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  • Horror movies
  • staralfur
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    Just been reading through MSN’s top 50 horror movies (which unbelievably included The Invisible Man) and it got us talking about movies that truly scared the living hell out of you. These days it seems to be all about who can be the most violent as opposed to a proper mental scare fest.

    First time around The Exorcist did nothing to me, I had a laugh with my mates and thought no more about it. Then I tried to watch it about 2 years ago, had to turn it off I was getting so freaked out!

    Texas Chainsaw Massacre – Leatherface, nuff said.

    Zodiac – For some reason this one got right under my skin and had me sleeping restlessly for a few day after, great movie though.

    Childs Play – Looks silly now, but as a young lad watching it, it ruined many a nights sleep!

    loddrik
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    The thing

    Alien

    Aliens

    fd3chris
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    Silent hill scared me !

    DezB
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    I seem to be in the minority, but The Blair Witch Project was really scary. Luckily watched it before the hype, so knew nothing about it. I think that helped.

    Evil Dead: also seen at the cinema before knowing anything about it. Was absolutely brilliant at the time. Remember vividly my sister in law being so freaked she wanted to leave the cinema.

    Bagstard
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    I actually thought the ring very scary, the remake rather than the Japanese version, I have seen both. Bits of Event Horizon too. My favourite horror films are of the haunted house variety, hence I’m looking forward to the woman in black.

    flyingmonkeycorps
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    .Rec had me right on the edge of my seat. Audition was pretty good too.

    hels
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    The Mist is really good, and top marks for the ending, very non-hollywood.

    Creepy and atmospheric rather than boo ! scarey.

    godzilla
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    Drag me to hell, that film scared the shiznit out of me..
    Looking forward to watching Stake land later..

    Bagstard
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    Creepy and atmospheric is what I like too. Also love a bit of zombie action, walking Dead series 2 starts tomorrow!

    mastiles_fanylion
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    Silent hill scared me !

    Silent Hill on the PlayStation used to freak me out – I could only play it during the day.

    flyingmonkeycorps
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    Silent Hill on the PlayStation scared the bejesus out of me, properly creepy. The last 20 minutes of .Rec are on a par, and – as is often the way – you hardly see anything, let alone anything explicit.

    mr-potatohead
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    The orphanage-

    the origonal japenese version of the ring

    roach
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    loddrik – Member

    The thing

    Alien

    Aliens

    Some of my faves there along with The Shining

    Bagstard
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    It shows we are all different I suppose, but to me the Alien films are action movies.

    hels
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    Que ? The original Japanese version of The Ring was called Ringu…

    z1ppy
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    indeedy, I hate horror movies (I get scared) but those listed by Loddrick are some of my favorite movies of all time.

    richmtb
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    +1 for Silent Hill on the PS. I actually stopped playing it because it was just totally freaking me out.

    The Descent is probably the scariest film I’ve seen for a long while. Proper sense of dread combined with jump out your seat moments.

    More recently, liked The Mist too, the ending is harrowing

    Bagstard
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    Looks like I better check out’The Mist’ then.

    sobriety
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    Silent Hill on the PS

    Radio static still makes the hairs on my arms stand up to this day. Playing it in an dark, empty house one evening was a pretty big mistake.

    mastiles_fanylion
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    The original Japanese version of The Ring was called Ringu…

    Ringu, earlier

    mikey74
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    Zodiac – For some reason this one got right under my skin and had me sleeping restlessly for a few day after, great movie though.

    You should read the book 😯

    TuckerUK
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    The Fog

    monkey_boy
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    psychological horror is the best, for that there is only one film..

    i can handle most stuff, but the girl coming out of the TV in ‘The ring’ had me big time!

    Cougar
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    +n for Silent Hill on the PSX.

    I remember playing, I think it was the first Resident Evil game. You’re in a corridor near the beginning, still getting to grips with the controller, and you’ve got to shift some bookcases and furniture around to get through the door. So you’re focussed into concentrating in puzzle-solving mode, working out what goes where, and suddenly both windows implode as two flesh-dripping hounds come steaming in at you.

