If ya watch AMCs informative version of the Exocist then you would know a bit of the true stories that it was created from. Some boy possessed back in like the 30s or 40s. But just parts of the actual possession not the surrounding storyline.
And as for scary movies, are we talking movies that actually scare ya?
That would have to be the Grizzly movies that came out back in the late 70s early 80s I think...when I was just a young lass and drive-ins were all the rage and you were surrounded by woods and it was dark and the night was full of all those wild animal sounds. Other than that...I haven't had a good scare in that many years. Sure I love the blood and gore and monsters and such...but none of it scares me. Now movies like Armaggedon and Deep Impact, they scare me on a different level!

Showgirls is the scariest fucking movie I have ever seen.

I agree, obviously horror films can creep me out a bit but it has been years since I have actually been scared by a horror film. Films that you have mentions and other like The day after tomorrow etc can scare me now just as you said on a different level.

Reminds me of The Day After. A post nuclear war film about ordinary people surviving. There is a British version called "Threads" and that film has to be one of the most realistically horrific films I have ever seen.

Harrowing..........

do you live in a cave? those are probably the most well known movies ever....

man i wish i could visit that era when the excorsist came out so i could watch people in the cinema. it'd be so entrertaining to us seeing as how bad the S.E seem now. imagine showing people of that era films like high tension xD

It's all relative. Some people who went to the cinema to watch The Exorcist actually walked out because they couldnt cope with either the strong use of swearing or the transformation of Regan. Nowadays, I suppose it's quite *tame* to watch what with all the horror movies and/or video games about!

And think about those *innocent* people back in the 50's watching superimposed giant ants and dinosaurs and wobbly ufo's on the big screen - hiding behind their hands or screaming!! Love it!! :D

hehe, yeah. i just wish i could take one of todays best horrors and somehow replace a film roll of the excorcist with it, like on the release night. people would freak out sooooooooooooooooo rediculosly bad.

Wicked thoughts :D They'd vomit in their own laps or popcorn cups!! ha ha

Interesting I will have to keep an eye out for that film.

10. Suspiria (Original Rating: R)
9. A Nightmare on Elm Street (Original Rating: R)- Love all of em
8. Jaws (Original Rating: PG)
7. Halloween (Original Rating: R)
6. Rosemary's Baby (Original Rating: R)
5. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1973) (Orginal Rating: R - - Unrated Versions available)
4. The Evil Dead (Original Rating: X - - Re-Rating in the 90's to NC-17 - - Heavily Cut versions available)
3. Psycho (Original Rating: R)
2. The Exorcist (Original Rating: X - - Unrated + Heavily Cut Versions Available)
1. The Shining (Original Rating: R )


I have never seen The Shining all the way through in one sitting because it bores me to death and I do not find it scarey at all, the book would probably be better to read. Still a good movie.

Evil Dead did scare me when I first saw it as a child.

The Exorcist took me a few times to see the whole thing as well cause I kept falling asleep out of boredom and then I just thought it was funny.

10. Suspiria (Original Rating: R)
9. A Nightmare on Elm Street (Original Rating: R)- Love all of em
8. Jaws (Original Rating: PG)
7. Halloween (Original Rating: R)
6. Rosemary's Baby (Original Rating: R)
5. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1973) (Orginal Rating: R - - Unrated Versions available)
4. The Evil Dead (Original Rating: X - - Re-Rating in the 90's to NC-17 - - Heavily Cut versions available)
3. Psycho (Original Rating: R)
2. The Exorcist (Original Rating: X - - Unrated + Heavily Cut Versions Available)
1. The Shining (Original Rating: R )


I have never seen The Shining all the way through in one sitting because it bores me to death and I do not find it scarey at all, the book would probably be better to read. Still a good movie.

Evil Dead did scare me when I first saw it as a child.

The Exorcist took me a few times to see the whole thing as well cause I kept falling asleep out of boredom and then I just thought it was funny.

Psycho is ok not very scarey to me.

TCM is very creepy to me not really scarey, it is because a lot of it is based on Ed Gein. Creepy!!

Rosemary's Baby, Halloween and Jaws not scarey for me.

Always loved all of The NIghtmare on Elm streets, did not scare me though. I have a poster of freddy above my bed for years as a child LOL.

Never seen Suspiria.

SO the movies I think are scarey I guess, though no movie ever really scares me would be Silence of the Lambs, Saw, TCM, Seven and things like that because there are some real psychos out there and those things could really happen. Also agree with The Day after tomorrow and armeggedon stuff too.

Playing it safe, huh? :rolleyes:

Wait, what the hell are we talking about here?

:confused: How so BIMBO?

Pull yourself together!

Porn......

Because they are all famous and classics.

No surprises at ALL (Except for the shitty Suspiria that is).



Its like the dude has just written down the top 10 list from IMDB or Mick Martins Movie guide.

To put it short. The list is boring.

For the record Showgirls is the scariest movie ever,nothing will top it.It makes fucking exorcist look like barney on cocaine.All of you should go see it.NOW.For....you will never be the same.

I don't wanna. I'm scared.. :(

WUSS!!!!!!!Do it there's jumps at every scene....

I agree and that is why I posted the list and made my statements per each.

Only if u promise there's no nude scenes in it.

I didn't read your statements.

What you have to say about movies is not important to me. :D

We never agree anyway so better you don't waste your time.

Damn!Blast it all!

