Favorite Horror movies

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I like Japanese horror films, many of which were remade into later Hollywood versions. These newer films are low on gore and high on creepiness. I enjoyed these (English title in parenthesis not to be confused with remakes):

Ju-on (Ju-on: The Grudge) - really the third in a series, the first two were direct to video.

Honogurai mizu no soko kara (Dark Water) - Very atmospheric and creepy!

Kansen (Infection) - Ditto!

*Yogen *(Premonition) - more eerie than horror.

Ringu (Ring) - The film that brought J-horror to the world. Funnily enough, I have only seen the American remake The Ring.

Finally a great Korean film:

Janghwa, Hongryeon (A Tale of Two Sisters)
 
1.all the Halloween movies
2.all the Friday13th Moives
3.all the nightmare on Elm st
4.King’s movies
 
mike_sieber said:
Glad I found this since I grew up on the horror genre.

As a kid, one movie that really scared me was an old BW film called The Flesh Eaters. I was convinced these little creatures were in my bathtub, but still watched the movie every time it was on TV. I finally found it and bought a copy.

The original Texas Chainsaw is a favorite and my godmother actually dated Gunnar Hansen (Leatherface) for a time. I also thought John Carpenter’s The Fog was a very creepy and underrated film.

Friday the 13th pt. 1 and 2 were good, the rest are garbage.

I’m also a big fan of Hammer films. What they managed to do on low budgets was amazing.Chris Lee and Peter Cushing were the best.

I also like B-movie Horror and Sci Fi as well as ‘films so bad they’re good’. If anyone has seen The Creeping Terror, you know what I mean.

I grew on on horror flicks also, and I really enjoy the older ones. I remember the days when fri or sat nites were horror night on TV. There was Dr. Sammy Terry, in Indianapolis (if anyone saw him let me know) and Selwin. They hosted the scary movies and it seems like there were 2 or maybe 3 in a row.

I haven’t seen The Creeping Terror, but if Netflix has it, I’ll rent it. What about The Tingler??? House on Haunted Hill (orginal one)? The Fall of the House of Usher? (I saw that at a drive in with my sister and I was so scared, I begged my older sis to get in the back seat with me…she wouldn’t do it and now that I’m older, I understand why…LOL

I can’t wait to see Invasion, based on the original Body Snatchers. That one really scared me as a child.
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What about Jeepers Creepers? The first one scared me so bad I left the room. I watched all of the second one…probably even scarier. I then told my sister about it (another horror flic fan) so she rented it and got very scared also. I can’t decide if the first or second was scarier…probably the first since I’ve never been able to sit through entire one.
 
Cranch said:
I like Japanese horror films, many of which were remade into later Hollywood versions. These newer films are low on gore and high on creepiness. I enjoyed these (English title in parenthesis not to be confused with remakes):

Ju-on (Ju-on: The Grudge) - really the third in a series, the first two were direct to video.

Honogurai mizu no soko kara (Dark Water) - Very atmospheric and creepy!

Kansen (Infection) - Ditto!

Yogen (Premonition) - more eerie than horror.

Ringu (Ring) - The film that brought J-horror to the world. Funnily enough, I have only seen the American remake The Ring.

Finally a great Korean film:

Janghwa, Hongryeon (A Tale of Two Sisters)
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I love the Japanese horror movies. While some of the remakes are ok, their nothing copared to the original.
I just watched the Japanese version of Dark Water a few months ago and it was soooo much better than the american version.
Is A Tale of Two Sisters good? I’ve seen in in Wal-Mart a couple of times, but have never been able to rent it. It looks creepy.
I think the movie that scared me the most when i was a child was a movie called The Gate. It’s about a portal to hell. It had this dead guy that would come through the wall and grab people. I had nightmares after seeing it.
Another one that was more eerie than scary was The Lady in White. Very good mystery.
And finally another movie that my brother and I watched on tv that we both thought was very creepy was John Carpenter’s Prince of Darkness. It’s also about a portal to hell. I won’t give anything away, but theres something about a mirror in the movie, and after watching it my brother and I refused to look into a mirror for the rest of the day.😛
 
Cranch said:
I like Japanese horror films, many of which were remade into later Hollywood versions. These newer films are low on gore and high on creepiness. I enjoyed these (English title in parenthesis not to be confused with remakes):

Ju-on (Ju-on: The Grudge) - really the third in a series, the first two were direct to video.

