Poltergeist- creeps me out on so many levels.
The Shining- overdramatic. Made me raise my eyebrows but not unfold my crossed, judgemental arms. I'm a fan of the book. This wasn't scary at all.
The Exorcist- I'd say more shocking than scary. A few weird things, then BAM! She's fucking herself with the cross! I don't know about you, but it made
me sit up.
The Ring- ridiculous. Not one bit scary. Very disappointed. If this is what scares people, they need to reaquaint themselves with fairy tales.
I'd say The Descent is an uber horror, but not my cup of tea. I like horrors that mess with the reality, like Poltergeist for example (every time I watch it I think about ghosts) and it creeps me out. Also reading the Min-Pins by Roald Dahl at night scares me with the devil talk. But that's not a movie... yet.
Return to Oz- now there's a horror!
And Jeepers Creepers creeped the hell out of me until the monster revealed it's wings. What a fucking deal breaker. I was like "yay! Omg, unexplained creepiness, woo!" and then "oh no that's right it's the 21st century, it
has to be fully explained".
JP2 was creepy as well, but the movie wasn't as good. The black face licking the glass while staring at us is what creeped me out the most in that film.
I was always scared by the first two Scream movies, especially the 2nd, and if I hadn't watched them in the Dawson's era and were watching them now I'd still be on edge the whole time. That damn villain was just everywhere, you could never relax.
House of Wax was creepy, but not scary to me...
Tex Chainsaw with Jessy Biel was absolutely awesome if you ask me, it was sick and twisted but also scary and backwardsy.
OT slightly: There's this book out there called The Whitby Witches, by Robin Jarvis, and when I read it a decade ago it scared the hell out of me. I've always thought it would make a great movie, so I'm waiting until I'm 30 and then I'm buying the rights. lol
Back on topic: Ghostbusters made me jump a few times, of course Sigourney on the couch with the arms and stuff, and also Peter McNicol's ghost with a pram walking across the sky gave me an eerie feeling. Must have been the musical queue right there. I'm remembering this all too well, lol.
Alice in Wonderland (1985) was scary thanks to the Jabberwocky monster/Devil that popped up so randomly towards the end of the 1st part. I was like "aaargh!" as a child.
I also watched Psycho again this year and enjoyed it more than a few years back, this time I actually noticed how creepy it was as somebody who already knows the secret, to think that it's Norman up in that window, and his voice... ugh, it really sends chills down your spine when you're watching it.
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