Christmas Tree 4003 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Tonight I've been having a discussion about the scariest films ever with my 23 year old daughter. Now obviously all this depends to a large degree about watching the film at the time it was released because some films don't hold their scariness. Eg I remember been terrified of Frankenstein but to my daughter a snail pace monster with no special powers is not scary. In my day, Zombies also used to slowly stagger but now they can run. Also she said she could not take the exorcist seriously because she'd seen scary movie. So what are the three scariest movies you have seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooner 243 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 the changeling 28 days later, as you said now they can run, fuck that!! invasion of the bodysnatchers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 27367 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 The Fog (original) Woman in black (original TV special) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 12863 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Minions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 14821 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Anyone remember Salem's Lot from the telly in the 70s?....David Soul was in it, think it was a adaptation of a Stephen King book? Carrie was pretty scary too as it goes, and I wouldn't say I was scared but the film of IT was pretty bloody disturbing as an adult.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 20030 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 (edited) Ringu, the original Japanese version of the ring. Not the Hollywood remake though that is also pretty scary. Audition - another shit scary Japanese movie Watching the shining in a dark room still creeps me out. Honourable mentions to Evil Dead 1, alien, Rosemary's Baby, nightmare on elm st 1 and misery Edited September 30, 2015 by Dr Gloom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 27367 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Anyone remember Salem's Lot from the telly in the 70s?....David Soul was in it, think it was a adaptation of a Stephen King book? Carrie was pretty scary too as it goes, and I wouldn't say I was scared but the film of IT was pretty bloody disturbing as an adult..Aye, remember the vampire kid tapping on the window of his brother asking to be let in as he floated outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4003 Posted September 30, 2015 Author Share Posted September 30, 2015 Anyone remember Salem's Lot from the telly in the 70s?....David Soul was in it, think it was a adaptation of a Stephen King book? Carrie was pretty scary too as it goes, and I wouldn't say I was scared but the film of IT was pretty bloody disturbing as an adult.. Aye Salems lot when the young kid floated outside the window!!!! David Soul though iirc so meh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 35303 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Don't Look Now The Shining Nightmare on Elm Street All watched for the first time as a kid obv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 3989 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Aye Salems lot when the young kid floated outside the window!!!! David Soul though iirc so meh! [emoji38] James Mason was scary as fuck though - the scene where he asks the priest to put down his cross and holy water down and face the master vamp is tremendous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 20030 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Love James Mason, he's class in North by north west Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedfernMag 0 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 These old adaptations of M.R. James stories still hold up today (apart from the final scene in Night of the Demon, which is still a great film nevertheless). Whistle and I Will Come to You A Warning to the Curious Night of the Demon Don't bother with any remakes of the above (even if they've not been made yet) as they are/will be shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9103 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Nowt more scary than this thread's title. Should be "Top 3 scariest films" and you all know it. That aside, the proper scary ones have already been mentioned, but I do like a Shock flick. Something like Final Destination, that doesn't build tension like the above, but hammers a popcorn spilling event down your throat without warning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4003 Posted October 1, 2015 Author Share Posted October 1, 2015 Don't Look Now The Shining Nightmare on Elm Street All watched for the first time as a kid obv. Aye Don't look now freaked me out back in the day. I also remember been terrified when I first saw The Birds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 14131 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Aye Don't look now freaked me out back in the day. I also remember been terrified when I first saw The Birds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 35303 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Comes from been a proud non-reader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 20030 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 He's a strange human been Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30714 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 (edited) The Shining is fucking terrifying. The scariness of most horrors is ratcheted up several degrees if you're home alone watching them at night though. The old Hammer films too. Anyone remember that one with 'Fluff' Freeman and Roy Castle btw? Edited October 1, 2015 by Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 3989 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 The Shining is fucking terrifying. The scariness of most horrors is ratcheted up several degrees if you're home alone watching them at night though. The old Hammer films too. Anyone remember that one with 'Fluff' Freeman and Roy Castle btw? [emoji38] A lot of what I remember as horror films (many Hammer ones) go out as pg on the horror channel in early evening slots. Conversely a few of them are still classed as 18s for late nights which in the context of modern horror films being almost universally 15s makes them at least genuine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 35303 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 I only ever watched those in the hope of seeing some hefty 1970s jammers exposed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 3989 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Ingrid Pitt tits/muff tastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30714 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 (edited) This is the one I was on about btw: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059125/ Edited October 1, 2015 by Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 The Omen The Exorcist Twin Peaks - Fire walk with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1117 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 The Omen The Exorcist Twin Peaks - Fire walk with me. I didn't find The Exorcist remotely scary although I did enjoy it. I'd go along with The Omen and Twin Peaks. There's bits of Mullholland Drive that are also at least very unsettling. I agree with whoever said The Changling too. The Others basically ripped off massive parts of that film. Phsyco and The Thing were also pretty frightening when watched alone in the dark back in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 35303 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Aye I forgot about The Omen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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