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  • "The Exorcist" (yipes)

    7 43.75%
  • "The Ring"

    1 6.25%
  • "Alien"

    3 18.75%
  • "The Omen"

    2 12.50%
  • "Halloween"

    0 0%
  • "The Thing" (John Carpenter)

    0 0%
  • "A Nightmare on Elm Street"

    2 12.50%
  • "Night of the Living Dead"

    0 0%
  • "Psycho"

    1 6.25%
  • "28 Days"

    0 0%
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    New Poll Part Deux. Scariest Movie of All Time!!!

    "Let's try this again my way shall we?"

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    Had to go with the Big E....

    Film had me scared s**tless for days. Kept laying there expecting the bed to start bouncing up and down. My son got a Ouija Board from his aunt once. I threw the sucker out. I'm dead serious...

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    Hands down the original exorcist. They dont come any scarier than that. I'm also a fan of pumpkinhead which wasnt on your poll. I only saw the original exorcist once and thats enough for me. I didnt bother with the remake. The original Texas Chainsaw M.... is up there also. As far as the ouija board thing goes, I agree with you. I had some friends pull one out and I gladly took my leave. Call it what you want but I dont mess around with stuff like that.

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    Shame on me...I have never actually seen The Exorcist. It's one of those "I keep meaning to, but I forget" deals.

    Guess I got something to do this weekend...

    The Ring spooked me some, so did Hellraiser as a kid.

    The recent remake of Dawn of the Dead was pretty good as well.

    Most of the modern spook-flicks are more comical and goofy than scary.

    Scream wasn't scary at all.

    And "The Grudge" was the worst piece of insipid crap I've ever wasted my money on.

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    As has been said before, and as Warner Brothers themselves proclaim on the DVD box, THE EXORCIST is indeed THE SCARIEST MOVIE OF ALL TIME, hands down.

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    "Shame on me...I have never actually seen The Exorcist. It's one of those "I keep meaning to, but I forget" deals"

    Kexo-----you're not serious by what you said above, are you really? Oh man.....you MUST see this film if thats true.....shame on you, indeed!!

    Be prepared for a shock fest which still disturbs audiences to this day since 1973.

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    I think any movie with a since of it could really happen gets us all a little scared. Open Water for instance, although I though it sucked, is scary because to actually be out there in the middle of the ocean is possible and would be one of scariest things a human could face. The orginal Jaws had that affect on people. Odds are a Great White isnt stalking beach swimmers but the fact that it really could happen scares people.

    O yeah, I forgot about Hellraiser. It comes on cable all the time. Good stuff if your into gore.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kexodusc
    Shame on me...I have never actually seen The Exorcist. It's one of those "I keep meaning to, but I forget" deals.

    Guess I got something to do this weekend...

    The Ring spooked me some, so did Hellraiser as a kid.

    The recent remake of Dawn of the Dead was pretty good as well.

    Most of the modern spook-flicks are more comical and goofy than scary.

    Scream wasn't scary at all.

    And "The Grudge" was the worst piece of insipid crap I've ever wasted my money on.
    Since we're confessin' mortal sins of film fanatics, I'll admit that I haven't seen the theatrical release of The Exorcist either. I remember trying to watch the tv version as a kid when I wasn't supposed to and having to quickly change the channel every time I thought I heard someone coming. Never got the full effect of this film and I'm not sure if I want to watch it now. One of my teenagers, he's 16, has recently discovered its existence
    and he's pressuring me to let him rent it. Oh the choices we parents must make!

    I did see The Omen when I was younger and that film creeped me out so much that I still can't believe parents continue to name their sons Damien. It will get my vote.

    I watched The Ring at home with a bunch of my sons' friends. I thought it was a good thriller/chiller and had some shocking scenes, but I was more amused by the kids' reactions and comments. That was a fun movie party. I think this is what my son has in mind for The Exorcist, but I don't know if the experience would be the same and I don't want a bunch of parents calling me because you know that some of those kids won't tell their parents what they're comin' over to watch and the parents will find out afterwards - that's what we do.

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    Bwaahahahahahahaaa

    Quote Originally Posted by Worf101
    My son got a Ouija Board from his aunt once. I threw the sucker out. I'm dead serious...
    Worfster, my friend, I'm not laughing at you, I'm laughing with you...

    ...because I did the same damn thing .

    Only it wasn't my kid's, it was my fiancee's that she had in the closet. I found it. I picked it up. I threw it in the trash. Bad, bad mojo that board.

    As for the poll, Exorcist will forever be the Grand High Lama of scary flicks. Was anybody not scared by this flick?!? Some great movies that I thought should have been included are

    1) Phantasm: Admit it, the Tall Man was flat creepy.
    2) Rosemary's baby: Another Child of Satan gig
    3) The Changling: No axes, no blood, just straight-up scary. I rented this for my friends in college and it scared the bejeezus out of them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by topspeed

    2) Rosemary's baby: Another Child of Satan gig
    OH MAN , I watched this just a few weeks ago on one of my movie channels...I was having some tummy aches and couldn't sleep, it was on at around 2 AM or so......one of those let's watch this thing nights...BAD MISTAKE.
    That was one creepy sum***** of a movie, ended up not sleeping that night at all.

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    I voted for the Exorcist. In its day it was damn scarey. I agree that Rosemary's Baby was one that would keep you up late with the lights turned on. Also a movie called The Sentinel where they guarded the portal of hell. All 3 were some of my scariest movies that stayed with me for awhile.
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    I voted for Freddy, because really how do you avoid ever falling asleep again? One movie that's always kind of freaked me out is "Candyman".
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    "Howard the Duck".

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    I voted for alien, not because its really scary now, but because i saw it when i was 5 YEARS OLD. In fact, i still have dreams about those f'in aliens coming out of the shadows or out of my chest. A twenty year nightmare!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Defshep
    "Howard the Duck".

    That's funny. I watched that over and over when I was a kid.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MomurdA
    I voted for alien, not because its really scary now, but because i saw it when i was 5 YEARS OLD. In fact, i still have dreams about those f'in aliens coming out of the shadows or out of my chest. A twenty year nightmare!!!

    When I was a kid my parents took my brother and I to see the fly and aliens.(This was back when you could see a double feature for about $4) Nice parenting huh.

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    Quote Originally Posted by L.J.
    When I was a kid my parents took my brother and I to see the fly and aliens.(This was back when you could see a double feature for about $4) Nice parenting huh.
    I got dropped off at a double feature of Poltergeist and E.T.! Now that's variety.

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    I agree with others. The big E is probably the scariest movie ever made. There were just too many disturbing scenes in that movie. Like the scene where girl masturbating with a cross!

    Another good unknown scary movie is Ghost Story. Dare you to watch it alone


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    Quote Originally Posted by Smokey
    I agree with others. The big E is probably the scariest movie ever made. There were just too many disturbing scenes in that movie. Like the scene where girl masturbating with a cross!

    Another good unknown scary movie is Ghost Story. Dare you to watch it alone

    Smokey, the book on which that movie is based scared me more than any film has. That's no joke. I highly recommend the book to anybody who likes a good scare. I wasn't that impressed with the movie though. I may give it another shot. I think I tried to watch it right after finishing the book.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Smokey
    I agree with others. The big E is probably the scariest movie ever made. There were just too many disturbing scenes in that movie. Like the scene where girl masturbating with a cross!

    Another good unknown scary movie is Ghost Story. Dare you to watch it alone

    Smoke,

    Did you get a chance to read my review of THE EXORCIST: THE VERSION YOU'VE NEVER SEEN DVD in here? If not, give it a read and tell me what you think.....it sums up that masturbation scene pretty intensely.

    Thanks man!

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    I would have voted for the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre had it been up there, but in its stead I picked Alien. I love the feel of those movies, minimal use of lame musical scoring, both seem very gritty and real, and reality is what makes a movie scary to me. That damned Tubular Bells theme ruined the Exorcist for me, I've never been able to understand why people enjoy that song! Modern stuff like the Ring can scare me moderately, but seem a bit too stylized, just aping what past horror has done before while adding fancy digital post-processing to make the image looked washed out/dark greenish/whatever.

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    You did the right thing!

    Quote Originally Posted by Worf101
    Film had me scared s**tless for days. Kept laying there expecting the bed to start bouncing up and down. My son got a Ouija Board from his aunt once. I threw the sucker out. I'm dead serious...

    Da Worfster
    The Ouija is one dangerous thing to have around. It's easy to start beliving in the occult when the damn pointer starts moving. The real reason is that YOUR moving it, but tell that to someone who's using it and they won't belive you.

