For some reason, that scene in The Grudge where the investigator and building manager are looking at the hallway surveillance tape on the monitor. When that dark spot moved from the corner of the hallway, grew larger as it approached and then momentarily disappeared… only to reappear up close so her eyes were visible - THAT fucking made my hair stand on end!
[quote]Iron Dwarf wrote:
THAT fucking made my hair stand on end! [/quote]
Hilarious image.
Mini-Thor meets Bride of Frankenstein.
a movie entitle Collapse. Just some guy talking for an hour and a half about what happens when the oil runs out. I dont know if all the stuff is true but it did scare the shit out of me. Its on netflix instant.
‘‘Dead Silence’’. It’s the story of the ghost/demon of an old ventriloquist woman who is on the hunt for the descendant of a kid she killed because he interrupted her in her show.
[quote]jasmincar wrote:
‘‘Dead Silence’’. It’s the story of the ghost/demon of an old ventriloquist woman who is on the hunt for the descendant of a kid she killed because he interrupted her in her show.
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Good one. Dead Silence is creepy as fuck. The “archive” scene and the ending are the worst.From the same guy who directed Saw (James Wan). It’s better than Saw in some ways because it wasn’t diluted by inferior sequels.
Blair Witch was another piece of awful crap that got a lot of buzz but was worthless, why people find dumbshit like that scary is beyond me. If the movie sucks, it ain’t scary. The suckiness takes away from the horror.
When I was 5, Gremlins creeped me out too when they took over the town
Gremlins was good.
Slugs scared the shit out of me.
Creepshow with the cockroaches and the monster that twisted that woman’s head off. Or was that Tales from the Darkside? That movie gave me night terrors.
Rawhead Rex. LOL. I saw it when I was 8.
Chopping Mall.
Still no love for Jacob’s Ladder? That movie shocked me like nothing else has ever since.
[quote]ukrainian wrote:
[quote]barbarianlifter wrote:
Go see “Insidious”; then lie and say it didn’t scare you (or at least make you jump).[/quote]
Spoiler Alert!
Insidious was scary up until Darth Maul came in.[/quote]
LOLZ Well said.
Spoiler:
The tipping point was the scene when “Darth Maul” appeared behind the husband. Up until then, it was creep as hell and utilized every jump scare it could think of…but come on. If the “monster” is dressed like a Cirque De Soleil performer, don’t expect the scares to keep coming.
[quote]skaz05 wrote:
Gremlins was good.
Slugs scared the shit out of me.
Creepshow with the cockroaches and the monster that twisted that woman’s head off. Or was that Tales from the Darkside? That movie gave me night terrors.
Rawhead Rex. LOL. I saw it when I was 8.
Chopping Mall.
Still no love for Jacob’s Ladder? That movie shocked me like nothing else has ever since.[/quote]
Gremlins was great…for the year it came out. I don’t know how it holds up now…but I do remember how they marketed it to kids but left out the part about it scaring the shit out of us.
I know it must have looked silly to grown ups back then, but that shit was real to us.
Never fed the dog after midnight again.
When i was younger: Friday 13th would freak the hell out of me, i couldn’t stay alone at my farm and look at the lake that i wouldn’t be able to sleep all weekend.
As an adult:
The Ring - as soon as the movie ended i was shaking and the GOD DAMN PHONE rang, neither me or my sister wanted to pick it up.
Paranormal Activity - Now this is a BIG pet peeve of mine, i went to the movies with some friends and i couldn’t stop shaking and screaming, that movie simply scares the soul out of me.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
If the “monster” is dressed like a Cirque De Soleil performer, don’t expect the scares to keep coming.
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LOL, I thought the exact same thing when I saw him. Thought he was going to start doing backflips or something…
Event Horizon - creepy as shit.
Gore isn’t scary to me. Event Horizon could have been great (brilliant concept) if taken in a better direction.
My son and I watched it (he was about 8 or 9 at the time) and neither of us were scared.
I think he and I are the only 2 people in the world who found it not quite as scary as hyped.
[quote]Iron Dwarf wrote:
Gore isn’t scary to me. Event Horizon could have been great (brilliant concept) if taken in a better direction.
My son and I watched it (he was about 8 or 9 at the time) and neither of us were scared.
I think he and I are the only 2 people in the world who found it not quite as scary as hyped.[/quote]
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WHEN did you see it?
That movie was a masterpiece. They hid subtle things in the background to creep out your subconscious…like the set of eyes on the console behind Larry Fishburne. It also wasn’t all that gory.
