Which horror movie you consider to be the scarriest of all time

[ShadowBoxing]

DOTD is not a scary film nor was it intended to be.
Also the list of films in this poll is very obvious, why make a poll its not accurate since the list is very limited.
It would be beter to just pose the question.
For me it would be The Beyond/1981.

Yeah, it's more a satire. And it's more of an "unsettling film on humans" rather than flat out scary.

 

[superkong 500]

DOTD is not a scary film nor was it intended to be.
Also the list of films in this poll is very obvious, why make a poll its not accurate since the list is very limited.
It would be beter to just pose the question.
For me it would be The Beyond/1981.

The poll is not limited I wrote all the horror movies I could remember, Yes i should have put down 5 more which is the limit of the poll list, but still there would be people saying its limited.Besides I said in the first post that if you're choice wasn't there you should write it.

 

[Bat Attack]

The Exorcist. Just so disturbing and relentless.

 

[Sandman138]

Rosemary's Baby

 

[Rac]

From those I'd say Hellraiser. The hype for The Exorcist was scarier than the movie itself. Don't get me wrong. I think the movie is great. But it ain't scary.

And where's The Descent?

 

[co2]

Psycho is indeed a thiller but it is also a horror movie. In fact, I consider it the first slasher film. It had as much to do with making people afraid during a shower as Jaws during swimming. Hell, as a kid after seeing Jaws, I was afraid to let my feet dangle off the bed....Damn "Carpet Shark".
As for teh scariest....I haven't seen exorcist in years..but I did watch The Shinning not long ago, and that thing is so moody, it creeps inside your head and stays for quite some time. That's my measure of a truly scary movie....how long does it haunt you.
Why isn't An American Werewolf in London or Alien on the list?.....hmm?

 

[Poetic Chaos]

Psycho is indeed a thiller but it is also a horror movie. In fact, I consider it the first slasher film. It had as much to do with making people afraid during a shower as Jaws during swimming. Hell, as a kid after seeing Jaws, I was afraid to let my feet dangle off the bed....Damn "Carpet Shark".
As for teh scariest....I haven't seen exorcist in years..but I did watch The Shinning not long ago, and that thing is so moody, it creeps inside your head and stays for quite some time. That's my measure of a truly scary movie....how long does it haunt you.
Why isn't An American Werewolf in London or Alien on the list?.....hmm?

I'll repeat Candyman and mirrors/bathrooms.

 

[Sandman138]

Psycho has me scared every time I check into a bed and breakfast, to this day.

 

[zanos]

That's interesting that the excorcist won by such a large margin. I was frightened to death of this film when I was 10 just from the commercials and a short scene I accidentally watched while flipping the channels but as a teenager I didn't think nothing of it. It should hardly be considered the scariest film in horror.

 

[mathhater]

"It"

Freakin' evil, demon clowns. *shudder*

I hate clowns...

Even McDonald's commercials freak me out...so "It"


...Freakin' clowns....

 

[ShadowBoxing]

Rosemary's Baby

That was a great film.

 

[Kevin Roegele]

I have to say I think if more people had seen Suspiria it would be doing better. It is literally like watching the scariest nightmare you could ever have.

 

[superkong 500]

I have to say I think if more people had seen Suspiria it would be doing better. It is literally like watching the scariest nightmare you could ever have.

are there demonic creepy looking witches in suspiria? and the death scenes are cool and scary?

 

[BloodyWolverine]

No traditional horror flick really scared me like Freddy or Jason for they were well pop corn horror. But one movie that gave me the chills was Silence Of The Lambs. Because it could be a real thing. After that The Shining, Then The Omen. Not the new versions but the oldies.

 

[Fran]

Most intense and scary = TCM The Beginning

 

[Sandman138]

I have to say I think if more people had seen Suspiria it would be doing better. It is literally like watching the scariest nightmare you could ever have.

I put a vote in for that as well, but as much as that scared me, Rosemary's Baby had me sitting in front of the screen in horror for at least five minutes after the movie ended.

 

[superkong 500]

I put a vote in for that as well, but as much as that scared me, Rosemary's Baby had me sitting in front of the screen in horror for at least five minutes after the movie ended.

yea It is one of those movies in which what you don't see scare you much more than what you see, this movie relies on atmosphere, tension. actually the most creepy characters it has are the old couple. that dream sequence with the devil's hands presented as if he was a lizard demon creature and those eyes. All the dream sequence is very scary as it is very weird.

 

[livrule]

Where is Silence of the lambs ??????????????

