Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you:
No adverts like this in the forums anymore.
Times and dates in your local timezone.
Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance.
Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely.
Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net.
If you are already a member then feel free to login now.
GalacticDefender wrote:Horror movies don't scare me generally (Horror games are a completely different story. Haven't even touched Amnesia since I played it the first time.)
I generally like Sci-fi horror. My favorites are all of the Aliens movies, and Pandorum. Pandorum was a seriously awesome movie. They did every possible thing they could with their low budget and came out with a movie that is better than some films that cost 5 times as much.
Also I freaking love the game Dead Space, but it took me forever to get through it. Dead Space 2 is fun as well, though not really scary.
Yea, Pandorum was a surprise to say the least. I watched it only because I was bored one night, and feth me, that was a good movie! I also agree that most horror movies arnt scary at all. Not like "Oh damn, I cant sleep with the lights out" scary anyways. But the really good ones, do kindda mess with you for a few days.
Then theres the Ju-on. That movie tortured my subconscious for a solid month. I couldnt enter rooms with out the lights on first, and when jumping into bed, I kid you not, Id looked under the covers to make sure that bitch wasnt under there
GalacticDefender wrote:
I generally like Sci-fi horror. My favorites are all of the Aliens movies, and Pandorum. Pandorum was a seriously awesome movie. They did every possible thing they could with their low budget and came out with a movie that is better than some films that cost 5 times as much.
.
Pandorum was good, with a great twist. On the sci fi horror scene Event Horizon is also pretty cool as is Virus.
The scariest, and most disturbing parts, in Event Horizon are the images of the hell they get sucked into. Slowed down some are pretty icky and I wouldn't like to go there for holiday.
This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2012/05/21 11:50:24
Ratius wrote:Why does Montauk NY, ring a bell in terms of other films?
I know its from somewhere but cant place it =/
I live not that far from Montauk NY, and as far as I know no movie is shot/set there. Are you thinking of Amityville, NY, home of the Amityville horror? (Which isn't that far from my house btw)
GalacticDefender wrote:
I generally like Sci-fi horror. My favorites are all of the Aliens movies, and Pandorum. Pandorum was a seriously awesome movie. They did every possible thing they could with their low budget and came out with a movie that is better than some films that cost 5 times as much.
.
Pandorum was good, with a great twist. On the sci fi horror scene Event Horizon is also pretty cool as is Virus.
The scariest, and most disturbing parts, in Event Horizon are the images of the hell they get sucked into. Slowed down some are pretty icky and I wouldn't like to go there for holiday.
KingCracker wrote:Agreed on all three. Very much so
i have yet to find anyone else who enjoyed Pandorum...
I thought it was a GREAT film, thank you for renewing my faith in Dakka's film know-how.
inmygravenimage wrote:Have courage, faith and beer, my friend - it will be done!
Not been scared by horror films since I was 16. I mean, those guys are all actors.
When I was a kid I was frightened really easy though. Jurassic Park gave me troubles sleeping for years...
Ever thought 40k would be a lot better with bears?
Codex: Bears.
NOW WITH MR BIGGLES AND HIS AMAZING FLYING CONTRAPTION
Kilometre 31 (spanish movie) , the end is just so dark, i love it. Plus i like that kind of low guts and blood horror, makes it seem more real and thus more horrifying.
Manchu - "But so what? The Bible also says the flood destroyed the world. You only need an allegorical boat to tackle an allegorical flood."
Shespits "Anything i see with YOLO has half naked eleventeen year olds Girls. And of course booze and drugs and more half naked elventeen yearolds Girls. O how i wish to YOLO again!"
Rubiksnoob "Next you'll say driving a stick with a Scandinavian supermodel on your lap while ripping a bong impairs your driving. And you know what, I'M NOT GOING TO STOP, YOU FILTHY COMMUNIST"
Psychological, even the scenes that scare me most in non-psychological horror films do so for more complicated reasons.
Spoiler:
For example when Cooper is preforming CPR (an act of selflessness to save someone's life) and it turns out to be a trap, that perversion of selfless life saving sends chills down my spine
I definitely experienced some creeping dread from both The Exorist, The Omen and Rosemary's Baby, probably connected to religious upbringing. Watching that little girl stab her vigina with crucifix, yelling, "F* Jesus"; the little boy turning to face the audience at the funeral of Gregory Peck's character; Rosemary looking down lovingly at the beast while some perfectly respectable lady is cheering, "Hail Satan," all these have made me glad not to be alone.
