What is the Scariest Movie You've Ever Seen?

[CrimsonElder]

Godamn you Vector for posting that picture! How am I going to sleep tonight now.

There are a few movies that scare me and in different ways.

Paranoia Scary - The Thing
Ghost Scary - Paranormal Activity/ The Entity/ 100 Feet (Just the one scene, if you have seen it you will know what I am talking about)
Make me run in a dark alley Scary - Freddy/Jason
Scared of walking down the street in the dark - American Werewolf in London (I live literally on the side of a mountain so dark woods not good)
Scared when alone in bed - The Exorcist (Why did I watch it)
Overall Scariest movie - The Exorcist

Just want to put it out there that it may be the scariest movie for me but The Thing is my favorite.

Oh Just thought this movie was worth an honorable mention. Anyone seen Woman In Black? Its really really old its in black and white but damn there are some freaky shots. I think its being remade now with the Harry Potter guy but doubt it will be any good I think the black and white actually helped the movie.

[I_Am_Nemesis]

The Mist is one of my favourite films. It's a lot more than just a monster movie, because it's about what humans could do when pushed to their extreme limits and humans can be just as much a "monster" as the creatures in The Mist. The ending is one of the most shocking I've ever seen, so great Stephen King himself said he'd have put it in the book if he'd have thought of it. Great film.

Edit: Oh and the song at the end is fucking awesome too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnJOH5PImrw

I'm not really sure why but I really didnt like that ending at all. It was just so depressing. I think im probably a little bit biased though since I tend to prefer my endings with some glimmer of happiness in them but I just found the ending for the mist crushing, all I could think at the end was "well fuck, bet he wishes he waited those extra few seconds before shooting his family".

[Scream]

Definitely. Survival horror games gives you the feel that you are there yourself, which is a far scarier experience. I don't think I ever dared play SH at night, let alone turn off the lights!

Good of you to admit that - people usually laugh when I say that It's strange how the mind works though.. turn the volume off and usually it becomes easier to play. I know some people aren't affected by "scariness" but I pity them in a way, I think they are missing something, not just from gaming but from their lives.

Gotta wonder how survival horror will evolve in the future, movies just aren't cut out for horror these days..

Am I the only one not scared by movies? I find this more scary than anything in the middle of the night. I'm deadly serious...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdayY0UaMog

Not scared, more like depressed - it usually signaled the end of the night, way past bedtime haha.

[Trent]

I think survival horror games can be scarier than movies at times

Definitely. Survival horror games gives you the feel that you are there yourself, which is a far scarier experience. I don't think I ever dared play SH at night, let alone turn off the lights!

[Scream]

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On the third pass of that sheet, you should edit his face to make it f***ing horrific - I was waiting for that but it never happened. It would scare the crap out of me even now

There's only one movie that has ever made me feel truly uncomfortable and creeped out...

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You walk into that, of course you gonna be shit scared. Doesn't happen in the movie though, the way it happened was quite tame... I remember when I first saw the Exorcist, it wasn't too bad, though I had a spare bed in my bedroom for some reason and kept looking over before falling asleep..

I think survival horror games can be scarier than movies at times (not always though) the original Silent Hill PS1 on an old TV at night with good headphones is an experience like no other if your mind is right.. SH2/3 aren't bad either..

[Vector]

There's only one movie that has ever made me feel truly uncomfortable and creeped out...

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[Alexia_Ashford]

The Mist is one of my favourite films. It's a lot more than just a monster movie, because it's about what humans could do when pushed to their extreme limits and humans can be just as much a "monster" as the creatures in The Mist. The ending is one of the most shocking I've ever seen, so great Stephen King himself said he'd have put it in the book if he'd have thought of it. Great film.

Edit: Oh and the song at the end is fucking awesome too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnJOH5PImrw

[GuardhouseMusic]

The Mist is something I need to see at some point, from its clear connections to other horror media I enjoy. The Shining is definitely one of my top 3 horror movies.

I may need to rewatch IT to get an idea of its effect nowadays. As for the book, well it's a mixed bag. Some parts are deeply unsettling, others are completely unnecessary, others will leave your head full of fuck. Stephen King has problems structuring and pacing a good amount of his novels, but again there are usually fascinating or frightening ideas which come out of them. For a recent adaptation I'd recommend 1408 (and the audiobook), it's essentially a micro version of The Shining but done better than it should be.