 

[Kable24]

Where is Silence of the lambs ??????????????

It's not a horror movie. It's conisdered more a thriller than horror.

 

[The Apatow Crew]

Here's my pick that's not up there.

Showgirls. Absolutely frightening

 

[Man-Thing]

I'm weird when it comes to what makes the hair on my neck stand up. I think the one of the scarriest things I've seen in a movie is that one segment in Creepshow 2 and that blob/oilslick thing on the water. I hate water out in the middle of nowhere, like lakes anyway, so that has always creeped me out.

Does anyone remember a movie in the 80's that had Tawnie Katain in it called Witchboard? That movie really messed with me when I was about 10 years old.

Anyway, I love the classics, The Exorcist, and everything. To me, there is nothing more eerie than a prosthetic human. Usually, the faker it looks, the creepier it is to me.

Take for instance:

Good horror IMO, should envelope you in the story, and scarry horror should make you feel "this shouldn't be happening!". That's the reason I have a natural bias against any horror that tries to explain itself scientifically, it should be supernatural IMO.

I can think of many scenes in horror that "disturb" me, that I know are well underplayed. For instance the gravesite scene in Carrie is scarry, but to me the scarriest part of the film is when her house is caving in and it focuses in on that little statue of Jesus/??? with the glowing eyes. That is freaky, also the voice of Reagan in the exorcist when she turns her head 180 degrees "Do you know what she did?"

There should be an element of cliches in horror, and the biggest should be that the events happening should play on mankinds fears of the unknown. To me, just saying that "the unknown" brings a sense of dread in relation of horror. Good horror, gives almost no hope to those invovled, it should be as if the hand of doom has entered the room. There should be a feeling of there is no hope for the victim, because what has entered the room is beyond your understanding, beyond your laws, and can't be explained.

To me, the most terror I've ever expeirenced from any movie would have to be this. Specifically at the 23 second mark. I suggest you watch the whole movie though to get the entire feel of the story.

 

[superkong 500]

I'm weird when it comes to what makes the hair on my neck stand up. I think the one of the scarriest things I've seen in a movie is that one segment in Creepshow 2 and that blob/oilslick thing on the water. I hate water out in the middle of nowhere, like lakes anyway, so that has always creeped me out.


Does anyone remember a movie in the 80's that had Tawnie Katain in it called Witchboard? That movie really messed with me when I was about 10 years old.

Anyway, I love the classics, The Exorcist, and everything. To me, there is nothing more eerie than a prosthetic human. Usually, the faker it looks, the creepier it is to me.

Take for instance:

Good horror IMO, should envelope you in the story, and scarry horror should make you feel "this shouldn't be happening!". That's the reason I have a natural bias against any horror that tries to explain itself scientifically, it should be supernatural IMO.

I can think of many scenes in horror that "disturb" me, that I know are well underplayed. For instance the gravesite scene in Carrie is scarry, but to me the scarriest part of the film is when her house is caving in and it focuses in on that little statue of Jesus/??? with the glowing eyes. That is freaky, also the voice of Reagan in the exorcist when she turns her head 180 degrees "Do you know what she did?"

The scene when regan head spin for the first time, and then cuts to her bloddied face to say " do you know what she did? your ****ing daughter"

is for me the scariest moment in cinema ever.

 

[livrule]

It's not a horror movie. It's conisdered more a thriller than horror.

I guess so, but I don't agree.

What should all good horror films do .... ?? .... Make you feel uneasy, tense, scared ... make you fear for the safety of the characters ... No other film has made me feel all this and more.

Silence is not a slasher but I would argue that its PURE horror at its very best.

Lecters escape scene is one of the most intense things I have ever watched.

 

[CAH]

The Exorcist is not very scary, but I believe it was ShadowBoxing who said it VERY correctly...


...the film uses MANY techniques to toy with our minds and in that, we become scared because we know that what happens to Regan in the film could very well happen to us.

"The Exorcist" is a brilliant classic, and I continue to love it. I just don't have the DVD...(sadness)


CAH

 

[ShadowBoxing]

I got to admit, the original Alien ought to be on here as well. Nothing creeps me out more than that scene where the bodyless android head is speaking.


Ash: You still don't understand what you're dealing with, do you? Perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility.
Lambert: You admire it.
Ash: I admire its purity. A survivor... unclouded by conscience, remorse, or delusions of morality.

That line in bold always gets me, because maybe, just maybe Ash is absolutely right about morality and purity.