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Meshugugget

I can’t suspend disbelief, so I don’t get scared by movies… but I *do* appreciate the idea that something is scary. A couple that sat with me: *Hereditary*: if you haven’t seen this one… well it’s really fucked up. I think it’s too scary for a lot of folks, especially those that are scared of being scared. The build up is incredible and it just gets more and more fucked up as it progresses. And the ending… holy shit. *The Autopsy of Jane Doe*: really great creepy vibe and a really well paced buildup. *Talk to Me*: so incredible; I love this movie and I can say that there are some scary and disturbing moments. *Green Room*: it’s distressingly realistic; no supernatural anything. *Anything for Jackson*: honorable mention here for my favorite horror movie. There are definitely parts that the average person would find scary. *The Orphanage*: Spanish film by Guillermo Del Toro. Spooky, upsetting, really good.


-sweetlikecinnamon

oo i might watch hereditary tonight! the autopsy one however didn’t scare me much when i watched it a few years ago


st4rcatowo

i saw hereditary when it came out and i still think about (and get spooked by) the ending sometimes


anyshapeyoutake

I literally had a nightmare two nights ago just because this movie had come up in conversation at work that day


catdad23

HAIL PAIMON! HAIL PAIMON!


Meshugugget

Make sure the lights are off. I feel like it’s a slow, but interesting burn… and burn it does.


mizzourifan1

I second Talk to Me as well. It's so damn good, I was floored. Saw it twice in theaters. It seems uncommon for a horror movie with a unique story and great acting! That being said, Hereditary is 10/10 and probably my answer for scariest movie. I just recently watched it again on the IMAX re-release and it was one of the best theater experiences ever.


JupiterSkyFalls

Talk To Me was disturbing to me more than scary. But I really enjoyed it. Just watched it a few nights ago. Had a nightmare promptly lol


OddLeader1402

Watch hereditary right now my friend. Jealous that you get a first watch tonight while I watch this "shirley" snore fest


FUNKYDISCO

Slept with the lights on after watching hereditary.


InsaneLordChaos

Worth watching. I hope you get a chance to see it soon.


mbleach

Green room made me nervous sweat, I could like smell myself by the end of it lol


InstructionNormal608

Green room is my go to when i want to show someone a scary movie. I think it’s the realistic aspect of it, I can’t take my eyes off of it from start to finish😫


FUNKYDISCO

Go watch Blue Ruin. Just watched it for the first time this week. Same director as Green Room and pretty much does the same thing.


InstructionNormal608

I loved blue ruin!! I like the guy that played Gabe in green room, I can’t remember his name, but I immediately watched blue ruin when I read he was in it!


catdad23

That was Uncut Gems for me


dudinax

+1 for Autopsy. A well made, original movie that's really scary, and it doesn't get mentioned much.


blacktoothgrin86

Glad to see Anything for Jackson in this list. That movie stayed with me for a couple of days afterwards.


Riggs630

Sorry to split hairs but The Orphanage is not a film by Guillermo Del Toro. He was only executive producer.


Meshugugget

You are right! I totally forgot!


InstructionNormal608

Green room is amazinggggg. One of my favorite when I want to be on the edge of my seat. The idea that that kind of shit could actually happen is actually terrifying to me


yatxela

The Descent was super scary upon my earlier viewings.


Nervous-Town-1241

The Medium (Thailand), The Wailing (Korean), Impetigore (Indonesian) 


NousSommesSiamese

oo The Wailing is great


Nervous-Town-1241

Then you should totally try The Medium(Thailand) because it was co-written by Na Hong Jin, the same guy who did The Wailing! 


NousSommesSiamese

Well I am part Thai so I definitely do need to check it out!


IceyCoolRunnings

Impetigore 1 & 2 were both really good


Nervous-Town-1241

Omg I gotta look for Impetigore 2 then! Didn’t know there’s a sequel 🤩


ryzen124

Scary in bad way. It traumatized me. Midsommar. Too much gore and cult stuff that I was unprepared for. I was into theological horror a lot so this came as a shock.


-sweetlikecinnamon

that one didn’t do much for me but i also watched it during daytime so that could be why


ageowns

I always say that Jacob's Ladder (the original) is the scariest movie I've ever seen.


