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What's the best scary movie ever? Personally, I'd go with The Shining. Poll coming.

Oh I think 2 kicked ass, it was better than scary movie 1 or 3. :D

I cant say anything, cause I always laugh through scary movies.

Ringu

Scariest modern film ever made

I thought the Ring was pretty fucking scary first time I saw it.

Not so much the second...

I loved Psycho. Norman Bates is teh shit!

Oh I think 2 kicked ass, it was better than scary movie 1 or 3. :D
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My vote goes to Psycho. Alfred Hitchcock is a MASTER when it comes to horror. The way he directed his shot in Psycho, PURE GENIUS!

Handmaid's Tale
Nothing But Trouble
12 Monkeys
Brazil
Farenheit 451
The Machurian Candidate
Primary Colors

None of these films were particularly scary. I've yet to be scared by a movie. Anyone that considers Ringu scary probably also urinates whenever someone pretends to moan like a zombie.

Handmaid's Tale
Nothing But Trouble
12 Monkeys
Brazil
Farenheit 451
The Machurian Candidate
Primary Colors

Some of those aren't horror films, they're drama.

None of these films were particularly scary. I've yet to be scared by a movie. Anyone that considers Ringu scary probably also urinates whenever someone pretends to moan like a zombie.
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I think of all the movies I've ever seen - and I've seen thousands - JFK scared me more than anything. But, then, I suppose different things probably scare me than would scare you.

Although, some of Synik's list is pretty scarey too ... particularly "The Machurian Candidate".

The Omen.

Did you know that John Kerry was the kid out of it, his evil twin was Tony Blair.

I went with the Exocist on the poll. I remember being scared by Halloween when i was little. Bravo had a "100 scariest movie moments" show on awhile back and they had Jaws as number one. While i wouldn't say Jaws was a scary movie as a whole, there were some "jumping" moments. Personally, my favorite Horror films are the Romero Dead flicks ie. Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, etc.. But i haven't been scared by a movie since Exorcist and now it's not even close to scary.

Egads!!! i've been desensitized!!! :eek:

The best? Psycho. It set the standard.

Now the scariest? It would have to be the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Ringu

Scariest modern film ever made

without a doubt :D

The Wizard of Oz with tornado, witches and flying monkees,
Or
the First Wiley Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, trying to make all the bad little boys and girls behave

Some of those aren't horror films, they're drama.
The point is, horror movies don't scare me. Psychology and the "what if" factor scares me. Handmaid's Tale is imminantly more possible - and far reaching than Psycho (The Birds was good tho...) or any other "horror" film out there...

Titanic....All of those people buying a crapload of tickets to see a cliched film. Absolutely scary. That's besides the cheesy acting. :eek:

gore: Friday The 13th

non-gore: The Ring

Titanic....All of those people buying a crapload of tickets to see a cliched film. Absolutely scary. That's besides the cheesy acting. :eek:

I applaud you. But its a good film if you're staying in with your girlfriend and watching it... :fluffle: I'll leave the rest to your imagination.

Titanic....All of those people buying a crapload of tickets to see a cliched film. Absolutely scary. That's besides the cheesy acting. :eek:

Titanic...certainly not one of James Cameron's finer moments...

How did that movie win so many damn awards!?

Titanic...certainly not one of James Cameron's finer moments...

How did that movie win so many damn awards!?

um... because it was the best movie of the last decade or so. it had:

a)a great love story
b)action/adventure
c)some (sort of lame) comedy
d)great special effects

For entertainment purposes, it was incredible. And face it, why do most of us watch movies? To be entertained. If we want to be educated, we should rent documentaries. lol

Texas Chainsaw Massacre was a gorefest, but not scary. I'm saying 'The Eye', or 'Mary'

How about an "honorable mention" for Peter Jackson's Dead Alive? Not exactly scary... but for pure gore, it simply can't be beat!

One guy read it right. It is the best scary movie, not the scariest. I can't believe that Young Frankenstein got more votes than a bunch of the others...(chuckles to self)...Puttin' on the Ritz....

I voted for Carrie only because it's my name and, even though I can't blow up things with my mind and it's really not my favorite scary movie, I must stay loyal!!!

One guy read it right. It is the best scary movie, not the scariest. I can't believe that Young Frankenstein got more votes than a bunch of the others...(chuckles to self)...Puttin' on the Ritz....
Ah, but it has to be a "scary movie" for it to be the best scary movie. Simply because it is in a dark castle doesn't make it a scary movie any more than being int the "west" makes Blazing Saddles a "Western". (This coming from a Wilder fan with a semi-complete Wilder DVD filmography). If your intent was to see how many people misunderstood an illogicaly applied (trick) question, I think you succeeded. :p

IMO a "scary movie" needs to leave you looking over both shoulders simultaneously as you walk home. Whether that is from the "boogeyman BOO!s or the screeming political heebie jeebies (or the sideways glances at the sig-o with you) there has to be a reason for psycological/physical adrenal response before I can call it "scary".

Yeah, I put Young Frankenstein up there as a joke. Now, I'm saying that more people voted for it than Frankenstein and Nightmare on Elm Street.

for me... "The Changeling" that was a scary movie with no gore or buckets o blood scenes. pure ghost story telling.