I'm surprise nobody has mentioned Donnie Darko, and that rabbit, those weird visuals of the kid stabbing his reflection in the mirror. I watched that alone, wasn't too bother, but after putting on The Infinite Melancholy, I couldn't shake the feeling tha somebody was behind me.
Last, Hostle: a stupid movie, but I'm not at all comfortable with the dismemberment of human bodies. I think that's one reason I hate the haemonculi in 40k.
This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2012/05/23 05:36:50
I remember being like 10 and couldn't take a shower without keeping a watchful eye on the door, or going to bed without the lights on and door closed mostly due to Jason and Mike and Sir Freddy. I also remember Rawhead Rex scared the piss out of me same with PumpkinHead.
I also was fond of the two underwater horror movies Leviathan and Deep Star Six. Not so scary but still cool when your younger.
Now that I'm 33 nothing scares me like that. I think the last time I jumped at a movie was The Ring, I was really high and had the surround sound cranked and that first loud scare I might have let some doodoo slip out, more then likely formo the loud stereo. Not saying it was an epic movie, I was just trying to remember the last actual jump out my seat moment.
As for newer horror, not sure if you would put the movie Martyrs or Audition in the horror genre ( if hostel is, and the imo garbage Saw movies are then I guess they are ) those two movies were really good. It was one of those types of movies but with some Zazz that hostel and saw were lacking.
Its hard to find good horror now days. Netflixs makes me cringe when i look at the horror section, and I hate getting burned at the theater (looking at you Thing remake) so it can be tuff to find new movies. I always watch these threads and hope to find some gem that I might have missed.
Edit - I wanted to add that when i was about 18 I watched the movie Clive Barkers Lord of Illusion on a couple of hits of acid, that movie will always have a place in my in my mind as being fethed up, even now if i hear that weird noise that is in that movie my skin crawls....in a good way. ( Don't do drugs) (( Dont do drugs and watch Lord Of illusion lol))
This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2012/05/23 08:12:27
Every Dakkanaught gets a 4+ Pinch of Salt save.
When you suffer a Falling Sky hit, roll a D6 - on a 4+ the hit is ignored as per the Pinch of Salt save. On a 1-3 panic insues - you automatically fail common sense tests for the next 2 weeks and get +7 to your negativity stat. -Praxiss
See my sig... Hellraiser... when it came out, it was tweeeeeky man.
But, my favorite Horror film?
EVIL DEAD 2!
Possibly the best sequel of ALL TIME.
Seriously... if you haven't seen it... GO GET IT! (you can skip the first movie as part 2 rehashes it in the first 2 minutes... that's all you need).
Ash is the utilmate hero!
Then the third movie... is okay.. more funny than scary (ARMY OF DARKNESS).
This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2012/05/24 21:45:40
I usually hate gore-pr0n, and I like psychological horror movies much better.
Although one of my most hated scenes in any horror movie was the scene in one of the Saw movies where the girl gets thrown in the pit of dirty needles.
Working in medicine and having gone through the fun that is a dirty needle stick that scene was fethed up.
Automatically Appended Next Post: Also: What about "The Fly"?
I am going to watch the most horrifying horror movie of them all "Blubberella"!
This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2012/05/24 22:04:03
Those who chose The Day After should look at Threads. Made around the same time it is more down to earth and far bleaker, there is also an intermittently narrative in a cold methodical tone that describes the effects of nuclear war locally and globally.
The whole film here:
While not intended as cinema or horror, Threads has good foreshadowing and a callous eye that fits the sitting.
For regular horror you cant really beat The Thing, its with the stakes being so high.
n'oublie jamais - It appears I now have to highlight this again.
It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion. By the juice of the brew my thoughts aquire speed, my mind becomes strained, the strain becomes a warning. It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion.
As far as "The Day After", was there not a cartoon version that was similar? Dealing with a married couple when nuclear war starts?
When The Wind Blows, based on a graphic novel of the same name by Raymond Briggs. It is a satirical cover of the futility of civil protection.
n'oublie jamais - It appears I now have to highlight this again.
