Movies that truly are frightening

Justin_D · 05-31-2004, 02:20 PM

I'm starting to get into some of the truly scary movies. I'm not talking about these cheesy ones that come out every other hour, but the movies that really make your heart drop to your stomach and make your blood boil. Here are the ones I would recommend

1) Se7en - Should be at the top of the list from what I have seen
2) Red Dragon/Silence of the Lambs/Hannibal - Anthony Hopkins, enough said
3) Signs - Maybe doesn't curdle my stomach, but the suspense is enough to keep anyone going on top of top notch directing
4) Anaconda - Just checking if your reading :b
5) Stigmada - Holy crap! I don't know if I want to watch this again
6) The Ring - Many people have mixed feelings about this, but I really thought it was done very well, and the sound added a whole new dimention to the movie

As you can see, I have a small list. I need some recommendations!

Dan Rudolph · 05-31-2004, 02:45 PM

I'd recommend May, creepy in that Carrie way.

Steve Lumbert · 05-31-2004, 03:28 PM

I would add Prince of Darkness to the list, especially for the last scene.

Dane Marvin · 05-31-2004, 03:34 PM

'The Shining' (Kubrick version, of course) absolutely belongs on that list. It's creepy/eerie -- which, to me, is a cut above "scary".

Mike Williams · 05-31-2004, 03:37 PM

Scariest movies I've ever seen:

The Shining (Kubrick Version)
The Exorcist
Halloween (the original, not the retreads)
Psycho
Se7en

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Al (alweho) · 05-31-2004, 03:40 PM

The Haunting - original version.

STILL the benchmark of what a good scary movie should be.

Mike Graham · 05-31-2004, 03:45 PM

Se7en
Sixth Sense/Unbreakable
Jaws
Alien
Cape Fear
Psycho

Dave T. · 05-31-2004, 04:02 PM

"The Vanishing" (the original Dutch version)... not a horror film in the usual sense, perhaps, but no other film ever got under my skin like that one did -- took me days to stop shivering when I thought of it. The scariest thing about the American version is to see how frighteningly bad a remake can be.

My favourite horror movie experience will always be the first time I saw "Alien", back when it first opened all those years ago. There's nothing like that once-only viewing when you really don't know what's going to happen next.

Ben JH · 05-31-2004, 04:07 PM

The Shining (Kubrick).
The Omen.
Alien.
Candyman.

Steve Christou · 05-31-2004, 04:07 PM

No movie is capable of scaring me, when I was a child yeah not anymore, but going by my girlfriend's reactions Kubrick's The Shining is certainly up there and was voted most frightening movie ever in a UK poll a couple of years ago, a superb horror film, so that's my pick.

Dom · 05-31-2004, 04:15 PM

I would have to say Casper with Christina Ricci.

DannyS · 05-31-2004, 04:39 PM

why has no one said

Session 9 ?

truly creepy, even the supplementals are creepy!