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Scariest movie you've ever seen

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RudyGarmisch
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For some reason I like scary movies. Not awful movies like Saw or Hostel that are made solely for the purpose of inciting extreme disgust and shock. We're talking like "The Ring" and all. That just made you shit your pants and made you sleep with the lights on for a week. Whats yours?
Oct 9 2008 10:23PM
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DrStrangelove
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Event Horizon

good luck, that shit will fuck your world
Oct 14 2008 12:24PM
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=FLO=
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Event horizon is pretty messed up, but way good.

The Exorcism of Emily Rose is by far the scariest movie ever, so twisted I couldnt even watch it.
Oct 14 2008 1:56PM
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MLB
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Event Horizon is way fucking worst then Emil Rose.....way way way worse. Its the only movie that i watched as an adult, and it gave me nightmares.
Oct 14 2008 2:19PM
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VT_FLO
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probably the vice presidential debate.


if not then definetly the sixth sense
Oct 14 2008 4:44PM
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MCIRONCOCK
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Hmm i guess that was really the most similar thing. But the way people kept committing suicide in the beginning, and speaking jibberish was pretty close too. I kind of had it marked as a copy from when i saw the first preview because i thought it was going to be a movie about the book and i got all excited only to be disappointed with another M. Night Shyamalan trainwreck.

By the way, did you see the remake of halloween? I rented it and thought it was pretty good, but i've heard the original is a lot better.
Oct 14 2008 5:13PM
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Italian.Stallion
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the grudge?  I saw it in 6th grade and didn't sleep for a few days.
Oct 14 2008 5:17PM
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Raoul_Duke
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Candyman is a good one, great  music in it too.
Oct 14 2008 6:10PM
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casual
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  I suppose there is atleast a superficial similarity there.  The suddeness of violence and the confusion are both clearly inspired by terrorism and probably neither the book, nor the movie, would have been written without the events of 9/11 acting as an inspiration.

  As far as the Halloween remake goes...well, I have mixed feelings.

  Let me say that I audibly groaned when I heard about Rob Zombie's foray into horror movies shortly before "House of 1000 Corpses" was released.  My thought at the time was, "Oh great, another rich self-indulgent asshole is attempting to "cross-over".  I was wrong.  "House" wasn't fantastic (extremely derivative of TCM and a slew of other cult classics which was clearly a case of paying homage as opposed to stealing), but it wasn't terrible.  In fact, it showed Zombie to have some real talent, or f nothing else, a real love of horror movies.  I liked Devil's Rejects for many of the same reasons, so when I heard Halloween was being remade by Zombie, I had a degree of timid optimism.

  The original Halloween was essentially flawless.  It wasn't hindered by technological limitations and it wasn't shot crappily thus in need of "cleaning up".  On paper, this movie did NOT need to be remade.  Unfortunately, in an age of endless sequels and remakes (appearently no one in the world has an original idea these days...Saw fucking V anyone?) it was bound to happen.

  The good:  Zombie approached this project with respect and admiration.  It looked good, it sounded good, and it had some legitimate scares.  Zombie knows how to frame shots and how to pace a film. 
The bad:  Well.....here's the thing.  Horror movies are a visceral experience (particularly slashers).  They are meant to build tension, cause unease in a viewer, and deliver payoffs in the form of adrenaline rushes.  One thing that we have learned about horror movies, and the inevitable sequels, is that they don't stand up to in depth analysis of things like logic, sense, plausibility, etc.  So, the mistake that Zombie made was trying to explain things.  Was it a "cool" idea to attempt to fill in the 15 year gap between Michael's killing of his sister and his escape from the asylum?  Yes.  Was there any way to do so without highlighting the general silliness of the plot?  No.  The fact is, the original Halloween script probably looked horrible.  It didn't matter because the moons aligned in such a way that a fantastic director, a great score, and most importantly, a brilliant cinematographer combined their efforts and created an unbelievable horror film.  Sometimes, things are better left unexplained for us viewers to come up with our own meanings.

  Zombie's Halloween didn't stink, but there was zero chance of him eclipsing Carpenter's original.  If Zombie's film had been titled something else, and had been changed ever so slightly, he might have had a chance to make one of the very few worthwhile horror films in years.  Alas, this was not the case, and it is impossible to look at Zombie's and not make the comparison.
Oct 15 2008 6:10PM
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hype
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what lies beneath......scared the shit outta me back in the day. i think it was more "jumpy" than anything
Oct 15 2008 7:01PM
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AnteO
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[REC] is definetly up there.

