Scary movies that actually scare!

How Soon Is Now

So its coming to that time of year again and i really really want to find a film that will freak the **** out of me!.

I have seen so many horror sci etc films and i really can not think of one that i couldnt watch.

Id be here all day if i started listing movies so instead can anyone think of something they have seen that was actually creepy and scary instead of just casual gorefest?

smurf492

Accomplished horror fan but the exorcist always puts the willys up me... all the subliminal stuff

Lingua Franca

The Changeling (1980) with George C Scott (do not confuse with the Angelina Jolie movie of the same name) is an excellent, complex story with proper tension build up and scares but without any gore.

daheadonu

don't look now,the decent,wolf creek,eden lake,switchblade romance some of the films I can remember that gave me chills at the time.

D0NNELLY

Don't know any that are unwatchable.. but Spanish film Rec freaked me out for a while after watching it..

Lucashood2016

marthyrs

Fluorosilisic Frank

Saw the vvitch in the cinema a few months back and that gave me the chills. The music and the the dialog are fantastic. Couldn't get the film out of my head for a few days afterwards which is always a good sign.

shedweller

The lady in the black dress.

Unearthly

The Visit. One scene in particular had me jump

faceman

'Folks no list threads. Give reasons for your choices.

Flint Fredstone

Unearthly wrote: »

The Visit. One scene in particular had me jump

Ah here... That's a comedy horror :pac:

happyoutscan

I still can't watch The Texts Chainsaw Massacre in its entirety. Just find it too disturbing.

I'm a bit soft when it comes to horror movies though.

How Soon Is Now

Tend to find the Asian stuff really off the wall because how far out the story s can be.

There's one or two in my head I liked have to go threw my films after work and see!

They always have good paranormal story's that lack the over the top polished feel of Hollywood.

Means Of Escape

Sat through Salems Lot when I was a kid and have been numb to horror movies since
Gravedigger scene made my eyes pop out of my head

The Witch out recently was quite good

arcticmonkeys

I watched Michael Winners The Sentinel a couple of months back which was the first proper horror movie to actually scare me in years. It also boast a pretty well known cast for what seems to be a low budget horror movie, 3 Oscar winners and a couple more unknown at the time who went onto become stars Christopher Walken, Jeff Goldblum Richard Dreyfuss and more.

super_furry

The Japanese original Ring still has something really unsettling about it. Not sure if it's the way it's shot, the story or just the actors but it's still a genuinely creepy film.

Likewise with the Exorcist - it's still the only film I won't watch alone.

razorblunt

I'm a big fan of The Grudge, both Japanese and US remakes.
I went to see without any knowledge and expectations.

I watch it every halloween still, it's obviously got the jump scares but there's an unsettling element through the whole thing, the kid, the woman, the bloody gurgling noise!

Commotion Ocean

The Conjuring 2 scared the shıt out of me :O

Mike Guide 69

I'm more into the sort of psychological type/ghosty type scare films, but three films that come to mind

- The Woman In Black - The ITV version, not the film, that was shown in around 1989ish on Christmas Eve, why it was shown at that seasonal time of the year beggars belief. Had a pretty crap christmas to be honest after watching that. I believe the play is even scarier

- Jacobs Ladder - Tim Robbins gives his best performance as a tortured Vietnam vet who experiences ghostly visions and disturbing flashbacks of his tour of duty as a marine. Some very good jump out of the seat moments, the film also contains one of the greatest twist endings in cinema history, a real WTF???

- Session 9 - Starring Peter Mullan and David Caruso. A real hidden gem of a psychological type horror film. Has gone onto acquire a cult status. But without giving too much away, its based on a group of health&safety workers removing asbestos from an abandoned mental health institution. But again, some very scary moments in it but with an incredibly disturbing ending that will live long in the mind. The acting is brilliant and the location of the mental hospital (which actually did exist, but was later demolished) gives a very creepy, disturbing feel to the film overall.

alchemist33

Event Horizon is seriously under-rated. Lots of jumps and that unsettling isolation you get in deep space.

