Will there ever be an actual "scary" movie

[Shady]

Do you guys actually think there will ever be a movie that literally scares the living shit out of you. Don't get me wrong there will be a movie here and there that will spook me out a little bit but never scare the shit outa me too the point where I'm having nightmares and scared to walk in the dark. I've just been getting very annoyed lately. What I am doing in July is going on a road trip with my friends to a supposedly haunted insane asylum. I for one beleive in paranormal activity so I'm looking forward to it because Ive always wanted to see a spirit of some kind. Anyways just wondering if you guys think someone will one day shock the world with a freaky ass movie.

[alkytrio666]

No. They're just movies.

[Unaboner3000]

I don't know....the only actually scary movies I have ever seen that were freaky (at least the first time viewing) were:


Alien
The Omen
Nightmare on Elm Street
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (original)
The Exorcist


It seems in te last 15 yrs or so, that being scary isn't exactly a priority with scary movies.

[Angra]

"Salems Lot" for me.

[swiss tony]

exorcist, ju on and blair witch

[Ash's_evil_hand]

Ju-on, Blair Witch.

Alien (when I saw it I was 11, but even 25 years on it's still a good scare)

[DEATHH DREAMS author]

Original Night of the Living Dead. I sense something new and terrifying will come soon. There has been too much bad new horror for way too long. Something new and wonderful is surely brewing. Trust me, it is coming...

[Ash's_evil_hand]

Forgot to mention... An Inconvenient Truth

Not a horror, but it will scare the shit out of you. It did me. It's Al Gore's lecture on climate change. Holy crap!

[The STE]

On a similar note, the Paradise Lost documentaries. Zombies and serial killers can be a little scary, but those documentaries are fucking terrifying, because it shows what kind of people are out there. That shit could happen to any one of us.

[Roderick Usher]

Do you guys actually think there will ever be a movie that literally scares the living shit out of you. Don't get me wrong there will be a movie here and there that will spook me out a little bit but never scare the shit outa me too the point where I'm having nightmares and scared to walk in the dark. I've just been getting very annoyed lately. What I am doing in July is going on a road trip with my friends to a supposedly haunted insane asylum. I for one beleive in paranormal activity so I'm looking forward to it because Ive always wanted to see a spirit of some kind. Anyways just wondering if you guys think someone will one day shock the world with a freaky ass movie.

What you're asking is if you'll ever regain your innocence, be restored to a childlike state in which you believe what you see on the screen. And the answer is, of course, no because Experience is the opposite of Innocence

Why do you think horror movies do so well with pre-teens and teens? They haven't seen it all yet. Many of them still live rather coddled and protected lives. Adulthood and the horror of the real world tends to dull our reaction to horror.

But we keep chasing that thrill. That's the fun of it all.

[AngelDust24]

Nope, I don't think I'll ever feel scared watching a movie again.
Since I was 5 horror has been a major part of my TV viewing ala Texas Chainsaw (original) I Spit On Your Grave, Cannibal Ferox, you get it..
So, no I don' t think I will ever be scared again, but I agree with the guy before me, I'm not 5 anymore..
But a little originality (no more American remakes of Asian films) and an unexpected fright here and there, then who knows??

[VampiricClown]

I think it's like BloodRayne said awhile back, if you're over 15 and never been scared as a child of a horror film, you most likely won't ever be scared of them. On the other hand, if you WERE scared as a child, then yes, I can see where you would find movies that would scare the hell our of you.

Otherwise, no.

[Shady]

What you're asking is if you'll ever regain your innocence, be restored to a childlike state in which you believe what you see on the screen. And the answer is, of course, no because Experience is the opposite of Innocence

Why do you think horror movies do so well with pre-teens and teens? They haven't seen it all yet. Many of them still live rather coddled and protected lives. Adulthood and the horror of the real world tends to dull our reaction to horror.

But we keep chasing that thrill. That's the fun of it all

I completely agree with you. I remember back when I was around 7-8 Edward Scissorhands and Neverending Story scared the living shit out of me. I actually had to get help from a counselor because I had night terrors from the two. Now I watch Edward Scissorhands and see it as great movie with some comedy. I guess I am just hoping one of these days a movie will come out that is "different" than what we see every time a horror movie comes out. Something so disturbing that it will leave you speechless and scared shitless. I think its possible to make it happen, but will it, I doubt it.

[Unaboner3000]

I remember back when I was around 7-8 Edward Scissorhands and Neverending Story scared the living shit out of me. I actually had to get help from a counselor because I had night terrors from the two.

