What's the scariest film you've ever seen?
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Just the advert for that creeped me out it looks way too scary for me
wrote last edited by [email protected]If I think a movie is going to be too scary, or just don't have time to watch the full movie, I usually just watch Ryan Hollinger's review of it on YouTube. He's a great Film Critic that specializes reviewing the Horror genre, and if you don't mind spoilers and just want the plot and analysis of horror films/games, he's a great resource.
Here is his channel link.
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I watch a lot of scary movies but the scariest by far has to have been Lake Mungo. It's a real slow burner that essentially has just one scare, but it's a pretty effective and existential one that actually kept me up at night. I don't think I've ever had that happen since.
Just watched a review of this film with spoilers after reading your post. Yeah, that's a pretty creepy concept and it looks like its execution was well done.
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Just watched a review of this film with spoilers after reading your post. Yeah, that's a pretty creepy concept and it looks like its execution was well done.
It definitely was. I went in completely blind, that probably added to the experience.
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I watch a lot of scary movies but the scariest by far has to have been Lake Mungo. It's a real slow burner that essentially has just one scare, but it's a pretty effective and existential one that actually kept me up at night. I don't think I've ever had that happen since.
Haven't seen it. I'll have to check it out.
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Like a couple people in the comments, I've been watching horror for a long time, and I'm always looking for a real good scare. I'm having more and more trouble finding something that really hits the spot.
Scariest is tough because the scare fades after the first watch. Scariest is always the one you're watching now.
Quarantine was so stressful we had to stop halfway through because my wife was worried that she was going to have a stroke. The concern was due to an ongoing medical issue and not just the stress from the movie. However, that never happened before or since. We finished it the next day.
Insidious was good.
I liked Talk to Me, and I just watched Bring Her Back, and it was really unsettling.
Smile
The Orphanage
Probably the first movie that scared me was an incredibly cheesy B-movie comedy/horror that scared the hell out of me when I was a very young kid. Invasion of the Saucer Men. Had me jumping into my bed from the doorway for years.
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Probably The Cube from 1997. I watched far more graphic and "loud" horror films, but The Cube still remains one of the most unsettling and genuinely scary for me.
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Came here to post this.
I woke up sweaty and screaming from nightmares about the ending several times, up to 6 months after seeing it.
I may have been particularly susceptible, though, because I was living in Sheffield at the time and was badly affected by birth trauma.
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Possibly Martyrs. If you don’t know, then maybe avoid it.
::: spoiler The famous ending
The movie ends with the main character getting their skin surgically cut off their entire body.
:::This one of my absolute favorite. I have no idea why. It's absolutely fucked.
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Paranormal Activity the original, while sitting alone in the middle of my friend's living room watching on his projector. The one and only time.
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Bored at home by myself one summer
Decided to snoop through my parents stuff
Find an unmarked VHS cassette in a cabinet
Sweet! A movie I haven't seen before
Pop it in the VCR
It's my parents conceiving me
Permanent scar. No therapy will ever fix that. Sorry for your troubles.
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I remember finding Candyman very scary at the time. I haven't watched it since.
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Paranormal Activity the original, while sitting alone in the middle of my friend's living room watching on his projector. The one and only time.
That's a great way to watch it
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Possibly Martyrs. If you don’t know, then maybe avoid it.
::: spoiler The famous ending
The movie ends with the main character getting their skin surgically cut off their entire body.
:::Just watched this one last night and wish I hadn't. Though I don't think it's actually scary, just disturbing torture porn
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Smile. The sequel is also quite scary but the first one is just...well fuck, it still haunts me. I'd say my tolerance for horror is medium maybe medium high. Some friends of mine can handle far worse, but for me the right amount of existential dread and horror is Smile.
When I saw Smile 2 in theaters I thought I was going to have a heart attack. That movie has the most intense jump scares I've seen in quite a while
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Probably Jacob's ladder, 1990. Maybe not the 'scariest' but the most... unsettling/frightening one.
One of my favourites. I should probably watch that again sometime.
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Try Nuovo Orden. Just a film I saw lately that stayed in my mind a bit longer.
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When I saw Smile 2 in theaters I thought I was going to have a heart attack. That movie has the most intense jump scares I've seen in quite a while
One of the jumps startled a couple next to me who had a bunch of snacks and whatever was in their hand went absolutely flying. Every time they moved, you'd hear another thing fall to the ground. It unfortunately took me out of the movie a bit because it was so funny
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Possibly Martyrs. If you don’t know, then maybe avoid it.
::: spoiler The famous ending
The movie ends with the main character getting their skin surgically cut off their entire body.
:::My mouth just dropped Holy hell
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When I saw Smile 2 in theaters I thought I was going to have a heart attack. That movie has the most intense jump scares I've seen in quite a while
The reason I think the first one is more frightening is for one, the sequel is...the sequel, we're aware of the nature of the entity is by the time we're watching the sequel and because of that, the discovery phase of the horror is slightly dulled. Don't get me wrong, its still terrifying, but part of the horror of the first movie is the absolute brutality of the reveal at the end. In the sequel, we can more reasonably suspect exactly how it's going to go down, with some admittedly intriguing caveats that keep the second movie interesting.
Secondly, I just feel like the protagonist of the first film is far more relatable than the protagonist of the second, but that's just a personal take. I think most fans of the franchise actually disagree with me on that one.
I will say that the sequel is very well done though and is just different enough from the first film to garner a watch as it's not solely a repeat of the beats from the first film.
I do very much love the Smile series as you can probably tell, and horror isn't usually my jam. Just this one...it did manage to terrify me in a unique way that I don't think I'll ever forget.
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One of the jumps startled a couple next to me who had a bunch of snacks and whatever was in their hand went absolutely flying. Every time they moved, you'd hear another thing fall to the ground. It unfortunately took me out of the movie a bit because it was so funny
Lol, imho horror is one of those genres that actually is more effective when viewing it alone in a dark eerily silent house. But obviously that's solely to increase the anxious vibes.
I can only imagine watching Smile and Smile 2 in an empty theater for the first time would be absolutely terrifying though.