Honogurai mizu no soko kara (Dark Water) - Very atmospheric and creepy!

Kansen (Infection) - Ditto!

Yogen (Premonition) - more eerie than horror.

Ringu (Ring) - The film that brought J-horror to the world. Funnily enough, I have only seen the American remake The Ring.

Finally a great Korean film:

Janghwa, Hongryeon (A Tale of Two Sisters)
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The Japanese horror films are so scary without being slashers. They really have mastered the art of fright, haven’t they?
 
MrZoom said:
A Protestant friend of mine saw the first one and proclaimed it to be “filth”, said it should have been rated NC-17. I haven’t seen any of them and have no desire to.
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Filth??? Really! Hmm, it’s been awhile, but it’s just spoofing the real movies. Did your Protestant friend walk out beforfe the ending or watch the entire movie before declaring it to be filth? Well one man’s treasure is another man’s trash.
 
mike_sieber said:
Glad I found this since I grew up on the horror genre.

As a kid, one movie that really scared me was an old BW film called The Flesh Eaters. I was convinced these little creatures were in my bathtub, but still watched the movie every time it was on TV. I finally found it and bought a copy.

The original Texas Chainsaw is a favorite and my godmother actually dated Gunnar Hansen (Leatherface) for a time. I also thought John Carpenter’s The Fog was a very creepy and underrated film.

Friday the 13th pt. 1 and 2 were good, the rest are garbage.

I’m also a big fan of Hammer films. What they managed to do on low budgets was amazing.Chris Lee and Peter Cushing were the best.

I also like B-movie Horror and Sci Fi as well as ‘films so bad they’re good’. If anyone has seen The Creeping Terror, you know what I mean.

You might be too young, but Friday the 13th part III was shown in the theaters in 3D and they provided special 3D glasses for viewing. I can’t remember the plot, but do remember the 3D was pretty neat

There aren’t too many modern films that I consider very good. I’m much more a fan of ‘what you don’t see’ kind of horror. Atmosphre and good editing always trump gore.
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child_of_God85 said:
I love the Japanese horror movies. While some of the remakes are ok, their nothing copared to the original.
I just watched the Japanese version of Dark Water a few months ago and it was soooo much better than the american version.
Is A Tale of Two Sisters good? I’ve seen in in Wal-Mart a couple of times, but have never been able to rent it. It looks creepy…
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If you like the typically Asian way of slowly building up the creepiness with the bonus of being a beautifully shot film, you will like
A Tale of Two Sisters. You can read reviews at the link.
 
Cranch said:
I like Japanese horror films, many of which were remade into later Hollywood versions. These newer films are low on gore and high on creepiness. I enjoyed these (English title in parenthesis not to be confused with remakes):

Ju-on (Ju-on: The Grudge) - really the third in a series, the first two were direct to video.

Honogurai mizu no soko kara (Dark Water) - Very atmospheric and creepy!

Kansen (Infection) - Ditto!

Yogen (Premonition) - more eerie than horror.

Ringu (Ring) - The film that brought J-horror to the world. Funnily enough, I have only seen the American remake The Ring.

Finally a great Korean film:

Janghwa, Hongryeon (A Tale of Two Sisters)
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If you havent seen “The Eye” give that a try as well!
 
If it hasn’t been stated already … Exorcist 3 … it had some pretty scary parts in it, if you ask me. Don’t be put off that it is the third in the set.