OMG! Good thing you didn't watch anyhting a little more hardcore. You might have overdosed on Flintstones Vitamins or something. :p

AHAHA. I remeber seeing the original Nightmare on Elm Street very young. I also remember seing Aliens in theatres at the release (thanks Dad!) at the ripe old age of 9 or 10. I won't say that that shit didn't make me piss my pants...but counseling? :eek:

[bwind22]

I don't think a movie can really be scary. They are artistic works designed to entertain us and that's just how I view them.

You want to something that's actually scary, just turn on the news each night. There's so much real life shit going on in the world that it's hard for me to imagine ever being scared of horror movie.

Car accidents, having a gun shoved in your face, getting arrested... That sort of shit is scary, not zombies or vampires. People on the opposite side of the world that want to kill you for no logical reason, global warming, the US political system, North Korea with nuclear weapons... That shit is scary, not ghosts or monsters.

[Shadow]

I have been thinking the same thing recently. Films are just not scarying me anymore, however when I think about it even as a child I was not easily scared.

I think perhapes a film might be released that will go beyond and really scare everyone but for that to happen we need to find new ideas and get past this remake stage. Also everyone is different and reacts to films, situations and life differently, so there will always be people who will not be effected.

As for the paranormal stuff I think there is a lot more to fear from the living.

Films that perhapes made me a little frightened or at least made me panic are not horror:
American History X,
The Day After Tomorrow,
Two examples that I can think off at the minute.

[Shadow]

I don't think a movie can really be scary. They are artistic works designed to entertain us and that's just how I view them.

You want to something that's actually scary, just turn on the news each night. There's so much real life shit going on in the world that it's hard for me to imagine ever being scared of horror movie.

Car accidents, having a gun shoved in your face, getting arrested... That sort of shit is scary, not zombies or vampires. People on the opposite side of the world that want to kill you for no logical reason, global warming, the US political system, North Korea with nuclear weapons... That shit is scary, not ghosts or monsters.

Do we perhapes try and find something more scary than real life so that things dont look just as bad? Do we maybe hope that there is something out there that is more evil than mankind?

[Roderick Usher]

Do we perhapes try and find something more scary than real life so that things dont look just as bad? Do we maybe hope that there is something out there that is more evil than mankind?

I feel that going to a horror movie (in the theater) and allowing ourselves to experience "horror" in a safe environment is tremendously cathartic. If you really surrender to a movie (I still get chills at a good one) and let it affect you, then you can purge a certain level of anxiety created by real world nightmares.

I find that people who dig horror tend to be more relaxed and generally happier than those who don't - those who don't have a release for the terrors of daily life.

[_____V_____]

It all depends on what impression the movie has left on the thought processes when we were kids. Goes the same for the kids today who would watch an intensely horrific (or gorific) movie and claim that it was the scariest they ever saw.

For e.g., a kid today would watch something like Ju On or The Ring (jap versions of course) and the impression it would leave on him is that he never saw a more scarier movie.

Same goes for us adults who watched some intense atmospheric horror movie when we ourselves were kids, and they left an impression upon our minds. Then comes the comparison part when the unconscious mind keeps comparing other horror movies viewed, as we grow on, and we feel that they dont surpass the one which impressed us in our pre-teen years.

Another angle to that point is...how many of us have seen the original Evil Dead recently? or the Exorcist? Have you noticed that the makeup and effects look dated? And the gore doesnt look as scary as it did 20 years back when we all first watched it...But still, since it left its impression upon our minds, we still like watching it. But admit it, you dont feel that scared anymore...

A kid growing up in the 50s would be really scared of something like The Blob, growing up in the 60s would mean something like Night of the Living Dead, 70s would mean Alien or Shining or Exorcist et al, 80s would include The Thing or the Evil Dead movies...its different for different generations who grew up watching movies which had a scary effect on them when their brains were still in the developing stage.

Its all in the psyche, IMO. There can never be any movie which would be so scary that it would leave people shitless. For the simple reason that its just a movie, nothing less, nothing more. And because, we grow out of the scares of the teen years when real life's everyday hassles hit us.


(Btw, on a more lighter note, have you watched Shyamalan's The Village? If not, then go watch it. A more scarier movie than that was never made!!:eek: )

[horrormad]

i watched blair whitch prodject when i was 10 a day before i went camping in the woods. i brought my pen knife on that trip and never wore the same underwear again.

[horrormad]

oh yeah, well i saw the ring the day it came out . iwas bored so i got out cannible holocaust.

[swiss tony]

the best you can hope for as an adult is to be slightly disturbed and to enjoy a little food for thought eg. watched session 9 the other day and have been thinking about it ever since. also, wild horses can't drag me back to the passion of the christ. i wouldn't say i was scared at either but i did recently get chills at ju on. maybe some of you guys are desensitised and need to detox for a while, but where's the fun in that.

