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Added 2022-09-23 20:12:57 +0000 UTCThe month of Halloween is upon us. Name a movie that scares you the most and why.
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The Exorcist. One thing that is really scary about this movie ist that the demon you are scared of and the girl you are scared for inhabit the same body.
Malte Springborn
2022-09-25 18:58:37 +0000 UTCThe original Japanese version of The Ring (Ringu). So much scarier than any of the sequels or remakes, the whole film just exudes a feeling of pure otherworldly dread like few others do. The final emergence of Sadako was absolutely terrifying the first time I saw it, before all the parodies and homages came along.
Richard Lyth
2022-09-25 17:51:37 +0000 UTCThe only movie that has genuinely scared me. So much ride on these performances, and they're all great. My favorite part of the movie is the usage of sound/score. The silence heightens the suspense, and the roaring sound of the Chainsaw is enough to substitute for and score in the chase scenes. Definitely my favorite horror movie, glad to see many feel the same way.
Christopher Cassara
2022-09-24 20:44:10 +0000 UTCOnly Lovers Left Alive (2013) The death of culture, the end of history--what's scarier than that? Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston manage to take the idea of what it means to be a vampire into astounding new directions with their portrayal of two gloomy hipster-types who seem to be spending their immortality lamenting the trash state of contemporary music and literature, how much humanity sucks, etc. The score sounds like it was played by a band of shadows. The film's depiction of urban decay (Detroit, specifically) is nothing short of visual poetry. This is a desolate dirge of a movie and Jim Jarmusch creates a vibe that makes me want to roam the night.
Trevor Lisa
2022-09-24 18:29:28 +0000 UTCDefinitely.
Stephen
2022-09-24 18:23:03 +0000 UTCIt’s amazing how the 1980s practical effects hold up better than the digital effects of the remake/sequel that was made decades later. It’s the tactility of it—the fact that everything’s happening before your very eyes in camera—is what sells it so well.
Bennett Oliver
2022-09-24 04:34:36 +0000 UTCIt really does feel like the filmmakers just found that house like it was with those people living in it and decided to make a movie about them. No set dressing or casting needed.
Bennett Oliver
2022-09-24 04:30:05 +0000 UTCSession 9 (2001) It’s hard to talk about why this film about an asbestos cleaning crew tasked with clearing out a huge abandoned asylum is so scary without giving away spoilers. What I can say is that the entire film is building up to the end, where the source of all the unease surrounding the crew (other than having to work in an abandoned asylum by themselves) is finally revealed…and it is sinister as hell. The horror of this film is rooted in abstraction and atmosphere—it was shot in an actual asylum—and it certainly gets under your skin. By the end, you’ll hear a voice that will haunt your dreams.
Bennett Oliver
2022-09-24 04:22:59 +0000 UTCLove this one. He also made another great horror movie in the same year called Deathdream (aka Dead of Night).
Stephen
2022-09-24 01:15:38 +0000 UTCThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) Many have tried to imitate this film but none have been able to capture it’s essence. The creepy opening and slow build allow for the shock of that first kill followed by a second one that has arguably become even more iconic. Additionally, it’s low budget adds to its realism especially when it comes to its sets and sound design. Iconic scenes like “the dinner party” and the final chase are so well edited and deeply disturbing that you can’t help but laugh out of shock. It also features great creepy performances from Edwin Neal and Jim Siedow, that will stick with you long afterwards.
Stephen
2022-09-24 01:04:47 +0000 UTCSaw it for the first time at a theater’s cult movie night earlier this year and I’ve never felt such a sense of collective fear
Jackson Littlewood
2022-09-23 21:55:00 +0000 UTCThe Blair Witch Project. And, it was The ANTICIPATION of seeing the witch. At the films climax, my heart was beating at what seemed like a marathon's pace, all because I was TERRIFIED at the thought of seeing the witch.
Gary Smith
2022-09-23 21:25:32 +0000 UTCNo explanation needed. It's self evident.
Tyler Shobe
2022-09-23 20:56:05 +0000 UTCCats 2019
Matt Silcock
2022-09-23 20:55:16 +0000 UTCVertigo. The sheer build up with the incredible Bernard Herrmann music and long periods without dialogue always gives me literal chills better than any horror film I've ever seen. I also never thought that a lovable actor like Jimmy Stewart could be so scary but that finale in the chapel tower always has me fearing for Kim Novak because of how unstable, obsessive, and unpredictable he's become even though he's the victim in all of this. One of the best endings to one of the best films ever made.
Wolfman Brandon
2022-09-23 20:38:32 +0000 UTCJohn Carpenter’s The Thing. The film begins with a sense of alluring curiosity, but as soon as that sequence with the dogs begins, the film shifts into a sense of cosmic panic that never ceases. The brilliant special effects make my skin crawl to this day, but it’s the unraveling of the relationships between these men that make the movie so terrifying. Watching them turn on each other as they slowly realize the inevitable apocalyptic consequences of their discovery is just a treat for any horror fan, and the eerily ambiguous ending is perfect. It’s hard to look up at the stars the same way after experiencing the cosmic horror that is The Thing.
Jackson Littlewood
2022-09-23 20:22:04 +0000 UTCBlack Christmas It takes a lot to really and truly scare me in movies just cause I feel that, as a horror fan, I'm just so desensitized but this movie really gets under my skin and sends a shiver down my spine. Those phone call scenes and the final act of the movie all the way to that final shot are bone chilling. Who would think the guy behind A Christmas Story would be able to enstill such fear in me?
Tyler Shobe
2022-09-23 20:18:57 +0000 UTC
