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If there's anyone like me you absolutely love a good horror movie or book. I'm not talking about that bullshit Saw movies where it's just gruesome, I'm talking about real horror movies. Both thrilling and scary. The kind of feeling of when you leave the movie theater, or are finally home alone -- something is unsettling. When it comes to horror I devour most everything that comes my way, whether it be zombies, vampires (fuck twilight!!), the devil himself, or someone's mind breaking down (Black Swan was more of a thriller actually).

So last night I probably watched a movie that is unsettling in so many ways. It was called Anti Christ and don't let the name fool you, it's nothing about the devil. It hasn't been rated by film advisory board, but if it was given one it would probably be NC-17. It's a confusing movie because while it is well directed, has themes, motifs, and is scary, there's just grade A porn in the movie. Minutes upon minutes of William Defoe laying some pipe on the female actress, nonetheless. The story is about a man and a women (only called Him and Her), and how their son falls out of a window while they were in the other room having sex. This leads to a mental break down of the women and He takes Her to a cabin they have out in the woods they call Eden. I don't want to give too much detail but something that kept me up during the night was when She attacked him mid-fuck and then crushed his balls with a wooden block, then proceeded to jerk off the passed out man until he ejaculates blood onto her face and shirt. Anyway it was a gruesome very well done movie and if you have balls of iron, you should give it a go.

A personal favorite scary movie of mine though is the Descent, however. While it kind of goes to the Saw level scary (lots of blood, violent deaths), it deals with a lot of other things too. Claustrophobia, darkness, not being able to see while the creatures that are hunting you can find you without fail. It also touches upon what people will do to survive, and I won't give away the ending, so I won't go too in-depth with this movie (though I imagine most if not all of you have seen it).

Anyway make recommendations, tell us about your favorite scary movie, discuss whatever.
 
my favorite scary thing is minecraft

exploring a cave and not even finding the LOUD zombie with f3 aaaaaaaaa
 
I'm not very good with horror movies in general.Not that I get scared, I have seen a few of them, just I don't enjoy them, I think its the fact that they can become extremely predictable at times
 
I think the plots are the worst things about horror movies.

It's always something silly killing half of the characters and then at the end the survivors realize that IT'S PROBABLY NOT OVER.

GUYS

GUYS

IT'S PROBABLY NOT OVER.

Serious movies should always have some kind of noteworthy resolution at the end even if there will be sequels and even if it's not the main thing that needs to be resolved in the series.

EXAMPLE: The new Dawn of the Dead.

(SPOILERS HERE IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT) .
Loved this movie, but the ending was... I mean they get on the boat and land somewhere else where there are MORE ZOMBIES. The conflict was left unresolved, even though I SUPPOSE you could assume that the survivors eventually lose because the zombies are clearly everywhere.
 
I can generally handle scary movies no problem, but dummy movies are different. If I watch one of those I'll be unable to sleep for weeks on end. Dead Silence scared the shit out of me.

My favorite scary movie would have to be The Orphanage, I thought it was very well done and recommend you watch it if you haven't seen it
 
It's hard for me to think of movies that really like, creep me out after the fact, but there are definitely some movies that have me stiff as a board and wide-eyed throughout, making sure I don't miss anything and I'm prepared for everything. A movie I just watched recently that had me in such a state is called Funny Games, a german movie about a family off at their vacation home minding their own business, when two young men decide to drop in on their house and terrorize them. If you don't like reading subtitles (or simply aren't accustomed to it) your focus may be split too much to really appreciate the feel of the movie since you're spending half the time reading just to keep up.

BUT, oh my goodness, this movie made me feel so uncomfortable and on edge that I loved it at the end, although I wanted to watch something stupid and funny to perk my spirits back up.
 
I dont watch that many movies but the trailer for the Happening freaked me out at the time. Most of it was tame but the clip of the girl shoving the knife into her neck was nuts.
 
It's hard for me to think of movies that really like, creep me out after the fact, but there are definitely some movies that have me stiff as a board and wide-eyed throughout, making sure I don't miss anything and I'm prepared for everything. A movie I just watched recently that had me in such a state is called Funny Games, a german movie about a family off at their vacation home minding their own business, when two young men decide to drop in on their house and terrorize them. If you don't like reading subtitles (or simply aren't accustomed to it) your focus may be split too much to really appreciate the feel of the movie since you're spending half the time reading just to keep up.

BUT, oh my goodness, this movie made me feel so uncomfortable and on edge that I loved it at the end, although I wanted to watch something stupid and funny to perk my spirits back up.

They remade Funny Games in English not too long ago. Was the remake not good?

And I refuse to believe that Chucky doesn't scare everyone. Fuck dolls man. Fuck them and their dead fucking eyes.

(The Chucky movies aren't scary to watch. It's thinking about fucking dolls afterwards that creeps me the fuck out.)
 
freak, the chucky commercials scared me as a kid.

I liked Blair Witch...where some people hated that movie with a passion. It's a low budget povcamera shot type of film, earlier than cloverfield/quarantine/paranormal activity and at the time it kept me spooked because you thought it was real. The story revolves around a bunch of teenagers hunting this fabled 'blair witch' that resides in a large forest and sequence of events pans out from there
 
the only horror movies i've really liked were the sixth sense and the silence of the lambs. i've seen several others (actually, the shining was pretty good too) but for the most part horror just isn't my taste...
 
