what are the scariest movies that you've seen?

The Exorcism of Emily Rose - The movie poster of "The Exorcism of Emily Rose"
@dierdre (2207)
Philippines
March 18, 2008 2:27pm CST
for me, i would have to say shutter, (the thailand version) i think the US version is now showing already in theaters? and the exorcism of emily rose, which is based on a true story, which really made it more scary, i even turned on the lights while i was watching the scary part where they were exorcising her. i was pretty scared too while i watched the blairwitch project but i was only 14 that time, maybe if i get to see that movie now maybe i wont get scared anymore? i define "scary" movies as having a "paranoid" effect on the viewer. myself, for example, after seeing those films mentioned, when its time to go to bed and the lights are out, i keep looking at my back to see if there's "something" behind me. creepy. anyway, how about you, what movies have you watched that gave you the creeps? coz i wanna rent horror movies this lenten season, so i would love to have suggestions from the mylotters.
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@brimia (6581)
• United States
18 Mar 08
the scariest movie I've ever seen is The Exorcist. I saw it when I was only 8 years old. I heard it was a true story so I thought I could become possessed too. I had nightmares for years after seeing it.
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@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
18 Mar 08
yeah ive always heard of that movie, but i havent seen it yet coz i cant seem to find it in video shops here.. ill probably find it on you tube.was it released in the 80's?
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@brimia (6581)
• United States
18 Mar 08
It was released in 1973.
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@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
18 Mar 08
oh, ok, thank you for the info =)
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@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
19 Mar 08
i have two that tops my list: The eye and the Shutter. these have both sent shivers to my spine! especially the last part of the movie shutter! oh my dad is soo brilliant and i did not expect to see that. really really scary! the eye, on the other hand made me scared of getting into elevators for a time alone. haha
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• Australia
19 Mar 08
Man, I haven't seen the american version of Eye yet, only the Japanese version. Was it really freaky? Shutter definitely looks freaky. I think it's by the same people who made the American Grudge movies and those freaked me out. So, it's understandable that Shutter would do the same.
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
19 Mar 08
yeah i agree with you, i did not see the ending coming! who would've thought that it was the girl who was causing his shoulder pains? (only the buddhist monks in the movie with 3rd eye!) LOL
@arjun999 (1004)
• India
19 Mar 08
The sacriest movie i have seen has to be 'The shining'. The isolated hotel gave such a creepy feeling. 'The descent' was pretty scary too. The movie 'stay alive' was also really scary and i wonder why it has not been more discussed as a really scary film.
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• Australia
19 Mar 08
Man, I love your profile pic, he's so hot!!! ;-P
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@arjun999 (1004)
• India
20 Mar 08
Thanks.
@carinio98 (2929)
• Philippines
1 Jun 08
the scariest movie that i ever sow was... tagalog: OMG ang anak ni janice... english: OMG the baby of janice... kinda cute when the baby monster jump like a frog and bite janice from her neck...
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
2 Jun 08
LOL i know that movie! it was entitled "tiyanak" if im not mitsaken! i dont remember anymore if i saw the movie in full or not coz it was a looong time ago and i was only a kid back then. maybe i only saw the trailer? really cant remember anymore. i saw it on tv. hmmm, i think it could be pretty scary when you watch that movie alone at night. hehe.
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@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
3 Jun 08
LOL i doubt if the rat will ever be paying attention to it in the first place! LOL i havent watched any local horror movies for ages so not really know what to expect with the current tagalog films that are being shown here. but there is a "tiyanak" remake, "tiyanaks" with mark herras, jen mercado, etc. im guessing that you have watched that one. hehe.
@carinio98 (2929)
• Philippines
3 Jun 08
you bet yahhh... and those classic pinoy horror films are the most scariest than modern pinoy films even though it doesnt have great special fx etc... but the story and realism is there. and the cast and directors are so professional. not like now even they use cute fx but still they dont scare even the rat at the edge of the theater lol...