Yeah, I put Young Frankenstein up there as a joke. Now, I'm saying that more people voted for it than Frankenstein and Nightmare on Elm Street.of course... realize that a young Gene Hackman was pretty scary... :rolleyes:

The Handmaid's Tale? hahahaha - what a funny film! Have you read the book? We studied it in English - made me laugh for weeks...

Pen Is Envy ;)

I voted for Silence of the Lambs - Hannibal Lector creeps me out...but I think Stephen King's IT is quite terrifying...

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My favourite gore fest horror = Evil Dead, pure class. ;)
I havnt been genuinely scared by a film in a long time but when i was younger Candyman would make me piss me pants, not so much the film but i was afraid to look in a mirror for days after! Also, some parts of The 6th sense scared me the first time i saw it, that film had so much potential to be a great horror.

When I was a kid, "IT" scared the crap out of me. I developed a life-long hatred and fear of clowns from that movie.

Nowadays, I'd say the most terrifying movies I've ever seen are "Audition", "Barracuda" and "Jacob's Ladder".

"The Haunting" - the original 50s version.

None of these films were particularly scary. I've yet to be scared by a movie. Anyone that considers Ringu scary probably also urinates whenever someone pretends to moan like a zombie.

I have to say I agree (though I loved Ringu). Movies don't tend to scare me. What does occasionaly scare me in lying in bed at night unable to sleep. I'm short-sighted so my brrain create not scary, but fairly disconcerting images out of the dark blurs I see without my glasses on

The point is, horror movies don't scare me. Psychology and the "what if" factor scares me. Handmaid's Tale is imminantly more possible - and far reaching than Psycho (The Birds was good tho...) or any other "horror" film out there...


I find the same thing (especially with the Manchurian Candidate), when in the back of mind something like that could happen, even if not in the same way.


Though on topic. My favorite 'scary' movie. Possibly Ringu, but I have a soft spot for "The Hills Have Eyes" if only for the fantastic Michael Berryman. That guy was freaky. Apparently he used to be a flourist, I wonder how good he was.

Though on topic. My favorite 'scary' movie. Possibly Ringu, but I have a soft spot for "The Hills Have Eyes" if only for the fantastic Michael Berryman. That guy was freaky. Apparently he used to be a flourist, I wonder how good he was.

He sold people FLOUR? ;)

The first Scream movie.

The Shining is the best, and the one I found scariest. After that it's Silence of the Lambs.

I am the same as a number of others on this thread, "scary movies" just dont scare me as much as true "what if dramas". as the best scary movie i chose the Exorcist. CLASSIC. i also found it a little scarry because i was reading about exorcisms when i first saw it. Two very close runner ups is the original Amittyville Horror, and the Grudge.

the original Amittyville Horror is my favorite, but the Exorcist is the best.

Kids today, I swear... I mean, seriously... The Ring? Please.

Go do some digging and find a copy of Dr. Terror's House Of Horrors. Now there's a classic horror movie.

The Exorcist, Linda Blair's head turning round was a nice comical joke in it but for the rest..aargh run for Pazuzu!

Small note: Pazuzu is also praised by local African tribes for chasing away other demons. He is a dualist figure in real, a demon but also a protector of women and children at the moment of birth (so just the opposite as the latest Exorsist movie tries to tell you).
Pazuzu is very interesting and older then christ, artefacts are found in what was the Messopamia of him. People also had amulets of Pazuzu (nice feller aint it ;) )

http://www.ancientneareast.net/religion_mesopotamian/demons/pazuzu.html


http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/MUS/HIGH/OIM_A25413.html

http://www.fortunecity.com/roswell/arkham/80/pazuzu.html

http://www.ezida.com/pazuzu.htm

Both great sites for the fans of archeology and the one that wants to learn something more serious about demons (and their place in society).

I love the Shinning

The Exorcist, Linda Blair's head turning round was a nice comical joke in it but for the rest..aargh run for Pazuzu!

Small note: Pazuzu is also praised by local African tribes for chasing away other demons. He is a dualist figure in real, a demon but also a protector of women and children at the moment of birth (so just the opposite as the latest Exorsist movie tries to tell you).
Pazuzu is very interesting and older then christ, artefacts are found in what was the Messopamia of him. People also had amulets of Pazuzu (nice feller aint it ;) )

http://www.ancientneareast.net/religion_mesopotamian/demons/pazuzu.html


http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/MUS/HIGH/OIM_A25413.html

http://www.fortunecity.com/roswell/arkham/80/pazuzu.html

http://www.ezida.com/pazuzu.htm

Both great sites for the fans of archeology and the one that wants to learn something more serious about demons (and their place in society).

Thank's for the links!

None of these films were particularly scary. I've yet to be scared by a movie. Anyone that considers Ringu scary probably also urinates whenever someone pretends to moan like a zombie.I've never understood zombie movies. Why are they scary, supposedly?

Dawn of the Dead, the remake, conceivably - those bastards were fast - but certainly none of the 'classic' zombie movies.

It's like the zombie levels in Thief: The Dark Project, where you could walk into a room, throw something at a zombie, then have a cup of tea and a bag of chips, paint a masterpiece in the impressionist style, work out pi to 460 decimal places and sing the Russian national anthem and then - if you're the nervous, jumpy type, start thinking about strolling away before the monster caught up with you...

Sorry. But to answer the question, any film that allows the viewer to imagine the monster rather than see some sad plastic or CGI attempt by the filmmakers to think up something frightening. Blair Witch did quite well, I thought.