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Genuinely Frightening Movies

Nacreous said:
I was really quite impressed by the movie adaptation of Silent Hill, and thought that it was VERY unfairly treated by the critics. Video game to movie adaptations have something of a troubled history to say the least (Street Fighter anyone? Mortal Kombat? Resident Evil? Hitman?), but this is a very worthy and extremely professional piece of work. Not only does it pay great respect to the video game (unlike practically every other movie adaptation in existence), but it is an artistically disturbing piece, with some wonderfully grotesque, surreal and mrobid imagery.

Video game adaptations of the future would do well to take note of this one.
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I couldn't agree more. I've only watched it like 2 months ago. I was avoiding watching because I thought it would be just another game to movie adaptation, nothing special. How wrong I was! I was really pleasantly surprised by Silent Hill, wasn't expecting it to be that good. Of course it depends on how you view it but, to me, it's not only a horror movie...it's a movie with quite a lot of symbolisms and subliminal messages (the religious cult, the whole mother/daughter thing, etc, etc). It's fun to watch yet it can be pretty thought-provoking IMO.

PLUS visually it's quite stunning and well crafted.
 
Nacreous said:
- The Blair Witch Project: A "marmite" film if ever there was one. People either love it or they hate it. Personally, I think it was a work of genius; horror with all of the unnecessary clutter of story, character, development, resolution etc pared away, leaving only the raw emotion of terror. Every time I watch it, I get chills and flutters up my spine. There comes a point in the movie when you KNOW those students aren't getting out of the woods alive. For me, it's the scene when they come across all of the hanging stick figures in the clearing. That is an overt threat; someone, or something is toying with them, seeing how far it can push them before their sanity shatters...terrifying.

- Alien: The classic, born from a confluence of happy coincidences the most felicitous of which was the inclusion of H.R Giger as an on-set designer for the monster and its environs. This film is multi-layered. On the one hand, it works as a fairly disturbing science-fiction horror. On the other, you have all of the Freudian birth and sexual imagery; an alien ship that resembles splayed legs, the labial opening in between providing entrance; an alien creature that essentially resembles a vagina with legs and a tail that "rapes" the first man to come across it and impregnates him, resulting in a spectacularly messy birth for a secondary creature that resembles a penis with teeth. Both Giger and director Ridley Scott play on these sexual elements to induce a state of ambivalence in the audience; on the one hand, the alien is horrific; it kills and devours its prey, it slathers, it hisses, it appears as if from nowhere. On the other, it is distressingly beautiful, so much so that actress Sigourney Weaver once stated that she'd love to do an Alien movie in which "Ripley" and the alien have a sex scene! This is truly wonderful stuff; archetypal of the ideas-driven, genre-defining horror that came out of the late seventies, and still as gut-wrenching today.

- The Shining: Another densely layered meditation, this time on the subjects of isolation and madness. Symbolism abounds in the Overlook Hotel, whose hexagonally-patterned carpets resemble skin cells, whose twisting corridors seem to seethe with watchfulness and intent. The tension is incredible for the first hour or so, in which director Stanley Kubrick teases the audience with suggestions as to what might potentially be happening: is Jack going mad? Is he succumbing to some supernatural force at large in the hotel? Or is it both? Until sanity finally shatters, everything begins to crumble, resulting in some of the most out and out distressing scenes in cinema history.

- Hellraiser: A beast of a different ilk, this. A brave experiment by author-cum-director Clive Barker, in which he attempts to show us the allure of the grotesque, the pleasure of pain, and the wonders of Hell. Unfairly often categorised along with brainless gornography efforts like Hostel, Hellraiser is a work whose overt depictions of pain and bodily mutilation carry an intense, almost artistic charge. You know that the subject matter of what you are seeing is grotesque, horrendous even, yet the manner in which it is presented, the patterns into which it is shaped are disturbingly beautiful, functioning as a metaphor on why people like horror, why we keep coming back to these scenes of sadism, of torment, of pain and death. The Cenobites, creatures that have made an aesthetic and religion out of warping and corrupting their own bodies, are each as fascinating as they are grotesque, the extremity they represent something that demands attention, and consideration beyond the purely sensationalist. I wouldn't say that this film is frightening as such; it doesn;t set out to shock or make you drop your pop corn. Rather, it leaves you feeling soiled, unsettled, as if you've witnessed somethingf forbidden, and liked it. Which is a wonderful thing for any horror film to do.
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The Blair Witch Project and Alien are two of my top favorite horror movies of all time!
TBWP is absolutely incredible IMO. I've seen other movies of the same style (real life documentary style) but NONE have even come close to this. This movie was incredibly well crafted. On the surface, it may seem simple but sometimes you find more complexity in simplicity.
The movie is made in a way that just draws you in incredibly deep. IMO, this is psychological horror at it's very best. You NEVER see what's after them and that plays a big part of it's intense psychological effect. By concealing the identity/physical appearance of the person/thing, it enhances the already intense feeling of the unknown, the mystery, the uncertainty, therefore, the fear it's intensified to the max. This is one of the few horror movies that literally ALWAYS send me chills down my spine and totally creeps me out, specially the scenes of the children hitting on the tent and the final scenes in that abandoned house. My God, when they get out of the tent and start running I get so creeped out EVERY SINGLE TIME it's not even funny. And they're in the house...I even had to have an extra pair of pants next to me, just in case.

