What's The Scariest Movie You've Ever Seen?- Page 2

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 12/8/10 at 11:22am

Now SESSION 9, I remember scaring the crap out of me. I've never seen WOMAN IN BLACK, so I'm going to need to see that one!

[SonofRobbieJ]

Posted: 12/8/10 at 11:23am

I know people find The Sentinel scary, but I think it's a hoot. Beverly D'Angelo rubbing her pussow madly??? Genius.

I still think Blair Witch Project is the scariest experience I ever had in a theatre.

But the albino from Foul Play still sends me running from the room.

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 12/8/10 at 11:24am

There's only one moment in "Woman in Black" that I would call outright scary, but it's a very nicely done, atmospheric ghost story.

But definitely not pee-your-pants frightening.

[NYadgal]

Posted: 12/8/10 at 11:34am

I get scared even THINKING about the 1979 'When A Stranger Calls'!

I was so freaked out by that movie... and then about a week after my nerves started to calm my boyfriend decided it would be funny to hide in my closet and scare the **** out of me when I got back to my room after classes. I didn't stop shaking for a week. (and needless to say, he didn't 'get any' for a VERY long time! )

I also remember being terrified by the original 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre'. It was just so disturbing.

Which reminds me of another time that same damn boyfriend thought it would be funny to scare my by showing up outside the study room of my dorm and pressing his face in a mask up against the window.

I was traumatized.

I also didn't swim in the ocean for months after seeing 'Jaws'. I still have a fear that I never had before seeing that movie.

I'm not really good with the horror genre.

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 12/8/10 at 11:37am

^ Or with choosing boyfriends.

[Mekroth]

Posted: 12/8/10 at 11:38am

It not a movie, but I've had a good time being quietly terrified by the "Marble Hornets" web series on youtube. Seriously, check it out.

[strummergirl]

Posted: 12/8/10 at 11:39am

"As a kid "The Birds" and "Westworld" freaked the bejesus out of me (neither really scary as an adult). Yet oddly I recall laughing at "Poltergeist". Go figure."

I thought Poltergeist was fun but not scary (It was a PG rated horror flick). The Birds was definitely the turning point horror movie of my childhood. That DID scare me, it gave me ornithophobia.

Funny Games was definitely some grim work from Haneke. I really thought the original was better. Michael Pitt was too over the top for my taste in the remake.

Kathy Bates in Misery is something of nightmares. The Shining never made me scream, but the film's atmosphere always gave me goosebumps. The original Night of The Living Dead is something I just respect, along with Psycho, The Exorcist, and Halloween.

I was really surprised by the original The Haunting. I had heard so many good things but was surprised how much I liked it. Cannot really think of some modern ones except Audition.

[NYadgal]

Posted: 12/8/10 at 11:40am

Truer words, Reg! Truer words...

[NYadgal]

Posted: 12/8/10 at 11:42am

Kathy Bates in 'Misery' was terrifying. Brilliant performance.

I also was really horrified by certain scenes during 'Silence of the Lambs' (But I loved the movie!)

[Q]

Posted: 12/8/10 at 11:52am

I learned at a pretty young age that horror just was not my thing. When I was five I saw WAR OF THE WORLDS, and thought the streetlamps on my walk to kindergarten looked like those spaceships - so I'd arrive at school in a complete panic.

Then I saw PSYCHO, and wouldn't take a shower at night for two years, or walk up the stairs in our house unless someone was standing at the top waiting for me. My sister pulled one of those stunts Addy mentioned and fake attacked me in the shower a few years later, and I almost killed myself when I fell onto the faucet in hysterics (then she almost died, but that's a different story!)

Having grown up in a beach town, JAWS changed my life experience from that point on.

Honestly, since then I simply won't watch anything that even remotely smacks of horror. I just can't handle it, and really DON'T like to be frightened - at all.

[SonofMammaMiaSam]

Posted: 12/8/10 at 12:01pm

I'm dating myself ... the original Phantasm (1979) I still have nightmares. It only cost $300,000 (1979 dollars) to make and grossed $11,988,469. http://www.phantasm.com/

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 12/8/10 at 12:02pm

The Exorcist is still the scariest movie I've ever seen. I love it, but I have yet to be able to view the entire film in a single sitting.

