View Full Version : What's REALLY scary...
n17182559
07-05-2012, 07:23 PM
What's up.
Now I'm new to this forum and I did care to do some research but I haven't found a thread with my exact question so redirect me if you feel the need. :p
Lately I've been watching all kind of horror movies because what the hell I love them however, as for all of you, I try to cherry pick because I don't want to waste hundreds of minutes on boring productions.
I've been on all kinds of websites trying to find the "scariest movies of all time." I was really disappointed!
Looking around the forum I figured out that the definition of "scary" changes from people to people.
Therefor, I'm just gonna list what I think IS scary, what I think IS NOT, and if your taste matches mine, tell me what are the movies you were the MOST scared of. If your taste doesn't match mine, you may discuss. ;)
Here's what IS scary:
Gloomy atmosphere
Jump scares
Ghosts/poltergeists
Not getting used to seeing the bad guys/monsters (so they stay scary)
Movies that are scary (in no particular order)
Nosferatu
White Noise
Paranormal Activity (very much!)
The Grudge
The Ring
Psycho (I've only seen the remake yet)
Amityville Horror
Insidious (VERY scary up until it becomes an action movie in the last 10 minutes and I got bored)
It
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Here's what IS NOT scary:
Blood/gore
Zombies
Action
Seeing the monsters so much that we get used to them (you know what I mean)
Movies that were disappointingly NOT SCARY (in no particular order either)
The Exorcist (seriously? scars and vomit?)
The Shining (excellent movie, but just one or two scary scenes)
Jaws (I loved it... as a family movie!)
The Silence of the Lambs (drama/thriller... suspense at best, but not scary)
Dawn of the Dead
28 Days/Months Later
Alien
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Now, just to be clear, if the movie isn't scary (to me), it doesn't mean it is bad. I don't want to offend anybody: The Silence of the Lambs is probably my favorite movie of all time, but I REALLY don't think it deserves to be in a "scary" movie list. Same with Jaws and Alien!
In fact, most of the movies I find scary are poor in all other aspects... and the movies I find not scary are usually pretty good productions.
What do you think? Do I have terrible taste? Am I scared by the wrong things? If you agree with me, tell me some of the movies that scared you the most. Pleaaase!!
Good night!
Angra
07-05-2012, 09:57 PM
Dark Remains
Salems Lot (1979)
The Woman in black (both original and remake)
Lady in white
Ju-on: Old lady in white
The shining
The Changeling
Dead Silence
Shutter (Thai version)
Kairo
A Tale of two sisters
The Orphanage
The devil's backbone
Well.. start with those.
Molfino
07-06-2012, 02:12 PM
Dark Remains
Salems Lot (1979)
The Woman in black (both original and remake)
Lady in white
Ju-on: Old lady in white
The shining
The Changeling
Dead Silence
Shutter (Thai version)
Kairo
A Tale of two sisters
The Orphanage
The devil's backbone
Well.. start with those.
Dead Silence. Great friggin movie.
But nice post. I've always been looking for scary movies, ones that'll actually make me jump, but i rarely find any. And some of the films people put down as scary make me think they are 5 year old. I liked The Shining, but scary? No.
Paranormal Activity was scary at times, but the problem with those films are the long waits in between scares.
I can only think of one time in a film where i've legitimately jumped out my skin, and that was the ending scene in FT13. Now if such films exist where there is more moments like that within it, then i'd like to watch them instantly!
So High
07-06-2012, 02:14 PM
Everytime I see this thread I always think of the begining of Twilight Zone the Movie. "You wanna See something Really Scary?" huh ha great scene.
n17182559
07-06-2012, 07:42 PM
Dark Remains
Salems Lot (1979)
The Woman in black (both original and remake)
Lady in white
Ju-on: Old lady in white
The shining
The Changeling
Dead Silence
Shutter (Thai version)
Kairo
A Tale of two sisters
The Orphanage
The devil's backbone
Well.. start with those.
Hah! You understand what I meant! I saw some of the movies you proposed and these are exactly in the style I like : Dead Silence, The Orphanage, Ju-on. I'll watch the others!
Angra
07-06-2012, 08:50 PM
Hah! You understand what I meant! I saw some of the movies you proposed and these are exactly in the style I like : Dead Silence, The Orphanage, Ju-on. I'll watch the others!
There's a lot of Ju-ons out there. Are you sure you've seen "Ju-on: Old lady in white", directed by Ryüta Miyake? Not Takashi Shimizu.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1422675/
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p17/Kasper_76/28.jpg
Don't, I say DON'T watch the trailer. It gives too much away.
n17182559
07-08-2012, 05:21 PM
You're right, I saw Shimizu's Ju-on, I guess now I have to watch Old Lady in white!
