What's Your Favorite Scary Movie?

Discuss everything else here

Moderator: ArcWolf

User avatar
Penwrite
Posts: 3407
Joined: Tue Apr 27, 2010 11:03 am
Location: Canterlot
Contact:

What's Your Favorite Scary Movie?

Post by Penwrite »

*sits on his couch, a Ghostface mask on his head and a strawberry soda bottle in his hand*

Welcome to Housepets Forums Monster Madness! :lol: So anyways, the month of October has come, which means it's time for the Halloween season! And that means scary movies, horrifying movies, and terrifying movies! Here's a forum where you all can get together and share your favorite horror movies, suggest movies you enjoy, and over all just have some good fun.

I'll start things off, naturally. I love horror movies, and have lots of favorites. The original Scream has a special place in my heart, having just a perfect mix of kills, wicked humor, cool meta-commentary, and most importantly, great characters. Of course, you also can't beat the classics. Halloween is probably the perfect slasher. And Poltergeist... *shivers*
User avatar
RandomGeekNamedBrent
laughing maniacally
Posts: 21032
Joined: Mon Jan 24, 2011 10:42 pm
Location: an invisible, flying volcano over Virginia

Re: What's Your Favorite Scary Movie?

Post by RandomGeekNamedBrent »

and Nightmare on Elm Street (the original with Robert Englund) is awesome too.
Paradigm Shift by me
I do not actually believe any of what I'm saying.
RP character sheets
User avatar
Seth
Moshpit Addict
Posts: 5673
Joined: Thu Sep 29, 2011 11:32 am
Location: posted on the stoop

Re: What's Your Favorite Scary Movie?

Post by Seth »

The originalAmmityville horror, blair Witch project, Return of the living dead, and the original dawn of the dead, can't choose one but those are my 4 faves.
And of course any cheap zombie movie.
RandomGeekNamedBrent wrote:and Nightmare on Elm Street (the original with Robert Englund) is awesome too.
excellent choice.
Last edited by Dissension on Fri Sep 30, 2011 11:29 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Reason: Merged Double Post
I think in Non-sequiturs


"I told you not to put metal in the science oven! What'd you do that for?"


Trash boiz
shadowhaz
Posts: 883
Joined: Mon Nov 29, 2010 10:58 pm

Re: What's Your Favorite Scary Movie?

Post by shadowhaz »

I enjoyed the chucky movies especially the first 2 movies
it takes an idiot to do cool things that's why they're cool
soothing no?
User avatar
Penwrite
Posts: 3407
Joined: Tue Apr 27, 2010 11:03 am
Location: Canterlot
Contact:

Re: What's Your Favorite Scary Movie?

Post by Penwrite »

Oh yes, definitely the original Nightmare on Elm Street, before Freddy became a wisecracking clown. Not that the sequels are bad, most of them have their good points, but the only one I would say is really comparable to the original is Wes Craven's New Nightmares.
User avatar
Sleet
Bringing Foxy Back
Posts: 17291
Joined: Thu Apr 29, 2010 1:32 am
Location: Nephelokokkygia
Contact:

Re: What's Your Favorite Scary Movie?

Post by Sleet »

Does The Shining count?
Image
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Friendly banter? Feel free to click the "PM" button below!
User avatar
Seth
Moshpit Addict
Posts: 5673
Joined: Thu Sep 29, 2011 11:32 am
Location: posted on the stoop

Re: What's Your Favorite Scary Movie?

Post by Seth »

Sleet wrote:Does The Shining count?
I'd definently say yes.
I think in Non-sequiturs


"I told you not to put metal in the science oven! What'd you do that for?"


Trash boiz
User avatar
Penwrite
Posts: 3407
Joined: Tue Apr 27, 2010 11:03 am
Location: Canterlot
Contact:

Re: What's Your Favorite Scary Movie?