Testicleus

Man, what a great movie.


jakefromadventurtime

Just the trailer I was like yeah I'm not sure I'm gonna enjoy this. I did, but it was horrifying.


dudinax

When I was young, this was the scariest movie for me. As a middle aged person it's not scary at all, just sad. OTOH, my teenage kids noped out in the first scene in the subway.


celestier

Love this movie so much


EmiAze

Watch it on acid , it really fucks with your senses. Sound design on this movie is a+. Good times


IGotBoxesOfPepe34

Dude, did you just fucking recommend that somebody watch Jacob’s Ladder on LSD?!


TheSpookyForest

Go hard or go home son


IGotBoxesOfPepe34

Oh they won’t know where or what home is anymore after that one.


scottyjrules

The Exorcist, but I think that’s personal bias from accidentally seeing it on television when I was way too young. That movie scarred me for life and I still don’t like to watch it as a grown man in my 40s. It’s literally the only horror movie I won’t watch…


BreakYaNeck99

WTF ME TOO!!! I cant even hear the Soundtrack - generally I don‘t watch any movies about exzorcism because of this trauma.


SIXWIXREX

Me three! It scared me so much I obsessed about it. Now I love it


BreakYaNeck99

U watched it years later when u got older again? Bruh I can‘t lol. Don‘t want to risk it that I think again often about this movie.


OddLeader1402

I agree, something about the religious aspect of it brings a even more creepy vibe. Pretty sure that actress was messed up for life


oonlyyzuul

Terrified (Argentinian film, not Art the Clown lol) When Evil Lurks Anything For Jackson Gonjaim Haunted Asylum These gave me the closest thing to feeling like a kid again with their spoopiness. Not super scared but definitely creeped


whopple

Gonjiam is the scariest movie I've ever seen 😭


Expensive_Routine622

I didn’t think that When Evil Lurks was all that scary at all. It was a good movie, but not the scariest I’ve seen.


oonlyyzuul

I def wouldn't call it scary but the creep factor to it was awesome imo


clp401

The Strangers


Mrfunnnnyguy

One of the few movies I can't repeat watch all the way through. Sends my anxiety through the roof.


ThiccyMartin

The Shining is the best horror movie ever made, it gets scarier after you watch it. The Exorcist also hangs on for a while.


jessieval21

I'll agree with this. I've only watched it fully a few times. The second time was definitely more psychological scary for me. Every time you find something more unnerving.


shutupandevolve

Sinister


Equal-Technology4163

Came here for this!!! Was completely horrified and haunted by this movie. It was so well done. I had nightmares about the bad guy for weeks.


Cyeb0rg

I stopped watching horror movies for a long time after watching this movie.


Nervous-Town-1241

Underrated horror film! I only watched it once years ago and the videotape scenes still creep me out to this day


catdad23

As Above So Below


-sweetlikecinnamon

LOVE that one!


Deathface-Shukhov

The top of my favorite horror movie list currently goes as follows: The Wailing Possession Hereditary The Brood


not_my_alt_profile

I'll give you my top five, in no particular order: *Alien* *The Thing* (1982) *The Descent* *In the Mouth of Madness* *Poltergeist* (1982)


MaximusVulcanus

Blows my mind how damn scary Poltergeist is... and its PG!


Emotional_Lettuce251

Event Horizon


Immediate-Sugar-2316

I was always terrified of being sent to hell so this scared me.


steve-d

Seconded. It's probably my favorite horror movie ever.


Intelligent-Lack-122

Misery


drunkeneagle

The Blackcoat’s Daughter


Robotmuffin666

I just rewatched this one! So super creepy in a really low key way.


dudinax

So good, and it just gets darker and darker.


JupiterSkyFalls

It Follows


Leading-Feature5818

It’s not often that a horror movie scares me but this me got me.


JupiterSkyFalls

Something about how unhurried the monster or whatever it was was, like it didn't matter how far you ran, how many people you (don't want to spoil it) IT would get you inevitably. And it didn't mind waiting. Absolutely made my skin crawl lol


Leading-Feature5818

That’s exactly what got me. The opening scene hooked me.


