Scariest movie of all time my [SECOND MOD EDIT]

@korvus: Actually there are 5 of those...Scary movies that is...badum tss.

@LostProphetFLCL: The book is pretty gruesome, but that's not what really stuck out for me. The book's combination of wild imagination (the core story itself is pretty out there, not even mentioning the fact that the character harvests it's prey's imagination for what will scare it most) and gritty, dirty depiction of the ugly side of life made the experience very visceral for me (again, at the age of 10 :P)

I think my parents allowed me to read it knowing about the violence in it. I don't think they would have let me read it at that age had they known what else the book depicted.

Yeah, I definitely agree.

But I often get the feeling that some people simply cannot do this. It's not that they don't want to or they think it's silly - they just can't.

if the exorcist is a snorfest i feel for ya bro...you must need some good cgi and some explosions to keep your attention..I bet the original Amityville Horror was a snorfest to you as well?

when you watch scary movies with someone they are not as scary. you have to do it right, in a dark house home alone.

@VanDammFan: I liked amintyville so what? You think ur better then me cause you enjoy the exorcist, I didn't think a person could get their head that far into ones own ass.

@AFBrat77: Better fact: Curry is horribly afraid of clowns and has been since he was a child! He demanded there be no mirrors on set and actually got a crew member fired after they brought a makeup mirror on set.

So glad they got him for that part though as I feel he makes the movie. His performance as Pennywise is absolutely top notch!

I guess you and your family are too used to hollywood scares, anything with a bit of realism and you find it boring.

Freddy cougar lmao!!

its ok..you gonna make it bro..go drink some warm milk..

@VanDammFan: pathetic

@LostProphetFLCL:

wow, that is a very good fact....hopefully he was never forced to watch "Killer Klowns from Outer Space"

still..its gonna be ok..step away from the monitor..get out..live a little..remember..if you dont agree with someone it dont mean you are right..means you dont agree..now..nap time bro...

Scary movies aren't scary but horrible movies are horrifying. Try watching Garbage Pail Kids or Baby Geniuses.

But really, I thought The Exorcist was scary for its time. It seems to me that a lot of horror movies these days rely too much on scare jumps and evil spirits. I'd like to see something on the line of Lovecraft horror.

@VanDammFan: jesus, you are pathetic. I feel ashamed by ur existence. Grow up kid.

If you don't mind older movies, The Haunted Palace is good. Although based on Lovecraft's "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward," it was named after a Poe poem (which speaks volumes about the marketability of Lovecraft at the time).

I think Lovecraft's themes and style lend itself perfectly to low to mid budget filmmakers because, when done in the spirit of many of Lovecraft's works, you don't have to film the monster at all. It's all hints, shadows, whispers.

kid? ok.. lol!!!! just not using cuss words and arguing with you..im trying a different approach with you since im sure all we would do is argue. AND im also probably old enough to be your dad..;) and so you know im old...I have actually forgotten what this was even about..but its fun having you reply to what i say..

Completely agree

I saw it as a kid and it freaked me out.

@VanDammFan: I'm sure you've fathered plenty of monkeys, I was referring to ur mental age. Just cause ur old (which I'll take your word on that) doesn't mean u aren't a child on the inside. you should be happy u live a child's life of no worrying thoughts or commitments. Ur feeble minded attempts to pull ur head out of ur ass are amusing too.

Thanks! I'll check those out.

Scariest movie for me as a kid was Steven King's IT. I had a fear of clowns growing up plus the whole movie was pretty creepy when it came to a killer clown terrorizing children.

dude..you totally went off on me..now i might need some warm milk to sleep tonight..hope you are happy. you have totally ruined my night..

@VanDammFan: I'm sure we're both equally happy

they are indeed wrong

the scariest movie was proclaimed to be the 'blair witch project'

it took the title as the scariest movie ever from the 'texas chainsaw massacre', which was also said to be the scariest movie ever

followed by another proclaimed scariest movie of all time, that being 'paranormal activity'

all above are wrong though, because recently another 'it follows' was claimed by critics to be the scariest movie of all time

so you see, either a lot of movies are paradoxically the scariest movie of all time, or, wait for it

it's a marketing ploy

oh sheet

It was back in it's time but compared to today's effects, it is a bit of a joke.

@BiancaDK:

They also say the same of the Babadook, and I have yet to see it.

Does look scary though.

Jhorror is way scarier to me. But this scene is pretty creepy tho.

@BiancaDK: as sure as I am that everyone is conspiring to feed the excorcist's wallet. I'm not sure if everyone's opinion in this thread is influenced by said market. So how would u explain them? another marketing ploy?

@drunk_pi: The Babadook is absolutely FABTASTIC albeit it wasn't the scariest movie I have seen. The subtext/underlyjng theme of the movie is disturbing as hell though...

I had a friend talk up the Exorcist to me for quite some time. We went out and bought and started watching it, and for the first third of the movie I was bored out of my mind. Then, when the girl started getting possessed, I actually started laughing my ass off. I mean, the movie's somewhat entertaining, but I think it's quite an overrated statement to call it the scariest movie of all time.

Children of the Corn probably gets my vote

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I thought the underlying theme of that movie was about grief and how one deals with tragedy? What's so disturbing about that? It's an insightful and fascinating analogy if you ask me.

@bmanva: There is a TON of stuff suggested about the situation. Stuff I didn't notice until reading online discussions and then watching the movie one more time. The grief angle is a bit of a simplification of the situation.

SPOILERS AHEAD AS I CAN'T GET A SPOILER TAG TO WORK!

There is no Babadook. There has been a bad history of abuse with the Mom and the child. We know this has been going on because of the kids ridiculous preparedness to ”fight the Babadook”. The Mom hates her kid and blames him for her Husbands death. The mother is SERIOUSLY mentally ill and the kid suffers for it.

The Mom has disasocciative states. We see two of them in the movie. They are signaled by the weird falling into bed shots. In the first state she goes and makes the Babadook book. There's an easy to miss comment at the birthday party where she mentions having been a children's writer. Her dissociative side makes the book as a way of explaining her abusive behavior to her child.

The next time she has a dissociative state in the movie is after she tears up the book. In that state she goes and puts the book back together. You can notice some scenes afterwards where she has charcoal on her hands and there is apparently a shot where you can see the craft supplies she used to finish the book in the background.

Other good tidbits are that when you see the boy being flung around by the Babadook, it really is HER doing that but she doesn't see it that way. The ending of the movie IS a happy ending in that it suggests she DOES finally find a way to cope with her problems. This involves her taking trips down to the basement where her husbands stuff is and basically screaming her lungs out. It is presented the way it is in the movie because it is through the kids view. He DOES believe there is a monster in there and that they need to feed it to keep it happy. What would a kid think monsters eat? Worms of course!

Okay. Let's end it, here, because the topic maker does not care about the rules.

Sorry, folks.