Post by Penwrite »

Of course The Shining counts, silly. A movie doesn't need masked killers and high body counts to be a horror movie. ^_^ Hmm, it occurs to me though that I've never actually watched The Shining. I must fix this, and soon!
User avatar
Seth
Moshpit Addict
Posts: 5673
Joined: Thu Sep 29, 2011 11:32 am
Location: posted on the stoop

Re: What's Your Favorite Scary Movie?

Post by Seth »

Penwrite wrote:Of course The Shining counts, silly. A movie doesn't need masked killers and high body counts to be a horror movie. ^_^ Hmm, it occurs to me though that I've never actually watched The Shining. I must fix this, and soon!
The one with Jack Nicholson is pretty awesome
I think in Non-sequiturs


"I told you not to put metal in the science oven! What'd you do that for?"


Trash boiz
User avatar
ChewyChewy
Posts: 5460
Joined: Wed Feb 24, 2010 3:23 pm

Re: What's Your Favorite Scary Movie?

Post by ChewyChewy »

It's a difference between FAVORITE scary movie and which one SCARED you the most.

In terms of the first, I don't know if I can really say, but one I've been thinking about a lot lately is Lord of the Flies.

In terms of which SCARED me the most, again, I don't know if I can really say, but one that stayed with me a LONG time after it ended was Misery.
Image
PF chars

"We have to do this take again! HAL, do it with a LOT less emotion!"
"I'm sorry Stan, I'm afraid I can't do that."
--Phoenix

pair-o-dimes dot blogspot dot com
User avatar
Penwrite
Posts: 3407
Joined: Tue Apr 27, 2010 11:03 am
Location: Canterlot
Contact:

Re: What's Your Favorite Scary Movie?

Post by Penwrite »

ChewyChewy wrote:It's a difference between FAVORITE scary movie and which one SCARED you the most.

In terms of the first, I don't know if I can really say, but one I've been thinking about a lot lately is Lord of the Flies.

In terms of which SCARED me the most, again, I don't know if I can really say, but one that stayed with me a LONG time after it ended was Misery.
Oh heck yeah, Misery is terrifying! :shock: I haven't seen it in years and I still get chills thinking about it. Probably because I'm a writer...
User avatar
RandomGeekNamedBrent
laughing maniacally
Posts: 21032
Joined: Mon Jan 24, 2011 10:42 pm
Location: an invisible, flying volcano over Virginia

Re: What's Your Favorite Scary Movie?

Post by RandomGeekNamedBrent »

ChewyChewy wrote:Lord of the Flies.
wouldn't really consider that a horror movie, but okay.
Paradigm Shift by me
I do not actually believe any of what I'm saying.
RP character sheets
User avatar
ChewyChewy
Posts: 5460
Joined: Wed Feb 24, 2010 3:23 pm

Re: What's Your Favorite Scary Movie?

Post by ChewyChewy »

RandomGeekNamedBrent wrote:
ChewyChewy wrote:Lord of the Flies.
wouldn't really consider that a horror movie, but okay.
Well, the title said SCARY movie, and I would DEFINITELY consider that one scary.
Image
PF chars

"We have to do this take again! HAL, do it with a LOT less emotion!"
"I'm sorry Stan, I'm afraid I can't do that."
--Phoenix

pair-o-dimes dot blogspot dot com
User avatar
RandomGeekNamedBrent
laughing maniacally
Posts: 21032
Joined: Mon Jan 24, 2011 10:42 pm
Location: an invisible, flying volcano over Virginia

Re: What's Your Favorite Scary Movie?

Post by RandomGeekNamedBrent »

I guess. I didn't remember what the title said.

and I don't know what movie scared me the most. quite possibly, it was the 1997 mini series of the Shining. I had to stop watching halfway through the first of its three parts. (this was in like 2000 or something that I watched it).

though that one wasn't really a movie, so it doesn't quite fit here.
Paradigm Shift by me
I do not actually believe any of what I'm saying.
RP character sheets
User avatar
ChewyChewy
Posts: 5460
Joined: Wed Feb 24, 2010 3:23 pm

Re: What's Your Favorite Scary Movie?

