Scariest Movies:

BEAR DEN said:

As a kid growing up one of my favorite TV shows was Rod Serling's Twilight Zone. Not necessarily gore or goblins, mainly a lot of thinking "outside" the box.

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Rod Serling was the thinking man's horrifier. I also loved it as a kid, and ever now and then catch a rerun--some that make me very uncomfortable. The more life experience I have, the scarier some of those Twilight Zone episodes were. Very un-nerving and highly recommended.

Crixus said:

Rod Serling was the thinking man's horrifier. I also loved it as a kid, and ever now and then catch a rerun--some that make me very uncomfortable. The more life experience I have, the scarier some of those Twilight Zone episodes were. Very un-nerving and highly recommended.

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what was the classic episode with William Shatner? Terror At 20,000 ft? that one's still pretty creepy

gaseousclay said:

what was the classic episode with William Shatner? Terror At 20,000 ft? that one's still pretty creepy

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Nothing with William Shatner is creepy, just really sad.

breadstick said:

Nothing with William Shatner is creepy, just really sad.

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And yet he knows how to keep those checks rolling in.

Last night watched two. First one was "The Fly" the second one was Rob Zombies remake of "Halloween" part 2.

"The Fly" was fun to watch and I enjoyed it. Rob Zombies directors cut unrated version of Halloween 2 was not what I was expecting.

Halloween 2 is a slasher flick but Rob Zombie turned it into not only that but rewrote the storyline into an ominous supernatural demonic nightmare... At least for me. The movie IMO is far more disturbing then the original.

I don't really care for Rob Zombies music so I wasn't expecting much. As far as his movies go...He invoked fear in me and genuinely scared me. This version IMO is not for children. Even his choice of music was very good for setting the mood. ( I found that The Moody Blues song Nights on White Satin a bit unsettling....but perfect )

Yes I did have a nightmare last night...so Mr. Zombie does have a talent for at least getting to me. I am not so sure that I want a daily dose of that for a month.

I will probably search for more that you can laugh at also. It's not my desire to have a nightmare nightly for a month.

I am sure that there are many of you that have seen the movie and it didn't scare you at all...It did me so..as always...YMMV!

Not a classic horror film per se but Jaws scared the crap outta me when I was a kid. My rubber ducky had to scout out the bathtub before I went in for a few months after seeing that movie. Gotta love the theme music to it too.

The Audition (Japanese movie) was also pretty creepy for a newer movie.

Gaz said:

Not a classic horror film per se but Jaws scared the crap outta me when I was a kid. My rubber ducky had to scout out the bathtub before I went in for a few months after seeing that movie. Gotta love the theme music to it too.

The Audition (Japanese movie) was also pretty creepy for a newer movie.

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Have you seen Kansen? aka Infection from 2004.

An oldie but a goody -- Wait Until Dark. When I saw this in the theater people actually stood up from their seats and screamed.

I go for suspense-scary over gory-scary.

Others:

The Shining
Psycho
Silence of the Lambs (You get gore and suspense!)
Driving Miss Daisy (for Kyle)

In no particular order:

Candyman (any of them) - scared the carp out of me, and I can't even say that word around my wife...

Salem's Lot - Something about a blue vampire...

Pet Semetary - Got this for my son a few weeks ago, 'cause he wanted a scary movie. Mission accomplished!

Cujo - Still haven't brought myself to watch this again.

Christine - Classic cars and horror, not to be missed!!

Wrong Turn and Wrong Turn II..

Duamuteffe said:

The original "The Haunting, " - use the remake for a coaster.

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Hell yeah, that one scared the living daylights out of me.

Evil Dead 2 is a halloween must.

media said:

Evil Dead 2 is a halloween must.

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I plan to have a full blown horror movie marathon on Halloween since I can't take my kids out this year and this movie is definitely on the list.

I saw The Uninvited last night. It was really creepy watching the visions the girl saw. I expected nightmares last night but I think I was too tired.

A few more Halloween ideas I use to take a break from the scary marathon.

