Movies that are actually scary

[GraveDave]

Hey guys. I'm looking to be scared. Maybe I'm just jaded, but horror films in general have no effect on me. I watch a good two or three before going to bed many nights and I sleep like a baby. When I say scared I don't mean grossed out, because it's much easier to gross me out than scare me. I want to have trouble going to sleep or have nightmares.

Film's that are on many most scary lists that don't do much for me: The Exorcist (I find it mostly funny), Psycho (waaaay too old to be scary for me), The Blair Witch Project (yawn and then LOL), Saw (am I the only person who said "oh please" instead of "omg!" at the end of this?) , Evil Dead (an awesome movie, but it's a horror comedy people), The Shining (I can't believe that people find this creepy or even interesting) etc. I can confidently say that nothing created before 1970 is going to have me shaking in my boots.

I want to be creeped out. Movies that have come close to doing this is Session 9, The Innkeepers, The Ring, The Grudge, Insidious, The Orphanage, Event Horizon, The Descent and The Tenant (1976). These movies have come close, but there's always something missing. Either they show too much or too little. Some of them start off good and then midway it turns too guy-in-blue-makeup-over-the-top to be scary. Supernatural things scare me more than people, and I like seeing less instead of more. I also favor realistic reactions to people barely reacting when something strange happens.

Is it even possible to be actually frightened by a movie? Any suggestions?

[ofekbmi]

Dude paranormal activity the first , maybe its not make you creep but its very nice //

if you want to frightened by another thing try to take video when you sleep and watch that later L :

[TheWickerFan]

I can sense what's coming:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvB1F2y6NgQ

[ChronoGrl]

I feel like I've answered this a few times... Try these threads:

http://horror.com/forum/showthread.php?t=52651
http://horror.com/forum/showthread.php?t=34588
http://horror.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35098
http://horror.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26639

[GraveDave]

Dude paranormal activity the first , maybe its not make you creep but its very nice //

if you want to frightened by another thing try to take video when you sleep and watch that later L : Haha, thanks for the suggestion. I've seen Paranormal Activity, but found it on the long winded side. There's actually a ripoff of it called Paranormal Entity that I thought was a superior movie.

I feel like I've answered this a few times... Try these threads:

http://horror.com/forum/showthread.php?t=52651
http://horror.com/forum/showthread.php?t=34588
http://horror.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35098
http://horror.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26639Thanks for taking the time to point out these threads. I appreciate it... though I've actually seen all of the movies mentioned in these threads.

[FreddyMyers]

The House of the Devil

[leezuki]

try grave encounters, i jumped several times through that movie, plus some scary moments.

[wizard of gore]

human centepide 1 or 2 ???

[wizard of gore]

The House of the Devil
how was that movie,sore it at the shop last night looked interesting

[Elvis_Christ]

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[wizard of gore]

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they band that movie i think,due to many cases of people shitting there pants with fright

[ImmortalSlasher]

Is it even possible to be actually frightened by a movie?


Of course it is. However, it is easier to be frightened when you are young. If you are old enough to know better then maybe a few drinks and watching the movie in the dark at night will help.

[Angra]

they band that movie i think,due to many cases of people shitting there pants with fright

Wasn't the people crapping their pants IN the movie? Because they were.... very old.

[wizard of gore]

those old folk in there swim suits scared the shit out of me

[crazy raplh]

Cocoon was not even scary LOL. I would say jacobs ladder or In the mouth of maddness. Snopp Dogg Bones is up there.

[Angra]

I would say jacobs ladder or In the mouth of maddness. Snopp Dogg Bones is up there.

Sorry, are you still talking scary movies??

[crazy raplh]

Heck yea Jacobs ladder was soo trippy, I remember watching that back in high school, stoned out of my mind. I had to watch it like 3 times to figure out the simplicity of it LOL.

[Angra]

Heck yea Jacobs ladder was soo trippy, I remember watching that back in high school, stoned out of my mind. I had to watch it like 3 times to figure out the simplicity of it LOL.

I'm most surprised about "Bones" being scary.

[GraveDave]

Wasn't the people crapping their pants IN the movie? Because they were.... very old.
LOL. Yeah, Cocoon, oh the memories.

human centepide 1 or 2 ???No way dude, those movies were funny. Gross yes, scary, no.

