Movies that scare the $#!t outta you

[Cure]

The most recent movie to scare me is Conjuring. Ghosts and ish get to me.

I'll tell you what isn't scary though, and that's Green Inferno. I just wanna take this opportunity to mention how garbage that movie is.

[Leo656]

The first Saw was pretty good, to me. I liked it because it was more psychological. 99% of the gore was actually in your head (watch it again if you don't believe me), and what was creepy about it was the idea that someone could very easily actually DO something like this, were they properly motivated. It was inspired and creative.

Then it immediately became an excuse to just dial the splatter up to 11 every October, which, to me, isn't scary. It really doesn't take a lot of skill to just show an excessive amount of blood n' guts onscreen and then get all excited when some people get uncomfortable looking at it. That's cheap, to me. I mean, yeah, there's a place for it, but plot, atmosphere, etc. are much more important to making a movie scary, in my opinion.

[ssjup81]

I'm not big on horror movies, as they bore me after a while. Even them, as a kid, things people deemed "scary" didn't scare me. Put on something stemmed in reality, and that would give me nightmares. In other words, evil people and those who showed hatred. I know seeing stuff about the Civil Rights Movement and slavery and persecution of blacks would scare me and give me nightmares since some of things occurred in recent history...and made me paranoid. I used to think, since I went to a predominantly white Elementary school, "What if we can't be friends? What if his/her parents hate me? What if white people become mean again and treat us badly?" So, yeah...reality. But if I had to choose, maybe the house scene in Wizard of Oz. The part where her feet rolled under the house used to creep me out. lol

Originally Posted by Leo656

The first Saw was pretty good, to me. I liked it because it was more psychological. 99% of the gore was actually in your head (watch it again if you don't believe me), and what was creepy about it was the idea that someone could very easily actually DO something like this, were they properly motivated. It was inspired and creative.

Then it immediately became an excuse to just dial the splatter up to 11 every October, which, to me, isn't scary. It really doesn't take a lot of skill to just show an excessive amount of blood n' guts onscreen and then get all excited when some people get uncomfortable looking at it. That's cheap, to me. I mean, yeah, there's a place for it, but plot, atmosphere, etc. are much more important to making a movie scary, in my opinion.

How many movies are there now? Five or something?

[Toitlefan]

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.

The first Human Centipede movie was tame according to horror standards but the 2nd one was just flat out disturbing. I can't even count how many times I cringed and almost shut it off. I can't un-see that movie and I wish I could.

[Shark_Blade]

Originally Posted by Blossombrooks

Ooh Stephen King's The Mist creeps me the hell out, I still hate driving in the fog!! 28 Days Later is pretty bad too, I was a wreck after watching that.
I know its not a film but I do watch The Walking Dead and that scares me witless, the whole apocalyptic/zombie is terrifying. Still keep watching though so I guess some strange part of me enjoys it?!

Another great film I almost forgot! Yes, The Mist. It was such a great buildup but the ending really sadden me.... don't do suicide guys, it's dumb.

I'm gonna need to find that movie again. Cheers Blossom!

[senpai]

Originally Posted by LeotheLateBloomer

Mind sharing?

Lol. Do you like Justin Long? Are you a fan of walruses? (Walrusi? ) Because it's a movie about Justin Long getting turned into a walrus. And that's no spoiler. I don't recommend it but if you're a fan of awful horror flicks you may be interested in giving it a chance. Warning: it's torture terror. That's the main reason why I couldn't get into the hilarity of the movie--I couldn't get past the torture aspect that I'm sensitive to.

[LeotheLateBloomer]

I only know Justin Long for Alvin and Die Hard. But I meant what bothered you about it. I just heard it was more so disturbing than it is scary. And I saw Ramboraph4Life's review of it.

[senpai]

Originally Posted by Cure

I'll tell you what isn't scary though, and that's Green Inferno. I just wanna take this opportunity to mention how garbage that movie is.

Aw, really? I heard it was hilarious.

Originally Posted by LeotheLateBloomer

I only know Justin Long for Alvin and Die Hard. But I meant what bothered you about it. I just heard it was more so disturbing than it is scary. And I saw Ramboraph4Life's review of it.

The torture is what I didn't like. Even though it's totally dumb--Justin Long is turned into a walrus, like hello lol--but I just couldn't get past the way Long's character was tortured and made miserable during the whole film. I mean, he was an asshole but he didn't deserve to be turned into a walrus! I will say though that I wish I had the guts to stick through it so I could see the grand fight at the end. The ending was later explained to me.

[LeotheLateBloomer]

I think I read that his legs were amputated to use the tibia bones to form the tusks and he got his tongue cut off for some reason. I did see a scene where he was screaming with drool and Michael Park's character sent him into a pool of water.

[PangolinFeets]

Tusk was hilarious. The torture is pretty gross, but it was presented in such a ridiculous way that it was silly. Plus Justin Long's character is kind of a scum bag. Not to say scum bags deserve to have their legs and arms sewn to their torso, but that's how the dice roll in horror.

