trying to put together a list of movies for some teenagers... need some suggestions

[frank white]

i have some younger kids in my family, 12-16 year olds. they love scary movies and thought it would be fun to rent a bunch of movies to scare the shit out of them for the next few weeks. of course the only "horror" movies they have been exposed to are movies like saw or the ring, so i want to stay in that realm of horror/suspense, just something really scary.

gore, rating, etc doesn't matter so suggest anything. thanks everyone.

[hammerfan]

The Exorcist
The Howling

If I think of more, I'll post them

[urgeok]

gore/rating should matter for 12 year olds.

[frank white]

Originally posted by urgeok
gore/rating should matter for 12 year olds.

you haven't met these kids :p

[VampiricClown]

Dead Birds
Nightmare On Elm St.
The Devils Rejects
Halloween
Hellraiser

Stick with the classics, and some new classics. Dead Birds was just creepy.

[the_real_linda]

gore and rating dont matter to my 7 year old sister.....unless wer going to the cinema

[joshaube]

Sounds like they would really love;

The Blair Witch Project
Haute / High Tension
House of 1000 Corpses
The Hills Have Eyes (2006)

Trust me with these. If they haven't seen them... get them. They're modern, visually pleasing, unnerving, and have heavy helpings of gore (save TBWP - which is just fucking horrifying on a psychological level). Something casual horror fans look for.

No offense, but a lot of people will probably suggest classics. The Exorcist, Halloween, Friday the 13th, The Howling, etc. While these are staples for any horror fan, it sounds to me your audience might dig the more modern takes seen above in my list.

But of course, those classics are great suggestions too. :)

[the_real_linda]

dont bore them with blair witch......gore fests......evil dead 1 and 2 always worked good at sleepover when i was in high school

[joshaube]

I second Evil Dead 1 & 2 (not AoD). Great gorefests that offer a lot of fun!

TBWP isn't a borefest, it moves slow, but it's pretty haunting. It's sure to give the kids even the slightest hair-raising experience. More effective to me then a lot of so called "scariest movies ever". Must be due to the "you see more by showing nothing" rule.

[the_real_linda]

yeah not army its a total different feel...........blair witch bored the hell outta me.....i love less is more sometimes....a lot of the time infact but it was a total let down......not even a decent ending to it

[alkytrio666]

Originally posted by the_real_linda
dont bore them with blair witch......gore fests......evil dead 1 and 2 always worked good at sleepover when i was in high school

For anyone who doesn't need every second of a movie to be action packed, scary, or gory, it's a spectacular trip into terror.

I, too, recommend The Blair Witch Project, along with:


The Evil Dead
The Exorcist
Dead Birds
Halloween
Hellraiser
The Brood
Suspiria
Scream
Night Watch
Re-Animator

[the_real_linda]

im not saying they need to be action packed but i think you're loosing sight of the audience here......there teenagers....who wont be taking much notice of the film as they'll talk throughout about the films and other stuff.....try to remeber what sleepovers are like.....

[alkytrio666]

Originally posted by the_real_linda
im not saying they need to be action packed but i think you're loosing sight of the audience here......there teenagers....who wont be taking much notice of the film as they'll talk throughout about the films and other stuff.....try to remeber what sleepovers are like.....

It isn't too hard for me to remember.

I'm 17 years old. :)

[crabapple]

Give 'em some old-fashioned stuff. Like,

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein.
House on Haunted Hill.

It's good for them. At least throw a couple of older films into the mix so it's not just new stuff. Educate them, give 'em a little historical context on horror entertainment.

If you need 70's, I would say, Blacula, and Phantasm.

[Phalanx]

I'll try and go with enjoyable and scary here.
*Stephen Kings "IT"
*Final Destination
*Scream
*Jeepers Creepers
*NOES #1 (I don't think any other film has fucked with any young teens as much as this one)
*Critters 1&2
*Shaun of the dead

..Nothing too "deep" there, more'n enough for a video night.

[The_Return]

Originally posted by alkytrio666

Re-Animator
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Beat me to that one.

In The Mouth of Madness is a good one.

If you want somrthing they've actually heared of, try Silent Hill (If they havent already seen it)...I was really impressed.

Evil Dead obviously.

[DrenTheLiar]

gotta let em see halloween.....other than that idk but definately some movies with creatures/killers with masks......and with stuff thatll make em jump....nothign liek the omen tho....

[black cherry]

I would have to say

Shaun of the Dead (laughs and gore)
Cabin fever (pure gore fest)
Brain-Dead (oddball gore and laughs)
And last but not least, educate them with some cult classics:
Dawn of the Dead (Original)
Night of the Living Dead (original may bore them being black and white, so in a last ditch effort go for Savini's re-make)
Oh, I'm jus going down the zombie path-just go for the early George A stuff and you'll be fine!

[DrenTheLiar]

soem of those are good but i mean the guys tryin to make em scared not laugh...of course if he was a sick fuck liek me hed do alot more than have em watch movies

[alkytrio666]

Originally posted by black cherry
Cabin fever (pure gore fest)

That's a good suggestion, that should be up to par.

