Top 30 scariest movie ever...

[snowflakes]

I thought Poltergeist and The Grudge are the scariest movie ever. They just landed the 21st and 24th place respectively. Hmmm... I haven't seen the movie Exorcist so I can't agree if it was really scary. :eek:

Here's the rest: http://www.stuffmagazine.com/articles/index.aspx?id=1499&src=gtf123

[blueyecicle]

I don't agree! But whatever! (:
I really think Carrie the classic and The Shining both were better than the Exorcist. But that's just me...the horror movie buff. I started adding...not only have I seen the top 100 but about 500 more to boot...Man I need a life!

[Pua'i Mana'o]

How on earth did Copycat (http://www.amazon.com/Copycat-Sigourney-Weaver/dp/6304907648/sr=8-1/qid=1165999051/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-9912999-5467127?ie=UTF8&s=dvd) NOT make this list???? Where is Silence of the Lambs?? And Stephen King's It, anyone?

grggrumblegrrfreakinggremlinswhatthehell?rerugmumb le....

[alohabear]

This movie is scary! (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096094/)What guy doesn't freakout at "She's Having A Baby":D

[mel]

There is nothing more scary than something that is real. So I would have thought "Jaws" would be #1. I think there was another ranking years ago that did put "Jaws" at #1.

If anyone saw "United 93" that was another scary movie based on something very real.

[blueyecicle]

You know if you take it in context for the time it was made...Jaws was a MAD scary film! I remember screaming!

[helen]

I am kind of suprised that John Carpenter's The Thing (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084787/) did not make the list.

Kind of wondering why Gremlins made this list.

[blueyecicle]

I am kind of suprised that John Carpenter's The Thing (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084787/) did not make the list.

Kind of wondering why Gremlins made this list.

I was wondering about Gremlins too. And I wonder about Planet of the Apes too. I didn't think that was a horror movie? I guess I am too young.

[Marco]

I'm fine with Exorcist being voted the #1 scariest movie. It was a really well-made horror movie that passes the test of time.

I would have had Halloween at #2, Poltergeist higher than where it ended up, and where was The Ring? That movie scaried the bejesus out of me. I was 16, watching it at a packed theater, and the whole audience jumped when the girl came out of the TV. I know these lists are long on nostalgia and like putting older movies on the list, but come on. It should be there, in my opinion.

I've never understood all the hoopla over Rosemary's Baby, either.

[helen]

I think it's sort of important to note who made this list of the Top 30 scariest movies ever, which happens to be Stuffmagazine.com. For me I never heard of this site until this thread made a reference to it.

Are they any better or worse than Entertainment Weekly, Starlog or Fangoria magazines? I just don't know.

[Hellbent]

Stuff is a mens magazine, like FHM or Maxim.
Supersize Me should be on the list =p

[Jake's Ohana]

When I was a kid we watched "Halloween" with Jamie Lee Curtis. Wow...that was a doozie. That movie kept us on our toes! And boy, that Michael Myers character was somethin else, huh? He was one scary mutha!!! :eek:

[blueyecicle]

I think it's sort of important to note who made this list of the Top 30 scariest movies ever, which happens to be Stuffmagazine.com. For me I never heard of this site until this thread made a reference to it.

Are they any better or worse than Entertainment Weekly, Starlog or Fangoria magazines? I just don't know.

I never thought about the source...it's kind of like Penthouse posting the scariest movies. :p

[Composite 2992]

As I got older I lost my fear of a lot of things: heights, deep water, death. Even graveyards aren't scary anymore.

Too bad. It was more fun when mysterious things struck fear into the heart. Now it's more curiosity than fear. If I should ever get to see a real apparition it would probably be creepy, but even more than that it would be amazing and fascinating -- like the first time I came across a shark while diving.

As for movies: The original version of "The Haunting" (1960's) was memorable. You never see the evil spirit but just hear its effects. There was that scene in "The Changeling" when the ball comes bouncing down the stairs. Otherwise, too many movies nowdays are just gory or shocking. Not enough suspense.

[craigwatanabe]

Exorcist...I'm still regular because of it (scared the crap outta me):D

[Pua'i Mana'o]

As for movies: The original version of "The Haunting" (1960's) was memorable. You never see the evil spirit but just hear its effects.