[slasherman]

(Btw, on a more lighter note, have you watched Shyamalan's The Village? If not, then go watch it. A more scarier movie than that was never made!!:eek: )

...scary how bad a movie can be

[Unaboner3000]

oh yeah, well i saw the ring the day it came out . iwas bored so i got out cannible holocaust.

LOL! Ok, first off...let me say I love both movies. But only one of these movies qualifies as scary. That one is The Ring. Cannibal Holocaust is much more graphic and very disturbing, but not necessarily scary. Lotsa shocking gore/rape scenes does not equal scary.

[Unaboner3000]

i got this on dvd but im scared to watch it ...do you think i should man ?

Dude, from what I know about you and the stuff you watch...I would definitely say watch it. It is a bit shocking, but nothing you can't handle. You have mentioned to me before you have seen some of the Guinea Pig films. If you saw those and liked them, this is not too bad at all. Only things with Cannibal Holocaust, is the animal killings are real (if you care about that sorta thing) and there is alot of graphic rape scenes. But unlike films like Guniea Pig....the movie has a nice (and deep) plot. Give it a watch. It actually has a pretty cool story.

[Amalthea_unicorn]

The Mothman Prophecies and The Entity. :eek:

[Angra]

The Mothman Prophecies and The Entity. :eek:

What about BAMBI!!!?? :eek:

[Posher778]

There are scary movies that can scare now... It's just different because everyone's mind has become more exposed to horror, so some things like NOES or Halloween just don't scare some people anymore. Now it's all about torture... torture torture torture. No more nice well done jumps or suspense... torture.


SCARY Films that are recent:

The Descent- scared the fuck outta me
Wolf Creek- Very brutal, realistic, terryfying.
Hostel- I thought it was scary, the idea, and the betrayal, being alone in a different country with no help...
The Hills Have Eyes- Trailer Scene, yes, I was very scared. The last 40 minutes or so has suspense with the kids, but the other guy doesn't have anything scary, just action,

All of those films SCARED me, and they are very recent...

[Amalthea_unicorn]

What about my dreams?

[tfantasy]

What about my dreams?

Yeah, I have had some dreams that were 10 times more scarier than most movies I have watched.

[Roiffalo]

Yeah, I have had some dreams that were 10 times more scarier than most movies I have watched.

I'll second that. When you know what scares you most, who better to scare you than your subconscious self? I've had dreams that make me question my sanity so many times. Or fearing for loved ones.

[tfantasy]

I'll second that. When you know what scares you most, who better to scare you than your subconscious self? I've had dreams that make me question my sanity so many times. Or fearing for loved ones.

It blows my mind how our minds drift into like an alternate universe when we are sleeping and takes us places that are truly crazy sometimes.

There are times when I truly wish I could record my dreams and then show them to people in the movie industry. Other times, I wish someone would suck the dreams right out of my head so I never see the images again!!

My artistic friend drew a picture of a creature in one my dreams, perfection. It was like she saw it through my eyes. I wish I had not lost it ::sad:: It was an incredibly scary dream with elves, fairies, and the such.....

[horcrux2007]

Looking at the OP is like looking back in time. Paranormal Activity hadn't even come out. Who imagined 8 years later we'd have 5 sequels.

[tfantasy]

Looking at the OP is like looking back in time. Paranormal Activity hadn't even come out. Who imagined 8 years later we'd have 5 sequels.

Yeah, it is weird looking at the OP on several of the threads.

Most ppl wouldn't have believed there would be 1 sequel to PA, let alone 5!!

[DarthVader]

This is one of the best questions I've read in a long time. The last time I was honest and truly "SCARED" by a movie was back in the 1970's.

[tfantasy]

This is one of the best questions I've read in a long time. The last time I was honest and truly "SCARED" by a movie was back in the 1970's.

What movie got to you?

In the 70's, for me, it was The Exorcist. I watched late at night, alone, in the dark. I was just a kid after all ::embarrassment::!!

[Kill Me, Freddy Krueger!]

When I was younger, I caught a glimpse of Chucky (in Seed of Chucky) and I thought he was so fucking scary. Years later, in this moment, I don't think Seed of Chucky is scary in the slightest bit.

So while most people might still shit their pants watching a classic movie that was new back then, I am definitely not shitting my pants whenever I see Chucky.

Horror movies don't scare me, but Japanese horror movies are terrifying; as in, they're creepy. Not that it keeps me up at night or anything. While I love Western horror movies, I appreciate Japanese horror movies because they don't rely on jump scares, unlike Western horror movies.

[Angra]

I believe, with the technology and posibilities of the upcoming virtual reality headsets, that we will get a lot of scary movies in the near future. Given that people use the headset, of course.