Good alien/horror movies

[mastermind238]

Originally Posted by MarleyMonroe

Yeah I thought exorcist was boring.

This is exactly what I was talking about. In its day The Exorcist was a worldwide phenomenon. It was just about the scariest thing any of us had ever seen - and it remained so until a few year later when Halloween came out. I suppose I could lie and say I was in grade school when The Exorcist was released, but you'd know I was lying cuz it was rated R. Nope, I was in college, and had grown up on the movies I mentioned before - all the Karloff creepers, 1950s radiation-induced monsterism, etc, etc. Yet The Exorcist, and later Halloween, had the capacity to scare the living shit out of a college student.

I rented The Exorcist just a few months ago, and watched it for the first time since I saw it in theaters almost 40 years ago. Yep, I thought it was boring, too.

We live in a different world, that's for sure. That's why I have such a hard time answering the original question. Almost nothing is really scary anymore. Even Paranormal Activity wasn't really scary. There were moments when sudden movement or a loud bang would startle me, but it didn't scare me the way the Karloff monster did.


And by the way @ Joel Goodson - I though Zombieland was going to be just another stupid zombie movie. But it is an absolute freakin' riot! Highly recommended. BM cracked me up.

[MarleyMonroe]

Paranormal really freaked me out, ghosts and demons do it for me. Things I believe in scare me most.

[78704]

Yeah. Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter does it, yikes. Scene where he knifes Gnocco to death stayed with me for a long time.

[Paven]

You thought the Exorcist was boring? That was based on a true story and voted the scariest movie of all time for I don't know how many years.

[gman44]

My favorites are

The Exorcist
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Friday the 13th
Nightmare on Elm Street
Halloween
Child's Play


the remake of Night of the Demons was good and I think I saw the original too

Amityville
Poltergeist
Romero's living dead movies

[Fringe Hobbyist]

It's a little off the beaten path, but if it's on Netflix Streaming give The Signal a try.

[mastermind238]

Originally Posted by Paven

You thought the Exorcist was boring? That was based on a true story and voted the scariest movie of all time for I don't know how many years.

You were probably addressing this to the "other" MM, but just to clarify ... I did think Exorcist was scary as hell the first time I saw it. It was scary precisely because it was unlike anything anyone had seen up to that point. But the skills of filmmakers today, not to mention the special effects, have improved so much since then that we become immune to the little tricks that worked so well in The Exorcist.

I also saw the original Star Wars (Episode IV) 7 times in theaters the summer it was first released. It was the most original piece of filmmaking any of us had seen. I could have watched it 7 more times that summer and not have gotten tired of it. Now, it seems amateurish, poorly paced, and with spotty acting - especially from Harrison Ford. My tastes have changed, but even more so my expectations have changed - and that goes for every genre, not just horror flicks.

It's kinda sad that Karloff doesn't make kids want to hide under the covers any more. But I wouldn't trade the filmmakers we have today for any of those schlockmeisters of the '30s and '40s.

[MarleyMonroe]

I'm sure thats y I found it boring, its before my time and im used to all these modern horror movies. Amityville scared the crap out of me as a kid. Im talking hiding under the covers sweating scarred lol.

[knotty man]

WHAT!!! are you crazy. the exorcist scared the bejesus outta me! i saw it in college at a midnight showing then went to a party and stayed the night cuz i was too afraid to go home(im such a pussy). i really think its those subliminal images you see in the film though

[Reya Sunshine]

Hmmm...some of my favorite movies that are kinda in that vein are:

* Freeway (with Resse Witherspoon)
* Freaks(the old black and white by Tod Browning)
* Fright Night/Terrorvision/Nightmare on Elm street ( for nostalgic reasons mostly)
* ANY AND ALL of the TROMAVILLE movies
* The Snake Pit(black and white)
* Vacancy and all those recent movies about people checking into hotels and being set up to be terrorized (I'm in hotels a lot so I can relate to the victims)
*

[MarleyMonroe]

Originally Posted by Hannah Heresy

Hmmm...some of my favorite movies that are kinda in that vein are:

* Freeway (with Resse Witherspoon)
* Freaks(the old black and white by Tod Browning)
* Fright Night/Terrorvision/Nightmare on Elm street ( for nostalgic reasons mostly)
* ANY AND ALL of the TROMAVILLE movies
* The Snake Pit(black and white)
* Vacancy and all those recent movies about people checking into hotels and being set up to be terrorized (I'm in hotels a lot so I can relate to the victims)
*

Wow, thanks girl. u just named some i have never heard of hope i can get em on netflix!

[saj1000]

Those Flying Monkeys in Wizard of Oz scared the schitt out of me when I was a kid. Saw a movie called "Children shouldn't play with Dead Things" when I was about 14 that haunted me for months.

In 96 or 97 they did a miniseries version of The Shining on TV with the guy from the show Wings. It scared the crap out of me and my ex-wife. We were both afraid to get out of bed and go the bathroom that was 6 feet away!

[Baloney Pony]

Originally Posted by MarleyMonroe

Things I believe in scare me most.

"The Stepfather".


Believable, fascinating, and creepy as hell to watch a fellow in his quest for "The American Dream" and what he will do to get it.


Worth it just to see Terry O'Quinn as Jerry Blake change from one person to another as he takes on new identities in his quest, and be very confused and scary in the process.

[Joel Goodson]

"The Road"

A very sad, suspenseful, and creepy movie if there ever was one. Strong believable performances across the board.

I don't recommend that a single mom watch it. The images it leaves you with are rather depressing.