@tessah (6617)
• United States
27 Mar 08
emily rose was a good one, and i cant wait to see shutter. the one i'll reccomend tho, is an oldie. The Changeling with George C Scott scared me senseless when i was a kid. havent seen it since then, and hopefully it wont disapoint. i just recently bought the entire Omen series, as well as the new remake, and those also wigged me when i was young.. upon watching them now tho, i was left extremely disapointed wondering what the hell was i so freaked out over. i expected better of the remake, but it was the exact same movie, same scenes, even down to the script almost, just different actors, wish id hadnt bought them now.
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
27 Mar 08
oh you shoud have just rented them instead.. im planning to see the US version of shutter as well, to compare which version is better although the asian one is really scary! do not watch it during night time alone with the lights off! LOL that was the scanario when i was watching it and i was really scared.omen was released way back in the 90's if im not mistaken, and we were really young back then so we get scared very easily.. and thank you for your movie suggestions, i will search for it on the net and check them out.
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
30 Mar 08
oh is that so? LOL i never knew that omen was released way back in the 70's, i thought it was first released in the 90's, hehe, we even have the book here. i dunno how many omen movies were made, how many are them anyway? =)
@tessah (6617)
• United States
28 Mar 08
ROFL the Omen was released back in the 70s when *I* was really young.. and apparently, you werent even thought of yet lol but i do look forward to seeing shutter, and will prolly watch it in the dark lol
• United States
21 Mar 08
Even though the movie isnt THAT scary, I would have to say the scariest movie I have ever watched is the sixth sense. I have NO idea why. I have definitely watched my fair share of thirlling, edge of your seat, cuddle with that pillow movies. For some reason I just cant finish that movie. Probably has something to do with the fact that i was pretty young when it came out and i first tried to watch it. Some freakkyyy stuff though. :]
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@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
23 Mar 08
oh yeah i understand, you were probably 7 when you saw that movie while i was already 14, so i would understand why you were so scared. try watching it again, maybe it wont have the same "scare level" anymore, hehe.
@emeraldisle (13139)
• United States
19 Mar 08
I like watching horror films and there are many that have caused me to have to leave the lights on afterwards but most of them are older films. The first one that comes to mind is "The Changling". No matter how many times I see it I still get spooked. Excellent ghost story though. The remake of "The Shining" was another that gave me the creeps. The original was good but the remake was even better. "Stephen King's IT" is one that really scared me. I'm terrified of clowns so this one dealt with one of my fears. "The First Power" was awesome and yeah creeped me out as well but another I'd recommend. The first one to ever scare me was "Friday The 13th". I saw it when I was 12 and I went to camp the next summer. It was still with me when I went there. The part where the hand comes up from under the cot bugged me for a long time. I always made sure I had stuff under my bed so nothing could be under there.
@emeraldisle (13139)
• United States
27 Mar 08
I hope you enjoy them. I know I have :) The Shining was very good but overall I'd recommend the remake over the original with Jack Nicholson. It has a lot more suspense to it an a lot more detail then the original had.
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
22 Mar 08
thank you for your suggestions, i havent seen any of those films yet, unfortunately, but i will check them out as soon as i find them, ill search for them on the net. seems like the shining wont make me sleep, LOL its a popular choice.
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@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
9 Jul 08
i used to watch horror movies too during the Lenten Season! but when i started to have my own internet connection at home, my movie watching at home has been decreasing a lot. ^__^;; when i was a student and we didn't have internet at home and in the boarding house, i used to watch scary movies during the Lent. i remember i watched The Ring and The Grudge late at night with all the lights out with my landlady. that was an awesome time. i felt goosebumps on the back of my neck and yeah, i kinda had a hard time sleeping. hey, i've also watched Shutter before. it has a hollywood version?? oh yeah, i think i've read about it in the newspapers. but i'm sure i would prefer the Thailand version like any other Asian movies that i preferred over their Hollywood counterparts. nothing beats the original right? ^__^ i've also watched the Exorcism of Emily Rose! i like that movie too. i wanna watch the uncut version of The Exorcist but i can't find a dvd of it.
@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
21 Sep 08
my friend told me he was able to find an uncut version of the Exorcist a long long time ago. he doesn't have the vcd now. hmmm.. yeah, the Ring and the Grudge are not realistic films. but all the same, they were both creepy. just imagine if someone like Sadako would suddenly appear on tv staring and you and slowly crawl out of the tube towards you. ^__^;; and then you try to hide under the table and the instant you duck under, you find the little boy all white with bulging eyes and open mouth.