Post by ChewyChewy »

RandomGeekNamedBrent wrote:I guess. I didn't remember what the title said.

and I don't know what movie scared me the most. quite possibly, it was the 1997 mini series of the Shining. I had to stop watching halfway through the first of its three parts. (this was in like 2000 or something that I watched it).

though that one wasn't really a movie, so it doesn't quite fit here.
That scared you? :| It didn't scare me.... In fact, I thought it was over the top, especially at the end, to the point where I couldn't take it seriously. That may have ruined what I could appreciate of it, but it certainly ruined any fear factor I had (shame because the book WAS scary to me).
Image
PF chars

"We have to do this take again! HAL, do it with a LOT less emotion!"
"I'm sorry Stan, I'm afraid I can't do that."
--Phoenix

pair-o-dimes dot blogspot dot com
User avatar
Seth
Moshpit Addict
Posts: 5673
Joined: Thu Sep 29, 2011 11:32 am
Location: posted on the stoop

Re: What's Your Favorite Scary Movie?

Post by Seth »

ChewyChewy wrote:
RandomGeekNamedBrent wrote:I guess. I didn't remember what the title said.

and I don't know what movie scared me the most. quite possibly, it was the 1997 mini series of the Shining. I had to stop watching halfway through the first of its three parts. (this was in like 2000 or something that I watched it).

though that one wasn't really a movie, so it doesn't quite fit here.
That scared you? :| It didn't scare me.... In fact, I thought it was over the top, especially at the end, to the point where I couldn't take it seriously. That may have ruined what I could appreciate of it, but it certainly ruined any fear factor I had (shame because the book WAS scary to me).
Never saw the mini-series
but that book scared the bajeebus out of me
I think in Non-sequiturs


"I told you not to put metal in the science oven! What'd you do that for?"


Trash boiz
User avatar
RandomGeekNamedBrent
laughing maniacally
Posts: 21032
Joined: Mon Jan 24, 2011 10:42 pm
Location: an invisible, flying volcano over Virginia

Re: What's Your Favorite Scary Movie?

Post by RandomGeekNamedBrent »

I was young. and it was that one green lady in the bathtub that scared me.

and I was over it by the end of the night.

other than that, I've never seen anything that left me scared after watching the movie, only things that startle me.
Paradigm Shift by me
I do not actually believe any of what I'm saying.
RP character sheets
User avatar
ChewyChewy
Posts: 5460
Joined: Wed Feb 24, 2010 3:23 pm

Re: What's Your Favorite Scary Movie?

Post by ChewyChewy »

RandomGeekNamedBrent wrote:I was young. and it was that one green lady in the bathtub that scared me.

and I was over it by the end of the night.

other than that, I've never seen anything that left me scared after watching the movie, only things that startle me.
*facepalm* Can't believe I FORGOT that! Would have been scarier, though, if she hadn't been singing that dumb song....
Image
PF chars

"We have to do this take again! HAL, do it with a LOT less emotion!"
"I'm sorry Stan, I'm afraid I can't do that."
--Phoenix

pair-o-dimes dot blogspot dot com
User avatar
RandomGeekNamedBrent
laughing maniacally
Posts: 21032
Joined: Mon Jan 24, 2011 10:42 pm
Location: an invisible, flying volcano over Virginia

Re: What's Your Favorite Scary Movie?

Post by RandomGeekNamedBrent »

ChewyChewy wrote:
RandomGeekNamedBrent wrote:I was young. and it was that one green lady in the bathtub that scared me.

and I was over it by the end of the night.

other than that, I've never seen anything that left me scared after watching the movie, only things that startle me.
*facepalm* Can't believe I FORGOT that! Would have been scarier, though, if she hadn't been singing that dumb song....
and I don't even remember a dumb song. ^_^
Paradigm Shift by me
I do not actually believe any of what I'm saying.
RP character sheets
User avatar
ChewyChewy
Posts: 5460
Joined: Wed Feb 24, 2010 3:23 pm

Re: What's Your Favorite Scary Movie?