[PracticalAl]

I agree about the parts where Tim Curry's legitimately hamming it the hell up, (e.g. "Got Prince Albert in a can? Well ya better let him out! WOOHAT WOOHAT WOOHAT!") but from the perspective of people afraid of clowns or otherwise, I think some sequences in the miniseries still work. Plus, try to remember that Nostalgia Critic is a character, and the furthest thing from a legitimate critic as possible. His style is nitpicky, and that's why I and a lot of others watch him and enjoy him. For instance, if you put things he says under scrutiny, you can find holes. The whole balloon thing he went on about, where he wondered how the hell anybody can be afraid of a balloon is funny, but ridiculous. It's not the actual object at face value that provides the scare, but the association of Pennywise. However, I will admit that my proverbial skin is as thin as can be when it comes to horror movies. That Tommyknockers miniseries, a few things actually frightened me about it, even despite Critic's banter. The scene where that kid makes his brother disappear in front of a crowd, and his just sad frustration at the consequences hitting him seriously unsettled and disturbed me. Langoliers, however, that's just irredeemable. Me being so sensitive is why I really can't come up with an answer for this thread, there are a lot of movies and some parts of shows which scare me in equal magnitude.

Oh, I understand completely! IT did scare me when I was younger; and I have heard that the book is much better in explaining things the Nostalgia Critic was baffled by. The mini-series seems to leave a lot of things unexplained. But I do know he's playing a character, and there are actually a lot of times I disagree with his nitpicks or criticisms.

What I meant was I was definitely scared by the movie when I was little, and when I had re-watched a few years ago it did nothing for me. So when NC reviewed it, it made it even less scary to me. (Like that scene in the asylum with the half dog/half human guy? That's pretty ridiculous. Though, I am sure the book probably handles the scene better.) Yeah, so I may not be scared by the movie any longer, but I can certainly understand if people are and why.

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Clowns are terrifying, no doubt about that. But I guess it's hard for me to look past the silliness of the movie, because I tend to be a bit nit-picky when it comes to scary movies. -And it may also be because I am not the biggest fan of Stephen King movies, other than The Shining and The Mist. ^^'..

[I_Am_Nemesis]

Well I think most of us are talking about movies that used to creep us out when we were kids. Presently, I don't find any of the current slasher/horror flicks scary at all.

The last time I got freaked out at the movies was when I had to sit through Sex in the City The Movie (TM) (believe me, I tried like hell to talk my way out of that one). My eye balls were burning during the whole thing and I had to fake a smile/laugh during the "funny" parts. But it was worth it (Heh! Heh!).

I'm hoping Guillermo del Toro makes a good scary flick soon. One that he actually directs himself.

Im guessing you got dragged to that by a girl friend? thats how I ended up seeing it, my ex was a massive sex and the city fan :/ she even managed to convince me to watch the first season all the way through with her.....

[Pikminister]

Am I the only one not scared by movies? I find this more scary than anything in the middle of the night. I'm deadly serious...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdayY0UaMog

Well I think most of us are talking about movies that used to creep us out when we were kids. Presently, I don't find any of the current slasher/horror flicks scary at all.

The last time I got freaked out at the movies was when I had to sit through Sex in the City The Movie (TM) (believe me, I tried like hell to talk my way out of that one). My eye balls were burning during the whole thing and I had to fake a smile/laugh during the "funny" parts. But it was worth it (Heh! Heh!).

I'm hoping Guillermo del Toro makes a good scary flick soon. One that he actually directs himself.

Am I the only one not scared by movies? I find this more scary than anything in the middle of the night. I'm deadly serious...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdayY0UaMog

[I_Am_Nemesis]

You know what, I think the original texas chainsaw massacre is probably the scariest film ive ever seen.

[Scream]

From my very early memory, the scariest part of It was the shower part when those pipes start moving around, I remember that freaking me out for some reason.

[GuardhouseMusic]

He used to scare me too! But after watching Nostalgia Critic's review of the film, I feel stupid for ever being scared..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...3rWkpPo#t=445s LMAO.

I agree about the parts where Tim Curry's legitimately hamming it the hell up,
(e.g. "Got Prince Albert in a can? Well ya better let him out! WOOHAT WOOHAT WOOHAT!") but from the perspective of people afraid of clowns or otherwise, I think some sequences in the miniseries still work.

Plus, try to remember that Nostalgia Critic is a character, and the furthest thing from a legitimate critic as possible. His style is nitpicky, and that's why I and a lot of others watch him and enjoy him. For instance, if you put things he says under scrutiny, you can find holes. The whole balloon thing he went on about, where he wondered how the hell anybody can be afraid of a balloon is funny, but ridiculous. It's not the actual object at face value that provides the scare, but the association of Pennywise.

However, I will admit that my proverbial skin is as thin as can be when it comes to horror movies. That Tommyknockers miniseries, a few things actually frightened me about it, even despite Critic's banter. The scene where that kid makes his brother disappear in front of a crowd, and his just sad frustration at the consequences hitting him seriously unsettled and disturbed me. Langoliers, however, that's just irredeemable.

Me being so sensitive is why I really can't come up with an answer for this thread, there are a lot of movies and some parts of shows which scare me in equal magnitude.