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Horror: What really gets your juices flowing . . .

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Billy Wonka

For me it has always been looking under the bed and dolls in the bedroom. Poltergeist took this to a new level. The clown doll in The Game with Michael Douglas was a big one for me also.

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RE: Horror: What really gets your juices flowing . . . - Daryl Zero 20:40:01 07/20/14 (0)
David Lynch always creeped me out with Blue Velvet and Wild at Heart and even Eraserhead. His images and the underlying horror of his situations as well as Frank Booth were scary/creepy.
The Ring, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Audition nt - geoffkait 08:50:57 07/20/14 (1)
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- I watched the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre alone in a theater and I also had a fever WOW big time creepy - PhilJ 16:01:28 07/20/14 (0)
  good one
The original Night of the Living Dead - Bill the K 09:12:13 07/19/14 (3)
That one is the true horror movie. One feels sympathy towards the Dead who are hungry and want to eat something. Being dead, they distinguish only fellow human beings. The cant eat vegetables. That picture says a lot, that the dead are waiting for ever for a reincarnation. Or they got impatient waiting for the second coming. That movie makes us wonder about our future, our life after death.

Bill
- Just saw it. Still scary as hell. In acid days when it came out, it caused a LOT of freak outs. Sorry, I just - tinear 11:21:40 07/19/14 (0)
  don't get the biblical references.
- Saw it at a... - mkuller 10:44:08 07/19/14 (1)
  ...Halloween midnight show in college when it first came out.
  
  Very scary.
  - Me too - Jack G 12:00:50 07/19/14 (0)
    It was preceded by a short French film that consisted of slicing an eyeball open with a razor blade. Totally turned my stomach. This set me up to be extra sensitive to the NOLD. Creepy walk back to the dorm.
    Jack
Creepiness rather than gore - Wicker Man, Don't Look Now, The Shining, The Vanishing, etc (nt) - Doug Flynn 14:28:26 07/18/14 (0)
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For me, it's the build up that's scary. After the "reveal" the creepy factor usually diminishes - Road Warrior 14:11:39 07/18/14 (0)
Movies that come to mind that kept the suspense alive to the end:
Alien(s), Mama, The Omen (original), The Exorcist, Rosemary's Baby, the tv movie Salem's Lot directed by Tobe Hooper (still one of the best vampire movies), Blair Witch Project, Paranormal Activity (that one really pushed my scary buttons), Pan's Labyrinth...................
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the first Alien movie, "lucky, lucky, lucky" Sigourney really sold it - PhilJ 13:00:21 07/18/14 (0)
I was so scared I almost forgot what she was wearing
I prefer supernatural subject matter, (and I really like horror movies that have intelligent characters). - Raiderman 11:30:18 07/18/14 (3)
I am not a big fan of the hack and slash movies, although I will give the original Halloween a thumbs up. And the Scream series was pretty well done, as I liked the dark humor.
And, I like something that is either original, or it has to be a very well done horror staple.
For recent examples of original horror subjects, I really liked "Splinter" and "28 Days later", (an intelligent take on how the whole zombie thing could actually work in real life).
For well done horror staples, I really liked "Drag Me to Hell" (for the standard gypsy curse horror movie), and "The Ring" was pretty good, (for the standard 'watch this video and die' premise!); and "Ginger Snaps" was pretty good (for a werewolf movie). It has been awhile since I saw a good vampire movie though, (too many of the teenage vampire movies for my taste!)
There have been a fair number of good comedy-horror movies recently, including "Shawn of the Dead" and "Fido", both of which are zombie films.
Another good film was was "Trick 'r Treat", although the humor was REALLY dark for that one!
My two cents worth.

Edits: 07/18/14
- the first Hellraiser got me good as well - PhilJ 21:33:00 07/18/14 (2)
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  - Yes, that was very good, and fairly original. Good visuals and creepy atmosphere. - Raiderman 10:56:24 07/19/14 (1)
    Of course having Clive Barker as the writer clearly helps!
    
    I wish Barker would make Weaveworld into a movie.
    (In fact splitting it into two movies would probably be best, so as to not cut too much as it was a fairly long book.)
    - another good one was 'In the Mouth of Madness' creepy as hell, not familiar with Weaveworld - PhilJ 15:10:11 07/19/14 (0)
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The Vanishing; Let the Right One In; Audition. nt - tinear 09:46:05 07/18/14 (5)
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- Gotta add, Don't Look Now. nt - tinear 13:43:30 07/18/14 (4)
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  - Ooh, and the original German, Funny Games.nt - tinear 15:03:46 07/18/14 (3)
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    - The American version was revolting enough . . . - Billy Wonka 15:19:38 07/18/14 (2)
      for me it was a non-stop cringe fest. Not sure if I saw the German version.
      - If you saw the Michael Haneke original, you'd remember it. Horrible because it was believable, not like - tinear 11:22:28 07/19/14 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: The American version was revolting enough . . . posted by Billy Wonka on July 18, 2014 at 15:19:38
        
        most so-called horror films.
        
        the kids were such skinny twerps (as well as sadists) it made you hate them more - PhilJ 15:12:53 07/19/14 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: If you saw the Michael Haneke original, you'd remember it. Horrible because it was believable, not like posted by tinear on July 19, 2014 at 11:22:28
        
        Michael Haneke is a bit of a freak himself it seems
RE: Horror: What really gets your juices flowing . . . - Jack G 08:03:43 07/18/14 (0)
Most horror movies don't really scare me. That said, some of the Asian horror flicks from the 2000's. Most notably Ju-on, that really freaked me out. A few others spooked me to some degree: Kairo (Pulse), Ringu, Cursed, Tale of Two Sisters, The heirloom.
I should mention Uzumaki, just for being so freaking weird.
jack

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