Post by ChewyChewy »

"With a little boy here, and a little boy there, here a boy, there a boy, everywhere a boy boy...."
Image
PF chars

"We have to do this take again! HAL, do it with a LOT less emotion!"
"I'm sorry Stan, I'm afraid I can't do that."
--Phoenix

pair-o-dimes dot blogspot dot com
User avatar
RandomGeekNamedBrent
laughing maniacally
Posts: 21032
Joined: Mon Jan 24, 2011 10:42 pm
Location: an invisible, flying volcano over Virginia

Re: What's Your Favorite Scary Movie?

Post by RandomGeekNamedBrent »

nope, don't remember it at all.
Paradigm Shift by me
I do not actually believe any of what I'm saying.
RP character sheets
User avatar
Penwrite
Posts: 3407
Joined: Tue Apr 27, 2010 11:03 am
Location: Canterlot
Contact:

Re: What's Your Favorite Scary Movie?

Post by Penwrite »

RandomGeekNamedBrent wrote:I was young. and it was that one green lady in the bathtub that scared me.

and I was over it by the end of the night.

other than that, I've never seen anything that left me scared after watching the movie, only things that startle me.
Wait, are you saying that you've never been scared by a horror movie? Have you been watching the right movies?
User avatar
angelusbr
Posts: 1757
Joined: Tue Dec 14, 2010 11:26 am

Re: What's Your Favorite Scary Movie?

Post by angelusbr »

The very first Child's Play. It traumatized me of toys to the point of me just being able to sleep after locking them in a closet.
Shameless advertisement of my fanfics: http://www.fanfiction.net/u/880961/Angelus-alvus
User avatar
Seth
Moshpit Addict
Posts: 5673
Joined: Thu Sep 29, 2011 11:32 am
Location: posted on the stoop

Re: What's Your Favorite Scary Movie?

Post by Seth »

I read the book in like 4th grade, that scene with the lady i n the bathtub traumatized me for like 2 years. (couldn't walk into the bathroom without checking behind the shower curtains first.)
I think in Non-sequiturs


"I told you not to put metal in the science oven! What'd you do that for?"


Trash boiz
User avatar
Mettlebird
Posts: 315
Joined: Wed Sep 07, 2011 2:07 pm
Location: I heard a lot of shouting and stuff, then I got shoved into a car. Where to this time?

Re: What's Your Favorite Scary Movie?

Post by Mettlebird »

It's a tie between The Ring and The Shining.

(by the way, I'm on my BRAND NEW LAPTOP!!!!) :D :D :D
User avatar
Tiggy
Posts: 3916
Joined: Fri May 14, 2010 2:38 am
Location: Sweeeden :3

Re: What's Your Favorite Scary Movie?

Post by Tiggy »

I found Insidious reaaally scary.
Jason Mraz wrote: My goal is to show everyone that they, too, can do what they love to do.
Daggy wrote: Look a shadowpriest, what a cutie.... POW
User avatar
Seth
Moshpit Addict
Posts: 5673
Joined: Thu Sep 29, 2011 11:32 am
Location: posted on the stoop

Re: What's Your Favorite Scary Movie?

Post by Seth »

Mettlebird wrote:It's a tie between The Ring and The Shining.

(by the way, I'm on my BRAND NEW LAPTOP!!!!) :D :D :D
does it still have that new laptop smell???
I think in Non-sequiturs


"I told you not to put metal in the science oven! What'd you do that for?"


Trash boiz
User avatar
The Grey Wolverine
Posts: 2254
Joined: Thu Jul 21, 2011 9:51 pm
Location: A town known as Halifax Massachusetts

Re: What's Your Favorite Scary Movie?

Post by The Grey Wolverine »

I like the first couple Halloween movies, even Halloween 3 which people complained about it not having Michel Meyers. Halloween isn't about him killing people, its about things RELATED TO HALLOWEEN! I also LOVE LOVE LOVE! Psycho.
Please click this link and support me on FA. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/greywolverene/
User avatar
Penwrite
Posts: 3407
Joined: Tue Apr 27, 2010 11:03 am
Location: Canterlot
Contact:

Re: What's Your Favorite Scary Movie?