And it has probably been said before, but "Mirrors". It's a bit more horror/thriller'ish, but fuck fuck fuck was it creepy, really recommend that one to all of you that havent already seen it.

oh, and I recall "The Skeleton Key" being quite creepy too, gotta recommend that one as well.

Oct 16 2008 8:39PM
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MCIRONCOCK
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The Skeleton Key didn't make me jump once. It was just so ridiculously stupid. Like, they couldn't walk over crushed up pottery or something, what kind of shit is that?

Oct 16 2008 9:16PM
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K2epro
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same thing happened to me i watched it with my cousin when i was like 6 or sumthin and now i cant seem to ever enjoy clowns
Oct 16 2008 9:38PM
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kgirvan
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bme olympics just mad shocked that a dude would do that
Oct 16 2008 9:39PM
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MistaFab
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the new halloween that rob zombie directed is pretty fucked up

13 ghosts is also pretty scary

but i have to say when i was little candyman scared the shit out of me, i couldn't look in a mirrow for like 2 weeks

Oct 16 2008 9:47PM
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kgirvan
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oh word dude the new halloween mad mad screwed.
Oct 16 2008 9:49PM
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Frostfired
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i hear shutter is pretty fucked
Oct 17 2008 3:17PM
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Sno.
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Oh man, I LOVE scary movies.

Before it was announced that it was all fake, and all the hype went down of how stupid it was, I saw the blair witch project when it first came out in the theater, and when it first came out, it was terrifying.

Oct 17 2008 3:24PM
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mackinnon
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Oct 17 2008 3:29PM
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Skierguy1234
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how can you call SAW a stupid movie?

probably one of the most intricate well thought out movie series ever.

Oct 17 2008 3:38PM
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twin-tip-hero
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wow i'm shocked that no one has said "signs". that movie scared the fucking shit out of me. i atill am scared when i head up to my grandparents farm. i did go into my basement for about 2 weeks after i saw the movie. IMO signs is the scariest movie i have ever seen. after signs would have to come scream.
Oct 17 2008 3:47PM
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=Worf=
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the ring i have to agree was a little disturbing.  though it was great though.  i have to put the original shinnig on the top though ( the one with Jak not the remake)  i got nightmares from ghostbusters but i think i was like 4 or 5 when i saw it
Oct 17 2008 3:57PM
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Sno.
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Back in like 3rd grade, my gf's and I used to go into the bathroom, shut off all the lights, and light a candle, then read from Stephen King's "IT"...

Then, when we got a little older, like 5th grade, we'd go into the cemetary late at night and do the ouija board...wtf were we thinking?!

I ran so fast out of the cemetary once and almost fell in an open plot.

Oct 17 2008 4:00PM
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Sno.
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*cemetery

Oct 17 2008 4:01PM
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mind_Riot39
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I thought "the descent" was pretty gnarly.  they made it pretty fuckin real.
Oct 17 2008 5:14PM
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Sno.
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did you really have to add that last sentence? I was all pumped and texted my bf that we should rent "event horizon" tonight cause I've never seen it, but I have a feeling you just gave a lot away
Oct 17 2008 5:45PM
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kgirvan
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oh word dude that movie was fucked but thank god theres not corn fields aroung here GAHAHA
Oct 17 2008 6:10PM
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casual
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sarcasm...right?
Oct 17 2008 6:14PM
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C.R.E.A.M
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my buddy taped george w. bushes first speech for the republican national convention nomination and i accidentally watched it.