It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion. By the juice of the brew my thoughts aquire speed, my mind becomes strained, the strain becomes a warning. It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion.
As far as "The Day After", was there not a cartoon version that was similar? Dealing with a married couple when nuclear war starts?
When The Wind Blows, based on a graphic novel of the same name by Raymond Briggs. It is a satirical cover of the futility of civil protection.
Yeah, I remember watching it when I was pretty young. I didn't think it was a scary movie, but I remember it being weird. Will have to try to find it and watch it now.
Its not intended to be scary, more ominous. It only involves an elderly couple and what they perceive, which isnt very much. As they do not understand nuclear war they are introduced to its horror subvertly, slowly dying in ignorance.
The main point of the film, other than an anti-nuclear message is to point out the total indifference towards the general population and the lack of provision for any form of survival. Threads hits this one home also, the priority is to maximise control, not survival.
n'oublie jamais - It appears I now have to highlight this again.
It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion. By the juice of the brew my thoughts aquire speed, my mind becomes strained, the strain becomes a warning. It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion.
The Exorcist got me back in the day. I will probably regret saying this....but the recent Paranormal Activities kinda got me too. I guess it was the fear of the unknown.
GalacticDefender wrote:
I generally like Sci-fi horror. My favorites are all of the Aliens movies, and Pandorum. Pandorum was a seriously awesome movie. They did every possible thing they could with their low budget and came out with a movie that is better than some films that cost 5 times as much.
.
Pandorum was good, with a great twist. On the sci fi horror scene Event Horizon is also pretty cool as is Virus.
The scariest, and most disturbing parts, in Event Horizon are the images of the hell they get sucked into. Slowed down some are pretty icky and I wouldn't like to go there for holiday.
KingCracker wrote:Agreed on all three. Very much so
i have yet to find anyone else who enjoyed Pandorum...
I thought it was a GREAT film, thank you for renewing my faith in Dakka's film know-how.
I do what I can,
Well I just watched The woman in Black. It was a decent movie and startled me a few times. Granted I had the surround sound cranked up nice and ear popping high, and the lights were off. My main complaint though, is its one of those that rely on loud scary sudden sounds to scare, rather then actually be scary. But overall, I say its worth a looksee anyways
GalacticDefender wrote:
I generally like Sci-fi horror. My favorites are all of the Aliens movies, and Pandorum. Pandorum was a seriously awesome movie. They did every possible thing they could with their low budget and came out with a movie that is better than some films that cost 5 times as much.
.
Pandorum was good, with a great twist. On the sci fi horror scene Event Horizon is also pretty cool as is Virus.
The scariest, and most disturbing parts, in Event Horizon are the images of the hell they get sucked into. Slowed down some are pretty icky and I wouldn't like to go there for holiday.
KingCracker wrote:Agreed on all three. Very much so
i have yet to find anyone else who enjoyed Pandorum...
I thought it was a GREAT film, thank you for renewing my faith in Dakka's film know-how.
I do what I can,
Well I just watched The woman in Black. It was a decent movie and startled me a few times. Granted I had the surround sound cranked up nice and ear popping high, and the lights were off. My main complaint though, is its one of those that rely on loud scary sudden sounds to scare, rather then actually be scary. But overall, I say its worth a looksee anyways
I find a lot of horrors to be a bit cheesy and not very scary.
I always judge films on their 'horror' factor to be the ones that make it most difficult to get to sleep if you think about them and the two films that do that for me are Alien and Event Horizon.
Also, if you ever want to trip out, when you are falling asleep, start thinking about how the universe carries on for ever - trust me, it starts to get very weird when you are tired.
I'm really not a horror buff like many here.. but some "non-horror" type movies have gotten to me in the past.
For instance, The Mist... while overall a crap movie, that ending sequence was hard for me.. just thinking what i'd do when faced with that situation, especially how it all turned out.
Then Harry Brown... it's hard to put my finger on what made this movie so unsettling for me, but it did.. Michael Caine was absoutely fething brilliant in this movie.
And of course, like others have said, Se7en is a pretty good "scary" movie, not for startling Horror genre tricks, but for its plausibility in real life.
And they shall know fear 
