The Scariest Films You've Ever Seen... [Archive]

Harbidge

Dec 08, 2002, 04:50 PM

What's the scariest film you've ever seen?

I want to watch a film that will give me nightmares for a week after seeing it, but every time I've seen a 'horrifying film' like Jeepers Creepers, Blair Witch and Amityville Horror I've just laughed or lost interest.

The scariest film I've seen to date is Arachnophobia. VERY intense since I'm an arachhophobic myself.

beatlewho01-02

Dec 08, 2002, 05:40 PM

Exorcist. graemlins/afraid1.gif

i_am_free

Dec 08, 2002, 05:44 PM

the Exorcist scared the crap out of me. I HATE scary movies.

beatlegirl273

Dec 08, 2002, 05:50 PM

I'm watching The Mummy currently. And if no one minds me saying, the beginning is scary as hell. graemlins/afraid1.gif

bitagirl

Dec 08, 2002, 06:26 PM

The Exorcist...hands down! That movie scares the bejeezus out of me!!!

leonardobeat

Dec 08, 2002, 06:30 PM

I don't use to watch scarie movies but I could call the Exorcist.

The first time that I saw the movie I was 7 so you can imgagine my face graemlins/afraid1.gif *

The last time I saw it (the last year) I couldn't stop of laugh.

Drumhead15

Dec 08, 2002, 07:50 PM

The Changeling. That movie terrifies me! It's scary during the day time too, but it has the most effect if you watch it in the dark. graemlins/afraid7.gif

leonardobeat

Dec 08, 2002, 08:09 PM

What about the Silence of the lambs??

Not for the movie (that's my favourite movie in fact) I mean Hannibal Lecter, I wouldn't like to find him on my way. graemlins/afraid2.gif

Drumhead15

Dec 08, 2002, 08:20 PM

Originally Posted By leonardobeat:
What about the Silence of the lambs??

Not for the movie (that's my favourite movie in fact) I mean Hannibal Lecter, I wouldn't like to find him on my way. graemlins/afraid2.gif That movie is so freaky! I hate it when he says, "Good evening Clarice." *cringe*

Hannibal was pretty good, it was more gory than scary, but when your alone in a cabin in the middle of nowhere watching it it can be pretty freaky!

beatlegirl9977

Dec 08, 2002, 09:57 PM

Originally Posted By Drumhead15:
The Changeling. That movie terrifies me! It's scary during the day time too, but it has the most effect if you watch it in the dark. graemlins/afraid7.gif Oh yeah! I watched that one around Halloween this year--quite freaky!

Poltergeist is still my #1 favorite scary movie. Something about it still freaks me out every time I watch it (and I've seen it about 30 times). Probably the fact that the house I grew up in was built on cemetery property like the houses in that movie...not to give away much of the plot. The nice thing about Poltergeist is that, in general, the special effects haven't "aged" like the effects in a lot of other scary/ghost movies. The freak-out value is still the same as it was when it came out.

Exorcist was scary the first time I saw it...but I don't think it'd freak me out as badly again. I think it just confused me more--there were too many unanswered questions at the end of it.

bearkat77

Dec 08, 2002, 11:51 PM

I agree with a lot of you about The Exorcist. Last April, I finally got a director's cut of it on VHS. Some of the added scenes were definitely nothing I want my kids to watch anytime soon.

bearkat77

Dec 08, 2002, 11:55 PM

Originally Posted By Harbidge:
The scariest film I've seen to date is Arachnophobia. VERY intense since I'm an arachhophobic myself.You and Sleepy would make a great pair. Anything with eight legs and she goes graemlins/afraid5.gif * graemlins/images/icons/shocked.gif * graemlins/bigeyes3.gif

Harbidge

Dec 09, 2002, 05:17 AM

I remember when the Exorist first came on British TV and I got all geared to watch it.

Scary?

