I never thought Silence of the Lambs was scary at all, don't know why it makes these lists. More of a suspense movie than a horror story to me.
Exorcist is no. 1. Poltergeist is way up there. John Carpenter's version of The Thing ought to make these lists, excellent monster movie.
'Silence Of The Lambs' is scary because it makes you realize there "may" be people out there who are capable of such evil deeds. Most others are about making you jump out of your seat by surprising you and shouting "boo".
There ain't no "may" to it.
"The number one problem with America is, a whole lot of people need shot, and nobody is shooting them." -Master Chief Hershel Davis
I must be a sociopath, never had a “scary movie” cause emotional disturbance.
Now, those guys that filmed and free-climbed El Capitan creeps me out.
Reminds me of my father. My brother and I were in awe of him growing up vis a vis scary movies. He was like a rock. Nothing on the screen ever seemed to scare or shock him.
There were a couple of low budget movies in the 1970s or '80s about cannibal families or couples who appeared to be ordinary middle class people to the general public, but always maintained a large walk in freezer full of human meat. Those were gruesome, and sometimes scary. Not sure if it was one movie or two that I'm remembering. One scene was where they'd cut their victims' tongues out, tie them up, and bury them in the garden, only exposing their heads, as if a row of cabbage heads.
V/H/S is scary as all get out. The first short movie with the girl they bring back to the hotel room....dont want to be those guys no matter how good she looks
Blair Witch was scary because it was before the internet got big, They also pumped it up by having documentaries on the blair witch on tv before the move actually came out. Only movie I've been to where we sat on the floor because all seats were full, and the firemarshall had to come in.
The Exorcist, I'm Catholic too. The 1987 movie Breakdown with Kurt Russell probably because it was such a plausible story line, like that could really happen, that one seemed to really bother me.
The Exorcist, I'm Catholic too. The 1987 movie Breakdown with Kurt Russell probably because it was such a plausible story line, like that could really happen, that one seemed to really bother me.
Yeah, Breakdown was great. About a serial murderer coming upon Kurt Russell and his wife after a breakdown on the highway. What's so scary about it is that the serial killer looks to the world like a regular guy with a wife and kids.
I never thought Silence of the Lambs was scary at all, don't know why it makes these lists. More of a suspense movie than a horror story to me.
Exorcist is no. 1. Poltergeist is way up there. John Carpenter's version of The Thing ought to make these lists, excellent monster movie.
'Silence Of The Lambs' is scary because it makes you realize there "may" be people out there who are capable of such evil deeds. Most others are about making you jump out of your seat by surprising you and shouting "boo".
There ain't no "may" to it.
For me, as an adult and parent, the original, early '70s "B" movie, Last House on the Left, meets the, ain't no "may" criteria, as well, and was the single most disturbing movie I've ever saw and still is.
As a kid the two truly "scariest" movies I remember most were, Black Sunday - AKA - The Mask of Satan (1960), and, The Tingler (1959).
9 yrs old. Parents didnt allow horror movies. Went to a friends and watched Salems Lot. Done! Never saw a true horror movie again besides a few clips here and there. Couple yrs ago moved woman in, she got some movies together, I grabbed some grub. Sit down and Saw was coming on. Screw that! Psycho bitch! She moved on quick like.
remember watching Halloween at the drive inn, my buddy had a black trench coat and manican head he put it on with that head sticking out the top and walked to cars and leaned done looking in the window lol scared the chit out of people.
God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter
