[Film] Scariest Horror Movie?

[madinthehead]

1408

Watched that again recently.. Is very good and is definitely worth a mention!

 

[Simgull]

Watched The Shining on tv on Saturday - still genuinely disturbing.

Not sure it’s pure ‘horror’ but The Lighthouse is the most terrifying film I’ve seen recently - now on Netflix. Suspect it’s better on the big screen - I’d sit close to the tv to give a similar impact.

 

[BBassic]

We watched Host the other day and thought it was brilliant.

Low budget, UK set coronavirus quarantine horror. It's a Zoom séance that goes predictably awry.

The premise might sound shit but it's about 58 minutes long so what have you got to lose?

 

[peterward]

Glad you said that, I didn't sleep well after that one.

I'm fully prepared to admit to being a complete pussy re horror films

Never watch them and don't understand the fascination with such macabre things. You can't unsee what you watch, so I don't burn that shit into my brain.

Sooner watch a crappy chick flick with the Mrs than people getting hacked up or killed in brutal ways.

Each to their own I guess

 

[Nameless]

We watched Host the other day and thought it was brilliant.

Low budget, UK set coronavirus quarantine horror. It's a Zoom séance that goes predictably awry.

The premise might sound shit but it's about 58 minutes long so what have you got to lose?

Sounds quite interesting to be fair

 

[gripper stebson]

Still a big fan of the 1970's stuff. The Omen, Rosemary's Baby etc. They manage to create a real feeling of unease and dread without using easy jump scares...that modern horror makers rely on (aware of glaring irony here obvs!!)

 

[Tony the Pony]

Brighton 0-5 v Bournemouth was pretty horrific!

 

[BeHereNow]

Just watch Buffy the Vampire Slayer (not the film). It’s bloody brilliant.

Cordelia
Anya
Darla

 

[Luke93]

Albion - The Hyypia Months

 

[southstandandy]

Any film with Adam Sandler in.

 

[Nameless]

Brighton 0-5 v Bournemouth was pretty horrific!

Think that's the winner, couldn't even finish watching it.

 

[Nixonator]

The Shining
Event Horizon

 

[zefarelly]

I remember watching hammer house of horror as a kid, then using it as an excuse to stay up and watch the big match so I weasn't scared at bed time. Winning!

 

[Kurt Nogood]

The original Halloween for me.

Wolf Creek and Vacancy have their moments.

 

[Peteinblack]

Still a big fan of the 1970's stuff. The Omen, Rosemary's Baby etc. They manage to create a real feeling of unease and dread without using easy jump scares...that modern horror makers rely on (aware of glaring irony here obvs!!)

Agree with this - The Omen, Amityville Horror, Rosemary's Baby, The Exorcist. Also the 1982 film 'Poltergeist' (the swimming pool/human skulls scene near the end scared the life out of the whole cinema, the horror made worse because it was on a big screen).

Not sure if it is classified as a horror film as such, but my joint favourite film of all time (along with Pulp Fiction) is 'The Wicker Man' - the 1973 UK version with Christopher Lee and Edward Woodward. Brilliant dialogue, sinister villagers and macabre story.

 

[sparkie]

Event Horizon.

That film had a bad effect on me for months.

As did Angel Heart.

 

[SeagullDubai]

I thought the original Alien film was pretty scary. The John Hurt scene particularly disturbing.


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[StonehamPark]

Train to Busan (subtitles)

Great list, and this in particular I've been recommended multiple times, I've still not gotten around to watching it - maybe this weekend.

Have you seen Alive (another Korean one recently on Netflix)? I've also been recommended this, and the trailer seems quite decent.

My recommendation is 'Clown'. Not the scariest film in this thread by any means, and not even rated that well on RT. But it's relatively unique, worth a watch imo.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema - Horror episode on iPlayer is well worth a watch if you enjoy his analysis and the horror genre.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bfp4h7

 

[Nameless]

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.

Great list!