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Which Movie Has Scared You?

January 29th 2009 07:16
Horror
When it comes to being scared - blood, gore and knife wielding maniacs aren't exactly edge of the seat stuff in my books.

Apparently it was for two friends at a cinema queue I found myself in the other day - as I inadvertantly caught snippets of their conversation regarding which movies scared them - well - witless.


Among the 'classics' they cited as the 'scariest' they'd ever seen came The Shining, A Nightmare on Elm Street and Halloween.

The Evil Dead and Friday the 13th also seemed to get a mention - the rest I suspect were mooted in dispatches to each other as they proceeded to the stairs to enjoy an afternoon's viewing.

For mine - it's the When A Stranger Calls type movies - the stuff that could in effect actually transpire - how chilling was that voice - 'have you checked the children'.

Or your Rosemary's Baby genre - even something as seemingly harmless as The Sixth Sense (after Bruce Willis' fate had been revealed) was curious viewing and surely sent a small shiver up your spine.

So gang - The Exocist? Jaws? The Ring? Freaks? Silence of The Lambs?

Which movie has scared the proverbials out of you?

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Comment by Movie Mall

January 29th 2009 08:13


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Definitely The Exorcist for me. Was about the only movie I couldn't watch when I was a kid. ... in fact, still struggle and I'm now 30. Regan's fface (see, I'm shaking just thinking about it) was as scary as hell, and the whole based on a true story thing got to me. It was like 'this could happen to me!'.
Poltergeist was up there as well, and The Brood.
Bloody kids in horrors ...

Comment by Morgan Bell

January 29th 2009 08:48


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the only movie that has made me literally jump out of my seat and spill my popcorn at the cinema was The Others with Nicole Kidman

Comment by Mr Nice Guy

January 29th 2009 11:13


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Movie Mall

Showing my vintage here - but remember this as a kid when it was first released and the hysteria that went along with the whole Exorcist charade.

People supposedly were overwhelmed in cinemas, collapsing in aisles, being violently ill in foyers - it was grande marketing - and served to further the films' status.

That said - it is one of the great modern horror classics - according to this scribe - but what would I know?

Cheers

Comment by Mr Nice Guy

January 29th 2009 11:13


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Morgan

Most movies with Nicole Kidman in them scare me . . .



Stay well

Comment by NoaIzumi

January 29th 2009 14:46


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I don't watch many horror flicks, but The Blair Witch Project did it for me. I had a very fitful sleep that night, and I could only get to sleep at all because I had my hands on a baseball bat all night. Wasn't no Blair Witch gonna come get me!

Funny that you should mention Nicole Kidman. Her character in To Die For was probably the scariest women I've ever seen on screen!

Comment by Mr Nice Guy

January 29th 2009 19:23


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NoaIzumi

You know - I've never seen The Blair Witch Project . . . not sure why - probably just never got round to it - always seemed to be on the B-side of whatever I happened to be doing at the time I suppose.

Perhaps I should take a peek?

As for Nicole . . .

Cheers

Comment by Cheryl J

January 29th 2009 21:24


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I grew up a horror movie freak so although they make me jump they don't really scare me. I think the things that scare me the most are films that distress me like Platoon which gave me nightmares for weeks. The horrors of war etc scare me much more. That said, psychological thrillers which infer violence rather than show it scare the bejesus out of me, like Psycho.

Comment by Damo

January 29th 2009 23:11
Dumbo the Elephant.

When he gets drunk.
Hehehe.

Comment by Mr Nice Guy

January 30th 2009 00:17


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Hi Cheryl

What an interesting take on the question!

Have to agree with you on the whole Psycho genre though - as with Rosemary's Baby et al - the psychological stuff is seriously scary stuff.

I'll bring the popcorn . . .

Comment by Mr Nice Guy

January 30th 2009 00:18


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Damo

Do you have out of body experiences often?


Comment by Bryn

January 30th 2009 00:53


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You'll find my personal list and its criteriaHERE, and my opinionated definitive list HERE ...

Comment by moonglow

January 30th 2009 02:40


A Lot of Scrap
Paranormal Paranormal
Teacup Tales
Rubber Ball
In Zoo
Blair Witch, Ghost Ship, Jaws, Salem's Lot (I'm STILL afraid of foggy nights!), The Village...those are a few that I can think of!!