I love horror movies, and I love being scared.

Check it out … George C. always delivers … whatever the genre.

Also this guy is in it: Brad Dourif

He’s freaky and a great actor.

Lights off, late @ night … alone. Great recipe for this movie.
 
child_of_God85 said:
I wouldn’t call The Descent a ‘nice’ movie, it’s a very scary and disturbing movie. But In my opinion it isn’t morally wrong to like it. Theres nothing in the movie that would tempa person to sin. I mean, after seeing that movie I’m definately not going cave diving;)
And I truely did not find it nearly as violent as some other movies. Most of the gory parts are just barely seen because it’s dark. The goriest part is when one of the women falls resulting in her leg breaking. You can see the bone sticking through her skin.
I don’t follow everything the USCCB says about movies. If it were literally Bishops reviewing the movies i would, but it’s regular lay people and the site has been wrong before. They originally rated brokeback mountain A (Adult) rather than morally offensive.
Like i said, there is nothing in The Descent that would lead to temptation of sin. It’s a movie about survival.
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pmoo said:
The Japanese horror films are so scary without being slashers. They really have mastered the art of fright, haven’t they?
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It’s a style that works for me because it seems fresh and new even though I think some of the ghostly elements in these movies are commonplace in Japanese folklore. Plus I always would rather be spooked than grossed-out when it comes to “horror”.
 
I love scary movies too. I have often wondered why since I have been taught that they could undermine my faith in ways I won’t recognize. I still like them though. Back in 2003, I saw the scariest documentary I have ever witnessed and it kept me from sleeping for three nights. It was a true story of a woman that lived in a haunted house in California back in 1989. She had actual film crews filming the events and taking pictures as it happened. I saw things that could NOT have been faked. They filmed small tiny “lights” glowing at the base of the floor near the carpet, sounds and voices, things disappearing in the attic and moving without notice. One guy was attacked and a ton of other stuff that I’ll never forget. I’ll never watch it again as it really affected me spirtually and I am difficult to scare. You had to watch it to understand how affected this family really was. It still bothers me to think of it.
 
chubsoda said:
I love scary movies too. I have often wondered why since I have been taught that they could undermine my faith in ways I won’t recognize. I still like them though. Back in 2003, I saw the scariest documentary I have ever witnessed and it kept me from sleeping for three nights. It was a true story of a woman that lived in a haunted house in California back in 1989. She had actual film crews filming the events and taking pictures as it happened. I saw things that could NOT have been faked. They filmed small tiny “lights” glowing at the base of the floor near the carpet, sounds and voices, things disappearing in the attic and moving without notice. One guy was attacked and a ton of other stuff that I’ll never forget. I’ll never watch it again as it really affected me spirtually and I am difficult to scare. You had to watch it to understand how affected this family really was. It still bothers me to think of it.
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Read these

forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=68370

forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=14715

Beware of crude comments on the Theology of the Living Dead link.
 
child_of_God85 said:
I love Shaun of the Dead, one of the funniest movies I’ve ever seen. Hot Fuzz wasn’t bad either, but not as good as Shaun of the Dead. Simon Pegg is a really funny actor though.
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Another vote for “Shaun of the Dead”. One of the funniest movies I’ve ever seen.

One of the scariest was “One Hour Photo” with Robin Williams. I put my foot down and insisted on a digital camera after watching that.
 
Cranch said:
It’s a style that works for me because it seems fresh and new even though I think some of the ghostly elements in these movies are commonplace in Japanese folklore. Plus I always would rather be spooked than grossed-out when it comes to “horror”.
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I totally agree. The original horror movies spooked people instead of grossing them out. Every Japanese person I’ve known has said that as children, their grandparents tell them about ghosts and they end up believing in them and being quite frightened. We have the boogey man, but they have ghosts. It sure works. In The Grudge, when the sister hid in her apartment and then suddenly disappeared under the covers - :eek:
 
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