie really was. People throwing up in the theater, mass hysteria, every christian and catholic in the country pissed off. You just can't get a more glaring thumbs up than that. Linda Blair totally rocks, and the sweet effects like being able to see your breath in the room, and the demonic acrobatics that Blairs character pulls off(crab walk anyone?) just add to the the twistedness of this film. Another classic.
Psycho(original): There is nothing bad about this movie. Again playing on the fear of the backroad folk, this movie made women all over the world trust a nice man with a smile even less. Hopkins plays Norman Bates perfectly, starting out as a nice shy guy, who is just a little desperate for a little company and maybe for a life outside the motel, but his mom is holding him there. Just jumping into his head for the last half of the movie is too sweet.
Texas Chainsaw Massacre(original): There is just a dirty, gross, uneasy feeling in this movie that even without the events that take place during the film you would feel the need to take a shower afterwords. It really plays on the subconcious fear of hillbillys. That little voice in the back of your head telling you to not stop in a particular place, while on a road trip with your buds.... IMO, the greatest horror movie of all time...
Night of the Living Dead(original): The pioneer of the zombie movies, George Romero, everybody!!! This movie stands as one of the most disturbing movies I've seen. Not outright gross, or boo scary, but it does an outstanding job of creating a very believable atmosphere. For the time when it was released the makeup effects were outstanding, and the camera work was actually very well done. George followed this movie up with two sequels that didn't achieve the greatness that Night did, but are still great horror movies, and should all be watched in succession.
The Exorcist(Directors Cut): Such a GREAT horror movie. Just watching the special they did over this move in A&E makes you realize how good this movie really was. People throwing up in the theater, mass hysteria, every christian and catholic in the country pissed off. You just can't get a more glaring thumbs up than that. Linda Blair totally rocks, and the sweet effects like being able to see your breath in the room, and the demonic acrobatics that Blairs character pulls off(crab walk anyone?) just add to the the twistedness of this film. Another classic.
Psycho(original): There is nothing bad about this movie. Again playing on the fear of the backroad folk, this movie made women all over the world trust a nice man with a smile even less. Hopkins plays Norman Bates perfectly, starting out as a nice shy guy, who is just a little desperate for a little company and maybe for a life outside the motel, but his mom is holding him there. Just jumping into his head for the last half of the movie is too sweet.
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Scary Horror?
That's a hard one to answer, since there hasn't been that many movies that gave me actual scares or creeps... there's a few though, so here:
The Exorcist - 1973
Had I seen this movie later in my life, it probably wouldn't have had the same "scary as Hell" value as it does, but seeing that I first watched this film at the tender age of twelve, it's definitely a film that I'd hold in very high regards, it terms of frightening imagery - most of that creepiness can be thanked due to the incredible make-up artists that helped create the "monster" effects in the film... a good portion of those close-up face shots still scare the fuck out of me to this day.
Freaks - 1932
The scariness of this film isn't found in modern make-up techniques, special effects, or even the presence of shockingly disturbing scenes of gore and violence... no... this film is scary due to the fact that it's all real... these are real people, with horrible physical deformities, just trying to live their lives as "normally" as possible.
I know that sounds a bit harsh, saying that I'm creeped out by a person who just happens to be different from us, but there's something about seeing a man with no arms or legs, slowly "wiggle" himself around the ground that puts my nerves on end.
The Eye - 2002
Holy fuck... now this film, to this day, is still something I cannot watch without the lights on and without having at least one other person in the house with me.
A simply brilliant combination of sound and visuals creates the perfect atmosphere for the thrillingly intense otherworldly images that you're slowly bombarded with. It's not something that makes you jump out of your seat, but as you're sitting there, watching the deceased wife and child of a restaurant owner, slowly licking a rack of meat with her extended tongue in the most absurdly creepy fashion imaginable, you'll slowly come to the realization that the hairs on your neck are standing up and that you've actually been looking around your shoulder the entire time, just making sure that nothing is behind you.
Juon: The Grudge - 2003
The stair scene.
That's it.
But it's enough for me.
Audition - 1999
I went into this movie, not knowing what it was about (I had a vague idea, but it wasn't fully detailed to me) - so when the extremely slow pacing of the film, finally gave way for what the film was "really" about, I suddenly found myself thrown into something that I wasn't entirely ready to see.