How Soon Is Now

Still got to find something :pac:.

I find a major disconnection with watching things on tv at times ive found this even more since i started playing the playstation vr!. The fact you feel like your in the middle of something adds so much more to the experience.

Unfortunately we haven't gotten to that stage with films just yet! :P

Mint Sauce

Watched The Evil Dead for the first thing time last night. There was alot of cringing on the sofa.

Wasn't freaked out by it, only film to really do that to me was The Conjuring, struggled to look in a mirror for the next few hours after watching that.

darthben

pet cemetery very freaky and a few films from dario argento in particular "the church" very hard to find but that period of horror film makers got it right freak the **** out of you and leave a lasting fear in you

Gonzovision

I watched 'The Canal' last night and was pleasantly surprised by how disturbing it was.

A lot of it looks like it was shot in Ireland and there are a few Irish actors in it as well.

The premise of the story is about a family who move into a house where a husband has murdered his family in the early 1900s.

Well worth a watch imo.

Dyr

arcticmonkeys wrote: »

I watched Michael Winners The Sentinel a couple of months back which was the first proper horror movie to actually scare me in years.

It's an odd one, that. Well worth watching

As someone mentioned, The Canal. irish effort. Bit ponderous and by the numbers but the end makes it worth watching, although it seemed like they realised they needed to introduce something a bit more grim to make up for the lack of pace

Kill list. Watch it.

How Soon Is Now

Downloaded the eye snd shutter last night when i get to watch them who knows!

BorneTobyWilde

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adap4rzlM2I

eviltwin

Most so called scary films do nothing for me but both The Changling and Session 9 already mentioned did the trick. I had trouble sleeping alone after Session 9, it's not scary in the classic sense but its deeply unsettling and very hard - for me at least - to switch off from.

Olishi4

Op, try "Society". Its an American horror/mystery and was made in 1989. It really creeped me out.

It's not really scary but it will definitely "freak the ****" out of you.

How Soon Is Now

Olishi4 wrote: »

Op, try "Society". Its an American horror/mystery and was made in 1989. It really creeped me out.

It's not really scary but it will definitely "freak the ****" out of you.

I'll look it up anyway!

Olishi4

How Soon Is Now wrote: »

I'll look it up anyway!

Ye do but don't blame me if it freaks you out too much

For the whole movie, you're trying to figure out what's going on and then at the end, you're thinking "wtf am I watching right now!"

Sugarlumps

Olishi4 wrote: »

Op, try "Society". Its an American horror/mystery and was made in 1989. It really creeped me out.

It's not really scary but it will definitely "freak the ****" out of you.

Saw it when it originally came out. Bizarre, but I loved it.

That_Guy

Martha Marcy May Marlene.

It's not a conventional horror but it genuinely frightened me because it's a very believable story. It's about 5 years old at this stage but it was one of my favourite films of that year.

Still think about it from time to time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_k3wCsOgqk

turbot

Watch "The Descent" on a big screen without knowing about it. That is a great thrill of a film... original too!

+1 for Event Horizon too.

The King of Moo

The Haunting (1963, not the 1999 version!) will probably always remain my favourite horror film. Its scares are subtle and simple which make it more relatable and help to suspend disbelief, and its got a great, creepy atmosphere. It really benefits from not having too many BOO! moments, as it allows the tension and dread to build up.

An evil old house, the kind some people call haunted, is like an undiscovered country waiting to be explored. Hill House had stood for 90 years and might stand for 90 more. Silence lay steadily against the wood and stone of Hill House, and whatever walked there... walked alone.

If you like that, I'd also recommend The Innocents. It's got a similar look and atmosphere, though it's not as scary.

For a more modern take, I'm quite fond of The House of the Devil. The ending is divisive, but the bulk of the film is a great exercise in low-key tension building.

I'll also echo that The Changeling is well worth a watch.

B0jangles

I love supernatural-themed horror/scary films but can't stand slasher movies - they are generally boring and sleazy.