I couldn't stop laughing!!!

shyGirl

Dec 09, 2002, 09:18 AM

I'm not much of a fan of horror flicks (I'm a wimp) but one movie that scared the crap out of me was Cujo. And I watched it when I was little too so that movie made me scared of dogs.

dav-here

Dec 09, 2002, 01:44 PM

If it's still in the theaters (the ONLY way to see a movie, IMO), I HIGHLY recommend "The Ring". Try to see it at night for the "full effect"...if you dare!!! graemlins/afraid5.gif

beatlegirl273

Dec 09, 2002, 01:52 PM

Great, now I feel like a wimp for being scared at The Mummy. I want to see The Exorcist after all the comments about it.

Magill

Dec 09, 2002, 02:01 PM

Only one that really scarred me as a young girl was a 70's flick called "Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark." And I understand it's being re-made. graemlins/afraid2.gif *
I've never seen "The Exorcist" and don't really care to see it.

jami

Dec 09, 2002, 03:01 PM

Yeah, the Exorcist was really scary, so was Damion (I think that's the name of it). Any movie with exorcisms in it freak me out. The Shining has always been REALLY scary to me too. I love scary movies!

ChrisG134

Dec 09, 2002, 03:01 PM

Originally Posted By Harbidge:
I remember when the Exorist first came on British TV and I got all geared to watch it.

Scary?

I couldn't stop laughing!!!It was alot scarier than "Amityville Horror".Now that was dumb!

Tim

Dec 09, 2002, 07:30 PM

The Night Of The Living Dead terrified me as a kid.

pattie_boyd

Dec 09, 2002, 07:38 PM

Hello! graemlins/heart1.gif
Mine is : The Others
Bone Daddy
I Know What You Did Last Summer graemlins/afraid2.gif

With love,
From me to you ~pattie_boyd graemlins/girl1.gif

beatlewho01-02

Dec 09, 2002, 07:58 PM

I also think Jaws was scary. That's why after a few scenes, I didn't watch anymore. And The Others was not so scary but it was interesting. Go and rent that movie.

[ Dec 09, 2002, 08:00 PM: Message Edited By: beatlewho01-02 ]

bitagirl

Dec 09, 2002, 09:44 PM

Originally Posted By ChrisG134:
<blockquote>Quote:<hr />Originally Posted By Harbidge:
I remember when the Exorist first came on British TV and I got all geared to watch it.

Scary?

I couldn't stop laughing!!!It was alot scarier than "Amityville Horror".Now that was dumb!<hr /></blockquote>Never saw that move, the book scared the livign daylights out of me!

Anyway, the Exorcist scares me because it really happened...the steps the priest fell down are located in Georgetown which is part of Washington DC which is like 45 mintues away from me! Anyway, it really happened to boy in Maryland not a girl...but the fact that they say it happened...that thought scares me. And the fact that she looks all freaky coming down the stairs in a back bend....

beatlegirl9977

Dec 09, 2002, 10:07 PM

Originally Posted By beatlewho01-02:
I also think Jaws was scary. That's why after a few scenes, I didn't watch anymore. And The Others was not so scary but it was interesting. Go and rent that movie.Yeah, The Others was good--nice plot twist in it! (I don't want to give it away). We saw that one at the theater and it was definitely spooky...maybe not "scary," but just spooky.

beatlegirl9977

Dec 09, 2002, 10:14 PM

Originally Posted By bitagirl:
[QUOTE]Never saw that move, the book scared the livign daylights out of me!

Anyway, the Exorcist scares me because it really happened...the steps the priest fell down are located in Georgetown which is part of Washington DC which is like 45 mintues away from me! Anyway, it really happened to boy in Maryland not a girl...but the fact that they say it happened...that thought scares me. And the fact that she looks all freaky coming down the stairs in a back bend....That back-bend part was the only part in that movie that really made me jump when I watched it. Otherwise....eh, the movie just didn't do it for me. I don't know what I was expecting from the film. I was too busy trying to figure out how all the goofy parts of the movie were coming together...HOW the whole possession came about... and WHAT was the deal with the first 15 minutes set in Iraq??? That whole thing confused me.

Prelly

Dec 09, 2002, 11:57 PM

scariest movie ever? Well thats an easy one, and i think you will all agree...

Leilo and Stitch.

