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What are the scariest horror movies? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by Suck_on_my_Presence@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I love horror but apparently I don't vibe with a lot of recommendations I find online.

I'd seen so much hype about Event Horizon and I absolutely hated it and didn't find it scary. I just watched Late Night With the Devil and whole it was definitely enjoyable, it wasn't the least but frightening. I also just watched Let the Right One In and really didn't like it. It also was not a horror movie in my opinion.

I will say one of my favorites is Sinister or the first Conjuring. Sinister for the stomach twisting dread and suspence throughout and Conjuring for the same.

So, what movies do you find to be the scariest?

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[–] scytale@lemm.ee 30 points 2 months ago (5 children)

It Follows. It isn’t the best horror movie, but the premise is one of the scariest for me. An entity that is inevitable, and you cannot get away from no matter what you do or where you go. It’s always there, walking towards you.

[–] halfeatenpotato@lonestarlemmy.mooo.com 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I agree that the idea of it is terrifying. I just feel like they executed it poorly in the movie. They somehow made it a little hokey.

[–] MicrowavedTea@infosec.pub 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Thank you! It felt like they could have done so much with it but turned it into the usual monster movie. The first appearances where "it" could be anyone were the best.

[–] Kacarott@aussie.zone 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Is the entity an immortal snail?

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Just sprinkle some egg shells around ya

[–] ThunderWhiskers@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Hot shit it's not often you see a frontpage cross reference on Lemmy!

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 months ago

I love this film. No real jump scares or anything, just this unsettling idea that lingers with you long after the film has ended. For a few nights I was very conscious of where my exits were at any given time

[–] technopagan@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It Follows is definitely one of the best horror movies regarding suspense and general feeling of ... gloom?! Eireness?! Futility?! Darkness?! Whatever it is, I love it!

And the (potentially) underlying message is powerful.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

And the (potentially) underlying message is powerful.

So this I didn't get. Dangers of STDs?

[–] verdigris@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago

It's less about STIs themselves and more about the social stigma of them.

[–] verdigris@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

There is a single scene in this movie, involving a door, which makes my skin crawl harder than just about anything I've seen in film. It's also sadly spoiled slightly in one of the trailers, so I'd avoid those, but even if you do see it it's still impactful.

The rest of the movie is a solid 7-8/10 that does a great job of referencing a lot of classic horror.