Heck yea Jacobs ladder was soo trippy, I remember watching that back in high school, stoned out of my mind. I had to watch it like 3 times to figure out the simplicity of it LOL.Jacob's Ladder was good, and it did have a few creepy moments, but it definitely didn't scare me.

Of course it is. However, it is easier to be frightened when you are young. If you are old enough to know better then maybe a few drinks and watching the movie in the dark at night will help.I think this might be my problem actually. Maybe I'm just too jaded by now to really be frightened by movies anymore.


I'm going to make a few suggestions on my own thread. Saw a Spanish horror movie last night called Shiver (2008), and I thought it was quite good at ratcheting up the tension. It sort of blew it in the last 30mins but worth checking out. Watched it under perfect conditions though. Alone in the dark with a lightning storm raging outside.

Also watched Home Movie (2008), and thought it was reasonably creepy, though not really nightmarishly so, it was still one of the better found footage type movies I've seen in a while.

Event Horizon was quite good back in the day, but the CGI is very dated now. Still one of my favorite space horrors though. REC offered a few good jump scares when it was released. Somebody else suggested Grave Encouters, but I really thought that movie was hilariously bad and was checking my watch throughout.

If you guys know of something off the beaten track that would be great.

[FreddyMyers]

how was that movie,sore it at the shop last night looked interesting


Slow burner but when it gets going it doesn't let up. Very good atmosphere very good Wtf! moments.

[wizard of gore]

LOL. Yeah, Cocoon, oh the memories.

No way dude, those movies were funny. Gross yes, scary, no.

Jacob's Ladder was good, and it did have a few creepy moments, but it definitely didn't scare me.

I think this might be my problem actually. Maybe I'm just too jaded by now to really be frightened by movies anymore.


I'm going to make a few suggestions on my own thread. Saw a Spanish horror movie last night called Shiver (2008), and I thought it was quite good at ratcheting up the tension. It sort of blew it in the last 30mins but worth checking out. Watched it under perfect conditions though. Alone in the dark with a lightning storm raging outside.


try taking a shit load of mushrooms in bad company and watch a scary film,might help get you scared.

Also watched Home Movie (2008), and thought it was reasonably creepy, though not really nightmarishly so, it was still one of the better found footage type movies I've seen in a while.

Event Horizon was quite good back in the day, but the CGI is very dated now. Still one of my favorite space horrors though. REC offered a few good jump scares when it was released. Somebody else suggested Grave Encouters, but I really thought that movie was hilariously bad and was checking my watch throughout.

If you guys know of something off the beaten track that would be great.

try taking a shit load of mushrooms in bad company,and then watch some satanic horror movie..might help scare you a bit

[Fearonsarms]

try taking a shit load of mushrooms in bad company,and then watch some satanic horror movie..might help scare you a bit

Yeah I did that with Eraserhead and The Shining (we watched it once in dubbed french and portuguese subtitles that came with the dvd to add to the headfuck)-happy days!

[Orthodox Caveman]

A movie that scares me deeply, is Irréversible. The thought that something like that could happen to a loved one..

[Reelybored]

A movie that scares me deeply, is Irréversible. The thought that something like that could happen to a loved one..

Agree with you on that - the thought both angered and frightened me.

[Orthodox Caveman]

Agree with you on that - the thought both angered and frightened me.

Very recognizable.

[Uncle Squid]

I remember being scared by Pet Sematary when I was younger. I havent been really creeped out in a long time.

[Jokuc]

I can sense what's coming:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvB1F2y6NgQ

LMAO.
..That video.. You posted it to me when I joined :D

[TheWickerFan]

LMAO.
..That video.. You posted it to me when I joined :D

Oh yeah. I thought I used that before. Hope you guys find your new hat.:)

[leezuki]

try watching a serbian film then, if that dont get to you something is def wrong.

[Elvis_Christ]

try watching a serbian film then, if that dont get to you something is def wrong.

Being disturbed by a film happens more to me a lot more than being actually scared. But yeah as harsh as some of that movie was it still didn't get to me as much as Mordum. It was slick stylistically and more detached from reality.