[The_Return]

Originally posted by black cherry
I would have to say

Shaun of the Dead (laughs and gore)
Cabin fever (pure gore fest)
Brain-Dead (oddball gore and laughs)
And last but not least, educate them with some cult classics:
Dawn of the Dead (Original)
Night of the Living Dead (original may bore them being black and white, so in a last ditch effort go for Savini's re-make)
Oh, I'm jus going down the zombie path-just go for the early George A stuff and you'll be fine!

As far as Im cincerned, Savini's version is almost as good anyway. The original is better of course, but Savini's is a fantastic remake.

[black cherry]

Originally posted by The_Return
As far as Im cincerned, Savini's version is almost as good anyway. The original is better of course, but Savini's is a fantastic remake.

I agree, Savini is fantastic in everyway possible, god the mans CV must read like a dream, he does the things that I may only dream of.

But like you said the original is slightly better. I really like the remake, as the charater progression and developoment suits me more, being female I'd like to think that I would take some form of action during a zombie invasion, rather then just stare at the walls!

What do you think about the 3D re-make, I have quite a few problems with it!

[kung-fu-jesus]

im 18 and im getting really tired of alot of the new horror films they promise so much yet fail to diliver in such a big way. not this is gonna be a long list seeing how ive been into horror since i was 3, so here we go,

-last house on the left
-hellraiser series( i dont care for a couple, but let them form there own opinions)
-night of the living dead( get both original nad remake but get original in color if you can)
-dawn of the dead( both)
-day of the dead
-black christmas
-the amityville horror( get all)
-jaws
-scream film
-return of the living dead series
-demon knight
-people under the stairs
-bruser
-evil dead films( all 3)
-nightwatch( the one with ewin mcgregor)
-the serpant and the rainbow
-see no evil
-from dusk till dawn films
-night of the demons
-wron turn
-night mare on elm st film
-friday the 13th films
-halloween film
-the fog( get both)
-the thing
-lavyathon
-john carpenters vampires
-re-animator series
-darkman films
-wishmaster film
-the hills have eyes( both)
-pumpkin head 1 & 2
-near dark
-candyman films
-alien films
-land of the dead
-city of the dead
-high tension
-the crimson rivers( both)
-house on haunted hill( both)
-when a stranger calls( both)
-creep
-dog solider
-night breed
-i spit on you grave
-dr. giggles
-it
-fun house
-killer clowns from outer space
-texas chainsae massacre( all)
-cabin fever
-sleepwalkers
-house of 1000 corpses
-the devils rejects
-dont look in the basement
-house by the cemetery
-nightwatch( the russian one)
-ginger snaps films
-leperchaun films
-dead and breakfast
-shallow grave
-freaks
-childs paly films
-carie( both)
-the shinning
-salem lot
-hostel
-silent hill
-stay alive
-the cave
-urban legends films
-the faculty
-the grudge
-pulse
-sleepy hollow
-from hell
-doom
-dead alive
-brainscan
-creepshow( both)
-audition
-they( both)
-cannibal holocaust

thats it for now i gotta go to work( in a haunted house) so ill up date later or edit the post.

[horrormad]

Originally posted by frank white
i have some younger kids in my family, 12-16 year olds. they love scary movies and thought it would be fun to rent a bunch of movies to scare the shit out of them for the next few weeks. of course the only "horror" movies they have been exposed to are movies like saw or the ring, so i want to stay in that realm of horror/suspense, just something really scary.

gore, rating, etc doesn't matter so suggest anything. thanks everyone.
try stephen kings silver bullet i saw it wen i was and i was as scared as fuck!!

[garthmanorgirl]

I watch a lot of movies with a 14 yr. old, so these are the ones that she liked:)

Creepshow
Scream
Nightmare on Elm Street
Jeepers Creepers
The Fog (original)
Darkness Falls (Eventhough, I thought it was terrible!)
House on Haunted Hill (remake, not the Vincent Price version)
Terror Train


Hope that helps!

[The_Return]

Originally posted by garthmanorgirl
I watch a lot of movies with a 14 yr. old, so these are the ones that she liked:)

Creepshow
Scream
Nightmare on Elm Street
Jeepers Creepers
The Fog (original)
Darkness Falls (Eventhough, I thought it was terrible!)
House on Haunted Hill (remake, not the Vincent Price version)
Terror Train


Hope that helps!

P-p-p-pedo!

Im just messin with ya;)

[alkytrio666]

Originally posted by garthmanorgirl
Darkness Falls (Eventhough, I thought it was terrible!)

Isn't it illegal to enjoy that movie?

[the_real_linda]

yes....i saw it at the pics and my two friends kept jumping throughout it......i heard green day off my frinds cd player throughout it cuz she hadnt turned it off so that was enjoyable, but the film...............no

[The Mothman]

last house on the left.

fun for the whole family:p

[Rabid Child]

Meet The Feebles LMAO Joking

[evildemontoo]

I just helped my girlfriend out with her 13 yr old daughter's "all girl scary movie" party. We were looking for age appropriate movies, no R rated movies for them, and decided on a couple of classics House on Haunted Hill and Night of the Living Dead, the originals. It was a riot, the girls had never seen these older creepier films and were enthralled with them. We laughed cause we had them all in the dark watching the movies (course we were in another room) and they were screaming their heads off! They had a blast, and wanted to know about other old classics. LOL, this is how the stuff gets handed down folks!

- E