Winner announced ***CLOSED*** Scary Movies | Halloween Bash 2024

[mary kate]

One of the scariest movies I've ever watched is The Wicker Man, a 1973 British horror film cult classic. By the end of the film, I was cowering in a corner of the couch, a couch cushion shielding my eyes from the unfolding horror!

 

[RJMJ]

I am not a fan of scary movies...as I don't like being scared...Maybe that's because I feel my life is scary enough with all of my scary & painful health issues in real life...I still remember the Omen series of movies when I was a kid...scared me then [gave me nightmares]...but maybe by today's standards they aren't that scary anymore...I especially don't like the gory movies either...I do like watching & trying to solve crime TV show dramas...and seeing the bad guys get what they deserve...like getting caught & ending up where they belong...in jail...

 

[katell]

this film is horrible, very disturbing an so....I recommend it

 

[Karen]

The original Exorcist. Scared the living daylights out of me

Yes! We just watched that one for the first time ever last year. It was a scary one! Did you watch the new one? We watched it because a friend of ours' brother wrote the screenplay for the new one. It wasn't as good as the first one though.

I gotta be honest, I am NOT a scary movie person. The scariest movie I ever saw was called "White Noise" and it still freaks me out!

I'll have to check that out. I haven't heard of that movie.

I’m not a scary movie person either. Honestly I think the scariest movie I have seen is Beetlejuice when I was a teenager. And From Dusk till Dawn, but that was more crazy than scary.

Beetlejuice is one of my favorite movies. I've watched it so many times. Funny enough, I haven't see the new one yet because I'm afraid it'll ruin the original. Lol. I also haven't seen From Dusk till Dawn... adding it to my list!

The scariest movie ever that I saw was back in the 1970's:
The Night of the Living Dead.

The Birds come in as a close second.

Oh gosh! I remember being at band camp in high school and they had us watch The Birds. So creepy and I didn't want to walk back to my cabin in the dark after that! I haven't see Night of the Living Dead yet though. Putting it on our list!

I'm not a big help in this either. Scary movies have one of two effects on me.... 1. they are realistic and freak me out - which I don't like LOL or 2. they are unrealistic and I end up laughing through the whole thing because it is just stupid.
Hmmmm what would I list though.... Maybe the Sixth Sense from 1999

Oooh! The Sixth Sense was a good one! I did NOT see the ending coming at all!

 

[Karen]

I am NOT a scary movie fan, but started watching Midnight Mass. It's listed as horror on Netflix, I hope I have not made a mistake watching it. I am enjoying it so far. EEK!

Oooh... a series is even better. Thanks for the sugestion! I'll be checking that out! Good luck on not getting too scared!

My husband and I are also doing a scary movie season. We did A Nightmare on Elm Street (classic), the original Halloween, and the new Salem's Lot (which was gorgeous but should have been a mini series because there was so so so much more in the book!)

We watched the remakes of It last December and so so so good. My husband also loves The Thing but I insist that's a mid-winter movie, not Halloween

Oh my gosh! I think Nightmare on Elm Street was my first ever scary movie. I watched it at a friends house on a sleepover and it scared me so bad I don't think I slept that whole night. Also loved all the Halloween movies. I haven't seen Salem's Lot though. Adding it to the list!

Not watched any horror, since on accident and bad advice I saw the Silence of the Lambs (my maiden name is Starling, so somebody thought it should be enough of the reason). My husband took me to the cinema once to see Blair Witch project, made me queasy and ensured I stayed away from the genre for years...
I have recently (2013) watched a few episodes of Hannibal, since then nothing of the sorts, no thank you kindly

Silence of the Lambs was so good and scary too! I still haven't seen the Blair Witch project.

I don't like horror movies, I prefer a good thriller or mystery, but this one is a must watch: The Shining

I have a duplicate post, I'm on my phone and can't delete it, if you can @Karen , I'd be grateful!! =)

As much as I enjoy watching scary movie now, I started to watch The Shining one time when I was living alone and I had to turn it off. It was SOOOO scary! We finally watched it last year, but together, so I wasn't as scared. Lol.

Oh, and I love the whole Annabelle/Conjuring franchise. Nice and scary but not too gory. My daughter liks to look up the jump scares in advance so she knows to expect them.

I love Jamie Lee Curtis so I watched all of the Halloween movies in order on Halloween last year which was kinda fun.

Another super scary one: As Above, So Below -- very creepy and clautrophobic.

I haven't seen any of the Annabelle or Conjuring stuff... I forgot about those. We'll have to check them out! Thanks! Also, haven't heard of As Abobe, So Below... sounds right up our alley. (Am I sounded deranged yet? )

 

[Karen]

I don't watch movies much in general anymore, and never liked horror. But I can suggest a scary post-apocalyptic sort of movie I watched based on a friend's recommendation last year, while we were talking about Stephen King novels. I had told her that the only Stephen King novel I've ever read is 11.22.63 (because it's not so much horror as history) and I probably wouldn't ever read any others because I dislike the horror genre. She said that I should try watching The Stand. If I recall correctly she thinks the movie is better than the book. I didn't love the movie, but it was fascinating, for sure. I had to fast forward some ugly and violent scenes.

11.22.63 was the first Stephen King book I ever read too! I loved it. I watched the short series TV show based on that book and it just wasn't as good. I have heard of The Stand, but I haven't see that one, so thanks for the idea! Adding it to the list!

I generally don't like gory, scary movies, but I like Anne Rice's books so just recently watched Mayfair Witches.

I don't love the gory type scary movies as much either. I prefer the just scary ones. I'll have to check out Mayfair Witches. I used to read some of Anne Rice's books too.

I really don't like scary movies at all, but I did watch The Raven with John Cusack last year and I loved it! It was based off of Edgar Allen Poe, obviously, which is about as scary as I get!

Oooh... I don't think I've heard of that movie, but I love John Cusack! Thanks for the suggestion!

My husband, who is a movie buff, has a recommendation. He said this was so scary he had to stop and come back to it later. The Autopsy of Jane Doe. He saw it on Netflix and it has a lot of "body horror."

If you want something less scary but still very creepy, The Vast of Night, available on Amazon. The whole film feels like a spooky story told around a campfire. Less gory.

Awesome! Thanks for the ideas!

I don't like scary movies at all, maybe because I was like 8 years old when I saw the movie Wrong Turn. I don't want to watch it again as an adult, though it might not be scary anymore. Maybe it was never scary, haha.

It is interesting to go back and watch something that was so scary when you were younger and then watch it again as an adult and realize it's not so scary anymore.

I love horror movies!! Did you try asian horror movies/tv shows?
Ju-on (movie), The Eye (movie), Train to Busan (movie), Sweet Home (tv show), #Alive (movie) just to name a few.
I'm watching the second part/season of Gyeongseong Creature right now.
I don't know why the korean ones left me in tears most of the times, lol, there is a high percentage of emotion IMHO.
And I try to watch 'Halloween' by Carpenter every Halloween if I can.
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I haven't tried any asian horror movie or TV. Thanks for all the great suggestions! I'll have to check them out!

 

[Karen]

One of the scariest movies I've ever watched is The Wicker Man, a 1973 British horror film cult classic. By the end of the film, I was cowering in a corner of the couch, a couch cushion shielding my eyes from the unfolding horror!

Oh gosh! That does sound scary! Adding it to the list!

I am not a fan of scary movies...as I don't like being scared...Maybe that's because I feel my life is scary enough with all of my scary & painful health issues in real life...I still remember the Omen series of movies when I was a kid...scared me then [gave me nightmares]...but maybe by today's standards they aren't that scary anymore...I especially don't like the gory movies either...I do like watching & trying to solve crime TV show dramas...and seeing the bad guys get what they deserve...like getting caught & ending up where they belong...in jail...

We also love true crime shows where they catch the bad guys!

this film is horrible, very disturbing an so....I recommend it


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I know what you mean! I feel like me liking scary movies is some reflection on me being slightly weird and twisted! Lol. Thankfully we only watch these movie during October. Then we usually hunt for something happy and uplifting for awhile.

 

[Electra]

Yes! We just watched that one for the first time ever last year. It was a scary one! Did you watch the new one? We watched it because a friend of ours' brother wrote the screenplay for the new one. It wasn't as good as the first one though.

@Karen, I have not watched the new one. TBH I haven't watched a scary movie (except through my fingers covering my face) since the original. I was done after that. What was that, 1973 or thereabouts? lol

I'll have to check that out. I haven't heard of that movie.



Beetlejuice is one of my favorite movies. I've watched it so many times. Funny enough, I haven't see the new one yet because I'm afraid it'll ruin the original. Lol. I also haven't seen From Dusk till Dawn... adding it to my list!



Oh gosh! I remember being at band camp in high school and they had us watch The Birds. So creepy and I didn't want to walk back to my cabin in the dark after that! I haven't see Night of the Living Dead yet though. Putting it on our list!



Oooh! The Sixth Sense was a good one! I did NOT see the ending coming at all!

 

[Karen]

Please join me in congratulating @jagruti patel She is our random winner for this thread! I'll send your prize via Conversation in just a minute!

Thanks again all for all the great suggestions! I compiled a LONG list and sent it to my hubby. He wrote right back and said "I guess we have some watching to do!"

 

[jagruti patel]

Yay!! Thank you! What a surprise!

 

[.Alesen.]

Congratulations @jagruti patel!

 

[zinzilah]

Congrats Jagruti! So excited for you!