Also:

Blair Witch Project
Cloverfield
Burnt Offerings (terrified me as a child)
Night of the Living Dead (original)
The Omen (original)
Salem's Lot (original)
The Ring (original and American)

And though it is not out-and-out "scary", one of my all-time favorites in the horror genre is A Tale of Two Sisters. The American "remake", entitled The Uninvited, strays too far from the original story and it didn't capture the atmosphere or devastating effect of the original.

And RobbieJ, you hit the nail on the head with the Albino from Foul Play. I remember having nightmares about him when that movie was originally released. Still love that movie, though. Though I know it sounds dopey, I often thought it could make a really fun musical.

[broadwayjim42]

Posted: 12/8/10 at 12:08pm

Brian DePalma's "Obsession" completely freaked me out the first time I saw it. I was 16 at the time, which may explain some of it, but at least then, it was my definition of a psychological thriller.

In terms of grossness, I still can't watch the 1982 remake of "The Thing." The movie as a whole blew, but the scene where the guy literally comes apart made me blow chunks. No movie has nauseated me more.

I used to watch "The Sentinel" every time it was on cable. It's not that good...I look more at the fun angle, but it had effective gross-out moments.

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 12/8/10 at 1:00pm

Anyone wanna guess my pick?

I love it when we have these threads every once in a while. It gives me reason to find the ones I've missed!

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 12/8/10 at 1:03pm

Ooh, Mister Matt, you're right: the original "Salem's Lot" is really scary--which is surprising given that it was made for TV.

Chilling.

[NYadgal]

Posted: 12/8/10 at 1:07pm

Doodle, I thought of 'you' when I saw this thread title!

'Salem's Lot' was beyond creepy...

The final scene in 'Carrie' scared the crap out of me. I jumped out of my seat when that hand shot up out of the grave.

And the original 'Omen' was brilliantly frightening...

(I've seen alot of these kinds of movies for someone who doesn't really like them! I may have to reexamine this personality trait of mine...)

Updated On: 12/8/10 at 01:07 PM

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 12/8/10 at 1:19pm

The original Elm Street and Halloweern scared me so much as a kid (2 of the best Horros ever made, even though Halloween was more of a thriller)

Recently The Crazies freaked me out a bit

[StockardFan]

Posted: 12/8/10 at 1:29pm

Blair Witch!

I've heard you guys talk about Audition so much, but I don't think I can bring myself to watch that.

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 12/8/10 at 1:32pm

I would def. pick Salem's Lot as the scariest TV movie ever. Danny Glick at the window? Cmon!

Audition
Henry Portrait of a Serial Killer
The last scenes of Carrie and Sleepaway Camp

[strummergirl]

Posted: 12/8/10 at 1:35pm

OMG, Henry Portrait of a Serial Killer. It was like watching a documentary.

[Marianne2]

Posted: 12/8/10 at 1:38pm

I really don't do horror movie. I just don't find most interesting or scary.

However, I am afraid of graveyards now, thanks to Night Of the Living Dead. The original version. If I get a good look at them, I just picture zombies walking around there.

And, not a movie, but I cannot watch the episode of the Twilight Zone called "The Howling Man." Even in the middle of daylight, I will not watch it.

[eatlasagna]

Posted: 12/8/10 at 4:20pm

when I was a kid... Children of the Corn scared the crap out of me! then i watched it as an adult... it made me laugh! haha

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 12/8/10 at 4:24pm

When I was a kid SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES and WATCHER IN THE WOODS scared me half to death. I haven't been able to watch them in 20+ years because they traumatized me so much.

I'm really surprised that BLAIR WITCH scared so many people here. I found it (and still do) to be one of the most insufferably boring films I've ever had to endure. Also, THE EXORCIST has never scared me either. I've seen it through out the years starting when I was maybe 8 or so but it's never once even made me the slightest bit scared.

[JerseyGirl2]

Posted: 12/8/10 at 4:26pm

I know people find The Sentinel scary, but I think it's a hoot. Beverly D'Angelo rubbing her pussow madly??? Genius.

SERIOUSLY!!! Best movie scene EVER.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 12/8/10 at 4:26pm

I can watch Nightmare on Elm Street for fun now, but back when it opened? HOO BOY! I went opening night and the audience was climbing the walls. It was terrifying and fun.