That part where the alien comes down and like tries to steal her is horrifying!!! graemlins/afraid6.gif

bearkat77

Dec 10, 2002, 12:21 AM

Originally Posted By jami:
so was Damion (I think that's the name of it).The movie is called The Omen. Of the three films, the original one was the best.

bearkat77

Dec 10, 2002, 12:27 AM

Originally Posted By beatlegirl9977:
That back-bend part was the only part in that movie that really made me jump when I watched it. Otherwise....eh, the movie just didn't do it for me. I don't know what I was expecting from the film. I was too busy trying to figure out how all the goofy parts of the movie were coming together...HOW the whole possession came about... and WHAT was the deal with the first 15 minutes set in Iraq??? That whole thing confused me.The beginning of the movie dealt with the older priest being at a dig site where they uncover some demonic artifacts, thus releasing Satan as it were. Of course, that's how I saw it.

backtotheegg

Dec 10, 2002, 09:28 AM

Originally Posted By Tim:
The Night Of The Living Dead terrified me as a kid.Same here Tim!
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre(the original) was another scary movie.What made it scary was that it was based on a true story.

beatlegirl9977

Dec 10, 2002, 11:08 AM

Originally Posted By bearkat77:
The beginning of the movie dealt with the older priest being at a dig site where they uncover some demonic artifacts, thus releasing Satan as it were. Of course, that's how I saw it.That's what I figured...The part I didn't get, though, is why that particular house in Georgetown was the place where Satan showed up.

See, this is why I don't enjoy the movie that much--if I need an explanation about it, I don't want to bother. images/icons/smile.gif

bitagirl

Dec 10, 2002, 11:12 AM

I think the girl and her friends were conjuring up the spirit with the ouija board....the beggining is confusing. I just get flipped out when she gets all possessed...I don' tlike seeing stuff like that...since its true and everything.

angelgodiva

Dec 10, 2002, 11:42 AM

THE EXORCIST scared me cuz it was based on a true story and I am scared by things that could actually happen, not by stuff that couldn't. But I would have to say that JAWS scared me most--the first one. The sequels got progressively stupid.
I love horror movies, especially the real cheesy ones. I LOVE MST3K! Movies like ATTACK OF THE CRAB MONSTERS, KINGDOM OF THE ANTS, etc. make me laugh my heinie off!

dav-here

Dec 10, 2002, 01:51 PM

Originally Posted By angelgodiva:
I love horror movies, especially the real cheesy ones. I LOVE MST3K! Movies like ATTACK OF THE CRAB MONSTERS, KINGDOM OF THE ANTS, etc. make me laugh my heinie off!COOL!! A fellow "Mystie"!!! graemlins/thumbsup1.gif I used to watch that show ALL the time (and even taped quite a few episodes). I was so sad when it got cancelled. In fact, I watched POD PEOPLE just the other night ("Trumpy! You can do STUPID things!!"). Do you have any favorite episodes??

And...I agree with you 100% about your comments regarding THE EXORCIST and JAWS--2 of my ALL TIME FAVORITE MOVIES (scary or otherwise)!!

taxgirl

Dec 10, 2002, 03:02 PM

Originally Posted By shyGirl:
I'm not much of a fan of horror flicks (I'm a wimp) but one movie that scared the crap out of me was Cujo. And I watched it when I was little too so that movie made me scared of dogs.I bought Cujo on dvd last week (because it was a bargain and I love Stephen King) and allthough I've seen it before it scared the hell out of me!

I call my cat 'Cujo' now images/icons/smile.gif

taxgirl

Dec 10, 2002, 03:04 PM

What about Pet Semetary??

