Top 10 Scariest Movies Ever

[Angelakillsluts]

#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

[Doc Faustus]

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

[Angra]

Originally Posted by Doc Faustus

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

Was Rosemary's baby scary?

Hmm...

[Posher778]

I disagree, but that's an interesting list.

[Angelakillsluts]

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.

[The STE]

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

[fortunato]

Originally Posted by The STE

Spoorloos

ugh, yes. effing creepy.

[The Vault of Horror]

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)

[psychooralien]

#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.

[colubrid660]

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.