Movies that scare the $#!t outta you

[PangolinFeets]

Ugh, I have no interest in A Serbian Film. It does nothing that Salo didn't already do 40 years ago.

Martyrs is my favorite horror movie. It does everything so perfectly. And to see a successful modern horror with almost no CG is so refreshing.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Originally Posted by Slade

I'm a little odd when it comes to something like this. Most people may not ever pick these 3 movies, but anyway..

1. Anaconda. reason snake phobia

2. Twister. reason, just because a twister is a real thing and they happen around here during certain times and I never want to be caught in one. Actually love the movie though.

3. The Omen. reason, just f*ck that movie.

Sadly, the impossibility of Anaconda ruined any scariness that movie might have held for me. Reason- the snake moving that fast at that size is a physical impossibility. It had too much body mass to move as fast as it did. throughout the movie. I was fine with some of the "creep/scare" shots, but the first time that snake started zipping around like lightning after someone, it killed my suspension of disbelief completely. Couldn't take the movie seriously after that. Anacondas are one of the SLOWEST snakes, because of their huge size!

Twister doesn't scare me, exactly. but living in Texas, it's something we have to worry about fairly often, so that one makes me nervous.

Originally Posted by Wildcat

Child's Play when I was a kid. I remember having nightmares. Funny that it turned out to be my favorite horror series but guess we all like being scared sometimes...it's why we celebrate Halloween right?

I hate spiders so Arachnophobia always makes feel creepy-crawly.

The Final Destination movies creeped me out because accidents, no matter how unlikely, can actually happen.

I refused to watch any of the FD movies after the first three. Reason- EVERY TIME I saw one of them, I had an accident of some kind. Nothing life-threatening, but enough to cause injury and/or bleeding. So I decided those movies were bad luck for me, and I have not watched any of them ever since. Still won't. If one comes on, I avoid the channel, leave the room, or find some other way NOT to watch it. To this day, I've only seen the first three, and those were all in theaters.

Originally Posted by Storm Eagle

That sure as hell wasn't why I did it. Anyway, as for my picks:

The Wanderers: It's a movie set in the Bronx in the early 60s that features gangs, and the Wanderers were a gang of Italian-American youths. There's this one gang called the Ducky Boys who are from one of the worst parts of the Bronx, and what makes them so freaky is that they don't speak. It's especially freaky when one of the Wanderers ends up in the area and is cornered by them everywhere he goes when he tries to escape.

Ghost: When the two main antagonists get dragged down into the underworld after they get themselves killed.

The Princess and the Frog: It's the main antagonist's "death" scene.

Storm Eagle, I think the movie you're referring to is The Warriors, not The Wanderers. I've seen it. It has one of the most-referenced lines in movies, too: "Warriors! Come out and plaa-ay!" Even the Nick turtles parodied that line.

[Icebot]

Originally Posted by Shark_Blade

^Scream was just stupid teenagers on drugs. What's to be scared of them? :lol

I didn't watch the whole movie so I didn't know that until I saw this.

Spoiler:

Watching someone get killed was new to me, so it was very scary.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Scream wasn't even teenagers, nearly all the major characters were older and in college or beyond. I think he's actually thinking of the Scary Movie spoof franchise. Those were the only movies where teens and/or drugs were present.

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by MsMarvelDuckie

Storm Eagle, I think the movie you're referring to is The Warriors, not The Wanderers. I've seen it. It has one of the most-referenced lines in movies, too: "Warriors! Come out and plaa-ay!" Even the Nick turtles parodied that line.

I definitely know about The Warriors, but The Wanderers is something totally different. You should read about the movie here, and you'll also see that it's based on a novel by Richard Price that was published in 1974.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wa...281979_film%29

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Never heard of that one, but the plot you mentioned is the exact same story. Either somebody ripped of the idea of one or the other, or they're both based on the same book.

Edit: Hmm, checked the wiki of both, noth based on the same book, but very similar novels, apparently, and during the same time-frame. Not surprising at any rate. On an interesting side-note, the plot of The Warriors is nothing like the book it's derived from, but DOES bear a striking resemblance tot he other one. Hmm....

[Wildcat]

Originally Posted by Storm Eagle

That sure as hell wasn't why I did it.

What celebrate Halloween? The free candy then huh?

Saw The Mist was mentioned. That was a great movie except for the last 2 minutes or so when they decide to kill themselves and army conveniently saves the day. Which was not in the book after looking it up but I've never read it.

That part is easily forgotten or edited out if you really wanted to. Just cut off after they see the giant monster walk by...Which is a cool but creepy moment.

If it wasn't for the stupid ending that could have made a great sequel. Could redo it I suppose but still.

[Zak The Neutrino]

I forgot one. IT. That movie always freaked me out and I've never liked clowns.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Ooh, good one! I have a neighbor who is terrified of clowns (along with just about everything else, apparently- she's like a real-life Monk...) and that movie scares the crap out of her. I love it. We've contemplated having my hubby dress up as Pennywise, stand outside her door and knock, then deliver one of his lines (he's great at impressions) when she answers it. Kinda twisted I know, but she's a nosey and annoying pest who blabs our business all over town, and is constantly coming down uninvited.

[PangolinFeets]

Another really fantastic thriller I'd put in horror is The Mothman Prophecies. Its rated PG-13 and there's no gore, but that movie captured a sense of fear and confusion so well. Its like a really really good episode of The X-Files. And its totally based on true accounts. It gives me goosebumps. Super freaky.

[AT-Man]

Originally Posted by LeotheLateBloomer

Which leads me to ask, are the Human Centipede trilogy of movies or Tusk by Kevin Smith scary?

I don't think they're scary, but rather nerve-racking.

