this was a good film also 
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Films that ARE scary - but apparently aren't any more.....
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Another for Event Horizon - massively underated sci-fi/horror.
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These days films aren't as scary but video games... first time I played resident evil I got freaked right out.
This. Never really been properly scared by films/TV (apart from jumpy moments), but playing the original Silent Hill on my own in the dark was truly terrifying at times.Would place Dog Soldiers in the same category as AWIL myself - supernatural horror with black comedy overtones.
Best modern takes on this genre I reckon have both been on TV - Being Human and The Fades (which has some of the best written dialogue I've heard on TV for ages in any genre).
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I read 'It', and thought it was awesome, the film was in HMV for £2, so I bought it, and was really disappointed (this was only about 5 years ago), not sure if it was because I'd read the book first (which is pretty scary frankly), or because of the shocking 90s 'special effects'. I suspect the former as much as the latter, IMO once you've read a book the film will always disappoint. And vice versa frankly!
The original Childsplay scared me as a young un, not seen it since, but I doubt it'd have the same effect!
"The Others"
My 12 year old is watching it in school this week - as part of their study of Gothic Horror in english. We had to sign a form to give permission. Hope it doesn't give her nightmares
I dunno... I think they're scarier when you can relate to them, and imagine yourself in that situation. I can't see a period film being scary in the same way for a child, I think that's why these things scare you, it's irrational fear that it could happen to you. I saw it when it came out (I was 15), and thought it was pretty poor.
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The Creepshow was the only one that gave me bad nightmares as a kid (the story with the thing in the crate - I think it's the fact it gets out at the end :p ). Watched it again a year ago though and thought it was pretty naff.
I also saw the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre when I was about 9 (gotta love grandparents :p ) freaked me out a bit watching it but no nightmares after.Posted 1 year ago # -
Event Horizon bored me too, I thought it was hugely overblown, but it's one of the few times I've actually looked away from the screen in the cinema when at some point a guy got injected in the eyeball.
I agree with the Nightmare on Elm Street films, quite scary when I was early teens, pretty lame now.
The Ring, the original Japanese one not the crappy American remake, now that was a scary film. I find psychological stuff much scarier than just plain gore and I think the language barrier and subtitles actually added to the creepiness of the whole thing.
As for computer games, the time I've literally jumped out of my seat was the first time I played the "Aliens" hack for Doom. On my own, in the dark, in front of a decent-size screen, plenty of volume in the headphones and when I encountered the first Alien I think I actually briefly tried to run away. I was 18...
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I was about 7 when I crept downstairs and watched the Hammer House version of Murders in the Rue Morgue in a late-night re-run. Scared the sweet bejesus out of me and gave me nightmares.
I saw it again quite recently and it seemed incredible tame. No nightmares to report second time around. 
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+10 for AWIL
Was also about 10-11 when I first saw it and that's what is partly responsible for my werewolf 'thing'. Proper scary back then. Still think of it every time I'm wandering a tube station alone at night (normally pretty pissed).
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it's one of the few times I've actually looked away from the screen in the cinema when at some point a guy got injected in the eyeball.
Buddy, you are going to *love* "Fire In The Sky"...
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I seem to be the only person I know who finds Alien scary.
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Alien was nasty. The rest were a bit samey.
Carrie (Gave MrsJulianA the creeps)? Christine?
Mrs Todd's Shortcut wasn't filmed as far as I know but it would have made a great short film...
The Exorcist was also scary when I saw it - ages ago: haven't seen it since and probably won't bother again.
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