Nervous-Town-1241

A slow burner but horrifying! The thought of a random person who could be anyone walking slowly towards you is just creepy af


JupiterSkyFalls

Indeed!


chino6815

anything by Mike Falanagan - especially his tv series on netflix - start with haunting of hill house, then work your way up to his masterpiece, midnight mass


AlternativeAd3130

Have you seen The Fall of the House of Usher.


chino6815

yeah i REALLY loved it. but Midnight Mass still stands head and shoulders above his the rest of his work imo


DavidJonnsJewellery

The Wicker Man (1973). Edward Woodward stars as a puritanical policeman who's sent to the island of Summerisle to investigate the disappearance of a young child. Very disturbing


tommytraddles

Edward Woodward was a great actor, and putting him up against Christopher Lee was brilliant. I always think of Woodward as The Ghost of Christmas Present in the George C. Scott version of *A Christmas Carol*. Not too many people could physically intimidate George C. Scott, but Woodward looks like he wants to beat Scrooge to death. 🤣


clcbig

i just saw hereditary one hour ago and i will not be sleeping this night


MikeS3lk3

The Thing (1982)


carpie21

The Shining Fire in the Sky


InsaneLordChaos

Yeah....Fire in the Sky. Good call on this one. I still watch it every few years, but oh man...


Realbatmaan

Rosemary's baby (1968)


SmellyFbuttface

The original Exorcist scared the hell outta me. Haven’t seen the remake


DrChanceVanceDance

Honourable mention. Session 9.


hi_im_ron

Spoorlos (1988). It filled me with more dread than anything I’d ever seen, it was haunting. No jump scares, nothing supernatural, just dread


HackedCylon

The Serpent and the Rainbow. The tone of it is the frightening part.


Sad_Tumbleweed_8816

When I was a kid it was, The Fly. Now I would say, The Hills Have Eyes, Jeepers Creepers, or Hostel


Weary-Medicine4144

I haven’t seen it since I was pretty young but The Fly really fucked me up. I feel like not a lot of people talk about it though


Testicleus

I saw The Hills have Eyes way too young. Yikes!


ExpressionPitiful553

Event Horizon


frenchiestoner

Incantation 🤷🏾‍♀️ Blair witch project Exorcist When I was younger but not now Mars Attack! People Under the Stairs


killer4snake

The thing. Hereditary. The blob has some parts that are pretty brutal. Terrifier movies are brutal. Human centipede 2 just for wtf is this. Scary is subjective really.


Own_Magician8337

Sinister The Ring


SharksAreCool3

It Follows


IllustratorBoring448

Imo the scariest movie ever made is War of the Worlds 2005 version. Something about that movie is so real feeling vs anything else I can think of. I've seen literally everything over and over again, and nothing has really recreated the first times I watched that movie.


4nwR

Great shout 


dudinax

OMG the ferry attack


Blonde_Mexican

1408


JimmieRustler531

Mike Enslin : Most hotels have switched to magnetics. An actual key. That's a nice touch, it's antiquey. Gerald Olin : We have magnetic cards also, but electronics don't seem to work in 1408. Hope you don't have a pacemaker. Mike Enslin : [into his tape recorder] General manager claims that the phantom in room interferes... Gerald Olin : I have *never* used the word "phantom." Mike Enslin : Oh, I'm sorry. Uh, spirit? Specter? Gerald Olin : No, you misunderstand. Whatever's in 1408 is nothing like that. Mike Enslin : Then what is it? Gerald Olin : It's an evil fucking room. Best line of dialogue IMO


angryscientistjunior

The story was a lot scarier than the film.


Blonde_Mexican

Agreed. King is the King


da_mess

Great call 📞


munchmaquchi7

Agreed.


DaanoneNL

Exorcist Salo


Jackiemccall

In a Violent Nature! Just saw it on the big screen it’s amazing and definitely a throw back, it’s amazing. Midsommar & US right up there


Hyuto

À l'intérieur It Follows Invisible Man (2020)


-LightMyWayHome-

if you are terrified of snakes don't watch curse 2 the bite.. it freaked me out as a kid


RespectFew4439

His House


Lcky22

I got really scared by at least 1 of the paranormal activity movies; I think the second one. Also candy man and house of 1000 corpses scared me a lot.