[Leo656]

Originally Posted by Lethal Lullaby

Lol Imma check out that Serbian Film though.

Aw, c'mon. Don't do that. I mean seriously...

Spoiler:

A newborn infant gets raped immediately after being born...

C'mon. Think of your soul. Just don't.

My wife gets annoyed with me because I'll often read about and "spoil" movies for myself before seeing them, and I'll forever point to that movie as a perfect reason why I do that. I'd heard of it a bunch and probably would have seen it, and then I decided to read about it and it was like, "Okay, yeah, I get what they're trying to do, but NO."

I mean, yeah, do whatever you want. I'd advise against it, though.

[Lethal Lullaby]

Originally Posted by Leo656

Aw, c'mon. Don't do that. I mean seriously...

Spoiler:

A newborn infant gets raped immediately after being born...

C'mon. Think of your soul. Just don't.

My wife gets annoyed with me because I'll often read about and "spoil" movies for myself before seeing them, and I'll forever point to that movie as a perfect reason why I do that. I'd heard of it a bunch and probably would have seen it, and then I decided to read about it and it was like, "Okay, yeah, I get what they're trying to do, but NO."

I mean, yeah, do whatever you want. I'd advise against it, though.

Eh. Change my mind. Trailer didn't look too good. Prob won't find it anyways.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Originally Posted by Leo656

Aw, c'mon. Don't do that. I mean seriously...

Spoiler:

A newborn infant gets raped immediately after being born...

C'mon. Think of your soul. Just don't.

My wife gets annoyed with me because I'll often read about and "spoil" movies for myself before seeing them, and I'll forever point to that movie as a perfect reason why I do that. I'd heard of it a bunch and probably would have seen it, and then I decided to read about it and it was like, "Okay, yeah, I get what they're trying to do, but NO."

I mean, yeah, do whatever you want. I'd advise against it, though.

Just- ew. Yeah, not something I'd ever want to see on purpose, or even by mistake while channel surfing....

[Storm Eagle]

I'm not touching The Human Centipede series with a 100-foot pole. I got an idea of what that was like from watching an episode of South Park.

[PangolinFeets]

Originally Posted by MsMarvelDuckie

Just- ew. Yeah, not something I'd ever want to see on purpose, or even by mistake while channel surfing....

I can assure you that no network would ever show that. It's banned almost everywhere.

Pure shock value is boring, gross and does nothing inventive for this ever-ailing genre. The ****ing Marquis De Sade was writing this kinda depravity on the walls of his prison cells in the 1700s. Fresh substance, please.

More than anything, I love thought-provoking, well-paced, innovative horror. Stuff like Pontypool, even though zombie is a grossly over-saturated subgenre, had a really interesting take on the spread of the disease. It's just so rare to find those kinds of movies anymore. It's much easier to throw buckets of blood and severed tits at the screen in 3D. I enjoy the occasional over-the-top dumb horror comedy for kicks, but even that's getting old (And 90% of them are just awful).

Originally Posted by Storm Eagle

I'm not touching The Human Centipede series with a 100-foot pole. I got an idea of what that was like from watching an episode of South Park.

Honestly, people hype Human Centipede up so much in their heads. The implications are much worse than anything you see on screen. If anything, the overacting makes it pretty funny.

[Netkeeper]

Originally Posted by MsMarvelDuckie

I refused to watch any of the FD movies after the first three. Reason- EVERY TIME I saw one of them, I had an accident of some kind. Nothing life-threatening, but enough to cause injury and/or bleeding. So I decided those movies were bad luck for me, and I have not watched any of them ever since. Still won't. If one comes on, I avoid the channel, leave the room, or find some other way NOT to watch it. To this day, I've only seen the first three, and those were all in theaters.

I only watched the first one and I didn't like it because the main characters were dumb, but damn, that's a pretty legit reason to not like them.

Originally Posted by Storm Eagle

I'm not touching The Human Centipede series with a 100-foot pole. I got an idea of what that was like from watching an episode of South Park.

The Human Centipede isn't really that bad. Like our friendliest Pangolin here said, the overacting can be pretty amusing [though your mileage may vary on whether or not that makes the film more tolerable since I understand people getting weirded out by finding something they're supposed to find disgusting funny].

That movie didn't scare me at all, but it kinda fascinated me in a gross kinda way, since I kinda like ****ed up body horror and experiments and ****. I wouldn't be in any hurry to watch it again or anything though.

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by PangolinFeets

Honestly, people hype Human Centipede up so much in their heads. The implications are much worse than anything you see on screen. If anything, the overacting makes it pretty funny.

Originally Posted by Netkeeper

The Human Centipede isn't really that bad. Like our friendliest Pangolin here said, the overacting can be pretty amusing [though your mileage may vary on whether or not that makes the film more tolerable since I understand people getting weirded out by finding something they're supposed to find disgusting funny].

That movie didn't scare me at all, but it kinda fascinated me in a gross kinda way, since I kinda like ****ed up body horror and experiments and ****. I wouldn't be in any hurry to watch it again or anything though.

I'm still not taking any chances.

As for you Netkeeper, I may be able to sit through certain horror movies. I once marathoned the entire original Nightmare on Elm Street series and the entire original Friday the 13th series, and I've seen all the Child's Play movies. I also own the Scream movies and a copy of The Craft. However, there is such a thing as a level of tolerance. The kinds of things that you like are likely to be different from what others like.

Besides, didn't THC have a part where one person defecated in the mouth of the person attached to their rear end?

[senpai]

The Descent. Love that movie. The Last Exorcism kinda freaked me out too (mainly the ending). Tusk *grumble grumble* -_- And screw those Saw movies.

[LeotheLateBloomer]

Originally Posted by senpai

Tusk *grumble grumble* -_-

Mind sharing?