Let's just say, that while I do enjoy my Horror films, and the occasional scene of extreme violence, I'm not really the type of person who enjoys the viewing of people being tortured in the most horrific ways possible... even if it is fake. It's not that I haven't seen films featuring scenes like this before (quite the opposite really), it's just that this film managed to catch me so off guard by it, that I couldn't help but to walk away feeling uneasy and a little on edge.
Great film though... it certainly did what it set out to do.
That's a hard one to answer, since there hasn't been that many movies that gave me actual scares or creeps... there's a few though, so here:
The Exorcist - 1973
Had I seen this movie later in my life, it probably wouldn't have had the same "scary as Hell" value as it does, but seeing that I first watched this film at the tender age of twelve, it's definitely a film that I'd hold in very high regards, it terms of frightening imagery - most of that creepiness can be thanked due to the incredible make-up artists that helped create the "monster" effects in the film... a good portion of those close-up face shots still scare the fuck out of me to this day.
Freaks - 1932
The scariness of this film isn't found in modern make-up techniques, special effects, or even the presence of shockingly disturbing scenes of gore and violence... no... this film is scary due to the fact that it's all real... these are real people, with horrible physical deformities, just trying to live their lives as "normally" as possible.
I know that sounds a bit harsh, saying that I'm creeped out by a person who just happens to be different from us, but there's something about seeing a man with no arms or legs, slowly "wiggle" himself around the ground that puts my nerves on end.
The Eye - 2002
Holy fuck... now this film, to this day, is still something I cannot watch without the lights on and without having at least one other person in the house with me.
A simply brilliant combination of sound and visuals creates the perfect atmosphere for the thrillingly intense otherworldly images that you're slowly bombarded with. It's not something that makes you jump out of your seat, but as you're sitting there, watching the deceased wife and child of a restaurant owner, slowly licking a rack of meat with her extended tongue in the most absurdly creepy fashion imaginable, you'll slowly come to the realization that the hairs on your neck are standing up and that you've actually been looking around your shoulder the entire time, just making sure that nothing is behind you.
Juon: The Grudge - 2003
The stair scene.
That's it.
But it's enough for me.
Audition - 1999
I went into this movie, not knowing what it was about (I had a vague idea, but it wasn't fully detailed to me) - so when the extremely slow pacing of the film, finally gave way for what the film was "really" about, I suddenly found myself thrown into something that I wasn't entirely ready to see.
Let's just say, that while I do enjoy my Horror films, and the occasional scene of extreme violence, I'm not really the type of person who enjoys the viewing of people being tortured in the most horrific ways possible... even if it is fake. It's not that I haven't seen films featuring scenes like this before (quite the opposite really), it's just that this film managed to catch me so off guard by it, that I couldn't help but to walk away feeling uneasy and a little on edge.
Great film though... it certainly did what it set out to do.
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gigli - scaaaary
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OKAY...... Other than Neo Geo, one of my main interests happen to be horror movies.
ANYTHING BY DARIO ARGENTO, he is the fucking master.
You will not be disappointed.
Some of his better known films:
Suspiria
Deep Red
Phenomena
Opera
OTHER HORROR:
Halloween 1 and Halloween 4. Halloween 1 is a masterpeice.
Halloween 4 is the best of the sequels, and also very good movie on its own.
Dead Alive. Peter Jackson directed this, which is problably the most disgusting horror moive ever made. Just make sure you see the UNCUT version
Dawn of The Dead (original)
Re-Animator
Friday the 13 part 1.
I would also recommend some documentaries:
Paradise Lost
and if you can handle this type of thing, you may look for the Death Scenes trilogy of DVDs.
Death Scenes feature real , death scenes. War footage, serial killer crime scenes, executions, car accidents. Crime scence footage, gang violence. All real footage.
A man bungie jumping, the bungie comes loose and well..
OTHER MOVIES:
Wickerman
Captain Kronos
Picnic at Hanging Rock
The above just have amazing atmosphere and are more so creepy than scary.
ANYTHING BY DARIO ARGENTO, he is the fucking master.
You will not be disappointed.
Some of his better known films:
Suspiria
Deep Red
Phenomena
Opera
OTHER HORROR:
Halloween 1 and Halloween 4. Halloween 1 is a masterpeice.
Halloween 4 is the best of the sequels, and also very good movie on its own.
Dead Alive. Peter Jackson directed this, which is problably the most disgusting horror moive ever made. Just make sure you see the UNCUT version
Dawn of The Dead (original)
Re-Animator
Friday the 13 part 1.
I would also recommend some documentaries:
Paradise Lost
and if you can handle this type of thing, you may look for the Death Scenes trilogy of DVDs.