[leezuki]

Being disturbed by a film happens more to me a lot more than being actually scared. But yeah as harsh as some of that movie was it still didn't get to me as much as Mordum. It was slick stylistically and more detached from reality.

exactly what i find more scary as well, i found martyrs disturbing as well but a serbian movie stayed with me after, and i felt sick for watching it espeacially with the new born porn, like i mean what the fuck was that director thinking when he was making that movie!!!

[wizard of gore]

its fuckin hard to scare someone these days.and its fuckin easy to disturb.and i think new horrors have bailed out on the idea of scaring because its so much easier to think up something disturbing if ya know what i mean.hence why i dont get into modern horror as much as old stuff.
any cunt can sit there thinking of ways to torture someone and then chuck it on film and make the person watching feel sick in disgust.i mean shit why dont they just bring back snuff films,

[Bob Gray]

Sounds like you're in my boat, nothing is actually scary anymore. When I was a kid it was easy. I like the idea of the mushrooms though, I've done that before, it definitely helps but it can make you unreasonably scared too. Wish I could help but I just can't think of any really scary movies right now.

[ImmortalSlasher]

I still believe that it is possible to be scared. It's just easier when you are young. Freddy (the original movie) was scary when I was young. Jason was so terrifying that if I was even in the woods, I would hope the idea of him wouldn't enter my mind. Forget about fooling around in the woods. I vaguely remember The Exorcist and I think that was scary.

For adults, it seems like people believe torture is scary or just horrific. I would bet that Tarantino could make a good scary horror film. I thought Death Proof was awesome and then he threw a major twist before the girls get to the sleepover party. I didn't see The Descent in theaters and I believe that would have been even more frightful on the big screen. Especially for girls or grown women. The whole movie is a nightmare situation from the beginning car scene.

[fannygroodle]

early argento scares me

[Bob Gray]

early argento scares me

He doesn't scare me at all but I love his films.

[j2040]

Sorry if someone already posted this one and I missed it,
it's a french horror movie, that stayed in my head and made me slightly ill,
and i'm super jaded, so no horror movie scares me, but this one at least got a reaction out of me.
'I spit on your grave' is one of the more intense well done ones i've seen in the last so many years, i'd suggest that too.

[brainsickhorror.com]

Let's face it, if you're a horror veteran nothing is going to scare you!; about all you can hope for is some psychological chills; have you seen these Asian titles,

A Tale of Two Sisters
Audition
The Red Shoes
Ab-normal Beauty (not really horror but gets in your head)
The Maid (not bad)

...or watch old episodes of HR Puff 'n' Stuff that scares the shit out of me!

[ImmortalSlasher]

Let's face it, if you're a horror veteran nothing is going to scare you!; about all you can hope for is some psychological chills; have you seen these Asian titles,

A Tale of Two Sisters
Audition
The Red Shoes
Ab-normal Beauty (not really horror but gets in your head)
The Maid (not bad)

...or watch old episodes of HR Puff 'n' Stuff that scares the shit out of me!

A Tale of Two Sisters is on my list. I watched the remake a while back. I've seen Audition. As someone who has a thing for Asian girls that movie got to me.

[fortunato]

A Tale of Two Sisters is on my list. I watched the remake a while back. I've seen Audition. As someone who has a thing for Asian girls that movie got to me.

2LLYYxsxm-k

:D

[wizard of gore]

was that dude in the wheel chair having a wank?

[brainsickhorror.com]

What did you think of the remake? (The Uninvited); to me they turned it into just another predictable thriller, totally missing the point of what 'A Tale of Two Sisters' is all about; a study on mental illness fuelled by guilt and sorrow.

[ImmortalSlasher]

What did you think of the remake? (The Uninvited); to me they turned it into just another predictable thriller, totally missing the point of what 'A Tale of Two Sisters' is all about; a study on mental illness fuelled by guilt and sorrow.

Me? I barely remember The Uninvited. I remember the ending twist was cool. I also liked the setting. But it was a thriller more than horror.

[Jokuc]

try watching a serbian film then, if that dont get to you something is def wrong.

