[Film] Scariest Horror Movie?

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Still a massive fan of the understated creeping sense of dread of The Blair Witch Project - especially on the most poundshop of poundshops budgets. Astounding piece of work IMHO

 

[The Clamp]

French film Raw is very good. Not what you’re expecting.

 

[Lyndhurst 14]

Horror Films that don't involve the supernatural and that don't rely heavily on special effects

Wicker Man (the original and not the abysmal re-make)

and two from the Master

Psycho
The Birds

 

[maltaseagull]

Psycho

For years I would lock the bathroom door before taking a shower!

 

[The_Viper]

Trying to think of anything post 2010 because the ones before are pretty obvious, I love horror movies:

Hellhouse, LLC
Hereditary
Sinister
The Strangers
The Visit
It Follows
The Cabin in the Woods (not pure horror but WELL worth it)
Oculus
The Conjuring
The Babadook
Insidious
Train to Busan (subtitles)
Creep
Split
V/H/S
A Quiet Place
The VVitch
Circle
You're Next
The Babysitter
It Comes At Night
Midsommar


I am sure I am missing loads but they're the ones I could immediately think of.

 

[Weststander]

The Exorcist and similar films don’t scare me, because I’m a complete cynic of spiritualism etc (until proved otherwise).

Instead, The Shining, Halloween and the Elm Street types films are terrifying for me, as I hate the unknown before a crazed murderer jumps out. The suspense followed by an attack.

 

[Muhammad - I’m hard - Bruce Lee]

How the grinch stole Christmas

 

[Nameless]

Still a massive fan of the understated creeping sense of dread of The Blair Witch Project - especially on the most poundshop of poundshops budgets. Astounding piece of work IMHO

Great shout, really under appreciated horror.

 

[Nameless]

How the grinch stole Christmas

That's Horrific

 

[KeithDublin]

A lot of good ones already mentioned. I'd add Kill List, and The Devils Business. I thought Ghost Stories was pretty decent too.

 

[Wardy's twin]

I was watching the conjuring at home by myself and there is a scene in the cellar where the girl asked the 'evil presence' to make it self known at which time next doors cat jumped at the patio door....

 

[Klaas]

Another vote for Ringu. Saw it at the Duke of Yorks, years ago. Didn't know anything about it at the time.

 

[KeithDublin]

Great shout, really under appreciated horror.

It grossed $250 million!

 

[Poojah]

I find the horror genre a bit naff to be honest. But the film which made me wince the most in the past decade or so was Hard Candy.

FFS, I thought I'd successfully erased that film from my mind, so thanks for that. That testicle scene, oh the humanity.

 

[DavidRyder]

Nosferatu from the 1920's has to be my favourite, for me they totally nailed the atmospheric feel. And it has the scariest vampire/'baddie' in any film IMO.



Back in modern times though, I especially like House of 1000 Corpses.

 

[Nameless]

Midsommar and Get Out both very good recent additions, although i imagine some may not describe them as horror films.

Going to add these to the to watch list. Both look very interesting. I think horror has lots of sub genres so I don't see how anyone can dispute it.

 

[Nameless]

It grossed $250 million!

Yes it was a great success but nobody really talks about it in the scariest horror conversation enough in my opinion it's one of the only ones that had me on edge.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

I found The Descent absolutely petrifying, but I think that was mainly down to my own claustrophobia and being drunk at the time.

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

Mama Mia - Pierce Brosnan's acting was truly horrifying.

 

[Nameless]

Nobody else gonna throw Scooby Doo on Zombie Island on the list then?