For kids
The Wizard of Oz (1925) -- for a treat, watch some of the extras (older versions)
The Black Hole (1979)
The Dark Crystal (1982)
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1988)
Lady in White (1988) (aka. The Mystery of the Lady in White)
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1992)
Hexed (1992)
Needful Things (1993) (Stephen King)
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

Comedies
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) -- This is a MUST for me every Halloween
Bell, Book And Candle (1958)
The Raven (1963)
Twice Told Tales (1963)
The Comedy of Terrors (1964)
The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)
Tales From The Crypt (1972)
Blood for Dracula (1973) (Andy Warhol)
Flesh for Frankenstein (1973) (Andy Warhol)
Young Frankenstein (1974)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Love at First Bite (1979)
Shadow of the Vampire (2000)

More comedies
Ghosts on the Loose (1943) (aka. Ghosts in the Night; The East Side Kids Meet Bela Lugosi)
Spook Busters -- The Bowery Boys (1946)
The Bowery Boys Meet the Monster (1954)
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953)
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters (2000)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)

Halloween wouldn't be complete without...
Ed Wood (1994)
Bride of the Monster (aka Bride of the Atom) (1955)
Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959) (aka. Grave Robbers from Outer Space)

For a change, I enjoy watching other things by my favorite horror actors
Champagne For Caesar (1950) (Vincent Price)
Song of Bernadette, The (1943) (Vincent Price)

Or something more serious or a cross over
The Birds (1963) (Alfred Hitchcock)
Psycho (1960) (Alfred Hitchcock)
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
High Plains Drifter (1973)
Live and Let Die (1973)
Bone Collector, The (1999)
Gods and Monsters (1998)

Then there's all the old favorites
Planet of the Apes
Alien
Universal classics
Poverty Row "horror"
Hammer Films -- I sometimes do a marathon of various Hammer films

Sometimes, I'll pick out a story and watch several movies
Frankenstein
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Burke & Hare
The Island of Dr. Moreau
Jack the Ripper
The Phantom of the Opera
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Or follow a theme
Zombies
Vampires
Werewolves
Witches
Ghosts
Slashers
Post apocalypse

Or look for spooky things in Detectives and Villains
Fu Manchu
Sherlock Holmes
Hitchcock
Mr. Moto
Charlie Chan

Maybe some relevant sci fi
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1955)
Alien (1979) [I consider it Sci-Fi, which is why I usually skip recommending for Halloween]
Godzilla -- Does anyone know why I always associate Godzilla with Easter & Christmas?

Or some tv and cartoons
Munsters
Addams Family
Groovy Ghoulies (me neither)
Dark Shadows

And, of course, you need some music
Alice Cooper's Welcome to my Nightmare

breadstick said:

I plan to have a full blown horror movie marathon on Halloween since I can't take my kids out this year and this movie is definitely on the list.

I saw The Uninvited last night. It was really creepy watching the visions the girl saw. I expected nightmares last night but I think I was too tired.

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Which one? Sadly, the Ray Millard classic from 1942-4 still isn't available on DVD. That and Island of Lost Souls are my two most wanted restorations/releases.

seven is the most evil feeling movie that I have ever seen. It was well done but it freaked me out.

SiBurning said:

Which one? Sadly, the Ray Millard classic from 1942-4 still isn't available on DVD. That and Island of Lost Souls are my two most wanted restorations/releases.

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The new one with Elizabeth Banks. It was pretty good.

kg4ghn said:

I don't get into scary movies but my wife does. We watched Paranormal Activity and it was possibly the dumbest movie I've ever seen. Especially the ending. The ending was horrible.

But, YMMV of course.

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OK - I will concede the ending was a bit cheesy, but the scary thing for me was the anticipation of what might happen, and the suspense.

Puppet Master.

Forgot to mention my favorite Tigon flick...

Blood on Satan's Claw

Take your basic inquisition story, set in a small town, full of god fearing, superstitious adults with everything to hide, irreverent, demon worshiping children hiding nothing, mix in the requisite ear of corn, plant tongue firmly in cheek, add screeching violins in perpetual falling half tones, hide the low budget in cramped, gothic--almost film noir--settings, adjust the flavorings with statutory rape, child pornography, witchcraft, and hideous demon deformation, and take the production seriously from there. Despite the constant fun, the raw Tigon magic & quirkiness is never lost. My biggest complaint is that the musical theme of Blood on Satan's Claw reminds me of the theme for the undead town of Scara Brae in the Ultima 7 video game, so that theme always makes me laugh. Perhaps a more serious flaw is the ending is kind of cheesy.