    I voted for Psycho, just because I was a kid when I saw it, and I didn't sleep for two days afterwards. Alien was probably the scariest movie I saw in a movie theater, but I still carry a scar from Jaws, as Betsy (my date) grabbed my leg so hard when the guys head fell out of the submerged boat that she drew blood!
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    Quote Originally Posted by DaHaq
    I love the feel of those movies, minimal use of lame musical scoring, both seem very gritty and real, and reality is what makes a movie scary to me.
    That's what I'm talking about. You gotta go old skool and throw in the this can really happen factor. Psycho and texas chain...... can really happen making them that much more scary. There's no special effects or emphasis on using technology to the extreme,it's just people in real situations. You can easily put yourself there and that's what makes it scary. I havent seen any newer films, on the scary side that I even care to watch. I usually go to blockbuster and pick up one of those old skool classics.

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    That was a good list Mr. Worf -- I've seen them all except the Ring -- I may check it out given the rest of your list.

    I chose the Exorcist from the list provided not only because it is the scariest but also because it's the best film in the list when you factor in acting visuals plot etc. I think the reason it works - and more importantly holds up well to this day - is that the viewer can sympathize with the mother. If this happened one would probably do the things that she did to help her daughter. It takes the supernatural elements and grounds them in a believable way. She goes to medical science, then the church which s******s at the notion etc. Nightmare on Elm Street is fun scary but not really believable.

    I think Halloween would be my second choice though it doesn;t hold up nearly as well on multiple viewing. But the first run through this was one helluva scary film with a lot of scenes that can make you jump. On its original theatrical releases audience were apparently screaming at Jamie Lee Curtis not to go into the house.

    The original Night of the Living Dead I have number three from your list - it also doesn't hold up as well but at the time it was considered the most disturbing film ever released. The doom anti-vietnam element of the film worked better then than now - Romero scares the brain on visions of what North America has become or will become. Dawn of the Dead (78) also works like this and are more ambitious films than just trying to make the audience jump. Today it seems they just explode a very loud sequence at the audience to make them jump from their chair. Halloween did this mastefully but it also had IMO the best horror score of any horror film ever - simple composition done by Carpenter at the Piano. His visual style on this film and the simplicity of it worked so well. Just like audio simple is generally better.

    Psycho(original version) has the psychological element and Hitchcock was the master of giving the audience exactly not what they were expecting -- killing off the title character in the first reel was a shocker. The visual style all added a creepyness element that also holds up well and a lead Perfromance which was spot on psychotic.

    I enjoyed the Thing, Alien, 28 Days Later, Nightmare on Elm Street, the Omen but to me they're all a step down into the next tier of horror film relying on special effects and other films of the genre. I also don't think any of these were as scary - I also preferred by a wide margin Aliens to Alien.

    Other horror movies worthy of mention:
    Nosferatu and Nosferatu: The Vampyre (damn fine vampire movies)
    Scarecrows (similar in scares to Halloween but very little seen)
    Scream -- This had elements of several horror films but also had some fun with it.
    Arachnophobia - not a traditional choice but it made me itchy and squirmy which counts for a lot.
    The American Werewolf in London (horror with comedy done well -- wish the ending wasn't forced and seemingly tacked on) - The Howling was less fun but worthwhile.
    Jacob's Ladder - while not a true horror film works in the genre as well as most
    Invasion of the Body Snathers 1978 (A great great ending that's worth the entire price of admission).
    A Clockwork Orange (blurs genres - damn scary commentary)
    I might be tempted to put Scanners on the list as well but it's been a long time so not sure how well it holds up but it was good in its day when I saw it.

    Fareheit 9-11. Scary and ominous and what's scarier is that the right wing luney toon bin voted the murding slack jawed boob in again. Ohh the horror of it all!!

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    Let us not forget the Wicker Man
    I just recently watched this one, and was quite surprised to hear the song that played while Brit Ecklund did her spanky nude dance scene. I'm not sure the proper name of the song, but the Sneaker Pimps covered it on their Becoming X album as "How Do". Funny to finally hear the source of a song I listened to a lot in my teen years, and from such an unexpected source, especially when I wasn't aware it was a cover in the first place...
    Oh yeah, the movie was great too, Christopher Lee rules. Now I need to see some of those old Hammer movies he played Dracula in.

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