I have had the pleasure of watching it twice on tv in the last couple of months. My kids kept waiting for the spooky stuff to happen. They also laughed at how everyone dressed up for breakfast. Also, while the movie portrayed the PhD as venerable and wise, he came off as pretentious to us.

When it comes to old spooky movies, all I find myself coveting is their libraries. I want one in my house.

[Leo Lakio]

Exorcist...I'm still regular because of it (scared the crap outta me):DExample #327 of my high-school "behavior":


"The Exorcist" was showing at a local theatre one March --- same time as McD's had their annual "shamrock shake" special - the green ones, remember?

(Do you see where this is going?)

Friends and I would buy aforementioned shakes, then drive to the parking lot in front of the theatre, just as the film was letting out. Fill mouths with green shake product, lean out car windows towards departing movie-goers, open our mouths...


(...only effective if you've seen the film, of course...)

[John Maple]

AFI's list put Psycho at the top, and I'd probably have to agree. The Exorcist (#3 on the AFI list) was frightening, but Psycho was more disturbing.

AFI's list can be found here (http://www.afi.com/Docs/tvevents/pdf/thrills100.pdf).

[tikiyaki]

I'm not sure that this one is really a "scary" movie but one scene completely freaks me out.

In "The Vanishing" with Keifer Sutherland and Jeff Bridges, when Keifer wakes up in the dark and realizes he's been nailed shut into a pine box coffin and is being buried alive...man that just gives me the heebeejeebees big time...Ugh...I'm getting chicken skin just thinkin about it.

[blueyecicle]

I'm not sure that this one is really a "scary" movie but one scene completely freaks me out.

In "The Vanishing" with Keifer Sutherland and Jeff Bridges, when Keifer wakes up in the dark and realizes he's been nailed shut into a pine box coffin and is being buried alive...man that just gives me the heebeejeebees big time...Ugh...I'm getting chicken skin just thinkin about it.

AHH I loved that movie. Didn't get much play. It was filmed in Washington and Oregon. Still gives me chills to watch it.

Just watched Pulse and Lady in the Water tonight.

Pulse...hmmm...so so

Lady in the Water. Not really scary but M. Knight Shamylan. Never disappoints me. I know many people don't like his work but I do.

[Lei Liko]

IT.

I know that it's not on the list because it wasn't released in theatres, but that movie is still psychologically disturbing to me because I am terrified of clowns.

As for the Blair Witch Project, that movie made me want to hurl, if anything. :eek:

[DiverDown808]

Man, I LOVE the old scary movies. You know, the ones that were made before Hollywood thought gore is what's scary.

Pschological horror movies, like House On Haunted Hill, Black Sabbath, Trilogy Of Terror, now THOSE were true scary movies. Japanese filmakers still use this formula, which is why we're getting movies like The Ring and The Grudge. The formula still works....without gore.

So yes, The Exorcist is definitely my favorite horror movie. Sure, there was a tad bit of gore in it, but mostly it created visuals in your head that kept you up at night, weeks after seeing the movie. That's true psychological horror.

Was Gremlins really that scary ?? I only remember wanting Phoebe Cates to get naked throughout the entire movie, so I missed any potential scary parts.

:D

[tikiyaki]

Was Gremlins really that scary ?? I only remember wanting Phoebe Cates to get naked throughout the entire movie, so I missed any potential scary parts.

:D

LOL....I must say, I can never think of anything else but that pool scene from "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" when I hear "Moving in Stereo" by the Cars. Phoebe Cates was a major babe.

[blueyecicle]

The classic Vincent Price...Wax Museum...I remember watching that at like 8 and I was so scared when he poured the wax over the live models! The classics are always the best ....
And the old Boris Karloff movies,

[reineke]

Interesting how many people base their judgement on childhood memories :) Is the genre dead, totally exhausted? Sigh. Gremlins? Haha.

[PoiBoy]

"It"

"beep beep richie"

[blueyecicle]

IT? Only if you have a fear of clowns....I liked It though...:rolleyes:

[helen]

Not really. While Snakes on a Plane (http://www.hawaiithreads.com/showthread.php?t=9883) was a horrible movie, it is still in the horror movie genre. And I think a couple of others horror movies were released in 2006, with some planned for 2007.

[PoiBoy]

"28 Days Later" Love zombie movies. Reflection of society.