Comment by Mr Nice Guy

January 30th 2009 03:34


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Bryn

You know I saw the Evil Dead for the first time at Frenches Forest Drive In with three mates - think it was on with something like Invasion of the Body Snatchers . . . or the somesuch those were the days!

We bow of course to your intimate (and knowledgeable) outlook on all matters pertaining to horror.

Cheers

Comment by Mr Nice Guy

January 30th 2009 03:36


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Hey Moonglow

Bet you'd be great fun with watching these.

I suspect a cushion isn't far away from your chest when watching these either - amazing the security properties those pillows have

Comment by Bryn

January 30th 2009 05:31


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MNG, word.

Comment by Karyn Wiffen

January 30th 2009 09:26


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Great question.. I have to say its a lesser known movie called "Carnival of Souls" - just evil.

Another one is "It" the Stephen King based movie.... that clown when he is in the drain and the kid is looking for his balloon (or was it a ball?) - damn that bit even now scares the be-jebus out of me!!!

Comment by Cheryl J

January 30th 2009 10:06


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OMG the clown, that was bloody scary...only because I think most clowns are scary and evil - just look at John Wayne Gacy *shudder*. See it's the real stuff that scares me witless!

Comment by Mr Nice Guy

January 30th 2009 21:22


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Hey Karyn

Thanks for stopping by.

Have to admit I don't know this one (Carnival of Souls) is it available through your local DVD rental store?

Certainly seem IT - and I concur.

Cheers

Comment by Mr Nice Guy

January 30th 2009 21:24


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Hey Cheryl

What is it about clowns . . . so many people seem to have a phobia about them.

When I was a kid (around 3 or 4) I was absolutely petrified of stilt walkers - guess the same formula applies - clowns and stiltwalkers - not quite real huh?

Always a pleasure to have you stop on by.

Cheers

Comment by signals

January 30th 2009 23:42


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OK, as a kid, I was a horror freak that never missed an issue of Monster magazine. Oh-oh I gave away my age!

If I watch the movies that scared me today, they seem pretty lame. A movie called Screaming Skull scared the bejeezes out of me. Now it's laughable! The Exorcist was the scariest of the scariest in my case. It desensitized me to all horror films. After The Exorcist, nothing in film can scare me.

Comment by Anonymous

January 31st 2009 01:55
The Exorcist.

Comment by Mr Nice Guy

January 31st 2009 12:35


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Hey Signals

I remember when I was about 8 and some horror flick was promoted on TV - way past my bedtime. Well my folks had friend round that particular night and the kids were allowed to stay up.

The promotion had previously warned viewers that just before any of the 'shock-horror' action - they would be warned - so you could have time to cover your eyes - or whatever.

The build-up proved so much more scary than the film itself.

The same can't be said about the Exocist - which in my own mind - took the whole horror thing to a new level.

Thanks for stopping by - hope to see you again real soon.



Comment by Mr Nice Guy

January 31st 2009 12:36


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Anon

Yep - it has certainly left it's mark after all these years hasn't it.

Comment by Karyn Wiffen

January 31st 2009 12:49


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HI,
Yeah I think you should be able to get it.. its pretty old though. I remember my dad told me not to watch it... being a teenager i thought it would be ok.. not scary. Scared the living be-jebus out of me.

Lol

Comment by signals

January 31st 2009 18:23


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Mr. Nice Guy,

I remember a film called The Tingler that was promoted on a TV add as so terrifying you will feel it. At the movie theaters the seats were made to vibrate when the Tingler was about to appear, so you can only imagine the screaming.

Comment by NoaIzumi

January 31st 2009 19:53


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Ah! I can't believe I forgot about It! I think BWP still wins in my book, but that scared the H-E-Double Hockeysticks out of me! Tim Curry was brilliant.

Comment by Anonymous

February 1st 2009 13:13
mine had to be the shining but i did watch on my own in the dark and i live near a field but i swear i kept on hearing noises i had to turn it off lol

Comment by Mrs M

February 10th 2009 23:58


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An American Werewolf in - I would make sure I knew which days the moon would be full.


Salem's Lot - my sister re-enacted the kid scratching on the window to let him in. Not funny.

Love & stuff
Mrs M

Comment by Bryn

February 11th 2009 01:20


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Mrs M, that scene in Salem's Lot ranks as one of the most frightening things I saw as an adolescent. Still gives me the heebie-jeebies!

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