Bloodwolf13
07-27-2012, 10:27 PM
After reading this post and the replies to it it got me thinking about movies and what is and isn't scary and in my thoughts they led me to think of two movies that are a good example of scary and not scary. First the scary movie. The movie for this catorgory is called are you scared this movie was great now I personally like gore with my scare and this movie did just that! Made the year of 2006 this movie has some likeness to saw but with a great twist at the end I personally give this a 7 on the scare scale. Now for the unscary satan's little helper this movie was crap there was some gore but no real scare parts no jumpers no not knowing what the monster was this movie gets a big fat zero in my book don't waste your time with it.
DickLaurentIsDead
07-31-2012, 10:28 AM
Movies that were disappointingly NOT SCARY (in no particular order either)
The Exorcist (seriously? scars and vomit?)
The Shining (excellent movie, but just one or two scary scenes)
The Silence of the Lambs (drama/thriller... suspense at best, but not scary)
Alien
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Wow. I swear you're kidding. These are the very movies I would say are really scary.
Funny how what's scary to one is not scary to another.
ispydork
07-31-2012, 02:45 PM
The Descent
The Omen
The Ring
The Birds
Tale Of Two Sisters
The Grudge/Ju-on (don't judge me, but this movie scares the crap outta me)
I can't think of anymore cause I don't get scared by movies often
wizard of gore
08-01-2012, 08:49 PM
[QUOTE=Molfino;928253]Dead Silence. Great friggin movie.
Paranormal Activity was scary at times, QUOTE]
damn you got some bad taste,dead silence was the most crap movie ever!
Bob Gray
08-01-2012, 08:52 PM
[QUOTE=Molfino;928253]Dead Silence. Great friggin movie.
Paranormal Activity was scary at times, QUOTE]
damn you got some bad taste,dead silence was the most crap movie ever!
naah, I liked it.
Fearonsarms
08-02-2012, 02:09 AM
[QUOTE=Molfino;928253]Dead Silence. Great friggin movie.
Paranormal Activity was scary at times, QUOTE]
damn you got some bad taste,dead silence was the most crap movie ever!
I thought Dead Silence was good but for me personally not as good as a segment of the old UK movie Dead Of Night which did the whole ventriloquist dummy first and despite being such an old film I actually found that scarier than Dead Silence.
Although its done on a really cheap budget I found the film Pontypool really scary.I do love a good old scare ,gets my heart a pumping!
Fearonsarms
08-02-2012, 02:27 AM
Although its done on a really cheap budget I found the film Pontypool really scary.I do love a good old scare ,gets my heart a pumping!
I completely agree awesome movie :)
[QUOTE=wizard of gore;930106]
I thought Dead Silence was good but for me personally not as good as a segment of the old UK movie Dead Of Night which did the whole ventriloquist dummy first and despite being such an old film I actually found that scarier than Dead Silence.EEEK! Youve just reminded me of' Magic' a film featuring a ventriloquists dummy from my childhood.Pretty sure it had Anthony hopkins in it!! Will have to find that and watch it again.
Have you seen the Shuttered Room?? That scared me shitless as a child.I hunted it down recently and was taken aback by its jazzy soundtrack( which to be honest is really disconcerting!!)I love the whole Psychotic, disfigured sibling locked in the attic thing!!
Fearonsarms
08-02-2012, 02:45 AM
[QUOTE=Fearonsarms;930155]EEEK! Youve just reminded me of' Magic' a film featuring a ventriloquists dummy from my childhood.Pretty sure it had Anthony hopkins in it!! Will have to find that and watch it again.
Have you seen the Shuttered Room?? That scared me shitless as a child.I hunted it down recently and was taken aback by its jazzy soundtrack( which to be honest is really disconcerting!!)I love the whole Psychotic, disfigured sibling locked in the attic thing!!
OMG Anthony Hopkins and a ventriloquists dummy-that is ringing some loud bells to me now you've mentioned it. I have some vague recollection of seeing it but I couldn't tell you what happened in it or whether I liked it. Will have to look it up and re-watch it.
I take it you mean The Shuttered Room based on HP Lovecraft's short story-there's been a few versions of it-what year did the one you recommend come out?I don't think I've seen it-cheers.
[QUOTE=Dara;930162]
OMG Anthony Hopkins and a ventriloquists dummy-that is ringing some loud bells to me now you've mentioned it. I have some vague recollection of seeing it but I couldn't tell you what happened in it or whether I liked it. Will have to look it up and re-watch it.
I take it you mean The Shuttered Room based on HP Lovecraft's short story-there's been a few versions of it-what year did the one you recommend come out?I don't think I've seen it-cheers.
The same!!It had Carol Lynley in it and Oliver reed and was released in 1967.