Magill

Dec 10, 2002, 04:00 PM

Ya know, since I read Stephen King's novels, his movies don't really scare me. I watched the Shining for the first time ages ago, by myself, and I slept fine that night. I think the movies that prey on our own fears is what scares us the most. As a kid, when I watched, "Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark", I was constantly checking for little gnome monsters under my bed 'cuz that was something I always feared anyway. I think that stemmed from my sister who got us to stay in bed by telling us there were snakes under our bed. I think she stole that idea from one of Bill Cosby's skits. graemlins/laugh5.gif
I gotta admit that when I watched "Carrie" in the theater, I jumped when her hand came out of the grave. But, that was before I started reading his books. graemlins/wink3.gif

angelgodiva

Dec 10, 2002, 09:15 PM

Originally Posted By dav-here:
<blockquote>Quote:<hr />Originally Posted By angelgodiva:
I love horror movies, especially the real cheesy ones. I LOVE MST3K! Movies like ATTACK OF THE CRAB MONSTERS, KINGDOM OF THE ANTS, etc. make me laugh my heinie off!COOL!! A fellow "Mystie"!!! graemlins/thumbsup1.gif I used to watch that show ALL the time (and even taped quite a few episodes). I was so sad when it got cancelled. In fact, I watched POD PEOPLE just the other night ("Trumpy! You can do STUPID things!!"). Do you have any favorite episodes??

And...I agree with you 100% about your comments regarding THE EXORCIST and JAWS--2 of my ALL TIME FAVORITE MOVIES (scary or otherwise)!!<hr /></blockquote>One of my faves was THE HORRORS OF SPIDER ISLAND!
Other great ones include SQUIRM, THE PRINCE OF SPACE (How many times must I tell you, your guns are useless against me?--Gotta love that Krankor the Chicken man!)and INVASION OF THE NEPTUNE MEN (Hey, where's my record?) The show is on hiatus right now; we watch it at 9am on the Scifi Channel and it comes back next week.
The show has LOTS of Beatles references!

[ Dec 10, 2002, 09:17 PM: Message Edited By: angelgodiva ]

StrawberryShorty

Dec 11, 2002, 12:30 AM

1, 2... Freddy's coming for you..
3, 4... better lock your door...
5, 6... grab your crucifix...

LOL! I love Nigtmare on Elm Street! It scared me as a kid, but it's funny now.

Also, Child's Play! Seeing little Chucky run around with a knife and cussin' like a sailor just cracks me up!!

The Others!! Is REALLLLY creepy.

And I haven't seen anyone mention Pet Cemetary! My brother's quote under his pic in the yearbook was CHURCH THE CAT LIVES! graemlins/cat.gif

JDanRyan

Dec 15, 2002, 07:14 PM

Maybe mine shouldn't count, because I have some extenuating circumstances. I write horror on the side, and for me it's tought to get carried away by a genre movie. I mean, I watch someone's guts get ripped out in the film, and my first thought is usually, "That many entrails in that tiny kid? Boy, is the director desperate..."

I do, however, have one films that scares me: TRIUMPH OF THE WILL. Leni Riefenstahl's documentary about the annual Nazi conference at Nuremberg is a seductive piece of work that if you watch it without being careful, you find yourself tapping along with the marches and being swayed by the rhythm of the speeches which she shot so loveingly. As you start to feel for these SOBs despite yourself, allowing them to push your buttons even though they'd go on from the events filmed and engage in terror and genocide at a scale unequaled since, it's at that point that you suddenly realize things about the nature of evil that no horror film can ever convey.

For all there is to be scared by vampires, werewolves, zombies and slashers, there's nothing half as scarry as watching ordinary men putting on brown shirts with red armbands in order to commit horrific acts and realizing that there's not that much to separate the two of you...

Jason Byzewski

Oct 17, 2004, 12:47 PM

Any movie with Madonna! http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/afraid1.gif

chaitanya

Oct 17, 2004, 01:40 PM

I'm a Horror movie fan,the scariest I've seen it's Exorcist,no doubt.

Roxy Starkey

Oct 17, 2004, 01:45 PM

Yep, the exorcist...
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beatlelover45223

Oct 17, 2004, 01:46 PM

"Halloween" (the original) w/Jamie Lee Curtis scared me http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif

twovirgins

Oct 18, 2004, 12:54 PM

Eraserhead by David Lynch
truly as horrifying as bazzar

Alien (the first one)

rosemarys baby

a clockwork orange

pumkin head

beatlegirl9977

Oct 18, 2004, 03:43 PM

Another freaky movie I'd add to my list is The Ring. That movie bothers the heck out of me if I watch it at night... I expect something to come crawling out of my tv after the movie is over. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif