(Film still of ill-fated Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) from Alfred Hitchcock's horror classic Psycho)
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According to the popular magazine Entertainment Weekly, Stephen King's The Shining with Jack Nicholson is the scariest film of all time.
On The Chicago Film Critics Association 100 Scariest Movies list, Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho is number one, followed by The Exorcist and in third, John Carpenter's Halloween.
I disagree.
Psycho and Halloween are classic, good horror films, as well as The Exorcist and
The Shining, but scary?
Not one bit to me.
To be honest, I haven't seen one movie yet that has truly shaken me to my core and I can label "The Scariest Movie I Have Ever Seen!"
I'm not easily scared or disturbed by horror films, in fact, I find myself chuckling at most because most are so outrageously improbable that to be scared would be silly.
It's rare, but I am scare-able.
The types of horror films that do make think twice before closing my eyes for sleep are alien movies and more thriller/horrors with human killers rather than monsters.
The last movie that really had me covering my eyes during some parts and spooked afterward, is the 2009 alien supposedly-based-on-true-events, film The Fourth Kind.
If I had to choose, I would have to say, the most frightening, disturbing, creepy film I've ever seen is the 2008 Funny Games (remake of a the 1997 Austrian original). Two seemingly nice, normal, well-groomed young men invade a family of three's home and play "funny" torturous games with them resulting in death times three. It's so scary because it can actually happen. Horrific realistic plots as such terrify me the most.
In the spirit of Halloween, here's the Cinemanista list of films that have disturbed me,
creeped me out or frightened me in some way:
(*Don't be surprised that some are not traditional horror or even horror films*)
FUNNY
GAMES
OH THE HORROR!:
Two baby-faced young men terrorize a family with unfunny games. TRAILER:
http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809765878/trailerTHE
FOURTH KIND
OH THE HORROR!:
Supposed based on true events about alien communication and abduction.
Supposed based on true events about alien communication and abduction.
TRAILER:
THE
STRANGERS
OH THE HORROR!:
Three masked strangers play cat and mouse games with a couple.TRAILER:
http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809775079/trailerSIGNS
OH THE HORROR!:
Crop circles and UFOs appear all over the world, with an alien finding refuge in a family's home.TRAILER:
http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1807733433/trailerFIRE
IN THE SKY
OH THE HORROR!:
Alien abduction story based on supposed true events of a man.
Alien abduction story based on supposed true events of a man.
TRAILER:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LhshgLJuuMTHE RING
OH THE HORROR!:
Watching a videotape causes people to die.TRAILER:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nLt6bUVoCQDIABOLIQUE
OH THE HORROR!:
Two women, a wife and mistress, plan to kill their lover.
Two women, a wife and mistress, plan to kill their lover.
TRAILER:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdJbwHRMcfIBOOK OF SHADOWS
BLAIR WITCH 2
OH THE HORROR!:
A group of teens go in search of The Blair Witch after seeing The Blair Witch Project.
A group of teens go in search of The Blair Witch after seeing The Blair Witch Project.
TRAILER:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WtrIgbvsWUTHE HILLS
HAVE EYES
OH THE HORROR!:
A family is picked off one by one by a group of mutants.
and
FINAL
DESTINATION 2
DESTINATION 2
OH THE HORROR!:
Teens and adults think they escaped death only to find out they didn't.
TRAILER 1:
TRAILER 2:
After visiting a fertility clinic, a woman is impregnated with the Devil's DNA.
TRAILER:
http://www.reelzchannel.com/movie/166151/blessed/clips
VACANCY
VACANCY
OH THE HORROR!:
A couple checks into a motel that happens to make snuff films.TRAILER:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TK2gqYIVucJEEPERS
CREEPERS
OH THE HORROR!:
A brother and sister encounter The Creeper, a demon who takes body parts.
A brother and sister encounter The Creeper, a demon who takes body parts.
TRAILER:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouUO42AkZV0ARLINGTON
ROAD
OH THE HORROR!:
A man suspects his neighbors are a family of terrorists.
A man suspects his neighbors are a family of terrorists.
TRAILER:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nk2CPzIgBRoTHE
ASTRONAUT'S
WIFE
OH THE HORROR!:
A woman's astronaut husband returns after a mission, looking like himself but actual an alien.TRAILER:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYe7kAB6SII
DEVIL'S
ADVOCATE
OH THE HORROR!:
A lawyer who never has lost a case, is offered a job at a firm from a man who turns out to be the Devil.
A lawyer who never has lost a case, is offered a job at a firm from a man who turns out to be the Devil.
TRAILER:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh2jcBCF9bYTHE
FORGOTTEN
OH THE HORROR!:
A woman's memory of her son is partially erased by aliens who are experimenting with humans to determine if the parent/child bond can be taken away.
A woman's memory of her son is partially erased by aliens who are experimenting with humans to determine if the parent/child bond can be taken away.
TRAILER:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARLO5zj_3X4MOTHMAN
PROPHECIES
OH THE HORROR!:
A town is haunted by The Mothman--- a creature with wings, based on actual events. TRAILER:
CANNIBAL
HOLOCAUST
OH THE HORROR!:
A group of explorers travel to the Amazon to document the indigenous tribes living there whom turn out to be very hostile.
A group of explorers travel to the Amazon to document the indigenous tribes living there whom turn out to be very hostile.
TRAILER:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ-Xp6VC7RQTHE WORLDS
OH THE HORROR!:
Aliens invade the earth.
Aliens invade the earth.
TRAILER:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV5NbdpZZYo
THE MIST
TRAILER:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhCKXJNGzN8
CLOVERFIELD
THE MIST
OH THE HORROR!:
Monsters take over a small town and come after a group of people in a supermarket.
Monsters take over a small town and come after a group of people in a supermarket.
TRAILER:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhCKXJNGzN8
CLOVERFIELD
OH THE HORROR!:
A monster invasion in New York City is caught on tape.
TRAILER:
http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809873032/trailer
A monster invasion in New York City is caught on tape.
TRAILER:
http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809873032/trailer
INVASION
OF THE
BODY SNATCHERS
OH THE HORROR!:
An alien life form invades the earth turning people into pod people.
An alien life form invades the earth turning people into pod people.
TRAILER:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZNfx3yed5ITHE BIRDS
OH THE HORROR!:
Killer birds terrorize a small town.
Killer birds terrorize a small town.
TRAILER:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZjaVdJt59UROSEMARY'S
BABY
OH THE HORROR!:
The Devil impregnates a woman named Rosemary.
The Devil impregnates a woman named Rosemary.
TRAILER:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ogfqfnt2AawHARD CANDY
OH THE HORROR!:
A pedophile meets a young girl online and the tables are turned.
TRAILER:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PXYjFl0uXg
DANIKAA pedophile meets a young girl online and the tables are turned.
TRAILER:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PXYjFl0uXg
OH THE HORROR!:
A wife and mother named Danika starts to have hallucinations about horrific things happening to herself, her family and people around her.
A wife and mother named Danika starts to have hallucinations about horrific things happening to herself, her family and people around her.
TRAILER:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQjtOV1Qd2UWIND CHILL
OH THE HORROR!:
A girl and guy find themselves snowed in, in a car, on a supposedly haunted road.TRAILER:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiwyITqDZlk
P2
OH THE HORROR!:
A crazed security guard in love with a young woman, kidnaps her.
A crazed security guard in love with a young woman, kidnaps her.
TRAILER:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYEgrQ8kdmw30 DAYS
OF NIGHT
OH THE HORROR!:
Vampires descend on an Alaskan town that is in darkness for 30 days.
Vampires descend on an Alaskan town that is in darkness for 30 days.
TRAILER:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zA5hhSDLA4&feature=channelWES CRAVEN'S
NEW NIGHTMARE
OH THE HORROR!:
In this Freddy film, Freddy is a fictitious film villain who stalks and kills off those who worked on Nightmare on Elm street films.
In this Freddy film, Freddy is a fictitious film villain who stalks and kills off those who worked on Nightmare on Elm street films.
TRAILER:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV8za5nWxwoHOSTEL 2
and
HOSTEL
OH THE HORROR!:
A group of young people are lured into hostels where they are set-up to be sold and killed to a murderous club that kill people for kicks.
A group of young people are lured into hostels where they are set-up to be sold and killed to a murderous club that kill people for kicks.
TRAILER 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNjlZF9aJJk
TRAILER 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYbaveZ0NYY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNjlZF9aJJk
TRAILER 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYbaveZ0NYY
TURISTAS
OH THE HORROR!:
A group of young people in Brazil are set-up for organ theft.
A group of young people in Brazil are set-up for organ theft.
TRAILER:
THE RUINS
OH THE HORROR!:
Two couples on vacation in Mexico stumble into a eerie Mayan ruin where the Mayans there won't let them leave.
Two couples on vacation in Mexico stumble into a eerie Mayan ruin where the Mayans there won't let them leave.
TRAILER:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzdto154_toTEXAS CHAINSAW
MASSACRE:
THE BEGINNING
and
THE TEXAS
CHAINSAW MASSACRE
OH THE HORROR!:
A killer with a chain saw and his demented family, based on supposed true events.
A killer with a chain saw and his demented family, based on supposed true events.
TRAILER 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16vUScpEtLITRAILER 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mra_Z3cpGCMHOUSE OF
1000 CORPSES
and
THE DEVIL'S
REJECTS
OH THE HORROR!:
A family of maniacs who like to kill.TRAILER 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa98CctMb38TRAILER 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSOm_okHzgYTHE WITCHES
OH THE HORROR!:
Witches from all around the world plot to kill off children by turning them into mice.
Witches from all around the world plot to kill off children by turning them into mice.
TRAILER:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsA1L3M0y4gCREEPSHOW
OH THE HORROR!:
Killer roaches.
(*The story They're Creeping Up On You!)
TRAILER:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bO3gyT3ImcTHE BREED
Killer dogs.
TRAILER:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iyd4rryhyADEADLY EYES/
NIGHT EYES/
RATS
OF THE
WALKING DEAD
OH THE HORROR!:
Super fast zombies who not only eat people but use weapons to kill as well.
TRAILER:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-yhh7OYgl0
Super fast zombies who not only eat people but use weapons to kill as well.
TRAILER:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-yhh7OYgl0
*Entertainment Weekly's
20 Scariest Movies of All Time:
*Chicago Film Critics
Top 100 Scariest Movies:
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