A Serbian Film isn't scary at all. It's just a bit disturbing.
"if that dont get to you something is def wrong."
So.. It has been confirmed, something is wrong with me. :p

[leezuki]

A Serbian Film isn't scary at all. It's just a bit disturbing.
"if that dont get to you something is def wrong."
So.. It has been confirmed, something is wrong with me. :p

that's just it, movies aint that scary any more, when your a kid it scares you, but when your an adult movies change, you can get jumpy scenes, or disturbing scenes like hostel, serbian movie they are disturbing, thats what you get as an adult ;)

[Dead Silence]

dead silence, of course :D :p

[Rela1024]

Call me a wimp The Woman in Black scared the hell outta me and I wasnt expecting that but im freaked out by creepy ghost lady movies anyway

[kyl3thund3r]

that's just it, movies aint that scary any more, when your a kid it scares you, but when your an adult movies change, you can get jumpy scenes, or disturbing scenes like hostel, serbian movie they are disturbing, thats what you get as an adult ;)

I think it depends. Some people still are genuinely terrified by some films. I think the difference with us is that a lot of us grew up watching horror, or watch so much of it, that we don't feel the same effects.

[StevenBr]

I have not seen a movie in the past ten years that was scary. The only movie that scared me was childsplay 2, but I was a child myself back then.

[hacelikewhoa]

I'm waiting for a new original horror film that may never come for quite some time. Getting sick of this remake phase. The last film I saw from this decade that I thought was actually sweet was probably The Descent. It's all about thrill now a days, and loud ass music to make you jump. :/ Any recommendations?

[hammerfan]

I'm waiting for a new original horror film that may never come for quite some time. Getting sick of this remake phase. The last film I saw from this decade that I thought was actually sweet was probably The Descent. It's all about thrill now a days, and loud ass music to make you jump. :/ Any recommendations?

I enjoyed The Woman in Black.

[ofekbmi]

i think my mom is the scary movie that i ever seen : []

[Jack C]

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake with Jessica Biel was about the only movie that's really gotten under my skin in about the last 10+ years. Had me on the edge of my seat through most of it.

[Toadliquor]

There's a scene in True ROmance where James Gandolfini beats the hell out of Patricia Arquette. He's about to kill her, and he starts talking about the first time you kill someone, how traumatic it is. Whether you're Wyatt Earp or Jack the RIpper, the first one always fucks you up. But then it becomes same ole, same ole. The same is true with horror movies. The first couple you see freak you out, but you become immune to it. I'm not saying you can't realize a scary scene, but it won't truely terrify you.

[crazy raplh]

The movie creepers from 1985 I think with the guy who played dr loomis in original Halloween the end boy scene is good

[Fearonsarms]

I'm waiting for a new original horror film that may never come for quite some time. Getting sick of this remake phase. The last film I saw from this decade that I thought was actually sweet was probably The Descent. It's all about thrill now a days, and loud ass music to make you jump. :/ Any recommendations?

I would go with Session 9, The Call Of Cthulhu, Insidious, The Tunnel, Grave Encounters and Heartless.

[swiss tony]

I enjoyed The Woman in Black.

I watched it a week ago and found it okay; I got a few shivers down my spine. About a week before that, I watched the original (1989) and shat my pants at the bit where the woman screams in his face. That was really scary.

I think that's all you can hope for these days, a spine tingler. As adults we'll never be affected in the same way as were, watching The Exorcist at 13 years old.

The only way to be unsettled by cinema these days, is through extreme cinema. And fuck that! I tried watching AUM and turned it off after 15 mins, and I believe there is much worse on the market.

[TimMiller2011]

I havent been truly scared by a film in ages. Grossed out, and maybe a bit troubled by some, but not actually frightened. Guess I'm too jaded lol

[Horrorbrain1996]

If you have been watching horror movies for a long time. Then there Is probably not to many horrors that can scare you. You could try films such as august underground mordum or cannibal holocaust though they are more disturbing than scary. Plus im only 15 and have seen 605 horror films so far, so im not to much of an expert yet :(

[sideonetrackone]

The Exorcist definitely goes down as my number one most frightening movie. There are scenes from that film that make my hair stand up, literally. The Ring is a close second. That was the first and only time since childhood that I kept the lights on for as long as I could before going to sleep. I habitually fall asleep with the TV on and for a solid week I left the TV in my bedroom unplugged.