I had nightmares we went to war and that millions of innocent people died :(

Oct 17 2008 7:19PM
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WikiWiki
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haha- me too man
Oct 17 2008 8:48PM
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PAINE_IN_MAINE
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I read the Ruins, it scared me probably the most, I saw the movie, still pretty scary, exorsist movies(emily rose and the others) scared me, probably the worst "scary" movie is called S.I.C.K easily worst movie I have ever seen, has any one else waisted 2 hours watching it?,  I am proud to say that I have nvr seen Saw or hostel(or any sequels to them) and I dont plan on seeing them, pans labrinth fucked with my head for a while, the only movie I ever cried over was bridge to terebithia, I saw it like 2 weeks ago, cried.
Oct 17 2008 9:11PM
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Dalonte
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i hope that's sarcasm
Oct 17 2008 10:13PM
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low_fidelity
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fantasia
Oct 17 2008 10:51PM
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killa_cam
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The Shining
Oct 17 2008 10:53PM
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[MEGAMO]
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barely gave anything away. its just one little scene, and its of a not very important character. just wait, its scary as hell
Oct 19 2008 1:48AM
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E.Durtschi
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The Shining scared me so bad I didn't watch other Jack Nicholson movies for so long because he was so creepy! And the Excorsist made me not sleep for a week, that was in like 7th grade but i hate scary movies!!!
Oct 19 2008 2:28AM
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EricaCrass
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Step up 1 and 2.
Enough said.
Oct 19 2008 2:34AM
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Z_rob
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Top 3: In Order
1. The Strangers
2. Halloween
3. Prom Night
Oct 19 2008 2:39AM
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Elg
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The most discusting movie i've seen has to be hostel, especially when the chinese girl gets her eyeball cut off. 30 days of night was pretty good too, but didn't really scare me. Exorcism scared the shit out of me, my mom had to come pick me up at my friends house after i saw that one. I was in 8th grade, but still...
Oct 19 2008 3:11AM
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Scott~
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the fine line OWAIT~
Oct 19 2008 3:33AM
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JTL
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yeah just because people don't like the gore, they say it is a bad movie. i am amazed at how the plot always surprizes me.
Oct 19 2008 9:11AM
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Drew.C
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um the hills have eyes was crazy scary. but it was more of a torture movie like saw. the part where they burned the guy alive in front of his family was fucked up
Oct 19 2008 9:28AM
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Skierguy1234
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guys thats not sarcasm. the plots are pretty in depth, and creative.
Oct 19 2008 9:56AM
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casual
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  The script that eventually became Saw II was in fact a completely different film.  It was renamed Saw II and minor changes were made to incorporate Jigsaw's shenanigans.  It was a shameless and hollow attempt to cash in on the Saw name. 

  What you call "in depth and creative", I call contrived and convoluted.  Saw II and III feature the most horribly implausible "twists" in the form of deux ex machina that are nothing more than blatant excuses to make another sequel.  The Saw films are churned out simply because they guarantee profit year after year, regardless of their quality.

  They are unquestioningly unscary.  No degree of suspense or tension is ever built.  The only question ever raised is "How many cool ways can people die?"  They're torture porn.  We're never meant to feel any empathy or fear for the characters...we're suppose to cheer they're deaths.

  I can't imagine people liking these movies.  They're not even particularly that gory relative to a lot of other films.

  Oh yeah....the editing is terrrrrible.  It's like watching a 90 minute version of the NIN video for "Closer". 

Oct 19 2008 5:41PM
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E.Durtschi
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Thank You! I agree
Oct 19 2008 5:48PM
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casual
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  This is awkward...uhh...do you wanna go to the movies or something sometime?  I mean, we don't have to if you don't want to....
Oct 19 2008 5:51PM
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ct_steeze
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wow are you serious prom night was probly the worst horror movie ive ever seen

i love horror movies my favorites are

THE GAME its more of a thriller/ mystery but its a really good movie
THE SHINING
ROSEMARYS BABY
THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT
MISERY
THE RING
BLAIR WITCH PROJECT
LETS SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH
CUJO

Pm if you want more good ones

Oct 19 2008 6:04PM
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mellifluous
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Pans Labyrinth or Mind Hunters....

mind hunters is just straight up scary - i couldnt sleep for so long after i saw the scene with the hooks & needles in the people
and pans labyrinth .. when she goes into that like cellar and eats the fucking grape (dipshit) and then the scary dude sitting at the table puts his eyes into his head.. and theres childrens shoes everywhere and paintings of him eating them...... yeahhh....

and yeah i saw signs when i was like .. 9? i think
and i didnt find it too scary

Oct 19 2008 6:05PM
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Skibumsmith
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A lot of people have said The Shining was really scary and I rented it and just finished it and it wasn't that scary, but I'm kinda scared to go into the bathroom.

Oct 26 2008 2:20AM
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jiblove
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one day when i was eight i told my mom i wanted to rent a scary movie, we went to rogers video and she said the exorcist was really good and scary, so we got it, lets just say i have never been so scared in my enitre life. apparently my mother forgot just how scary and innapropriate it was for someone of my age (i mean seriously !?!?!) the part where she starts fecking th cross and puking and heer head spins around i started balling and i had to sleep in my parents bed for like a week

stilll cannot watch that movie
Oct 26 2008 3:49AM
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mmallender.
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im not really big into scary movies, in fact i hate scary movies. I saw quarantine last night though, scared the shit out of me, but then we watched pinapple expressed and got hammered/baked, and completely forgot about it until morning..... and then i was watching my back all morning
Oct 26 2008 5:05AM
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