Alien is a classic! Period. I love all of the movies but the 1st one is probably my favorite. Very unsettling and disturbing. It also deals, through symbolism, with a lot of questions concerning motherhood and conceiving. The way it presents the message is fantastically done!


I didn't like The Shining when I watched as a younger boy. I'll watch it again. My understanding of things is different as of today than it was back then obviously.
Haven't watched Hellraiser yet. Wich one are you talking about by the way?
 
Blair Witch imo is a mix of new-classic horror and modern-day bullshitting. The fact that there was such a craze about it still frightens me.

Although they are not actually horror movies, they still frighten me.

Hate Crime; Saw the movie recently, and it what scares me about it is what people would be willing to do to get what they conceive as justice, and of the psychological and personality-wise ramifications of those actions, of the person or people performing the actions or those around them.

Dragon Wars; The movie makes me afraid of what other crap the directors are going to put out, and what films(like Dragon Wars) they made with a good idea behind it, but completely fuck it up.

Probably the only horror movie that actually truly freaked me out was the original Alien.
 
ravenstar said:
I love that movie. I watched it again last saturday night.

the mini-series IT scared the hell out of me when i first saw it. It was years before I'd get in the shower before looking down the drain to see if that bloody clown was coming.
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I just wathced IT for the first time last night. That movie scared the mess out of me. What a genious Stephen King is though
 
When I was young, the original "Amityville Horror" truly scared me. I was seriously worried that our house would also lead to hell, as in the film. And the very disturbing score as the family was murdered in the opening scenes.

But a film I saw only a few years ago was "The Woman in Black". Little seen, but it has what most horror films lack...atmosphere. It's really unnerving. And there's one scene that will have you screaming. Totally unexpected. Not to be watched alone or with the lights out or down low.
 
Nacreous said:
Hi Fucker29,

I'm 100% with you on the Blair Witch Project; I've watched similar products like the Last Broadcast etc, and though they are quite atmospheric and slickly put together, there is just something about the Blair Witch Project...maybe it's the implied mythology, the sense that there is something going on here that is actually much bigger than what the movie portrays, or maybe it is a product of the viral marketing campaign, via which many people became convinced that the movie was composed of GENUINE footage discovered as a result of some archaeological dig. Whatever the case, every time I watch it, it gets to me. And there aren't many horror films that do that. As for that ending...I get chills just thinking about it. What the fuck happens to them? Why is Mike standing in the corner (in a rather disturbing reference to the story of Rustin Parr as related earlier in the movie)?

I'm also in awe of the actor's performances in this movie. They are so natural, so real, that there are STILL people out there convinced that this is documentary footage. It evidently isn't, of course; Heather Donahue and the others are in several other films, and have appeared at countless screenings, interviews etc. Even so, I can forgive people to a degree for thinking otherwise.

Only the first two Hellraiser films are worthy of any attention. The rest are just by the numbers steps in an increasingly mouldy horror franchise. Both films are flawed, and are pretty dated by today's standards, but there is just something about them that intrigues. I'd also recommend Barker's later works Nightbreed, Candyman and The Lord of Illusions. Again, all flawed works, but so fantastically unique in the horror genre that their technical failings can be forgiven to a degree.
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Yes, I've seen The Last Broadcast. It was pretty good, I enjoyed it a lot but it's still nowhere near as good and brilliant as TBWP. The whole vibe of the movie is just creepy as much as it's possible to get.
OMFG the ending was so scary. The way they filmed REALLY enhanced the horror being experienced by the characters. By filming through a first person perspective...and not only that, the angles and the colors through wich they filmed...it really intensifies your empathic connection with the characters, feeling as if you're almost there, in their place...this is part of why this movie creeps me out so much and why it just draws you in to the point of feeling like you're in it. But the ending was so creepy. The last scene with Mike standing in the corner...I'm literally getting chills right now just for recalling the scene in my mind...I've always thought and felt like there was just something incredibly disturbing about that pose, just standing there in the corner...CREEPY!!!

