Cugalabanza Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 (edited) This is the best time of year for horror movies. There are a million to choose from and 95% are garbage. Here are some obscure ones that I like If you like horror mixed with humor, check out Tucker and Dale vs Evil. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1465522/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Repulsion. The most psychologically tense movie I've ever seen. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059646/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_25 Burnt Offerings. This is a sentimental pick for me. Its the first movie that scared the crap out of me when I was little. Bette Davis and Karen Black are scary no matter what theyre doing. And the image of the weird chauffer guy haunts me to this day. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074258/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 And Then There Were None. This 1945 version of the Agatha Christie novel is the best. Really fun. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037515/?ref_=nv_sr_2 What are some of your favorites? Edited October 3, 2016 by Cugalabanza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dib Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Alien Aliens The Exorcist Bills/Giants Superbowl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cugalabanza Posted October 3, 2016 Author Share Posted October 3, 2016 Alien Aliens The Exorcist Bills/Giants Superbowl I watched the Exorcist last night. It still delivers. So well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Great topic Cuga - I did a thesis project on Hitchcock, so "Psycho" is just an amazing film from a director's standpoint, cinematography and plot. Edge of your seat (did you know the blood in the shower was really chocolate sauce?) Honorable mention: Exorcist The Shining Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 This is the best time of year for horror movies. There are a million to choose from and 95% are garbage. Here are some obscure ones that I like If you like horror mixed with humor, check out Tucker and Dale vs Evil. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1465522/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Repulsion. The most psychologically tense movie I've ever seen. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059646/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_25 Burnt Offerings. This is a sentimental pick for me. Its the first movie that scared the crap out of me when I was little. Bette Davis and Karen Black are scary no matter what theyre doing. And the image of the weird chauffer guy haunts me to this day. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074258/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 And Then There Were None. This 1945 version of the Agatha Christie novel is the best. Really fun. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037515/?ref_=nv_sr_2 What are some of your favorites? Tucker and Dale is PHENOMENAL. They keep teasing with a sequel, but nothing has materialized yet. We just watched "Saw" last night. That's a good one. "Exorcist" is great. "The Shining" is one of my all-time favorites. The 2006 version of "Hills Have Eyes" is great, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 The Exorcist 3, without a doubt, is the scariest movie I have ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cugalabanza Posted October 3, 2016 Author Share Posted October 3, 2016 The Exorcist 3, without a doubt, is the scariest movie I have ever seen. It's nowhere near as good as the original, but it is a pretty good movie. It has one of the best quick scare shots of all time (in the hospital--I'm guessing you know the one I'm talking about). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cugalabanza Posted October 3, 2016 Author Share Posted October 3, 2016 Another... A Tale of Two Sisters http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0365376/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 It's nowhere near as good as the original, but it is a pretty good movie. It has one of the best quick scare shots of all time (in the hospital--I'm guessing you know the one I'm talking about). The nurse scene. Holy $&@? that freaks me out every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LB3 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 The original Halloween will always be my favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 I watched the Exorcist last night. It still delivers. So well done. Want to be scared shitless? Turn off all the lights and listen to this through headphones. I bet you don't make it all the way through. Halloween is my favorite time of year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewPort71 Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 I remember reading The Exorcist when I was a freshman in college and wondering if it had been made into a movie. Next year lo and behold it was a movie. Absolute classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dib Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 I remember reading The Exorcist when I was a freshman in college and wondering if it had been made into a movie. Next year lo and behold it was a movie. Absolute classic. I remember getting goosebumps reading the book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jr1 Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 the 2009 movie Hanger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMCBillsFan Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Some of my favorites. Salem's Lot Exorcist Halloween Friday the 13th Parts 1 and 2 The Shining It's funny, these movies scared the crap out of me when I was younger and watched them. But now as an adult? I have a hard time getting into the genre. I LOVE horror, but nothing is really scary anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cugalabanza Posted October 4, 2016 Author Share Posted October 4, 2016 Rosemary's Baby is one of my all time favorites, but I can only watch it once every few years. A few other good ones from this century: The Descent, The Babadook, Drag Me to Hell, The Cabin in the Woods, House of the Devil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Some of my favorites. Salem's Lot Exorcist Halloween Friday the 13th Parts 1 and 2 The Shining It's funny, these movies scared the crap out of me when I was younger and watched them. But now as an adult? I have a hard time getting into the genre. I LOVE horror, but nothing is really scary anymore. I feel the same way. "Hush" made me uncomfortable a couple times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 The original Halloween will always be my favorite. Agreed. I wish they had stopped after the first one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LB3 Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Agreed. I wish they had stopped after the first one. Not me. I am a sucker for awful sequels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cugalabanza Posted October 4, 2016 Author Share Posted October 4, 2016 Not me. I am a sucker for awful sequels. I'm a sucker for the Friday the 13th movies. I don't know what it is--I know they're bad, but I still like 'em. That cheesy teen slasher formula just does it for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LB3 Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 I'm a sucker for the Friday the 13th movies. I don't know what it is--I know they're bad, but I still like 'em. That cheesy teen slasher formula just does it for me. Exactly. There is nothing better than watching Jason punch someone's head off or zip a teenager up in a sleeping bag and slam them against a tree like a rug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixxxer Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Jaws Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 A couple recent gems: Sinister Trick R Treat Cabin in the Woods Drag Me to Hell House of the Devil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixxxer Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 The Exorcism of Emily Rose was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Dave Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 This is the best time of year for horror movies. There are a million to choose from and 95% are garbage. Here are some obscure ones that I like If you like horror mixed with humor, check out Tucker and Dale vs Evil. