some movies that got to me.

shining. I was nervous watching it the first time I saw it. such a great movie.

moth man prophecies. mysterious thriller, that really got under my skin with it's turn of events happening for a reason, only the viewer ends up fooled.
trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP4P7VPx2zM

candyman. I couldn't look at myself in a mirror for quite awhile. I was way too young when I saw this.

jeepers creepers. corn fields are fucking freaky in general, and the beginning scene is scary as shit. also the human like elements of the creature, and the way he just picks, and chooses who he wants to kill.

I don't think anyone's mentioned Salem's Lot. That one got me when I was kid.

I remember being freaked out seeing Event Horizon in the theatre but haven't seen it since.

Speaking of other films that frightened anyone as a kid, did anyone find 'Magic' particularly twisted? I still use lines out of that one for joking around...

I really like good, smart horror films, but -- other than what is being done with some regularity in eastern and southeastern Asia -- I haven't see a lot of quality in this genre for some time.

I'm surprised that Halloween isn't cited more often in this thread. I think it is a perfect horror film -- simple, definitive, and never matched in quality in countless attempts at imitation. The film itself seems to synthesize naturally and originally the best devices and modes from Hitchcock's definitive works. It's worth noting that Halloween is exceptional for its unique and surprising commercial success, having originated in the "independent" sector of a popular-cultural production industry. I have always been fascinated by the strange, diverse group of people who conceived and made the film, and I was oddly affected when I learned that Moustapha Akkad had died in a terrorist attack a couple of years ago.

By the way, Hitchcock is not mentioned nearly enough in this thread.

Hitchcock doesn't scare me as much as he unnerves. the suspense is good, but it's a different emotion than being scared. Granted, it's not always the case, but that's my overall reaction.

kerble wrote:anyone seen any of the Eight Films to Die For? I haven't bothered with any, and probably won't unless someone speaks up.

so I rented the Abandoned from this series last night. It was fantastic. Spanish directed film about a woman who inherits her family farm in Russia. Great production values, super creepy mood, good to exceptional acting. I give it a solid A.

I got to watch the trailers for the other seven films before the movie and Penny Dreadful, Unrest and a couple others looked promising as well.

the trailer for the Gravedancers was awesome. I'm looking forward to that one.

They're doing another eight this year.

Also, there is a new dvd series called "Masters of Modern Horror" that is a re-release of all these 70's (i think) films, like carpenter's Pro-Life that look intriguing.

does Jesus Camp count?
it scared me at some points

Adam CR wrote:The Descent:

loved. what a scary movie.

'Cure' by Kiyoshi Kurosawa is one I still recommend as a good, smart, genuinely spooky film. The underlying concept has been (before and since) mirrored by piles of other contemporary Japanese/etc. horror films, but 'Cure' gives me my artsmart horror fix.

This. Terrifying.

Messiah of Evil is one of the best relatively obscure horror movies I've seen. It is a crazed mix of art, Lovecraft, and genuine creepiness, along with a shot of camp that makes it all the more bewildering. Awesome. And, it's public domain.