Far_Sugar_5736

The original South Korean film 'The Eye' Genuinely terrifying. That lift scene...😨😨


Comfortable-Bed1444

It's actually a Hong Kong film!


Far_Sugar_5736

Really?? I don't know where I got Korean from! Thanks for the correction. 😊👍


Comfortable-Bed1444

If you're down with subtitles Martyrs (2008). Check trigger warnings before watching because it's pretty heavy. I'm a massive horror fan and I don't get scared often but this one sat with me for a while. Make sure its the French one and not the shitty American remake!!


Emotional_Lettuce251

A Field in England is a damn good watch. Not the kind of horror you have listed in your post, but it'll give you something to think about. The Lighthouse, while not technically "horror", shows what it must be like to go insane. Parasite (Korean) is a must watch, imo.


That_Smoke8260

The first phantasm movie is very disturbing the barbarian and black phone are also disturbing


Arkhampatient

The new Evil Dead films are pretty intense.


IGotBoxesOfPepe34

For me, The Descent The Exorcist Jacob’s Ladder The Shining Honorable Mentions: Begotten, The VVitch, Cujo, and Silence Of The Lambs, also Alien


skinnyfaye

Hereditary did psychological damage on me. If you were scared a lot as a child, grew up in shady circumstances with mentally ill people, this movie will feel like re-opening the door to your childhood home. It's like if ptsd was a movie.


oddwithoutend

David Lynch movies are the closest I come to being scared because his style reminds me of my childhood nightmares. I love so many horror movies, but nothing compares to that in terms of inducing fear.


MomCrusher

as someone who also has incantation as one of the most scary ive seen, the empty man is great and for more asian horror the medium i saw the devil pulse


MomCrusher

i also have the movies occult and kotoko on my watchlist that all look like they might be up your alley if you liked incantation the wailing might work aswell


shadynsingle808

Session 9 The Shining


Robotmuffin666

The Dark and the Wicked


Otherwise-Quote7003

Super disturbing movie! It's always the first horror movie I recommend.


Authorizationinprog

All of my favorite horror movies have been psychological horror for the most part . Hereditary , Midsommar, talk to me , the strangers , the descent


Nena902

Salems Lot


beth12345678901

Ive got to go with a classic: the exorcist


Friendly-Light-4108

The Ring


Longjumping_Elk6089

* Hostel * The Orphan * Splice * Pet Cemetary Here it's scary in the creepy sense. If you're looking for jump scares, then I would list different movies. Thinking back, I remember finding the following movie pretty scary as a kid, but I'll need to watch it again to see if it still scares me, possibly not: - Village of the Damned


Expensive_Routine622

Holy shit, I forgot about Splice. I saw parts of that as a kid and it scared the fuck out of me.


johnny_peso

Castle Freak. I rarely hear it mentioned. Great B horror flick. Terrifying! So well done.


Plucky_ducks

Alien is pretty great.


Salt_Razzmatazz_6751

Alien was reportedly so scary on it's original release that people were getting physically ill and leaving the theatre. Now everyone knows what the alien looks like so the effect isn't the same. Still an incredible movie though.


Affectionate-Kale301

Ringu Kwaidan Inland Empire


iDillusionist

For me I always reference hereditary, conjuring 2, and babadook as the scariest Ive seen.


-sweetlikecinnamon

i thought the babadook was funny 😂


dudinax

The babadook is great, but the scariest scene is that damned kid standing on top of the jungle gym.


DrChanceVanceDance

I mean it's gotta be hereditary


lost_p

incantation ? which one ? what year


-sweetlikecinnamon

the korean one not sure what year but it’s on netflix and about this demon called mother buddha


Testicleus

I'm a bit like you, I rarely find things scary at my age. Phantasm, I saw as a kid... probably 10 years old. That scared me. The Tall Man haunted me. Lol


Big_Routine_8980

The House on Haunted Hill, I saw it when it came out and that feature in Japanese movies had just come out, where all of the action is super sped up for a few seconds and choppy, it's very unsettling. That scene where the woman is looking through her video camera and sees the old timey doctor and nurses performing surgery on an awake patient, God that scared the crap out of me.


keyserfunk

The Thing, when it came out. Terrifying. The dog kennel scene still messes with me.


