Originally posted by: moshquerade
Top Ten Scary Movies:
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2. Cannibal Holocaust
I think the sequel should be Cannibal Holocaust 2: Coalition of the Filling
Honorable Mentions: Jaws, Children of the Corn, Alien, Suspiria, I Spit on Your Grave, Psycho, Poltergeist, Night of the Living Dead, Zombie, Amityville Horror.
Totally agree here (Like the remake of Living Dead better myself) with the exception of the last one. That movie is an abomination. (Pun intended.) Acting is horrid, special effects are dirt cheap, and the cinematography is just plain piss poor. That movie belongs on a WORST of list. The book, on the other hand, is really quite cool.
Originally posted by: isaacmacdonald
Pulse
If that's the one where the machines try and kill people, I found it way more contrived than scary. Found myself going "This is SOO dumb" during a lot of it :disgust:
Originally posted by: Tetsuo
I'm trying to think of one that was freaky...session 7 or something? Now that movie was WACK
Session 9, with David Carusso. Yeah, that was a very trippy paranoia enducing movie. "I live... in the weak and the wounded."
Originally posted by: jonnyfin
7: salems lot
Unless they did some impressive stuff in the extended version of that movie, Salem's Lot was one of the weakest horror movies I have ever seen! I read the book first, thought that was cool, but MAN was that movie bad! WTF was up with that blue master vampire?!
Originally posted by: MaxDepth
6. Xtro
Uh, okay, no. GOD no!! HELL no!!!! That was one of the biggest wastes of 90 min of my life! That thing had the most abisimal, convoluted, idiotic story (if you could call it that) I have ever seen make it to film. Someone MUST have been smoking something to get that thing made. The third in the series is at least reasonably scary, the little, almost unkillable alien vs the marine squad. But the first was something I'd scape off the heel of my boot.
Okay, taste bashing done.
As for what I like, I'm with the crowd that likes the good psychological mindbender.
Alien is a fav.
The Thing is a wonderful thriller
remake of Night of the living Dead as the story is tighter, the makeup is better, and the ending just makes you go "Oh, Fvck!"
The Others. Probably the most recent classic-style horror movie. Builds wonderful tension and has great jump scenes.
the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre is good, though I've only seen it once. Wouldn't mind again.
Stir of Echoes and Session 9 are good for messing with the mind, too, the former more than the latter.
One that hasn't been mentioned is Silence of the Lambs. A bit more thriller than horror, but still strong on the creepy vibes. For the prequel, the remake of Manhunter, Red Dragon, is also a good part of that series. Leave Hannibal out of it, though. That's pure Hollywood splatter, not worthy of its brethren.
The Birds isn't too bad either, if you appreciate a movie that simmers. Anything Hitchcock is a good viewing, IMO. The original Psycho will make you rethink quiet rides in the country
-- Jack
There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.
-- Alfred Hitchcock