I think you guys saw an alternate version. Or maybe your drew all over the tv screen while it was on.
Crayon ruins good movies.
Amityville horror scared the shit out of me when it came out.
Signs with Mel Gibson, or atleast this certain scene, creepy as fuck. A chill went down my spine when I first seen it, still does, like really uncomfortable creepy.
[quote]Iron Dwarf wrote:
Gore isn’t scary to me. Event Horizon could have been great (brilliant concept) if taken in a better direction.
My son and I watched it (he was about 8 or 9 at the time) and neither of us were scared.
I think he and I are the only 2 people in the world who found it not quite as scary as hyped.[/quote]
You’re a cool dad. When I was 9 I was barred from seeing pretty much anything good. My parents actually took the rating “PG-13” seriously, and would literally offer me “parental guidance” before allowing me to see a film (“This review indicates that the protagonist, one Martin McFly, engages in mild to moderate petting with his female co-star. We don’t want you seeing this - you’ll understand when you’re older!”)
Personally, I thought Event Horizon couldn’t have been done better. It explored a couple of themes really well - namely “screwing with the laws of the universe” and alluding that “hell” as we know it may have a scientific explanation. The gradual deterioration of Sam Neill’s psyche was really unsettling as well.
Plus, I like that it broke from traditional horror movie rules…the “friendly black guy” didn’t die!
[quote]PimpBot5000 wrote:
[quote]Iron Dwarf wrote:
Gore isn’t scary to me. Event Horizon could have been great (brilliant concept) if taken in a better direction.
My son and I watched it (he was about 8 or 9 at the time) and neither of us were scared.
I think he and I are the only 2 people in the world who found it not quite as scary as hyped.[/quote]
You’re a cool dad. When I was 9 I was barred from seeing pretty much anything good. My parents actually took the rating “PG-13” seriously, and would literally offer me “parental guidance” before allowing me to see a film (“This review indicates that the protagonist, one Martin McFly, engages in mild to moderate petting with his female co-star. We don’t want you seeing this - you’ll understand when you’re older!”)
Personally, I thought Event Horizon couldn’t have been done better. It explored a couple of themes really well - namely “screwing with the laws of the universe” and alluding that “hell” as we know it may have a scientific explanation. The gradual deterioration of Sam Neill’s psyche was really unsettling as well.
Plus, I like that it broke from traditional horror movie rules…the “friendly black guy” didn’t die! [/quote]
For realz.
One of the few in movie history on that last issue.
Just to chime in on the “cool dad” thing, when I was 9 my aunt took my brother and I to see Robocop. A life-changing experience for certain; my brother and I were sweating by the time the credits rolled, I fucking LOVE that movie. My aunt is so cool, she bought us comic books and Ninja Turtles.
Sorry for derailing the thread.
Event Horizon ruled.
Deep Star Six scared the shit out of me, especially when that dude tried to re-surface without pressurizing the escape pod. I think I was 10 or 11 when we saw it on VHS. Great movie.
I randomly went and saw Event Horizon at the movies when it came out in the 90’s. Didn’t know what it was about, just knew Sam Neil and Lawrence Fishburne were in it.
Watch that in a dark movie theatre with a couple of friends and no-one else (empty theatre) and try not to be scared.
[quote]KEO wrote:
Watched The Ring when I was 11-12 with my dad one drizzly, dark Sunday morning on pay-per-view. Messed…me…up.
Around the same time I watched the remake of the Machurian Canitate with Denzel Washington. Didn’t really scare me but really stuck in my head. All the pictures scribbled into the notebook and on the wall. And watching that soldier just sit in that chair and get suffocated with saran-wrap. Thinking about it even now makes me cringe.
I love the old slasher movies, not because they are scary/believable, just because I like watching them .I like all the Halloween movies, Friday the 13th, NoES. I like the remakes, too. Just not as much. I’m not a movie snob. But they are just fun to watch when I do happen to sit down for a movie.
Insidious had potential but pretty much everything in the second half of the movie killed it for me, except for the very end, when we find out the dad is possessed. I should have seen it coming a mile away, I mean, they put it in the title for pete sake, Insidious. But really, Darth Maul w/ hooves? Lol.[/quote]
Even though i thought i had the film pretty much guessed out, the ending got me thinking, maybe Josh was possessed from the very beginning and coming back to “The Further” was only the last step to complete the possession.
Overall i liked till 1 hour of movie, then it all went to hell with that Darth Maul out of job making his presence know.