    It’s a good job I didn’t need the toilet, is all I can say.

    speaker2animals
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    I’m not sure anything has really scared me since young adulthood. Aline is a horro film, after that they are action films (IMHO). Though really you can forget them all after Aliens.

    Probably the most disturbing film of recent memory is 28 Days Later. Nothing to do with the “un-dead”. I could just see where it was going with Christopher Ecclestones little commune of army grunts. Only watched it once and not sure if I ever will again.

    The Exorcist – saw it when I was about 18 and didn’t like it. To be fair I really didn’t understand it, at the time I just thought it was an excuse for violence and potty mouth. I want to watch it now but I must admit it really does give me a sense of dread when I think about putting it on.

    Did “Drag Me To Hell” really scare you? I’m surprised, but as said we are all different. I thought it enjoyable but not scary and it is effectively a remake of “Night of the Demon” which was an adaption of M R James “Casting the Runes” which are in order a good B&W “horror” film and short story.

    For eeriness watch “Whistle and I Will Come” with Michael Horden and directed by Jonathon Millar, recommended. I was sadly disappointed by the Mark Gattiss adaptation of last X-mas.

    Personally I avoid modern horror like the plague (of zombies), well US anyway. Just Torture Porn or really excellent gore but where’s the heart?

    I much prefer the X-mas stuff done in the late 60’s/70s such as “Oh Whistle.. For me there is little better than a good ghost story in a book, TV or Film at Christmas. Really completes the season for me.

    jon1973
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    Ringu, earlier

    Is that the japanese version of Pingu?

    loddrik
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    😆

    woody2000
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    Wolf Creek +1 – nasty, nasty film. The main character is a bit too believable for my liking!

    Salem’s Lot always used to scare me as a kid, watched it recently and it was a bit pants really. All except the scene with the kid vampire floating outside the window, still spooky 🙂

    racefaceec90
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    demons,demons 2 (it had a demon coming out of the tv,long before the ring did it),the hitcher (original rutger hauer film/my fave horror film).salem’s lot,prince of darkness. computer games definitely the original ps1 silent hill,gamecube remake resident evil,dead space 😉

    superfli
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    The Shining
    The Thing
    House on Haunted Hill
    Blair Witch (Before the hype, going in unknown)
    The Ring
    In the mouth of madness – Not seen for a long time, but has that play on your mind type horror, like House on Haunted hill

    mastiles_fanylion
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    +n for Silent Hill on the PSX.

    I remember playing, I think it was the first Resident Evil game. You’re in a corridor near the beginning, still getting to grips with the controller, and you’ve got to shift some bookcases and furniture around to get through the door. So you’re focussed into concentrating in puzzle-solving mode, working out what goes where, and suddenly both windows implode as two flesh-dripping hounds come steaming in at you.
    The bit that lives with me is the bit (quite near the start of the game as I couldn’t carry on) when you are running down a deserted street in the mist, echoing footsteps following you. I just couldn’t trust the game to not deliver another unexpected attack.

    DezB
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    Wolf Creek +1 – nasty, nasty film. The main character is a bit too believable for my liking!

    Isn’t it based on true events?

    Harry_the_Spider
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    When I was 5 years old… The Wizard of Oz.

    T’was the flyinh monkeys that did it for me.

    godzilla
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    Did “Drag Me To Hell” really scare you?

    Yes, but i had smoked some some very very strong w**d. i had to turn it off, i cant remember another time i had to turn off a movie.

    Edukator
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    Anything with Tom Cruise.

    schrickvr6
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    The Fly when I was about 10.

    I lasted a few minutes of Drag Me To Hell, before I decided it was shite and turned it off.

    cheburashka
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    +1 for 28 Days Later. I’ve had 28 Weeks Later since it came out on DVD and daren’t watch it.

    Dog Soldiers

    Tremors (when I was 12).

    phatstanley
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    paranormal activity in the cinema.

    woody2000
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    28 weeks later is a pale imitation of the original TBH – it’s pretty much the same film, just not as good 😕

    john_drummer
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    I wouldn’t even say it was that good

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