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Archive through October 27, 2007

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Naja
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06-28-2003

Friday, October 26, 2007 - 9:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Naja a private message Print Post    
I thought in honor of Halloween, we would post the movies that have scared us the most through the years. Maybe we will see something new in each other's lists and have something to look forward to.

I'll start with 4 of my favs and add more later.

Phantasm
Gothika
Candy Man
and of course the first "Halloween"

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Friday, October 26, 2007 - 9:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
70's B movies

Town that dreaded sundown

Burnt Offerings

Fri the 13th , the first 3

Nyheat
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08-09-2006

Friday, October 26, 2007 - 11:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nyheat a private message Print Post    
Horror buff alert!! I included some stuff that is campy more than scary, but all have scary moments.

Invasion of the Body Snatchers--Donald Sutherland, 1978--truly chilling

Altered States--the subject matter is unique.

Scanners--not sure how scary, but the special effects are entertaining

Videodrome,...tvs eat people, Deborah Harry

Dead Calm--more thriller, but the sound of Billy Zane losing his mind on videotape and his shipmates realizing it is chilling to the bone

Fri the 13th Part 1--the closing scene...so scary!

Prince of Darkness--Alice Cooper cameo as posessed homeless man, subject matter filled with absolute dread

Coma--more thiller than chiller, I remember it being scary!

Nightmare on Elm Street Part 1--the girl in the body bag, never got over it

The Village--I liked the village, many critics didn't, but the monsters in it were truly scary to me and I totally bought Bryce Dallas Howard as the blind girl.

The Shining--nuff said

the Grudge--the editing is so fantastic to keep you freaked out. Directed by the same man who directed the Japanese orignal.

Ghost Ship--the opening scene totally sent shivers down my spine

Magic--is Anthony Hopkins crazy or is his dummy a demon? Pretty creepy.

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me--Evil Bob behind the dresser and I am pooping in my drawers. You know who that guy was in real life? A hairdresser on the show.

Ghost Story (based on Peter Straub's novel, so very scary, and great cast, (Fred Astaire, Melvyn Douglas, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and John Houseman) )

American Werewolf in London--very scared of it as a child, some very dark humor as well.

Carrie--they're all going to laugh at you!

for fun: the first Evil Dead, Shaun of the Dead--campy fun

Sunshyne4u
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06-17-2003

Friday, October 26, 2007 - 11:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    
we have the Same MIND!!!!!

Evil Dead ONE was amazing when it came out. I remember my friends and I got so freaked out we had to turn OFF the VCR and have a beverage break LOL

Now it seems less scarey due to the Campy Evil Dead three BUT that first one still has merit.

I'd like to add almost ALL of the Vincent Price movies to the scarey list.

Here on the West Coast we would have Horror Movies at midnight every saturday night when I was a kid. I think it was announced as Suspense Theater by a deep male voice and then a Scream as blood dripped down over the words. LOL

I saw some HORRIBLY scary movies but have retained none of the names. Those old movies dont ahve the special effects of current movies but WOW the psychological aspect was WORSE as many times you didnt see what was doing the killing. Or you'd get a glimpse now and again of 'something'.

as an adult I thought the Hellraiser series was well done. Loved the philosophies /concepts and PINHEAD is the ultimate in characters.





Hypermom
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08-13-2001

Friday, October 26, 2007 - 11:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hypermom a private message Print Post    
Rosemary's Baby
The Omen
Amityville Horror (the original one)
Poltergeist
Saw

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Saturday, October 27, 2007 - 12:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
The Ring

Love horror movies, not the disgusting gory ones, they don't scare me they are just gross.

The Ring though had me so freaked out I had to get up and go outside to wash the cars when we got that damn movie. Made the mistake of walking back in the house towards the end when it's just about over OMG. I ended up shoving the movie under the couch and left it there til my sis mentioned wanting to see it. I never asked for it back. Can't remember another movie ever freaking me out that badly.

Sunshyne4u
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06-17-2003

Saturday, October 27, 2007 - 2:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    
and my 'friend' thought it would be funny to phone me and leave a voice message hoarsely whispering whatever that Catchphrase was....??? you die in seven days?

I lived alone and had not even told my family what movies I had rented and watched.

It was only a day or so later that my friend emailed me that she had already seen the RING and then I remembered that I had sent a quick email about how scarey it was.

I'm serious. I thought I was going to pass out my heart was going so fast listening to that raspy whisper.

Sunshyne4u
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06-17-2003

Saturday, October 27, 2007 - 2:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    
Okay, I just rememberd another good one. when I was around 15 yrs old I was babysitting way out in the woods a long way away from anyone. The entire front of the house pointing towards the woods was glass with no curtains or anything.