If you live in the tri-state area, stop by Kevin Smith's comic store J&SB Secret Stash in Red Bank NJ. They have a foam replica of the walrus. XD

[LeotheLateBloomer]

Isn't that the same store where they film Comic Book Men at?

[senpai]

Originally Posted by LeotheLateBloomer

I did see a scene where he was screaming with drool and Michael Park's character sent him into a pool of water.

Yeah. That's literally the part when I turned the movie off.

Originally Posted by PangolinFeets

The torture is pretty gross, but it was presented in such a ridiculous way that it was silly. Plus Justin Long's character is kind of a scum bag. Not to say scum bags deserve to have their legs and arms sewn to their torso, but that's how the dice roll in horror.

I know... But I simply couldn't get through it. I think if I had been watching it with friends and not by myself at night with the lights off, I'm sure it would've had a more light-hearted effect on me. (I'm a pansy.)

Originally Posted by PangolinFeets

If you live in the tri-state area, stop by Kevin Smith's comic store J&SB Secret Stash in Red Bank NJ. They have a foam replica of the walrus. XD

I don't but oh man that sounds like good times lol!

[TLP]

Ok ok.

The most disturbing scene in film history:

Spoiler:

(No not really. I just wanted to introduce you all to this "incredible" movie. ^^Look up "Schizophreniac: The Wh*re Mangler.")

[PangolinFeets]

Originally Posted by LeotheLateBloomer

Isn't that the same store where they film Comic Book Men at?

Yea, it got a lot nicer once they started filming. Those guys still run the store for the most part.

[senpai]

Here's another one that freaked me out: The Nightmare. It's on Netflix. It's a documentary about sleep paralysis. I really didn't know much about the topic going into the film but I have experienced sleep paralysis a few times in my life. So many people experience a figure known as a "shadow-man" in their dreams, and this made me have such a bad feeling in my stomach because I've seen it too. :s Hopefully I'll never see it again either.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Okay, confession time- I've experienced that a time or two myself. What's more freaky is that I've not only seen the so-calked shadow-man but I've "FELT" its hands on my neck choking me, too. And even weirder is that my husband saw it too, while I was being "attacked". It's not something I ever want to experience again, because I thought I was dreaming until he said he saw it. But there was a definite malicious presence in the room.

[XERO]

Candyman.

Those bees, man. Those f*cking bees in his chest.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

That's scary? Meh. Bugs don't bother me. Although the cockroaches from Joe's Apartment kind of gross me out. But that's because- cockroaches. Hate those little nasty things. And I'm not overly fond of crickets, either. But bugs in horror films don't bother me much. That scene in The Craft where Nancy is covered with bugs and snakes? Pfft- wasn't scary or creepy at all to me, even when they were crawling out of her mouth!

[senpai]

Originally Posted by MsMarvelDuckie

Okay, confession time- I've experienced that a time or two myself. What's more freaky is that I've not only seen the so-calked shadow-man but I've "FELT" its hands on my neck choking me, too. And even weirder is that my husband saw it too, while I was being "attacked". It's not something I ever want to experience again, because I thought I was dreaming until he said he saw it. But there was a definite malicious presence in the room.

See, I don't like that. I'd flip out and question my sanity but since your husband saw it too that's really freaky. Not to stray too far from the thread's topic but did you do anything or did it just go away? In my night terror, the figure was straddling me (I sensed he had a weapon--a knife--behind his back) and I couldn't move; I felt severe pressure on my chest--I couldn't breathe and I swear my heart had stopped beating. At least, that's what my mind was processing. I woke up in the same position I was in during the night terror--almost as if no time had passed, I blink, and I'm suddenly alone in the room. Though the figure was gone I was still in a state of paralysis for a minute or so. It felt so real. >_< Duckie, I hope that never happens to you again. I didn't know this figure was reoccurring nor was I aware it was in other people's nightmares too.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Well, we've had some other odd things happen here, and it's not the first paranormal experience for EITHER of us, so it's really not that "freaky" all-in-all. (If you're interested, PM me, and I'll tell you about a few others I've had.)

What really creeped me wasn't just that he saw it, but that I was awake for most of it. I started out half-asleep, then when I felt something trying to grab and choke me, I woke up fully and still couldn't get it off, thrashed a bit and tried to reach out which woke him up, and he saw something in the room with us. He yelled at it, and it finally dissipated or whatever. I had a hard time sleeping for the rest of the night. He said he saw a man in a suit. And he's seen him before- the "shadow-man" threw a phone book at him one day.

We've also had little shadows that hover near my desk and cause toys to fall off the cabinet the printer sits on, or off the top of the PC tower. I also know for a fact that the tenant of this apartment two tenants previous to us (not the one right before us, but before him) was an old guy who was moved to a care home- and then died less than a week later. We think HE may be hanging around, too.