God, now I'm gonna have to watch the movie again. It totally scares me to no end by I absolutely love it!

And yes, the performances from the actors also amazed. Outstanding performances. Much better and far superior than some oscar winning performances. They were, like you said, so natural and real...it didn't felt like they were acting at all. I confess that before reading an interview with the actors in a magazine, I thought the movie was 100% REAL. It fascinated and scared me to think that it really happened...kind of a morbid curiosity and fascination.
I don't know if you agree but I thought the best, out of the three, was Heather Donahue...she's an incredible actress. I saw her on that show about aliens, produced by Steven Spielberg...can't remember the name of the show right now...and she was incredible in it. She just possesses this naturality in her acting, she's very fluid yet extremely intense...just the look in her eyes and facial expressions in some scenes are great demonstrations of her impressive acting skills.


Yes, I've been told great things about Hellraiser. I'll have to watch it one of these days. And yes...Candyman! I LOVED that movie. Really good!

It's sad that they don't make horror movies like they used to. It's rarer and rarer, as years go by, to find a GREAT horror movie.
 
i was OBSESSED with horror movies growing up in the 80's so i think i kinda desensitized myself to the whole thing. the only recent movie that even remotely creeped me out, and it was really just a couple scenes in particular but, "The Descent" is probably the best horror movie i've seen in awhile. i've always heard that The Excorcist was pretty scary...but i can't watch those kinds of movies. Satan is just NOT my cup of tea, which sucks since i'm apparently going to be burning in hell for all eternity. you know, being a cock-gobbling fag and all.....:rolleyes:
 
IMO, The Exorcist sucked. I found it quite comical, but that's probably because I can have a pretty dark humor sometimes. But did I find it scary? Not at all.
 
There is only one movie that ever scared the crap out of me.

The Changeling with George C. Scott

No movie before or after has ever come close to having that effect on me and I LOVE horror movies.

One scene especially does it... The seance. The old blind medium is asking the dead child questions and writing down answers after the seance is over they play back the recording and you can hear the kids creepy little voice actually answering the questions.

Plus everytime you saw the kid drowning was a bit disturbing.
 
I really liked The Strangers.


Is...Tamara there?
 

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Another great film from the late 70's is the original Black Christmas. Still give me the creeps today
 
Rosmeary's Baby - A newly pregnant young woman suspects that their neighbors are secretly a satanic coven seeking to harm her unborn child. The movie also has a ton of good fodder for analysis on women's rights and positions concerning their maternity.
 
LOVE HORROR MOVIES! Not PG-13 horror movies (The Ring, The Eye, Shutter, blah, blah, blah).

Jaws is a good one, more intense than scary.

Event Horizon is one of my faves. Sam Neill is creppier than hell.

Halloween is probably my favorite "slasher" flick.

I have heard a lot about The Audition, I'll have to check that one out.

I think Psycho is still number one though.
 
I cannot remember the last time I was truly frightened by a horror movie. I thought Blair Witch was a waste of time 'til the ending, where I got scared out of confusion...

I'm far more disturbed by Japanese psychological horrors. I remember when "The Ring" first came out... the movie itself wasn't that scary, but the main villain was. I was afraid of my TV for weeks. Haha!
 
lurker said:
I cannot remember the last time I was truly frightened by a horror movie. I thought Blair Witch was a waste of time 'til the ending, where I got scared out of confusion...

I'm far more disturbed by Japanese psychological horrors. I remember when "The Ring" first came out... the movie itself wasn't that scary, but the main villain was. I was afraid of my TV for weeks. Haha!
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I'm kinda the other way around. I never understood what's so frightening about "The Ring". I just didn't do anything for me. Was entertaining but...meh.
 
Btw, I'm watching "Shrooms" right now. Well, starting. It does look promising. I'll post my thoughts on it afterwards but I'll give you a clue...it's set in Ireland and in the middle of the forest. I LOVE thriller or horror movies set in such an ambiance...forest give me the CREEPS!
 
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