Anyway... good scary/unsettling films:

Noroi - Japanese documentary/found footage film about a man investigating a strange series of events which seem to revolve around a local ritual. (Very atmospheric, great sense of modern prosaic Japan contrasted with ancient religious belief).

Lake Mungo - Australian documentary/found footage about a family dealing with the death of their daughter and possible supernatural events thereafter. (This one seriously messed with my head, gave me weird dreams for a week after and I still haven't rewatched it).

Lights Out - Not going to say too much about this one as saying anything kind of gives it away - I will say that it plays on a very common fear. Try to watch without knowing anything about it if possible.

Entity (2012) - Don't think a lot of people know about this one, it stars Dervla Kirwan and yes, its another found footage film. Supernatural investigation TV crew explore a forest in Siberia to try to find out what happened to over thirty people found dead there. It's not hugely original but it is atmospheric and well-structured with some very creepy sequences.


Add my vote to Session 9, The Haunting (1963), The Changeling - all great films.

(Got to add a plug for my own weird favourite Grave Encounters - I don't find it scary myself but others I have shown it to were very scared by it).

Dyr

Means Of Escape wrote: »

The Witch out recently was quite good

It's quite good (and thats about all) but it sure as hell aint scarey

lazybones32

I don't scare too easily and most horrors are predictable imo but one that I like for its disturbing factor, is a chapter from The Animatrix (the animated backstory to the Matrix trilogy) called The Renaissance pts 1+ 2. Youtube is filled with comments from people who watched it too young and are still unnerved by it.

Freddiestar

Calvaire, a Belgian film, like a cross between Deliverance and The hills have eyes, the bar scene will keep you awake at night

How Soon Is Now

Have to go threw all these films now keep it up!!

Ive seen a few mention alright some i havent even heard of though !.

WinnyThePoo

I'd recommend the following;

The witch.

Perhaps the best horror I've seen years. Not one for jump scares though. The atmosphere, soundtrack, acting and cinematography is outstanding. I still think about it from time to time.

Possesion

I can't quite remember the director. A young Sam Neil stars in this drama/thriller/horror. This film builds and builds tension. The end of a relationship as never been more terrifying. It's the best Sam Neil performance I think I've ever seen. I can not highly recommend this film enough. It has stayed with me for years

Dyr

WinnyThePoo wrote: »

. The atmosphere, soundtrack, acting and cinematography is outstanding. I still think about it from time to time.

None of which make it frightening or even a horror. There's probably one scene that was actually of note in terms of horror.

the14thwarrior

i like the vanishing/ vanished because you know it happens!
i like breakdown (kurt russell) because the concept is plain scarey
wolfcreek freaked me out

WinnyThePoo

Bambi wrote: »

None of which make it frightening or even a horror. There's probably one scene that was actually of note in terms of horror.

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We will have to disagree.

La_Gordy

I really enjoyed http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096163/. It's not a paranormal scare, but a very very believable and disturbing slow burner, set in France and the Netherlands.

WinnyThePoo

La_Gordy wrote: »

I really enjoyed http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096163/. It's not a paranormal scare, but a very very believable and disturbing slow burner, set in France and the Netherlands.

That's superb.

As a cycling fan the opening minutes with the Tour De France on the radio was intense.

Hank Scorpio

Always recommend Eden Lake as one of the more modern horrors, very tense in parts. That ending..

The mothman prophesies, very very creepy. The fact that there's been actual 'sightings' freak me out

Dyr

The Borderlands is worth a watch, Found footage style set in an rural church in england
Creepy and grim

Padraig Mor

Hank Scorpio wrote: »

Always recommend Eden Lake as one of the more modern horrors, very tense in parts. That ending..

Good call. It's a far better film than it appears on the surface.

Star_Nupa

Hank Scorpio wrote: »

Always recommend Eden Lake as one of the more modern horrors, very tense in parts. That ending..

Padraig Mor wrote: »

Good call. It's a far better film than it appears on the surface.

Wondered about this and had then forgotten about it! Must give it a watch over the weekend.