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
2 Aug 08
oh i think we will NEVER find the exorcist DVD here sa pinas, ive never seen old films (the ones from the 70's to early 90's) being sold or rented in the video shops here.. hala, we only have amazon to turn to. heheh. and yeah, the movies that youve mentioned are really scary although i wasnt scared by the grudge and the ring, hehe. not really "realistic" movies, hehe unlike emily rose and shutter, which can happen in real life, diba?
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@cortjo73 (6498)
• United States
19 Mar 08
Hostel and the Saw movies. And, here is why. Movies like Cloverfield (which I loved) have no basis in reality. The likelihood of the events in the movie is minimal. But, as you said about the Exorcist, that stuff can happen. So, in Hostel and any or all of the Saw movies, there are psycho people heck bent on getting their jollies from torturing others which is what makes Hostel and the Saw movies so hard to watch. The scare the crud out of me. Hostel disturbed me for days after I saw it. I couldn't get it out of my head. So, if I could recommend a horror film for you, that would be Hostel. I think there is a sequel out too but, I haven't seen that one yet. And, then I would recommend the Saw movies, of which I think there are 4. I haven't seen the 4th one yet. If you get them, let me know what you thought of them and I hope you enjoy them...as much as you can enjoy something that scares the heck, heaven and everything in between out of you!
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
20 Mar 08
thank you for your suggestions, cloverfield is a new movie right? i didnt get a chance to see it.. i will check that out along with the saw series and hostel.
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
20 Mar 08
yup, i will contact you and tell you what i think of those movies, wow, there are many suggestions, i dunno which movie to borrow first! the recent ones perhaps coz they are easier to find, right? i already tried to look for the excorcist on amazon, hehe. cant seem to find it on video shops ever since i started renting films.. thank you again =)
@cortjo73 (6498)
• United States
20 Mar 08
My pleasure. And, yes...Cloverfield is new. But, it isn't on DVD yet and, it may still be in select theaters. You may have to wait a while for it. Let me know what you thought about the Saw movies and Hostel if you do rent them and watch them.
@Guardian208 (1095)
• United States
2 Apr 08
I am not much of a fan of horror movies but I do have some favorites. The Shining The Exorcist The Blair Witch Project Each one of those movies scared the bejeezus out of me for different reasons. The Shining revealed what a haunting might do to a person's mind and what it might lead him to do. The Exorcist showed what the devil might do if he had the chance. And the BWP brought out all the fears of the unknown. If you have ever been deep in a forest and felt isolated from the world, you can imagine that something like that would happen.
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
4 Apr 08
well ive only watched the blairwitch project since the exorcist and the shining are old films and i was renting DVD's the other day and i cant find those movies! the oldest movies i can manage to find were the ones from 1995 onwards.. so hopefully i can find them. anyway, yes i totally agree with you that the blairwitch project was totally scary, i did not show any monster or anything but its more than enough to scare you coz it plays with the viewer's imagination on who or what killed those 3 campers.
• United States
4 Apr 08
I agree. What made that so scary was what you imagined. That's what I don't like about the gory movies. There is not much left to the imagination. They are shocking for sure, but not really that scary.
@Timothy31 (649)
• United States
3 Jun 08
For me i would have to say it was exorcist. That movie really creeped me out bad. I wasn't so scared during watching it but after it was over i was freaked out so bad that i couldn't sleep until sunrise.
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
3 Jun 08
yeah, maybe you had the "after effects" that i was talking about. so if you had those, it means the movie was succesful in deliberately scaring the audience. i still havent found a copy of the exorcist yet here in our local video shops. grrr.
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
5 Jun 08
interesting, everyone says that excorcist is the most scary movie ever made, so i really gotta check that one out.
• United States
3 Jun 08
Yeah, thats usually what happened to me. I was rarely really scared during a movie but after it i was creeped out!
