maybe a bit cliche, but what is the scariest movie you've ever seen and why?

i dont easily get scared at movies, but one of the most violent ever is Cannibal Holocaust (1980).

I remember watching Stephen King's Rose Red on television almost a decade ago, and being pretty creeped out by that movie.

I also found the Halloween movies to be pretty scary the first time I watched them.

Night of the Living Dead was pretty creepy, too. It really had me on the edge of my seat.

When I was 9 I thought that Halloween's 4 thru 6 were the scariest movies ever! Michael Myers just looked so gruesome and mean in those installments.

And when I was about 7 I thought Freddy Kruegar was the scariest thing ever. I literally hid in my blanket at night while I was sleeping. Man, it was one cozy blanket.  ;D

In the 70's ... it was The Exorcist.   In the 90's it was Evil Dead.

I saw all of the early (and original) Friday the 13th, Halloween, Nightmare on Elm Streets etc...  and they were mostly predictable and relied on the obvious villain killing/chopping/cutting/slashing/spearing ... (well, you get the drift) his victims throughout the entire movie.

The Exorcist relied on the occasional visual shock sequence and the unknown/unexpected (for that time). Most good scary movies have a real element of suspense. Once the floodgates were opened on visual gruesomeness ... the movies had nowhere to go (plot wise) and became predictable and a little boring. We all became insensitive to the gore as well... :-\\

Evil Dead... was just simply ridiculous and way over the top. But at that time, it was new and, scared the crap out of me!!  ;D  All sequels were just plain silly (and NOT scary).

There was a recent Aussie horror flick " The Loved Ones" that had some sequences I had not seen before and made me wince a few times....

I'd rather watch an old suspense film ...like Rear Window. That is actually more scary than the so-called horror films!!!

'Critters' starring Dee Wallace and Scott Grimes.  When I was a kid, I was quite scared.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQNLQc7xqyw

"Drag Me to Hell"

That film scared me a lot.

Halloween 3

Halloween 3


That's an 80s Halloween film.  :D

Pee-wee's Big Adventure.



Cat

As for the 2010's, I have not seen any real scary movies as yet.

Pee-wee's Big Adventure.



Cat


:)

As for the 2010's, I have not seen any real scary movies as yet.


You know what's scary? The music industry.

You know what's scary? The music industry.
Glee Cast or Justin Bieber?

Glee Cast or Justin Bieber?


Justin Bieber of course.

But....what's a Glee?

'Critters' starring Dee Wallace and Scott Grimes.  When I was a kid, I was quite scared.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQNLQc7xqyw


1986 was the year I was abducted by aliens and probed by their...

Justin Bieber of course.

But....what's a Glee?
Too scary to mention?

Too scary to mention?


;D

I heard they come at night when you least expect it.  :(

;D

I heard they come at night when you least expect it.  :(
Appearing crowds making strange nocturnal noises.

That's an 80s Halloween film.  :D


That was scary.

You know what's scary? The music industry.



Exactly.

Stir of Echoes creeped me out pretty bad, so did Funny Games.    :o