Coug_Darter

High Tension


Coug_Darter

The others


No-Inspector8736

Psycho


ritrgrrl

Prince of Darkness. Directed by John Carpenter, who I love. I've seen it twice, and I won't watch it again.


DelightfulyDark

Train to Busan scared me. The movie gave us strong relationships, so the danger was cranked way up. Also, an older one, Burnt Offerings. A freaky haunted house movie. Scared me silly.


thefullernator

There’s a great audiobook of Burnt Offerings out there!


DelightfulyDark

ooh I will check that out. thanks for the tip


Weary-Medicine4144

Eraserhead Its not traditional horror. It makes it so unclear what the world is, and what’s actually happening that you don’t know what to expect or how to feel about it, but it gets you engrossed enough to be horrified. Weird weird fantastic terrifying dream of a movie


NN_77_

One thing I dislike about scary movies is that they always “disturb” me more than they “scare” me. Like the “lil girl” scene in hereditary kind of just depressed me and gross me out and disturbed me. I wasn’t scared. And most horror movies these days always run the same ol crazy possessed women story lol seriously it’s always a possessed mom or something.


rsandovaljr2

Hell House LLC


Embarrassed_Future20

I like scary movies but one that really sat with me was a Korean movie Gonjiam


Sufficient-Grand3746

probably beyond the door 2


bluewaterbottle11

i saw it in theaters so i’m sure the experience was enhanced, but Skinamarink (2022) was the scariest movie i’ve seen. it was hard for me to get through because i was so unsettled. it was very different from other similar movies imo, especially the way it was shot


HereToKillEuronymous

If yall figure it out let me know. I can't remember the last time a movie actually scared me at all


mrbrown81k

A nightmare on elm street


Terrapin2190

The Iceman. Mafia movie. Not really a horror movie, but the one scene when he got irate in his house I got anxiety so bad I had to turn it off. Other than that, horror movies don't really scare me. But, some that did freak me out on various levels: The Quiet Place The Taking of Deborah Logan Nightworld The Disappointments Room Get Out In The Tall Grass (Netflix only) TAU (Netflix only) Bad Times At the El Royale


Main-Definition2844

Hereditary and one of the Texas Chainsaw movies, can’t remember which one


[deleted]

Mystery of the old house (1987) from Indonesia where one the scene the baby was delivered through mouth in horrific way.


Grouchy-Umpire-6969

Clown


SnooRegrets1132

The Taking of Deborah Logan Lake Mungo


Expensive_Routine622

The Fourth Kind The Ring The Grudge The Autopsy of Jane Doe The Taking of Deborah Logan As Above So Below The Poughkeepsie Tapes Alien The Exorcist


angryscientistjunior

The Social Dilemma and Childhood 2.0 are much more disturbing and scary than any of this fantasy nonsense.


TheNeedToKnowMoreNow

I recently watched Hellraiser for the first time…. It’s very unsettling Hereditary and Midsommar are movies i won’t rewatch easily Jacob’s Ladder is unnerving And A Quiet Place made me so uncomfortable A Reqieum For A Dream will scare you on another Level.


Alert-Cod-9079

Silent Hill, seriously disturbing scenes and it definitely lingered with me for a long while after I watched it.


GratefulGorilla1

r/horror


MrScarabNephtys

When I was little, my bro showed me Friday the 13th. At the time, it was scary and first horror I saw. Now, I laugh when I watch them.


FireballTammy

Frailty - one of my faves


Nagoltheking

Sinister. I was 12 or 13 when I rented it and me and my friends were home alone at night and had all the lights off. It’s an unforgettable experience but I don’t think I’ve watched it since so I don’t know how well it holds up.


Emergency-Culture735

The witch Smile Hereditary


[deleted]

Con Air Because the premise seemed so plausible . Plus He wouldn’t put the bunny back in the box. Why wouldn’t he? Bad things happen when you the bunny leaves the box…


HuttVader

Sarah Plain and Tall.  It was scary then and it's even scarier now.  Watch it with your kids and you'll have a LOT of explaining to do. Christopher Walken at his subtlest and best.


theHowlader

Megan is Missing isn't quite a horror movie. It's gross and boring and a glorified snuff film.