What's/are the scariest movie(s) that you watched? |
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Icarium
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Icarium
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I feel there are warries styles of movie genres/styles which contain the element of "scare". Whick subsequently resides under the unbrella genre "horror" which includes horror movie, scary movie, splatter movie, suspensful thriller,
horror movies are -Dracula - Frankenstein -the Exorcist - Halloween -Shining scary movies - Scream - Halloween - Annabelle - the Ring Suspensfull thriller -Scilence of the Lamb - Shining some movies ventures into ceveral styles combined. Edited by Icarium - August 15 2020 at 16:45 |
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Well, as the thread creator I decided to use one of my most demonic photos as my avatar. (Taken last year.)
I love Clive Barker too. The Damnation Game blew my mind many years ago, it was when I met his books. Like Icarium, I liked Abarat series too. Supposedly aimed at teenagers and young adults, but I liked it anyways. Also Barker's notorious Nightbreed (1990) was a really good cheese. Cheesy but an impressive movie. Edited by Shadowyzard - August 15 2020 at 20:49 |
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Actually I focused on the movies that scared me profoundly, but I generally prefer imaginative and spooky horror movies and John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness is one of the best horror movies as befitting that criterion.
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^discovered this one just recently, quite surprised I haven't chanced to see it as a kid. A wonderful story with this recognizable Carpenter touch and probably the most Lovecraftian movie I'd seen.
Speaking of the recent horrors, I tend to appreciate more atmospheric/poetic films instead of more popular mindless jumpscare antologies...sorry, they call these "horror movies" these days Aaanyway, here's one of my favourite modern spookies Edited by Prog-jester - August 16 2020 at 14:42 |
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...and this one is my absolute fave movie of all time for many reasons -
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I agree that ItMoM is the most -and my adding, best- Lovecraftian movie. As for the recent Lovecraft adaptations (of course ItMoM is just Lovecraftian, not an adaptation), Color Out of Space is a good one. Some grotesque elements and overall a good movie. Scary? For me, not. Dagon (2001) is a different breath (if there's such saying). I love the atmosphere and enjoyed the movie a lot. I talked about Necronomicon here. Its 2nd part directed by Brian Yuzna is excellent. As for the earliest adaptations, I like The Dunwich Horror (1970) very much. Edited by Shadowyzard - August 16 2020 at 17:48 |
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the recent DC horror series on HBO of Swamp Thing, managed to create a good atmosphere of mystery, scare and suspence (with a dose of superhuman powers.) Sometimes DC made some characters that belonged more to the horror genere than superhero and Swamp Thing is among the darkest.
Swamp Thing, Constantine and Etrigan the Demon are a good trio of DC horror department |
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Gentle and Giant
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^ A shame that Swamp Thing was cancelled after 1 series.
I've just finished the TV Show of The Exorcist. It's OK, but there is only so much exorcising one can do. The 2nd series did vary things up a bit, but it was cancelled sadly.
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Oh, for the wings of any bird, other than a battery hen
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Icarium
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^ its really a bummer they even introduced omnius characters like Phantom Stranger and the scene with the Blue Demon was very horror movie friendly. Their are some wispers in the dark of a possible season 2 from Fx studios, only slim rumors.
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Pity about both those being cancelled indeed although I guess COVID has put paid to a lot of things. If we are talking TV then The Haunting Of Hill House is well up there. I loved that as much as anything I've watched in the last couple of years. I have a feeling that has also been cancelled
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Horror films have never really 'scared' me even when I was very young (and probably shouldn't have been watching them!) I'm not a huge fan of the horror genre, although there have been some excellent horror films, but they don't really scare me as such.
The original Japanese version of The Ring, I found very creepy, and The Exorcist was certainly unsettling. Likewise, The Blair Witch Project and Paranormal Activity. To be honest the only film that actually 'scared' me was a British film called Threads, which was a 'docu-drama' about a nuclear attack on the UK, seen through the eyes of two families in the northern English city of Sheffield. At age 15, that left me anxious for some time afterwards. |
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Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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Gentle and Giant
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Yes, I agree, The Haunting Of Hill House was excellent and not what I expected when I first started watching it.
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Oh, for the wings of any bird, other than a battery hen
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These jumpscare movies have nothing to do with horror at all. Horror is not what jumps into your face, horror is what slowly creeps up your spine.
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^^^ I agree. I also don't find gory films 'scary'
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Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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richardh
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There is always room for a proper 'jumpy' moment.
The film Dog Soldiers has a great moment when they are round a camp fire. I defy you to see it coming. It got my twice , even after I first watched it I had forgotten what was coming!
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Hereditary was already mentioned, but that's the first one I thought of. Not sure how much it scared me, but it did horrify me. While none of these scared me really, The Babadook, Under the Skin and The Witch are afew of othe rmodern favourites.
The classic The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, also mentioned, is another one for this topic. Then there is Killer Klowns From Outer Space... ;) "In space no one can eat ice cream". Most of the horror films I watch I find more creepy than scary. A few of my favourite horror films are The Shining, The Omen, the Wicker Man if it counts (see avatar) and Rosemary's Baby. |
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I tend to be with Stephen King re the film version of The Shining
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Powder, it was about bullying.
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Probably The Ring. I watched it in theaters when I was 10 and made me a horror movies fan.
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I shook my head and smiled a whisper knowing all about the place
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