Death Scenes feature real , death scenes. War footage, serial killer crime scenes, executions, car accidents. Crime scence footage, gang violence. All real footage.
A man bungie jumping, the bungie comes loose and well..
OTHER MOVIES:
Wickerman
Captain Kronos
Picnic at Hanging Rock
The above just have amazing atmosphere and are more so creepy than scary.
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The Shining is still to this day the only scary movie that really did it's job on me. Of course, I was only 7 or 8 when I watched it the first time, but it still creeps me out each time I watch it again.
Honorable mention to IT.
Honorable mention to IT.
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Anything Dario Argento....especially Suspiria or Blood Red...
Dawn of the Dead (original not the shitty remake)
Day of the Dead
Night of the living dead.... The holy fucking trinity..must see..
Lucio Fulci's The Beyond...simply for creepy atmosphere and the shot of the little girls head exploding...and Fulci's Zombie just for the "eyeball" scene and the shark vs zombie battle.
The Exorcist, and The Shining..cannot ever get old imho
While not that scary...the Evil Dead trilogy is a fucking absolute classic must see....and in the same style I'd recommend The Convent for the opening scene alone.
At Midnight I Take Your Soul absolute classic creepyness with Coffin Joe
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (original not shitty remake), Last House on the Left, The Hills Have Eyes ....all great ones in their own right..
Asian horror is something thats gotten only better in recent years, of which I highly recommend any of the Ju-On movies, The Eye, Living Hell, Audition, Ringu, Uzumaki, Suicide Club, and Dark Water.
Also while not exactly "scary" or straight horror I'd recommend Versus, Wild Zero, Aragami, and Battle Royale.
Also Mr. Vampire is a great kung fu/horror/comedy mixture that cannot be beaten.
Dawn of the Dead (original not the shitty remake)
Day of the Dead
Night of the living dead.... The holy fucking trinity..must see..
Lucio Fulci's The Beyond...simply for creepy atmosphere and the shot of the little girls head exploding...and Fulci's Zombie just for the "eyeball" scene and the shark vs zombie battle.
The Exorcist, and The Shining..cannot ever get old imho
While not that scary...the Evil Dead trilogy is a fucking absolute classic must see....and in the same style I'd recommend The Convent for the opening scene alone.
At Midnight I Take Your Soul absolute classic creepyness with Coffin Joe
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (original not shitty remake), Last House on the Left, The Hills Have Eyes ....all great ones in their own right..
Asian horror is something thats gotten only better in recent years, of which I highly recommend any of the Ju-On movies, The Eye, Living Hell, Audition, Ringu, Uzumaki, Suicide Club, and Dark Water.
Also while not exactly "scary" or straight horror I'd recommend Versus, Wild Zero, Aragami, and Battle Royale.
Also Mr. Vampire is a great kung fu/horror/comedy mixture that cannot be beaten.
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Night of the Living Dead (original)
Dawn o the Dead (original)
Day of the Dead
28 Days Later
I love good zombie/end of the world movies and these are the best ones out there!
Land of the Dead, the new Romero zombie movie that will be the 4th in the Dead series comes out late next year! I can't wait!
Dawn o the Dead (original)
Day of the Dead
28 Days Later
I love good zombie/end of the world movies and these are the best ones out there!
Land of the Dead, the new Romero zombie movie that will be the 4th in the Dead series comes out late next year! I can't wait!
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maybe not the best film, but one i was genuinely scared by. The book creeped me out a lot and ususally my imagination is scarier than anything on the screen, but in this case there was something about SEEING that fucking clown that gave me bad dreams for a few nights.kafuin_gaira said:
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The Fog -- still impressing after all these years. Carpenter knew how to create a masterpiece with lil' more than one million bucks.
Scanners -- well, I like it. Moderately scary, more on the gory side.
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (original) -- nothing beats the real thing. The new version is nice, but compared to the original, the atmosphere isn't all that great IMO. Too clean.
Prince of Darkness - I was fascinated by this one when it came out, saw it three times at the cinema and dozens of times on vhs. Nice story.
Blair Witch Project -- call me a sissy, but this one let me have goosebumps for the rest of the night... basically, it's just a cleverly made-up witch story with a documentary theme, but the result is awesome.
Hellraiser 2 -- part one was very good, but 2 it is for me. Rotten, dark, bloody.
The Shining -- nothing more to say.
