Favorite/Scariest Horror Movies

Exactly what it says on the tin. What are some of your favorite horror films, and for that matter, the scariest.

Here's my favorite:

Yep, it's Se7en. Gotta love David Fincher.

As for scariest, well, I'll just let Bravo explain. Granted, I could only watch part of it before I had to stop, but yeah.

The original Night Of The Living Dead. Specifically the scene where the girl comes back to life and stabs her mother to death with a trowel.

That was the first horror movie scene I ever saw, and it both got me interested in horror, and scared me away from it for a while

edited 17th Sep '13 9:34:55 PM by Dontcallmewave

"Kazaam! You know, the one where Shaq plays a genie." "That's not a horror movie." "Yeah, well, you've never seen Shaq act."

edited 17th Sep '13 10:33:24 PM by Tuckerscreator

Anyways, there are also parts of The Exorcist that were pretty scary, though I don't think it has aged very well.

Also, here's what the director said about it being a horror movie:

Fourteen Oh Eight. Don't stay in that room. It's evil.

I don't watch much horror but Tucker And Dale Vs Evil is good if you like horror comedy.

Last movies I truly felt frightened while watching them were The Amityville Horror and, oddly enough, House.

Which House? There's about three different movies with that title.

The one from 1986, with William Katt and that big guy from Night Court.

Sleepaway Camp. Fucking scary at the end. SHE HAS A DICK.

The Thing. Great suspense, great effects.

Indeed, though I'm not exactly sure I'd classify it as a horror film.

Oh, here's another great one, albeit more of a horror-comedy:

Oh, the film Deliverance is also a pretty chilling movie. Too bad about the director's follow up though...

edited 27th Sep '13 5:35:55 PM by LDragon2

I'm partial to Splinter I really like the creature effects in it, apart from the silly killer hand...

My favorite horror movie has to be Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives. No nudity, Jason's back (my favorite character from anything ever <3), and it's got some pretty funny scenes and great kills. The scariest is Return of the Living Dead, even though its a horror comedy it's really bleak and the zombies scare me more than any I've ever seen in anything else (especially Tarman!).

I don't watch a whole lot of horror movies, but the one I really love is Candyman (which is bit odd since ghost movies tend be my scary movie subgenre of choice, rather than slashers). I love that it takes the time to analyze its themes and I love Tony Todd and how his stalking Helen feels almost seductive rather than just Freddy Kruger/Jason Vorhees creepy or straight up mind rapey (it's still mind rapey, just in a more round-about way, hiding the grotesque behind the alluring). I love how takes place mostly during the day in a place as urban as a housing project and just how different it is from most slasher movies.

edited 2nd Oct '13 6:40:44 AM by sisi

I'll second 1408 and The Thing, and add In The Mouth Of Madness. I'll probably remember others later. :P

(In what bizarre sense is The Thing not horror, Ldragon?)

To me, films like Alien and The Thing are more sci-fi than horror. Basically, while they do have creepy moments, horror isn't the most accurate way to describe them, at least to me. While they can disturb you, it isn't what I would see as horror, because they deal with stuff like aliens, space travel, futuristic technology, and less on frightening elements like demons, monsters, psychopaths, and stuff like that. The setting and opposition are all very important to me in judging what is horror and not.

In my eyes, they are more qualified as simply very dark sci-fi movies.

edited 2nd Oct '13 9:26:05 PM by LDragon2

My mom and I had opposite reactions to The Ring. When I watched it, I was very scared, especially by the imagery of the cursed videotape. When my mom saw it, though, she wasn't that scared. I don't remember if she saw the whole thing, though.

edited 2nd Oct '13 11:10:46 PM by Demetrios

I'm gonna start my yearly project of watching 31 horror movies this month, but I'm running a bit behind. Any recommendations on short films I can watch? Something an hour or less in length. Something like The Call Of Cthulhu or Edison's take on Frankenstein.

I would recommend Forklift Driver Klaus: The First Day on the Job.

Suspiria. I like gore and symbolism in equal measures. Although it's not a movie that plays by the rules of the usual horror movies.