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1465522/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Repulsion. The most psychologically tense movie I've ever seen. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059646/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_25 Burnt Offerings. This is a sentimental pick for me. Its the first movie that scared the crap out of me when I was little. Bette Davis and Karen Black are scary no matter what theyre doing. And the image of the weird chauffer guy haunts me to this day. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074258/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 And Then There Were None. This 1945 version of the Agatha Christie novel is the best. Really fun. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037515/?ref_=nv_sr_2 What are some of your favorites? Weird that you posted this. Sunday night I googled Burnt Offerings. Not sure why that popped in my head. Watched about a 2 1/2 minute trailer. Scared the crap out of me as a kid. The chauffeur gave me nightmares and I got major chills when he appeared in the trailer. Also liked The Exorcism of Emily Rose, as someone else in the thread mentioned. Same for the original Halloween and The Shining. Other somewhat recent movies I liked were The Strangers and The Conjuring. Recently watched Conjuring II. Didn't like it near as much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azalin Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 (edited) There have only been three movies that truly creeped me out over the years. In chronological order: 1) The Haunting (1963) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057129/ 2) The Exorcist (1973) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070047/ 3) The Ring (2002) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0298130/ That being said, horror is by far my favorite genre, so I like an awful lot of horror movies. The only sub-genre I don't care for is slasher films, excluding Hitchcock's classic Psycho (it's just too good a suspense movie, despite being the original slasher film.) Honorable mentions as genuine classics are the original Universal versions of Frankenstein, Dracula, and The Mummy, along with the 1922 version of Nosferatu. I like a lot of the old British Hammer films as well. Edited October 5, 2016 by Azalin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixxxer Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Blair witch project Quarantine or Rec (spanish version) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Event Horizon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nighttime in Nigeria Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Pet Sematary always scared the crap out of me as a kid. Especially Zelda. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=18k7U3vSYyc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Macabre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gomper Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Goodnight Mommy. For the political, Bob Roberts. Scary,scary stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooderson Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 (edited) Psycho was great the first time I watched it. I just watched that Exorcism III scene that someone posted and it felt incredibly similar to the scene in Psycho when the detective is walking up the stairs. The music really nails it. The Descent was a pretty good scary movie. Had some good jump scenes as well as a nightmare for those who have claustrophobia. The Shining. The Omen scared me pretty good when I was young. The nurse hanging herself really hit me hard as a child. Edited October 5, 2016 by Wooderson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALF Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Fail Safe in 64 still scares me today because it seemed possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 (edited) Freaks. This is more creepy than scary but still........ BTW I just realized it was directed and produced by Tod Browning who directed the 1932 version of Dracula with Bela Lugosi. Edited October 5, 2016 by Chef Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Caveman Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Besides the usual favorites, here are some (I think) under-appreciated ones. Friday the 13th IV - I'm partial to this because it's the first real horror movie I ever saw, and I couldn't close my eyes in the shower when washing my hair for months, but it's also got Crispin Glover. The Host - Korean film, I think you can stream it on Netflix, really well done monster movie. Let The Right One In - watch the original if you can, not the american remake, although I had heard the remake's not bad. Alien Resurrection - I know most people hate the 3rd and 4th installments in the series, but I like them. I especially like the comic book kind of feel to this, and Ron Perlman is great. Zombieland - more funny than scary, but it's a great movie to watch this time of year. Tusk - Kevin Smith made a good movie again. Made me squirm and laugh. The Thing - John Carpenter version - probably not under-appreciated, but I didn't see anyone else mention it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Alien Aliens The Exorcist Bills/Giants Superbowl Alien and the Exorcist at the top of my list. Although the Bills/Giants was creepy, don't you think the sequels are even more frightening? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 You folks need to branch out to more foreign films. The French...wow, they make some really disturbing films. High Tension Inside Martyrs All would make most dudes weak in the knees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cugalabanza Posted October 5, 2016 Author Share Posted October 5, 2016 You folks need to branch out to more foreign films. The French...wow, they make some really disturbing films. High Tension Inside Martyrs All would make most dudes weak in the knees. I liked High Tension very much. I'll have to check out those others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 I liked High Tension very much. I'll have to check out those others. I'd rate High Tension as a 6/10 on the intensity scale. Inside is an 8.5, and is more stylized. Martyrs is a 10, and is completely raw. Brutal, brutal films, but incredibly well made Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maury Ballstein Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 None. Not scary and not funny. I just sit there bored. Gimme some laughs or something to cry about please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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