What is the most disturbing/scary horror movie you have ever seen?

[ledahead]

What is the most disturbing and or scary movie(s) you have ever seen?

For me, some that come to mind are The Blair Witch Project, The Conjuring, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Paranormal Activity 1 and the Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

[Candy Kappa]

There is a lot of great horror movies, but the Conjuring is one of the better modern horror movies I've seen in a while, as it earned the scare jumps it had, and kept it to a minimum.

Jump scares are like the lowest form of horror, like pie-in-the-face for comedies. And to make it work you really have to earn it in the movie.

The Bay is a great horror mockementary.

[snake]

The phantom menace.

Very VERY disturbing movie.

[Candy Kappa]

Originally Posted by snake

The phantom menace.

Very VERY disturbing movie.

That is very true,

[RaphAndDonnie]

Cannibal Holocaust. I'm not sure if it counts as a horror movie, per se, but it's very scary and sure as hell disturbing. In short, there's a reason a lot of countries banned it.

[Candy Kappa]

Originally Posted by RaphAndDonnie

Cannibal Holocaust. I'm not sure if it counts as a horror movie, per se, but it's very scary and sure as hell disturbing. In short, there's a reason a lot of countries banned it.

It was a interesting movie, but besides the ending it wasn't all that scary though.

But they did have a great promotion on the movie, claiming the events was real, the actors was even paid to go "under hiding" before the movie was released. It was so extreme that the director was actually trailed for the murder of the actors that was killed in the movie, and nothing less then the actual actors coming to the directors rescue, saved him from being convicted of murder.

But the animal deaths are real, what you see is a actual turtle being slowly killed...

[blindturtle02]

Originally Posted by snake

The phantom menace.

Very VERY disturbing movie.

lol God, I knew someone was going to say that! I'm guessing you now have a fear of gungans? For me it's Ben Quadinaros. I like the movie other than that.

Disturbing scary movies now. I'd have to go with Creep Show and Tales From The Darkside. Hellraiser also comes to mind. Haven't seen many of the modern day horror movies because the ones I've seen tend to rely on that jump scare factor. I think that's more annoying than scary. I loved Blair Witch Project back in the day. That one holds up well over time. I feel that allot of the modern day horror movies have tried to capture the same tone but just haven't managed to do so. For me, anyway.

Oh, almost forgot about the Phantasm movies. Those were pretty grotesque but I loved them. Angus Scrimm still manages to creep me out as the Tall Man. He rarely speaks. He doesn't make quips as he's killing you like other horror movie icons. Like death itself, you can't bargain or bribe this guy if he's gunning for you. You might as well accept your death. If this otherworldly undertaker means to take you out of the picture, you can damn sure bet he'll stop at nothing to do so. I like the number of minions and weapons this guy possesses as well. Like Batman, The Tall Man also has several wonderful toys. I was introduced to the first two films as a kid of the 90's and they creeped me out nonetheless. Never got around to seeing the other two. I hear they're making a fifth film this year direct to DVD and such. Will have to nab this series eventually. Go get em, Angus.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Hmm, how about the Evil Dead remake? I saw that one when it came out, and while it was odd not seeing Ash, I still loved it- very faithful to the original in all the right ways, but with a cool twist on the story. Kept thinking the guy was going to be the "hero", and it turned out to be that one chick everyone thought was so weak. Awesome spin. Sorry for any spoilers, BTW. I'm a fan of the Evil Dead series anyway, but it was really cool to see Sam and Co. do a darker and more frightening take on the tale, the way they'd originally intended it to look. It's one reason why I wish remakes/reboots of cult classics should always be left to their creators to make. Who else knows the material as well, or cares as much about getting it right?

That said, I will probably never see the Remake of Nightmare on Elm Street for that very reason. It's just not Freddy to me without Robert Englund in the role. Jason and/or Michael Myers I could care less about- it hardly even matters who is in the costume, since they don't speak and you never see their faces anyway. A marionette could play those roles, and no one would notice. Same with Leatherface. Never liked the silent slashers, anyway- they just came across as bland and uninteresting. Give me Chucky, Freddy, or the guy from Hellrasier! Or even the Puppetmaster.

[blindturtle02]

I loved the Nightmare on Elm Street movies. I think Freddy was a bit comical at times but to me, that sort of added to his appeal. He was very very menacing in the first one. Liked him in all the others, enough to buy the whole collection from Walmart a few years ago.

I've never sat down and watched the Evil Dead movies. My fiance says it's tough for her to watch since it reminds her of her x who cheated on her, so I guess I'll have to tackle those on my own if she's not up for watching them. I love Bruce Campbell so I look forward to getting into those. Ironically, I was first introduced to him in Herc and Xena. haha I'll also have to check out the remake after the originals.

I loved the Hellraiser films, especially the first two. Pinhead is a relentless antagonist. He's very down to business and doesn't stop until he's got his chains in you. They made him a little comical in the third movie but that had something to do with the overall story. It worked. Haven't seen any Hellraiser films past Bloodlines. No one really likes the 4th one but I think it serves as a nice backstory for the lament configuration. Yes, those movies definitely scare me green. I also like the Saw series. Not much into serial killers, but I like Jigsaw and all his little deathtraps. I enjoy the serialized format of the Saw movies too.