I always get the shit scared out of me by It, the novel/movie by Stephen King. Tim Curry as Pennywise the Clown made we want to kill all the clowns in the world for being so scary
 
man anti-christ made me awash with nervous energies

Funny Games, a german movie about a family off at their vacation home minding their own business, when two young men decide to drop in on their house and terrorize them. If you don't like reading subtitles (or simply aren't accustomed to it) your focus may be split too much to really appreciate the feel of the movie since you're spending half the time reading just to keep up.

BUT, oh my goodness, this movie made me feel so uncomfortable and on edge that I loved it at the end, although I wanted to watch something stupid and funny to perk my spirits back up.

it's austrian, you're such a poseur!!!!!!!!!

anyways i've lauded this and its north american remake (shot for shot, same director) many a time in past movie threads. everything about this movie is unsettling and perfect. i actually prefer the north american one, as michael pitt is one of the most underrated actors of his generation AND naomi watts is so good at being terrified (the several minute-long scene of her slowly and nervously getting up, fucking brilliant).

i'm not that well-versed in spooky matters buttttttt here are 3 goodies off the top of my head

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HORRORS OF MALFORMED MEN - TERUO ISHII

this film was banned for way too fucking long. way ahead of its time (1969), heavily influential on modern japanese horror, and arguably cinema in general. even surrealism legends like jodorowsky craft scenes redolent of the psychedelia in this one. the post-war terror, even 20 years later, is beyond palpable. truly a masterpiece. movie involves a man looking for his origins, but they are more disgusting than he anticipated, and they also involve more malformed men/goat women than he was expecting.

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ONE HOUR PHOTO - MARK ROMANEK

ok yes that's robin williams. this is bar none the most deeply unsettling film i have ever seen, and williams' portrayal of a disturbing and obsessed photo lab worker is definitely in my top 5 performances of all time. one of the reasons i loved funny games so much is that i think being perturbed is more exhilarating than being shocked. this movie does that to a degree i could barely even handle. the cinematography is spot on, some of the brightly lit shots in the supermarket are so barren and white and alienating that you're forced to accept the terror of the everyday. movie involves a creepy photo lab technician who's been watching a family grow over the years, longing to be a part of it. here is why this movie is fucking phenomenal (spoilers): the scene where he breaks into their house and uses their toilet is one of the most powerful scenes in movie history. williams expertly shows us exactly how at home he feels in the house owned by people he's been watching for years and years. i cannot overstate how perfectly acted and directed this scene is. i would watch this film again just to see it.

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ICHI THE KILLER - TAKASHI MIIKE

miike is a weird fucking dude. he directs palatable borderline-family stuff like sukiyaki western django, but then he has brutally offensive movies like this one and imprint. this really isn't for the faint of heart. might come off as a gorefest, but it is more virtuous than it may first appear. the character development is exceptional, and love him or hate him, miike has a level of passion that most directors wish for. movie involves a sexually troubled psychopath with shoe-blades.








honorable mention to eyes without a face by georges franju, a little dated but the operation scene is absolutely incredible considering it's over 50 years old
 
ya i called it by its english name cause referring to it as les yeux sans visage without referring to the japanese ones by their japanese names woulda been :AWK:
 
did you watch it in french, or an english dub? i've seen both and the english dub was really disappointing (although i watched it after having seen it in french so i'm probably biased)
 
inland empire is the most genuinely terrifying film i've ever seen. it's not really a "horror" movie in the traditional sense, just totally fuckin psychotic surrealism.

kwaidan is great too, it's a japanese film composed of 4 short folk stories. chilling and gorgeous, not the gimmicky jump-scare kind of horror.
 
I always get the shit scared out of me by It, the novel/movie by Stephen King. Tim Curry as Pennywise the Clown made we want to kill all the clowns in the world for being so scary

King is without a doubt a great author, his books are beyond enchanting and often you can't put it down, but I have not really ever been much into that type of book genre, so if someone wants to suggest some more I'd love to hear it.

silence of the lambs was really good, but I'm not sure if it was really terrifying, or even that unsettling -- except for the end with Bill of course. Honestly most horror films that last the test of time are Japanese horror, they have it down to a damn science. However Glen has intrigued me with One Hour Photo, I may see how that is this evening.
 
inland empire is the most genuinely terrifying film i've ever seen. it's not really a "horror" movie in the traditional sense, just totally fuckin psychotic surrealism.

kwaidan is great too, it's a japanese film composed of 4 short folk stories. chilling and gorgeous, not the gimmicky jump-scare kind of horror.

couldn't get through inland empire. i watched the american adaptation of let me in the other day, whilst it wasn't scary per se, the hushed delivery and darkness did give it a good atmosphere.
 
I'm only 14, so I have little experience with horrow movies. What I DO know is that when I watched Child's Play on TV, it wasn't very scary at the time: a few minor scares as Chucky appears out of nowhere. What creeped me out was afterwards: how can that kid, so young, know his doll is EVIL AND MURDEROUS and SLEEP IN THE SAME BED AS HIM, after CHucky has TALKED TO HIM??? Also imagining homicidal dolls popping up behind me in my loft bed is really quite chilling. I think I saw SIlence of the Lambs, or I may be thinking of another one, where some freaky ass guy takes a lady and holds her in a pit and there's a dog and a crazy man who eats people and a boring officer and a few moths buried inside people's skin? That was so tame. I watched another one but it was just gore and a little bit of scare, I forget what is was called but the scare lifted about 2 days after. I thought it was M at the time, so I was surprised to later discover I had watched an R movie age 12.
 
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