As for Magic,I cant remember much about it either !!I just need to find it now!(Im a bit odd like that).
Ive spent my adult life trying to find the title of a horror film in black and white I watched as a kid where a crippled bloke used to will himself legs and go and commit murder.Im pretty sure I didnt dream it up!!but I sure as hell cant find anything similar to my memory!~it had a frog croaking in it and that had some significance !!VAGUE!
I didnt like the Father,son and mother in the film The Woman either.The book explains things in much better detail but those three were well creepy.
In the book it explains that the lass with no eyes locked up in the shed with the dogs is infact their daughter who was born deformed and the main character Peggy is infact pregnant by the father .Although I kinda guessed this it doesnt really explain it,just merely hints at it with visuals.
Mum and Dad scared me too. I can distance myself from demons/zombies etc in my brain but when the perpetrators of evil are human its very unsettling.
Fearonsarms
08-02-2012, 03:57 AM
[QUOTE=Fearonsarms;930165]
The same!!It had Carol Lynley in it and Oliver reed and was released in 1967.
As for Magic,I cant remember much about it either !!I just need to find it now!(Im a bit odd like that).
Ive spent my adult life trying to find the title of a horror film in black and white I watched as a kid where a crippled bloke used to will himself legs and go and commit murder.Im pretty sure I didnt dream it up!!but I sure as hell cant find anything similar to my memory!~it had a frog croaking in it and that had some significance !!VAGUE!
No you didn't dream it up- It's Night Monster and it's a great film :):
www.imdb.com/title/tt0035124/
[QUOTE=Dara;930167]
No you didn't dream it up- It's Night Monster and it's a great film :):
www.imdb.com/title/tt0035124/You absolute feckin LEGEND!!!!!!I cannot believe you have found that!!!!If you ever drink in The Swan in Liverpool i will have to buy you several pints!!!I feel like whooping and punching the air!!
Fearonsarms
08-02-2012, 04:00 AM
I didnt like the Father,son and mother in the film The Woman either.The book explains things in much better detail but those three were well creepy.
In the book it explains that the lass with no eyes locked up in the shed with the dogs is infact their daughter who was born deformed and the main character Peggy is infact pregnant by the father .Although I kinda guessed this it doesnt really explain it,just merely hints at it with visuals.
Mum and Dad scared me too. I can distance myself from demons/zombies etc in my brain but when the perpetrators of evil are human its very unsettling.
I have The Woman on dvd but haven't got around to watching it to-be interesting to see what I make of it. Mum and Dad is awesome-have you seen The Living And The Dead (2006)? I have a feeling you would love it such a messed up film:)
Fearonsarms
08-02-2012, 04:03 AM
[QUOTE=Fearonsarms;930200]You absolute feckin LEGEND!!!!!!I cannot believe you have found that!!!!If you ever drink in The Swan in Liverpool i will have to buy you several pints!!!I feel like whooping and punching the air!!
No worries glad to be of help-I hope you enjoy re-watching it :)
I have The Woman on dvd but haven't got around to watching it to-be interesting to see what I make of it. Mum and Dad is awesome-have you seen The Living And The Dead (2006)? I have a feeling you would love it such a messed up film:)Im already making a list ,thus far I have Adam Chaplin and The living and the Dead on it.Luckily my local video shop has an absolutely outstanding selection..hopefully ill be able to get em.
OOOh ,OOH and I really enjoyed Wake wood for weirdness as well as Kill list.
donniedarko
08-02-2012, 08:59 AM
What is scary
Isolation
Killers out for a certain group of people
Insanity
Movies that are scary
The Shining
Silence of the Lambs
Scream series
When a stranger Calls
What isn't scary
Exorcist movies
Zombies
Aliens
Inanimate objects coming to life
Movies that aren't scary
The Exorcist
Omen
Childs Play
ImmortalSlasher
08-02-2012, 12:35 PM
I've probably seen Alien and Aliens enough so I can say that I'm not scared. At least when I'm watching it normally. But if you really think about it. The idea of a facehugger with all those legs crawling along the ground trying to wrap its tail around your throat and implant an egg. The egg then growing inside you and the baby Alien bursting through your stomach. Or the fully grown Alien, having acid for blood, that secondary mouth, long tail, and being really huge. Really think about seeing something like that for real at night moving through your house. That is scary.
I've probably seen Alien and Aliens enough so I can say that I'm not scared. At least when I'm watching it normally. But if you really think about it. The idea of a facehugger with all those legs crawling along the ground trying to wrap its tail around your throat and implant an egg. The egg then growing inside you and the baby Alien bursting through your stomach. Or the fully grown Alien, having acid for blood, that secondary mouth, long tail, and being really huge. Really think about seeing something like that for real at night moving through your house. That is scary.Upon reflection ,it is rather !