That's what I thought!!!


:p

things are heating up round here. anyway, the modern horror movie that scared me was BWP and the oldie that i watched recently that gave a chill or two was the haunting (orig). in the j-horror sub genre you have to go with ju on and reincarnation. for gore, anyone who saw my posts about AUM will know my views on that despicable piece of excrement.:)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Threads-Kare...1745500&sr=1-1

and....

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WHAT???????People actually died on the set?????????????

1.Decent
2.Vampires(JOHN CARPENTER)
3.Nosferatu(the rimake for the one from 1922)
4.The Haunting
5.The Others
6.Nosferatu 1922
7.The night of the living dead
8.Halloween
9.The Vampire
10.Exorcistttttttttttttttttttttttt

Really scary shit

#1 The Eye
The Eye has some scenes that give me serious goosebumps, elevator scene is the scariest scene I've ever witnessed. I don't find the grudge scary at all now, just bad.... this movie still gets me. It kills me to put The Grudge on any list that could be seen as "good" but first time viewing I can deny the effect it had on me.

#2 The Sentinel
The Sentinel has a bunch of scary parts in it, there is one moment which scared me the most though and it's where the police are discussing the events leading up the murder with Alison's boyfriend. Don't want to give it away obviously, you'll have to watch. :p

#3 The Shining
The Shining doesn't need an explanation for why I found it scary..

#4 Nosferatu
Nosferatu is the first movie that really got under my skin and into my nightmares... for weeks. :(

#5 One Missed Call
Has probably the most disturbing scene in a horror movie EVER!

#6 Jaws
I used to not want to swim in the deep end of my grandmothers pool because of this movie. My uncle is a horrible person for letting me watch it when I was young.

#7 Black Christmas
The voice of the killer when he made calls in Black Christmas makes it seventh on my list.

#8 Event Horizon
Event Horizon is disturbing as hell. The visions of hell and the screams of the old crew were chilling.

#9 Let's Scare Jessica to Death
Lemora is a movie that is creepy and weird above all which made it scary when I saw it, it's in the same boat as Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural. Some people find it scary , some people find it weird.

#10 Alien
Alien is just full of seriously tense moments


edit: changed order

The Sentinel is really scary at parts. I think it trumps Rosemary's Baby.

Was Rosemary's baby scary?

Hmm...

I disagree, but that's an interesting list.

thinking about removing The Grudge. Not only is it one of the worst movies I've ever seen, but I'm thinking being 100% cheap "jumpy" scares should maybe disqualify it.

In no particular order:

Requiem for a Dream
The Trial
Jesus Camp
Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills
An Inconvenient Truth
Dawn of the Dead (70's)
Thirteen
Kaïro
Kids
Spoorloos

ugh, yes. effing creepy.

The Exorcist
Dawn of the Dead
Night of the Living Dead
Nosferatu
The Evil Dead
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The Changeling
Zombi 2
The Ring
House of Wax (original)

#1 The Shining. The Twins.
#2 The Exorcist. Your Mother Sucks Cocks in Hell.
#3 Cabin Fever :o Pancakes!
#4 Event Horizon.
#5 The Descent.
#6 The Grudge (Ju-On).
#7 Pet Sematary.
#8 Red Eye.
#9 Vampires. Badass!
#10 The Eye.

10. Eraserhead - Wierd, uncomfortable film to watch. While not overtly scary, its imagery stays with you.

9. 'Salem's Lot - The vampire kid floating outside the kid's window scared the hell out of me. The film version of Barlow has to be the ugliest film vampire to this day, and the sound he makes as he is being staked is unforgettable.

8. Hellraiser - Barker's themes of sexuality and torture, especially in this film (which he himself adapted from the novella), shock me to this day.

7. The Hills Have Eyes - I would hate to find myself in the utterly hopeless, violent situation the characters in this film face.

6. The Fly - Likely one of the most disturbing movies to come out of the 80's (I realize its a remake, the older film is freaky too), its themes work on many deep, primal levels.

5. Jaws - I love this movie, but hated it as a child. However, it is one of the first films to truly scare me. I remember avoiding going out past 3 ft. at the beach because of this movie.

4. Event Horizon - Sort of like a Clive Barker story on an abandoned spaceship, and not sucky like "Hellraiser: Bloodline". I expected straight-up scifi when I first saw this, but was pleasantly surprised. Although it's not the most popular film, it had me thinking for days after I saw it.

3. Night of the Creeps - Why is this on here? Because it's damn freaky. Yes, it may be a cheap 80's cinema take on a zombie film, but it combines 2 things I love to see in horror flicks: zombies getting their heads blown off and aliens that infect people.

2. Cabin Fever - This one is tough to watch. It takes the Cronenberg-ian theme of fear of infection, adds paranoia and a sense of entrapment in there with a lot of violence, making for damn good horror. (Plus Shawn from "Boy Meets World" is in it, he's my hero)

1. Alien - I've seen this movie like 50 times, so it's not scary anymore, but I still feel it is the scariest movie ever made. I love the pace of this movie. Some complain that it's boring, but the slow pace in getting to the planet, to get the ball rolling greatly adds to the ominous feeling throughout. Very good acting, sets, music, sound effect, everything.

EDIT: Damn it! I forgot "The Descent". Not sure where it fits in, but thats a great one too. Very hopeless/disturbing. Plus, there is no "happy" ending, which is nice to see from time to time.