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ReynardMuldrake · 10-19-2011, 09:21 AM

I'm not talking about spookiest, or creepiest, or most suspenseful, or goriest, or trippiest, or the most ****ed-up...

But what movie has made you shit your pants? Kept you up at night? Gave you that sinking feeling? Made you afraid to leave the house?

What is the scariest movie you've ever seen?

TEX · 10-20-2011, 12:12 PM

The Exorcist
When I was a kid it scared the $hit out of me! We all snuck in to see it late one Saturday evening. We were all looking over our shoulders riding our bikes home. LOL!

**QuikSsurfer** · 10-20-2011, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Huffmeister

I started reading House Of Leaves about a year ago, but for the life of me I can't seem to get into it. I'm probably less than 100 pages into it. All of the footnotes and jumping back and forth between narratives (within the footnotes) and pages and pages of discussing the philosophical meaning of the word "mirror" have just prevented me from enjoying it. It seems like there's a kernel of good stuff in there (the house's interior dimensions being larger than the exterior dimensions), but I had a hard time getting to it. Is it worth my time to pick it back up and work my way through it?

Also, what is Marble Hornets?

It's much easier to read it as two different stories.. Read through it once while hitting all of The Navidson Record -- and then again hitting all of Johnny's story.. It gets really hard to read towards the end with all the crazy page formatting and even backwards fonts that you have to read with a mirror.. But holy shit, it is a great, terrifying ride.
What version of the book do you have?

ReynardMuldrake · 10-20-2011, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by lcarus

Compared to most video game adaptations, it was pretty good. Unfortunately that isn't saying much. The creatures and the town looked awesome. The problem for me was the story and the acting was pretty forgettable. Half the movie was Rose running around yelling "CHERYL!". The trailer had me so pumped. Maybe the sequel will be better, but that's probably hoping for too much.

They're making a sequel? I wish they would just make an adaptation of Silent Hill 2. Slow, creeping psychological horror, it could be a great movie.

Jerm · 10-20-2011, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Donger

Really? I loved that movie.

Oh I do too...one of my favs, just freaky to watch it develop and then the aftermath.

Chiefnj2 · 10-20-2011, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Huffmeister

I started reading House Of Leaves about a year ago, but for the life of me I can't seem to get into it. I'm probably less than 100 pages into it. All of the footnotes and jumping back and forth between narratives (within the footnotes) and pages and pages of discussing the philosophical meaning of the word "mirror" have just prevented me from enjoying it. It seems like there's a kernel of good stuff in there (the house's interior dimensions being larger than the exterior dimensions), but I had a hard time getting to it. Is it worth my time to pick it back up and work my way through it?

Also, what is Marble Hornets?

FWIW, I thought House of Leaves was way over-hyped. I didn't find it scarey or creepy at all.

**gblowfish** · 10-20-2011, 12:43 PM

I don't care much for scary movies. Life itself is scary enough.
But I thought "Silence of the Lambs" was great and very scary.

kaplin42 · 10-20-2011, 12:56 PM

When I was younger and first saw it, Event Horizon scared the crap out of me.

DJJasonp · 10-20-2011, 02:36 PM

I think it has a lot to do with your age and the ability for the filmmaker to have you suspend your disbelief.

I was around 10 when I saw the original Halloween.......and it scared the hell out of me.

ANother John Carpenter movie "Prince of Darkness" was intensely creepy.

The exorcist, if you didnt catch it before all of the parodies, wont have the same impact as it did for those that saw it prior to all the jokes.

Recent films that I thought were well done and either creepy/scary/gory, etc.:

The Haunting in Connecticut (really well done and creeped me out)
House of 1,000 corpses (zombie doesnt pull any punches)
The Others was pretty good (Nicole Kidman)
The Ring/Grudge both were well done (IMO)
Cabin Fever was good
The Strangers (with Liv Tyler) was hands-down, one of the best horror movies of the past 10 years.

