Which HORROR film...

[The Large One]

The film that gave me nightmares for ages after was not a 'horror' film, more a BBC play I think.

It was called Threads and was about nuclear war hitting Sheffield.

 

[Gwylan]

It was called Threads and was about nuclear war hitting Sheffield.

I remember that. Caused millions of pounds worth of improvements.

 

[johnny jigsaw]

Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1978, the last scene caught me cold.

 

[Prettyboyshaw]

The Omen and Carrie when I was 12/13 ish did give me a slight fright!

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I saw 'Don't Look Now' when I was about 12 and that really did freak me out.

The Ring trilogy (Japanese) also freaked me out somewhat.

I thought The Shining was not particularly creepy, the biggest jump was a neighbour slamming his door shut shortly before the axe attack.

I love films that make you jump as opposed to torture porn a la Saw 1 - 7. Not found a great deal of scary movies that leep you on the edge of my seat. Suggestions welcome!

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

PIN.

 

[Super Gus!]

the first time i saw "the wicker man" i absolutely crapped myself, something about those big animal heads and weird scottish nutbags!!

scariest thing i ever saw tho was an episode of "strange but true" about poltergeists! actually closed my eyes and covered my ears cos i couldnt take it! i was about 9 tho!

 

[Norman Potting]

The original of "The Stepford Wives" is creepy (particularly the ending) without resource to blood and gore, similarly "The Others" - the only film that I know of that features Nicole Kidman, a future Dr Who (Christopher Eccleston) and Eric Sykes!

I remember watching "Johnny Handsome" which is a creepy and disturbing film with a bit of gratuitous gore and being mildly freaked by the ending.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Salem's Lot - the kid scraping his fingernails on the bedroom window while floating round outside did for me - and probably still would if I saw it again.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

 

[Gazwag]

pin.

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[Reading Seagull]

Candyman scared the shit out of me when I was a kid...haven't watched it since..

Candyman, Candyman.........nope, still can't do it !

 

[Normal Rob]

In terms of recent(ish) stuff, I went to the cinema to see

The Ring when it first came out

Totally agree

my blood went cold when that thing climbed out through the TV.

Totally agree

Alien PROPER shit me up

Totally agree

Also Salems Lot

Totally agree

That snaggle-toothed vampire was just about the most hideous creature I'd seen in my young life at the time

Totally agree

the bit where the kid is floating outside his window, tapping and scraping on the glass pleading to be let in.

Totally agree


erm. I totally agree with you.

 

[dannyboy]

i couldnt watch the head rolling out of the hole in the boat in jaws for ages . had to pause it then frame advance it for a few years

 

[El Presidente]

Halloween, I first saw it on Halloween night when living in Whalley Range as a student. I was the only person in the house, and it terrified me at the time, especially the final scene.

 

[Man of Harveys]

The Shining is the only film that I've seen loads and which is still scary. It's those deep sounds in the background: not really music but you just feel them. Kubrick's the best.

Although watching Carrie late at night on my own made my nearly DIRTY myself when the hand comes out of the grave at the end.

 

[Gwylan]

Two pages in and no-one's mentioned Germany v England in the WC. That was a real horror show

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I've never really been into horror but a recent film which really did make me wince, grimace and grit my teeth was Hard Candy.

 

[Man of Harveys]

Two pages in and no-one's mentioned Germany v England in the WC. That was a real horror show

I thought that was a comedy. I certainly found much of it hilarious.

 

[LA1972]

The Haunted (1991) made for TV with a low budget, almost impossible to get on DVD. A family home in the USA is built on an old burial ground and is haunted by many ghosts- shit me up as its based on a "true" story. Ghosts during the daytime if I remember rightly