Post by Penwrite »

The Grey Wolverine wrote:I like the first couple Halloween movies, even Halloween 3 which people complained about it not having Michel Meyers. Halloween isn't about him killing people, its about things RELATED TO HALLOWEEN! I also LOVE LOVE LOVE! Psycho.
Halloween 3 is totally underrated. Yeah it doesn't involve Michael Myers, but that was the point. From the beginning the makers had wanted to make a sort of anthology series, each movie being a different scary story involving Halloween. Which I think is a great idea, because that's what real people do during the holiday, tell all kinds of stories.

Unfortunately, audiences and studios disagreed with this, leading to Michael returning. Not that the other movies are bad...well actually...yeah, Halloween 5, Halloween 6, and Halloween Resurrection are all pretty bad, but Halloween 4 and Halloween: 20 Years Later are pretty good!
User avatar
44R0NM10
Former Mod of the Aura
Posts: 4011
Joined: Mon Mar 29, 2010 5:52 pm
Location: England
Contact:

Re: What's Your Favorite Scary Movie?

Post by 44R0NM10 »

ok, you guys have got to see Paranormal activity 1 & 2, hopefully one after another.
User avatar
Penwrite
Posts: 3407
Joined: Tue Apr 27, 2010 11:03 am
Location: Canterlot
Contact:

Re: What's Your Favorite Scary Movie?

Post by Penwrite »

44R0NM10 wrote:ok, you guys have got to see Paranormal activity 1 & 2, hopefully one after another.
So they're pretty good then? I've heard plenty of complaints about them, and the whole "found footage" genre as a whole. You know the kind, about them being slow and dull. Of course, I've heard similar complaints about The Blair Witch Project, and I think that movie's terrifying.
User avatar
Tiggy
Posts: 3916
Joined: Fri May 14, 2010 2:38 am
Location: Sweeeden :3

Re: What's Your Favorite Scary Movie?

Post by Tiggy »

They're pretty good, yeah.

But if you're going with that, you might aswell see Grave encounters, too! It's amazing. :3
Jason Mraz wrote: My goal is to show everyone that they, too, can do what they love to do.
Daggy wrote: Look a shadowpriest, what a cutie.... POW
User avatar
The Grey Wolverine
Posts: 2254
Joined: Thu Jul 21, 2011 9:51 pm
Location: A town known as Halifax Massachusetts

Re: What's Your Favorite Scary Movie?

Post by The Grey Wolverine »

Penwrite wrote:
The Grey Wolverine wrote:I like the first couple Halloween movies, even Halloween 3 which people complained about it not having Michel Meyers. Halloween isn't about him killing people, its about things RELATED TO HALLOWEEN! I also LOVE LOVE LOVE! Psycho.
Halloween 3 is totally underrated. Yeah it doesn't involve Michael Myers, but that was the point. From the beginning the makers had wanted to make a sort of anthology series, each movie being a different scary story involving Halloween. Which I think is a great idea, because that's what real people do during the holiday, tell all kinds of stories.

Unfortunately, audiences and studios disagreed with this, leading to Michael returning. Not that the other movies are bad...well actually...yeah, Halloween 5, Halloween 6, and Halloween Resurrection are all pretty bad, but Halloween 4 and Halloween: 20 Years Later are pretty good!
FINALLY! Jesus, you are like the 2nd person who agrees with me on this.
Please click this link and support me on FA. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/greywolverene/
User avatar
Penwrite
Posts: 3407
Joined: Tue Apr 27, 2010 11:03 am
Location: Canterlot
Contact:

Re: What's Your Favorite Scary Movie?

