Quite funny actually - to me the scariest movie I ever saw was Jaws. I saw it when I was 7 and, to this day, I have an extremely hard time swimming in the ocean.
Jack, is this Dead Appealing a new release or an oldie? Scariest movie for me was The Exorcist, saw it at the Old Warner theater in Pittsburgh Pa, did not sleep for a awhile.............
Alien was great! It is in my top 10; it may even be in my top 5. I owned the huge CAV Laserdisc box set and spent hours pouring over the extras.
Based solely on previews, Ridley Scott's new movie Prometheus appears to be similar in some respects, and there may be some H.R. Giger designs in it, too!
I remember when I was young watching the original silent Nosferatu and being so terrified I couldn't move. Max Schreck as Dracula has to be one of the most ghoulish characters in cinema history. Not so scary now, but that guy still creeps me out.
As an adult I would have to say Alien is at the top.
When I was a kid I saw "Evil Dead". Scared me so bad I had to watch "Mary Poppins" right after it. I needed to rid my mind of DEAD BY DAWN! DEAD BY DAWN!!!!!
Not really considered a horror film but
the second Alien movie "Aliens" made me
jump outta my seat a coupla' times. No other
movie has done that to me. As far as "true"
horror, the first Texas Chainsaw Massacre
really made me not feel well.
buy far for me the best all around scariest horror movie even though its a classic to me its still today the original halloween it set the stage for all slasher films
The movie that scared the sharts out of me when I was young was a movie called The Prophecy.
I remember my father was stationed in Germany and I was just a little turd back in 1981. I creeped out of bed, sitting stealth mode behind my pops chair and there was a scene when a bear/monster of some kind attacked a camp site and someone was stuck in their sleeping bag hopping around and that monster slap that person in that sleeping bag so hard that it wacked an object so hard that all that came out was feathers from the sleeping bag. Lol!!
Also another oldie n goodie was the 1st Nightmare on Elm Street.
You beat me to the punch with Nightmare on Elm Street! Simple concept but when you stop and think about it... in your sleep, he killed you in your dreams!!!
Others that left me sleepless: The Exorcist, the original Evil Dead and a movie called XTro. Although not a horror movie(s) per say, Faces of Death was disturbing for me when I first saw them.
I can see aliens, but exorcist was a bore. My dad introduced me to it as a youngster and I actually laughed at a few scenes. I think generation had a lot to do with it. As we progress and are exposed to new things, the older stuff is less effective. Does not mean it wasn't scary at the time.
I can see aliens, but exorcist was a bore. My dad introduced me to it as a youngster and I actually laughed at a few scenes. I think generation had a lot to do with it. As we progress and are exposed to new things, the older stuff is less effective. Does not mean it wasn't scary at the time.
I saw it as a kid back in the day when VCR's first came out & it scarred me for years!! No telling how much $$$ my parents paid out in inflated electric bills due to my sleeping with the lights on
I think this is a tough topic.
I agree with Aliens. Fabulous movie, but wouldn't it fall into sci-fi?
Are you looking for scary, or hack n' slash? For some reason The Ring scares the hell outta me. I can't watch it alone. Tail between my legs..... but not really a horror flick.
The first Saw blew my mind. Original idea. Thumbs up.
Most recent Friday the 13th. Thumbs up again. +1 to original Nightmare on Elm Street.
I'm surprised no one mentioned The Shining... Great flick, IMO, and really disturbing. Especially those twins! I'm also a big fan of the original Halloween.
More recently, I thought the Sixth Sense, Blair Witch Project, and Paranormal Activity were all solid films. I watched Paranormal Acivity one night while my family was away --- it gave me the creeps! I totally let that one into my head... Very hard to come upstairs from the HT into an empty house! ;-)
With any horror flick, it really depends in one's ability to let go of reality and succumb to the power of suggestion.
Agreed! also, I'll add, Quarantine (both versions), the Grudge (both versions), The Omen (original). Although not "scary" per say, I really enjoyed 30 Days of Night. It's what a vampire movie should be like in my opinion...not glitter :nono:
Agreed! also, I'll add, Quarantine (both versions), the Grudge (both versions), The Omen (original). Although not "scary" per say, I really enjoyed 30 Days of Night. It's what a vampire movie should be like in my opinion...not glitter :nono:
I remember seeing Dracula when I was younger that was pretty scary. I think it was made in eitehr the 50's or 60'.
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