Freddy's New Nightmare (part 7) -- no, it's not just another Krueger film, again it's much darker than the prequels who often had a comedy/parody touch (except for the first one). Thrilling.
Candyman -- love the movie, love the soundtrack, I never was into Phil Glass before but his score made me change my mind. Good story, nice effects.
Excorcist 3 -- totally different stuff, directed by the author of the original novel, William Peter Blatty. The story is very good IMO, and the tension keeps building, and building, and building...
Amityville Horror (first one) -- a typical, almost gothic ghost story, but the setting and atmosphere is nice.
Halloween (first one) -- say no more.
In The Mouth of Madness -- another Carpenter gem, it's a movie I will never get tired of watching.
Bad Taste, Cannibal Holocaust, Absurd, Braindead...etc... (splatter stuff, but hey...)
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...and the list goes on. But not anymore because I have to eat some chocolate.
Scanners -- well, I like it. Moderately scary, more on the gory side.
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (original) -- nothing beats the real thing. The new version is nice, but compared to the original, the atmosphere isn't all that great IMO. Too clean.
Prince of Darkness - I was fascinated by this one when it came out, saw it three times at the cinema and dozens of times on vhs. Nice story.
Blair Witch Project -- call me a sissy, but this one let me have goosebumps for the rest of the night... basically, it's just a cleverly made-up witch story with a documentary theme, but the result is awesome.
Hellraiser 2 -- part one was very good, but 2 it is for me. Rotten, dark, bloody.
The Shining -- nothing more to say.
Freddy's New Nightmare (part 7) -- no, it's not just another Krueger film, again it's much darker than the prequels who often had a comedy/parody touch (except for the first one). Thrilling.
Candyman -- love the movie, love the soundtrack, I never was into Phil Glass before but his score made me change my mind. Good story, nice effects.
Excorcist 3 -- totally different stuff, directed by the author of the original novel, William Peter Blatty. The story is very good IMO, and the tension keeps building, and building, and building...
Amityville Horror (first one) -- a typical, almost gothic ghost story, but the setting and atmosphere is nice.
Halloween (first one) -- say no more.
In The Mouth of Madness -- another Carpenter gem, it's a movie I will never get tired of watching.
Bad Taste, Cannibal Holocaust, Absurd, Braindead...etc... (splatter stuff, but hey...)
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...and the list goes on. But not anymore because I have to eat some chocolate.
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Halox said:
He does? Nice. I didn't like the other sequels/versions, except perhaps for pt. 3 (?), the one with the satanist clock. Let's hope he doesn't give in to the digital f/x virus... I'm more into optical stuff.
yum...
oh, and let me add some silent movie classics:
Nosferatu
Phantom of the Opera
Golem (not really a scary movie, but the surreal look makes up for that).
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Takumaji said:
I never really like any of the sequels to the AH. The original was just so good.
I love Nosferatu, it is my favorite scary silent movie, and because of that I really enjoyed Shodow of the Vampire, eventhough most hated it.
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Dawn of the Dead is the only one that really gets to me, because at least once a month I have nightmares about coming home to a Silent Hill type of setting where my town is seemingly deserted, only to find out that everybody is a zombie. I really have a fear of something like that happening.
I liked the Dawn of the Dead remake better, but that could be because I saw the remake first. I went and saw the original a few weeks later and couldn't gell with it. Everything seemed so fake (makeup, etc), the zombies were all slow, and it just didn't "scare" me. You know what scares me? In the remake where the girl's husband is chasing after her when she's driving off and he's hauling ass at the car like the T-1000, then veer's off the split second when he spots a woman in her yard screaming and eats her. Classic shit.
I liked the Dawn of the Dead remake better, but that could be because I saw the remake first. I went and saw the original a few weeks later and couldn't gell with it. Everything seemed so fake (makeup, etc), the zombies were all slow, and it just didn't "scare" me. You know what scares me? In the remake where the girl's husband is chasing after her when she's driving off and he's hauling ass at the car like the T-1000, then veer's off the split second when he spots a woman in her yard screaming and eats her. Classic shit.
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SonGohan said:
I have to think of the remake as a completely different movie. I saw the remake first, much like you, but I have a completely different take on it. I thought they should have titled the movie something different, because after seeing the original, they just butchered the original. They aren't eve remotely similar. I perfer the original out of the two, simply because the remake doesn't fit the trilogy properly. You can watch Night, Dawn, and Day back to back and feel like you are watching different aspects of the same movie. The remake of Dawn doesn't fit the mold at all.