Post by Penwrite »

The Grey Wolverine wrote:
Penwrite wrote:
The Grey Wolverine wrote:I like the first couple Halloween movies, even Halloween 3 which people complained about it not having Michel Meyers. Halloween isn't about him killing people, its about things RELATED TO HALLOWEEN! I also LOVE LOVE LOVE! Psycho.
Halloween 3 is totally underrated. Yeah it doesn't involve Michael Myers, but that was the point. From the beginning the makers had wanted to make a sort of anthology series, each movie being a different scary story involving Halloween. Which I think is a great idea, because that's what real people do during the holiday, tell all kinds of stories.

Unfortunately, audiences and studios disagreed with this, leading to Michael returning. Not that the other movies are bad...well actually...yeah, Halloween 5, Halloween 6, and Halloween Resurrection are all pretty bad, but Halloween 4 and Halloween: 20 Years Later are pretty good!
FINALLY! Jesus, you are like the 2nd person who agrees with me on this.
Glad I could help you feel justified. ^_^ So if I might ask, which Halloween movie is your favorite? Personally, mine is the first, with H20 a close second.
User avatar
zeldakeeper
Posts: 339
Joined: Fri Jan 14, 2011 5:38 pm

Re: What's Your Favorite Scary Movie?

Post by zeldakeeper »

The Justin Beiber movie
I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every single minute of it.
User avatar
Iapetus
Posts: 24
Joined: Mon Apr 25, 2011 10:17 pm
Location: Kentucky
Contact:

Re: What's Your Favorite Scary Movie?

Post by Iapetus »

Not even a passing mention of John Carpenter's The Thing? PHILISTINES!

Also,
1. I return!
2. I'm trying a new avatar. :I
Avatar taken from Nuzlocke Comics without permission.
Dominus Vobiscum
User avatar
valerio
Posts: 19330
Joined: Mon May 25, 2009 6:53 am
Location: Italy
Contact:

Re: What's Your Favorite Scary Movie?

Post by valerio »

The original "A Nightmare on elm street" movie
Image
User avatar
Penwrite
Posts: 3407
Joined: Tue Apr 27, 2010 11:03 am
Location: Canterlot
Contact:

Re: What's Your Favorite Scary Movie?

Post by Penwrite »

Iapetus wrote:Not even a passing mention of John Carpenter's The Thing? PHILISTINES!

Also,
1. I return!
2. I'm trying a new avatar. :I
John Carpenter's The Thing? I'm sorry, I thought a masterpiece like that went without saying. :P I mean honestly, that movie is a gem. Great pacing, great atmosphere, great music, great story, and absolutely incredible creature effects. I don't think I can recommend it enough, heh.
User avatar
Iapetus
Posts: 24
Joined: Mon Apr 25, 2011 10:17 pm
Location: Kentucky
Contact:

Re: What's Your Favorite Scary Movie?

Post by Iapetus »

Penwrite wrote:
Iapetus wrote:Not even a passing mention of John Carpenter's The Thing? PHILISTINES!

Also,
1. I return!
2. I'm trying a new avatar. :I
John Carpenter's The Thing? I'm sorry, I thought a masterpiece like that went without saying. :P I mean honestly, that movie is a gem. Great pacing, great atmosphere, great music, great story, and absolutely incredible creature effects. I don't think I can recommend it enough, heh.
Hear-hear! ^_^

Speaking of, do you know anything about the upcoming remake of The Thing? All I know about it is what I've seen in commercials. :/
Avatar taken from Nuzlocke Comics without permission.
Dominus Vobiscum
User avatar
The Grey Wolverine
Posts: 2254
Joined: Thu Jul 21, 2011 9:51 pm
Location: A town known as Halifax Massachusetts

Re: What's Your Favorite Scary Movie?

Post by The Grey Wolverine »

Penwrite wrote:Glad I could help you feel justified. ^_^ So if I might ask, which Halloween movie is your favorite? Personally, mine is the first, with H20 a close second.
I like Halloween 1 after that is probably Halloween 2, you know whats a ton of fun, watch H1 and H2 one right after another, it just feels like one movie. Its great.
Please click this link and support me on FA. http://www.furaffinity.net/user/greywolverene/
Post Reply