• Canada
8 Jun 08
I absolutely love horror movies and I rate them based on how scared I am to stay alone at home or sleep in the dark! I have favorites from my early years to now. Of course, what I used to think were really scary when I was younger, don't seem as scary now, but they left such an impact on me that certain things still freak me out. Older horror movies that scared the beejeezus out of me: - Poltergeist. The scene in the first poltergeist where the little boy is in bed and sees the toy clown sitting at the base of his bed one moment and then the clown is attacking him the next, left me with lifelong scars re: clowns. I think they are the freakiest things! And all the mirror scenes in the third poltergeist had me scared to look in mirrors for awhile for fear of what would be reflected. - It by Stephen King. Another movie that reinforced my fear of clowns. - Nightmare on Elm Street. This made me afraid to go to sleep and dream. I spent countless nights awake after watching these movies. I think it was only good until the 4th one though. And Wes Craven's New Nightmare was pretty scary too. I find it's hard to find really good horror movies nowadays. However, the following are my favorite recent horror movies: - The Ring. This was an excellent horror movie that played with your mind. I had to have a friend walk me to my door and wait til I turned on all the house lights before they could leave - and this was after watching it the second time in theaters. - The Descent. I think someone else mentioned this movie previously. This was a fantastic movie with no-name actors about a bunch of girls that go spelunking in a cave full of mutant creatures. I was imagining hearing the sounds in the dark for weeks to come that the creatures in the movie made.
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
9 Jun 08
thank you for your sugestions, i have already seen the newer movies sugested by other members but i havent seen the descent yet..ooh, iwould love to check that one out. sounds really scary.. i wish i could find the older ones on our local video shop though.. i cant watch movies online coz i only use dial-up connection as of the moment. LOL! i will definitely check out your sugestions. last week i was looking for the DVD of "child's play" and they dont have it! (it was released only in the 90's right?) i hope i get to find nightmare on elm st, poltergeist, new nightmare and it. i have watched the ring, (american version) and it was moderately scary for me. i dunno about the japanese version though.
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• Canada
9 Jun 08
I'm glad you enjoyed my suggestions! And thanks for reminding me about Child's Play. I remember being scared silly from the first and second Child's play. I watched the Japanese version of The Ring after the American one, so the Japanese version wasn't as scary to me. However, I think it did a better job of explaining the background story of Samara and how she came to be, so it's worth a watch. Happy horror movie watching!
@micpie94 (356)
• United States
12 Jun 08
Watching "The Ring" really f'd me up. I ran outside and hid in my back yard far far far away from my tv after I saw it.
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
14 Jun 08
waheheheh! really? are you serious? you were that scared? were you watching that movie at night and you were all alone? im assuming that you watched the japanese version coz many people said that it was more scary than the american one. dont run alone and hide in your backyard, especially at night, coz you'll never know, sadako might appear out of nowhere... she just followed you. LOL
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
16 Jun 08
oh so that's why, you were really young back then. i was 18 when it 1st came out, so not really a kid anymore thats why i wasnt really scared.. i watched the american version too. you probably wont be scared when you watch it this time around.. although i dont think "the ring" is based on a true story..
@micpie94 (356)
• United States
16 Jun 08
well fyi, it was the AMerican version, i was by myself, i was like 8, and it was scary. Althoughi wouldn't be scared now. im 14. It was just sary to me cuz i thought it was based on a true story.
• United States
3 Aug 08
Scary...I am not sure...but one that really FREAKED me out was The Serpent and the Rainbow. Holy moly...still gives me the chills just thinking about it. I do not watch a lot of scary movies... I remember watching Jaws and Nightmare of Elm Street as a kid - those were pretty scary then (I haven't seen them for a LONG time). Psycho and the Shining had their scary moments. And the Silence of the Lambs was pretty freaky too. Pet Semetary and Seven were good too! I also thought The Others, Altered States, and Halloween (at least the first one) were pretty scary. Have you seen April Fools Day? That is one of my favorites to show during parties. I am not sure why...it is pretty corny...
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
5 Aug 08
oh i havent watched april fools day and most of the movies youve mentioned yet coz its pretty hard to find old movies on our local video shops. but i hope ill find them one day.. i watched silence of the lambs before and its 2 sequels and its quite good, not really scary but more like "suspenseful". hehe.
