That opening scene scared the bejesus out of me. It slowly descended into a parody of horror movies, but that wasn't obvious from the first scene. That first scene was awesome.
Even at 12, the first time I saw it, I didn't find the opening scene scary.
I don't find that kind of stuff scary. Ghosts & shit? Oh hell no.
Ahhhh. Ghosts are whatever but random targeted killings? Nooooooo!
Post by judyblume14 on Sept 1, 2015 10:47:16 GMT -5
The Hills Have Eyes was terrifying and disturbing, and I cried through most of it. After the fact, my husband said "this is the first time I would have considered leaving the theater if you suggested it." I hated it for the same reason mrsjene stated, and for two other specific scenes that I can't even bring myself to type.
Last House of the Left and The Strangers are scary because I feel like they could actually happen.
VHS and VHS2 are lesser known and surprisingly scary.
And the Shining an the Exorcist are my favorites to watch every couple of years.
I find that as I get older, i am so much more squeamish when it comes to gore.
editing because it was mrsjene's reasoning, not pinkcat's that makes me freak out at the Hills Have Eyes.
I hate scary movies. In 3rd grade, I watched Psycho and a Freddy Krueger movie the same night at a birthday party. I couldn't go into a bathroom by myself for weeks.
Post by judyblume14 on Sept 1, 2015 10:55:16 GMT -5
Gah! I forgot about the SAW series. My husband and I were obsessed and went to see each of them in the theater (maybe multiple times). I think that the 6th and 7th were kind of dumdum, but in general, I thought it was so SMART.
Also disturbing because of the theme of sexual abuse, I think An American Haunting is one of the most chilling scary movies.
The Exorcist was one of the freakiest movies I've ever watched! I love Stephen King's "It". Has anyone ever watched Rose Red? It's also a Stephen King movie, I LOVE it. When I was younger I liked the original Saw movies (just like 1 and 2). I'll watch Halloween at least once during the season because it's a classic that never gets old. I never really liked Nightmare on Elm Street. I'm not big on the zombie movies.
The Hills Have Eyes was terrifying and disturbing, and I cried through most of it. After the fact, my husband said "this is the first time I would have considered leaving the theater if you suggested it." I hated it for the same reason mrsjene stated, and for two other specific scenes that I can't even bring myself to type.
Last House of the Left and The Strangers are scary because I feel like they could actually happen.
VHS and VHS2 are lesser known and surprisingly scary.
And the Shining an the Exorcist are my favorites to watch every couple of years.
I find that as I get older, i am so much more squeamish when it comes to gore.
editing because it was mrsjene's reasoning, not pinkcat's that makes me freak out at the Hills Have Eyes.
The Strangers! That was freaky because it could actually happen.
The Paranormal Activity movies (especially the first one) scare the SHIT out of me. Seriously, silly me made the awful decision to see the first one in the theaters and started sobbing hysterically on the drive home because I was so scared. And then I couldn't walk down the hall at night by myself for WEEKS afterwards.
I will say that the reason they scared me so much is because I have night terrors where I see shadow people standing in my room, giving off threatening vibes. So that movie hit a little too close to home with me! I know some people think they're awful and not scary at all, but I can't do them.
I adore scary movies, all kinds! I am particularly in love with I Am Legend.. to me it is filled with the best type of scare factors. Most recently viewed was the strange It Follows movie, ehh my teenage boys liked it.
Y'all have hit most of my favorites. My dad loves campy horror movies so I grew up watching so many of them, I can't even remember the names. I like psychological thrillers more than horror now, Sixth Sense, etc. I loved What Lies Beneath, too. I like Silence of the Lambs and Red Dragon, too. We go stay in this literal cabin in the woods each year and always take a scary movie to watch one night, you guys have reminded me of some good ones to try to bring! We have It Follows, though I've heard mixed reviews.
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I absolutely love all horror/thriller/suspense movies. Give me all the ghosts, gore, and psychological twists. If I'm watching a movie, it's probably scary. Most of you hit some good ones but a couple I didn't see yet that I loved are the Final Destination series and Stay Alive. Stay Alive opened me up to the awesomeness that is gore movies, plus it has some true history in it as well. I also didn't see 13 ghosts yet and that was fabulous, also The Haunting and House on Haunted Hill. A Haunting in Connecticut was great, too for it's plot twists. Oh! House of Wax was good, too. Come to me if you're looking for a new scary movie and I can help you out!
The only one that I'm scared to watch only because of gross factor is Human Centipede. I've heard stories of how gross it is and I don't want to vomit.
@rutherily I love house on haunted hill...the old one (never saw the new one). I forgot about Haunting in CT, I want to see that one! Also...human centipede beyond disgusting. Someone showed me one minute clip and didn't tell me what was watching, some things you can't unsee.
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Post by gabride2010 on Sept 2, 2015 6:52:20 GMT -5
I love the Saw series. I actually had a solo Saw-athon at my house this past Saturday. I also really like The Ring, Wrong Turn, Cabin Fever, The Sixth Sense, The Skeleton Key, and What Lies Beneath.
My favorite classic scary movie is Psycho.
Paranormal Activity wasn't scary at all. I remember sitting in the theater with my dad laughing my ass off watching PA. I prefer slasher/gore/suspenseful.
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Post by easilyunamused on Sept 2, 2015 11:10:47 GMT -5
It was my favorite growing up. Also, The Mangler was one that stuck with me as a kid.
I want MH to watch The Visit with me. He would watch scary movies with me up until about 4 years together. Then he said no more. Lol but I sneak them in now and again.
Favorite zombie movie is 28 Days Later. I wish they would come out the 28 Months Later and bring back Danny Boyle as the director.
Post by thelittleredm on Sept 2, 2015 11:45:04 GMT -5
Amityville Horror, any of them, are my faves. They aren't particularly scary but I enjoy them.
A Haunting In Connecticut was the first movie I couldn't keep watching. I don't deal well with children being possessed. The Descent creeped me out completely because I don't put it past caves to have creepy things like that down there.
Not sure if there are ones I won't watch. Like I said, I tend to stay away from possession movies (specifically if the people are possessed, not the house or items) but I'll watch them if it's what everyone else wants to watch.
It was my favorite growing up. Also, The Mangler was one that stuck with me as a kid.
I want MH to watch The Visit with me. He would watch scary movies with me up until about 4 years together. Then he said no more. Lol but I sneak them in now and again.
Favorite zombie movie is 28 Days Later. I wish they would come out the 28 Months Later and bring back Danny Boyle as the director.
I want to see The Visit too! But I'm going to have to wait till it comes out on Redbox, I don't have any friends (including DH) that likes scary movies and I'm not one to go to the theater by myself.
I watched tons of scary movies as a kid. Now that i'm older I can't do it anymore. Nightmare on Elm Street has become a big nope for me. The dream sequences are a little too much for me with my sleep issues.
I think my favorite scary movie is Silent Hill. I saw that in the theater and the zombie/monster nurses are really amusing.
I adore scary movies, all kinds! I am particularly in love with I Am Legend.. to me it is filled with the best type of scare factors. Most recently viewed was the strange It Follows movie, ehh my teenage boys liked it.
Teenagers are probably the perfect audience for this movie since the "It" in the title is basically a haunted STD.
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