The Blair Witch Project got me good but I know the majority of people don't get it. While growing up, my family and I would go camping quite often in the woods of New England. The sounds you hear in that film are the standard sounds of the night. After seeing that, those sounds are never the same again. Last, but not least, is the original Halloween, one of my top five all-time horror flicks. It's not "frightening", per se, but more creepy. The methodical movements and gestures of Michael Myers were something that always stuck with me.

[realdealblues]

I'm know I'm jaded so I don't know that there are any "scary" movies. However, there are "Jump" scenes in lots of movies that get me although a lot of times it's the loud jump in volume that helps contribute to that.

When I was 8 years old "Jaws" was pretty scary but it was also realistic, you could easily be eaten by a shark. Being chased by a guy in a hockey mask and a machete who can't be killed was pretty unlikely though.

There are other movies I find "Creepy". I saw the movie "Witchboard" as a kid and I just watched it again for the 1st time in probably 20 years and it has a pretty creepy atmosphere to it. "The Exorcist" had a creepy atmosphere. There was a movie that came out a few years back called "Darkness" and I thought that had a pretty creepy atmosphere too. You don't know what's in the dark...it's fear of the unknown.

There isn't really anything in Cinema though as an adult that scares me. No movie gives me nightmares. Only things that happen to me in real life can have that kind of effect on me.

[wizard of gore]

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When I was 8 years old "Jaws" was pretty scary but it was also realistic, you could easily be eaten by a shark. Being chased by a guy in a hockey mask and a machete who can't be killed was pretty unlikely though. QUOTE]

i know soul surfer is the cheesyist movie EVER,but the shark attack scene is very real,and well it actually did happen.iv surfed mosy of my life and that scene seemed scary in the nature of how real it was.ya bearly see the shark it happens soo fast and theres no warning that the sharks coming like it would really happen.
unlike the giant robot looking shark in jaws

[newb]

[QUOTE=

When I was 8 years old "Jaws" was pretty scary but it was also realistic, you could easily be eaten by a shark. Being chased by a guy in a hockey mask and a machete who can't be killed was pretty unlikely though. QUOTE]

i know soul surfer is the cheesyist movie EVER,but the shark attack scene is very real,and well it actually did happen.iv surfed mosy of my life and that scene seemed scary in the nature of how real it was.ya bearly see the shark it happens soo fast and theres no warning that the sharks coming like it would really happen.
unlike the giant robot looking shark in jaws

I thought Bruce looked better than any CGI shark thus far

[_Leatha_Face_]

The older you get the harder it is to get scared. I find myself mainly going to the movies if im looking for a good jump. watching horror movies from home just doesnt do it for me anymore. Although i must admit the last movie that i saw that gave me quite a few chills and jumps was Insidious.

[wizard of gore]

[QUOTE=wizard of gore;924581]

I thought Bruce looked better than any CGI shark thus far

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[HeardThat]

I've seen a lot of people talking about the same movies over and over but no love for The Descent?? Prob the craziest movie ever!!

[Bob Gray]

I watched it a week ago and found it okay; I got a few shivers down my spine. About a week before that, I watched the original (1989) and shat my pants at the bit where the woman screams in his face. That was really scary.

I think that's all you can hope for these days, a spine tingler. As adults we'll never be affected in the same way as were, watching The Exorcist at 13 years old.

The only way to be unsettled by cinema these days, is through extreme cinema. And fuck that! I tried watching AUM and turned it off after 15 mins, and I believe there is much worse on the market.

I can agree on The Exorcist, TCM, and Suspiria in my top ten list. Exorcist III did have some pretty creepy parts and Brad Dourif as The Gemini Killer was excellent but I have to leave it out of my top ten. As far as my other choices for top ten favs, they would have to be: Halloween (original), The Ring, The Blair Witch Project, Silent Hill, In the Mouth of Madness, The Haunting (original black & white version), and Cabin Fever.

[Bob Gray]

I've seen a lot of people talking about the same movies over and over but no love for The Descent?? Prob the craziest movie ever!!

It's right up there.

[fortunato]

Yeah, The Descent is great. Really does a phenomenal job of building and maintaining extreme tension.