Another from my younger days......Phantasm scared the sh*t out of me the first time I saw it.

crispystl · 10-20-2011, 05:58 PM

I don't even know if it was a horror movie but I used to watch this movie when i was like 5 or 6 call The Omega Man (I think) that shit used to scare the shit out of me.

crispystl · 10-20-2011, 06:00 PM

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067525/

Here is the info.

88TG88 · 10-20-2011, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by seaofred

I was pretty young with Child's Play came out. The night after I saw it, I stayed the night at my friends. He had a My Buddy doll. Freaked me out!

Ya me too, I was about the same age as the kid in the movie so it made me think I was next.

kcmaxwell · 10-20-2011, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Pestilence

When I was a kid....it was any of the "Nightmare on Elm Street" movies.

This forever. The first one scared the ever loving hell outta me.

kcmaxwell · 10-20-2011, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by kaplin42

When I was younger and first saw it, Event Horizon scared the crap out of me.

That was another good one. When that kid went out the airlock was crazy!

Red Brooklyn · 10-20-2011, 08:16 PM

For me there are only four movies that just scared the shit out of me and have stayed with me long after first viewing.

1. A Nightmare On Elm Street (original). Saw it for the first time when I was 6. Saw it for the second time when I was 14 and hadn't forgotten a single frame.

2. The Shining. Doesn't really scare me anymore. Now it's just an amazing film. But the first time around it knocked me out.

3. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. Saw this out of context, had never seen an episode of TP before. I was 16 and it really got to me. Big time. I still have a hard time opening my bedroom door some nights.

4. The Exorcist. Still gets me. I've only seen it four times and each time it's been hell getting to sleep after.

listopencil · 10-20-2011, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Nzoner

Even older than that was a movie called Trilogy Of Terror where a vodoo doll comes to life and terrorizes a woman in her apartment.

Yep. I think it was the second story of the trilogy.

I'm trying to find a movie that scared the living shit out of me as a kid. I think it was made in the 70's. This lady is living the suburban dream in a nice house and it gets invaded by tiny people or creatures. They can't function in bright light. At one point (maybe the climax of the movie) she is throwing a dinner party and the little people are going full on attack mode. They cut the power to the house.

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DJJasonp My work speaks for itself!!! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: So Cal Casino cash: $1985200	I think it has a lot to do with your age and the ability for the filmmaker to have you suspend your disbelief. I was around 10 when I saw the original Halloween.......and it scared the hell out of me. ANother John Carpenter movie "Prince of Darkness" was intensely creepy. The exorcist, if you didnt catch it before all of the parodies, wont have the same impact as it did for those that saw it prior to all the jokes. Recent films that I thought were well done and either creepy/scary/gory, etc.: The Haunting in Connecticut (really well done and creeped me out) House of 1,000 corpses (zombie doesnt pull any punches) The Others was pretty good (Nicole Kidman) The Ring/Grudge both were well done (IMO) Cabin Fever was good The Strangers (with Liv Tyler) was hands-down, one of the best horror movies of the past 10 years. Another from my younger days......Phantasm scared the sh*t out of me the first time I saw it. __________________ Its easier to fool a man, than to convince a man he's been fooled.
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crispystl MVP Join Date: Jun 2004 Casino cash: $1705140	I don't even know if it was a horror movie but I used to watch this movie when i was like 5 or 6 call The Omega Man (I think) that shit used to scare the shit out of me.
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Red Brooklyn Veteran Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Brooklyn, NY Casino cash: $8141398	For me there are only four movies that just scared the shit out of me and have stayed with me long after first viewing. 1. A Nightmare On Elm Street (original). Saw it for the first time when I was 6. Saw it for the second time when I was 14 and hadn't forgotten a single frame. 2. The Shining. Doesn't really scare me anymore. Now it's just an amazing film. But the first time around it knocked me out. 3. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. Saw this out of context, had never seen an episode of TP before. I was 16 and it really got to me. Big time. I still have a hard time opening my bedroom door some nights. 4. The Exorcist. Still gets me. I've only seen it four times and each time it's been hell getting to sleep after.
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