The phone rang and a hoarse voice whispered " Have you checked the children?"

I just about freaked. It was a friend from another town who got the # from my parents.....but my first thought was there was someone in the woods watching.

So...Does anyone remember what the title of that movie was??? a babysitter was being harrassed and finally the police have put a trace on the line. Towards the end of the movie the girl answers the phone after recieving yet another threatening call, it is the police this time telling her to Get out of the house, the call was coming from INSIDE the house.

Dolphinschild
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06-22-2006

Saturday, October 27, 2007 - 2:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dolphinschild a private message Print Post    
When a Stranger Calls is the name of that movie Sunshyne. They just remaid that movie too. I knew a few girls who quit babysitting because of that movie.

Dolphinschild
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06-22-2006

Saturday, October 27, 2007 - 2:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dolphinschild a private message Print Post    
The only movie that ever gave me nightmares and I guess still does is, "Night of the Living Dead." My mom said I could watch any movie as a kid and that is the only movie that caused nightmares.

The other movie that disturbed me when it first came out, is "Nightmare on Elm Street." Only reason is I use to have nightmares as a teenager. So this hit a nerve. I watch them now and they don't bother me at all.

Yeah the "Ring" left an unsettling under tone in the nerves. I refuse to watch the second one or other movies who do that to you. I have enough issues without getting any from a movie lol.

Darrellh
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07-21-2004

Saturday, October 27, 2007 - 5:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Darrellh a private message Print Post    
We still use the phrase "The call is coming from inside the house!"

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Saturday, October 27, 2007 - 8:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
The Haunting with Clair Bloom - Julie Harris.

Haven't seen it since it was first-run in the theaters and you couldn't pay me to ever watch it again.

Lycanthrope
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09-19-2002

Saturday, October 27, 2007 - 8:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lycanthrope a private message Print Post    
Modern horror films don't scare me anymore. I have memories of being scared as a kid by:

The Omen I & II(not so much the third one, though)

The Exorcist

Henry: Portrait of A Serial Killer

The first time I watched "Faces of Death", that scared me too.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Saturday, October 27, 2007 - 9:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
as a kid we watched Seymore presents (he was prior to Elvira)..he would come on during commercials and have funny bits....kinda helped when you just watched a scary scene!

I used to do spfx makeup so the gore never scares me, I love seeing how far they have come since the 80s. The intense drama scenes are the scariest for me.

I dont get to see as many as I would like, maybe in a few more years when Dylan is older

Sportsfan
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09-03-2007

Saturday, October 27, 2007 - 9:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sportsfan a private message Print Post    
The first time I was ever really frightened by a movie was in the 60's. My mother had me stay up and watch an old Alfred Hitchcock movie, I never found out the name (and I've been looking!)

It took place in an old victorian hospital. The nurses were being killed off one by one and finally there were only 2 of them left and guess who one of the nurses was!! Yep Alfie himself. I remember screaming to the other nurse to run and get out. There began my love of horror movies!

The only other movie that truly scared me was the original Texas chainsaw massacre.

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Saturday, October 27, 2007 - 10:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
American Werewolf in London scared the hell out of me.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Saturday, October 27, 2007 - 11:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
I loved that one! It had humor and was scary. One of Rick Baker's early spfx makeup accomplishments.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Saturday, October 27, 2007 - 11:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
There was this movie, years ago on tv, called Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark. It starred Kim Darby and she and her husband get this old house and there are these little people who live in the fireplace, etc., that want the wife. It was freaky!

Holly
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06-19-2005

Saturday, October 27, 2007 - 11:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Holly a private message Print Post    
The Exorcist did it for me.

Hummingbird
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08-21-2002

Saturday, October 27, 2007 - 12:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hummingbird a private message Print Post    
Jaws

Dawn of the Dead

Ketchuplover
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08-30-2000

Saturday, October 27, 2007 - 12:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ketchuplover a private message Print Post    
The Blair Witch Project

Nyheat
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08-09-2006

Saturday, October 27, 2007 - 1:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nyheat a private message Print Post    
Sun, this one's for you!

Evil Dead Dance

Naja
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06-28-2003

Saturday, October 27, 2007 - 3:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Naja a private message Print Post    
Dressed to Kill and the original "Trilogy of Terror" are two more. That little voodoo doll coming to life and chasing Karen Black with a little knife still scares me when I see it.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Saturday, October 27, 2007 - 5:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
the Zuni fetish doll, creepy

Babyruth
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07-19-2001

Saturday, October 27, 2007 - 5:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Babyruth a private message Print Post    
The first movie that ever scared me was "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken"...LOL I think I was about 8 years old.

I used to love scary movies when I was in my teens and twenties (The Exorcist was pretty intense!) but I don't like them much anymore.