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
6 Aug 08
yeah, anthony hopkins was creepy though as he portrays that cannibal role. i think he just ended up in jail on the 2nd sequel and the 3rd explored his childhood as to why he became a cannibal. good movies if you ask me. anyway, thanks for responding and hopefully i can indeed find those old movies, i read in imdb that the shining and psycho were really great. well, the movie posters send the same msg as well, hehe. creepy to look at.
• United States
6 Aug 08
You are right about Silence of the Lambs. It is more suspenseful than scary! April Fool's Day is truly corny. It was made in the early 80's I think. It is not really scary (I do not want to lead you on that way). It is...well...corny. I can't think of another way of describing it. :-) Thank for responding! I appreciate it! I hope you have a GREAT day and are able to watch your choice of SCARY movies soon!
@unuzzz (1273)
• Indonesia
19 Mar 08
hi dierdre mine is The Exorcism of Emily Rose !! damn it makes me sleep with lights on for almost 4 days it's very scary, and it's based on a true story that makes the movie looks very real the other series of Exorcist is also very scary to me LoL i feel like a sissy right now.. hahaa thanks dierdre .. ^^
@unuzzz (1273)
• Indonesia
19 Mar 08
if want to find another scary movies, try the thailand horrors scary enough for me for turning all lights on at night hahaaa, thanks
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
20 Mar 08
LOL its ok we all get scared sometimes, and yeah anyone who has seen the film will agree that it is very scary! i havent met someone who doesnt agree!
• United States
19 Mar 08
Movies don't really scare me all that much, but I have had a move or two that has given me a bit of "the chills", so to speak. The last movie that I can remember having that happen was "What Lies Beneath." It's not really that scary of a movie or anything, but something about it just sort of made my skin crawl a little.
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
19 Mar 08
thanks for your suggestion, i havent watched that yet but i will check it out.
@arjun999 (1004)
• India
20 Mar 08
'What lies Beneath' was stangely creepy.
• Australia
19 Mar 08
I would have to say Amyityville Horror, the newer one with Ryan Reynolds and The Grudge movies. For someone reason these always give me the chills. Especially, Amityville. It freaked me the heck out!
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
19 Mar 08
i havent watched amityville horror yet, but i will look for that, ive heard that its based on a true story. i love horror films that are based on true stories, it gives me the "genuine" creeps!
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• Australia
20 Mar 08
Yes, it is based on a true story and you can find the story on internet. That one freaked me out, seriously!
@jairgirl (2877)
• United States
19 Mar 08
my all time fave horror movie is "THE SIXTH SENSE" i have never been shocked or scared that much till i watched that one (talking about screaming, haha). i love that it is very spontaneous and that it is not like others that you can predict easy. i didnt even realize the whole story till it is almost done so i enjoy it a lot. i like that it intrigues me the very beginning till the end. im not a fun of horror movie but this one is one of a kind. it's just some to me is boring and nothing especial on it most of the stuff you mention, i already watched them and didnt get that scared compared to "the sixth sense" oh, if there is a 2nd rate one, i also like "the skeleton key" quite interesting to me as well coz my prediction is wrong haha. anyway, great topic! takecare
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
20 Mar 08
oh the sixth sense? well not really scary for me ,but i never saw the twist coming! nice story! thank you for your suggestions. maybe you like the "subtle" scary films? LOL try watching gothika, its not scary, but it has a nice story.
@jairgirl (2877)
• United States
21 Mar 08
haha, not sure bout the "subtle" :) i only saw the trailer for "gothika" so not really know what it's all about but appreciate the suggestion anyway. i have list of movies to watch now, hope i can find them easy, hahaha! takecare
@lazeebee (5461)
• Malaysia
30 Jun 08
I love horror movies, though I must say I need to watch them with company; else I have nightmares. The scariest movies I have seen, must have been the Omen series (rather old shows), the foreign movies (Korean, Japanese, Thai, Taiwanese) like The Phone, Double Vision, Dark Waters, the Red Shoes, etc.
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
3 Jul 08
oh thanks for your suggestions, i'll check them out.
• United States
30 Jun 08
movies dont really scare me. what scares me is the movies that are based on real things, that scare the CRAP out of me.
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
3 Jul 08
yeah, me too, but sometimes fiction movies can be scary too, LOL but yeah there are a couple of true story films out there that you mught wanna check out.