movies that actually scared me
it's hard these days to find a scary movie that is actually scary and not just filled with teens tits, sex, gore, and lame one line jokes. So, i wanted to compile of movies that actually scared me if not creeped me out.
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- DirectorMarcus NispelStarsJessica BielJonathan TuckerAndrew BryniarskiAfter picking up a traumatized young hitchhiker, five friends find themselves stalked and hunted by a deformed chainsaw-wielding loon and his family of equally psychopathic killers.i know iknow! but this movie remake scared me more than the orignal just from the sheer concept of this larger than life killer going nuts with a chainsaw, then eating me piecemeal, eff that.
- DirectorJames WanStarsPatrick WilsonRose ByrneTy SimpkinsA family looks to prevent evil spirits from trapping their comatose child in a realm called The Further.it was really the eerie imagery that creeped me out. From teh man with his head on fire, to the paranormal scenes when they go into the further..
- DirectorJonathan LiebesmanStarsChaney KleyEmma Caulfield FordAntony BurrowsA vengeful spirit has taken the form of the Tooth Fairy to exact vengeance on the town that lynched her 150 years earlier. Her only opposition is the only child, now grown up, who has survived her before.anytime you incorporate the darkness, one of man's most primal fears before fire was discovered, the scariest part for me is when the boy hides under covers, thinks it's gone, then when he moves the covers, it's right in his face, waiting.
- DirectorNeil MarshallStarsShauna MacdonaldNatalie MendozaAlex ReidA caving expedition goes horribly wrong, as the explorers become trapped and ultimately pursued by a strange breed of predators.darkness and an alien enviroment where humans aren't supposed to go, that makes for a creepy and scary atmosphere. Who knows what's lurkin in the dark under our feet?
- DirectorAlexandre AjaStarsTed LevineKathleen QuinlanDan ByrdA traveling family falls victim to a group of mutated cannibals in a desert far away from civilization.who is'nt fearful of inbred nuclear fallout mutants? the clan's design for this film was far better and sophisticated compared to the orignal wes craven feature. i think being a father also made this film frightenging since i have my own children and the thought of a child being abducted and hurt badly scared me.
- DirectorBernard RoseStarsVirginia MadsenXander BerkeleyTony ToddThe Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth.tell you what, after seeing this movie and growing up in the 90's, you go into a bathroom and say the name.
- DirectorGore VerbinskiStarsNaomi WattsMartin HendersonBrian CoxA journalist must investigate a mysterious videotape which seems to cause the death of anyone one week to the day after they view it.i found the American version far scarier than the Japanese orignal. i just think it was the ghost effects and make up used for Samara.
- DirectorTakashi ShimizuStarsSarah Michelle GellarJason BehrClea DuVallAn American nurse living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming their life and spreading to another victim.i liked this like the Ring for the fact it didnt' need gore, sex, serial killers to be scary. Just eerie sounds, sights, and an angry spirit. Ghosts were scary at one point? No way?!
- DirectorJoe DanteStarsZach GalliganPhoebe CatesHoyt AxtonA young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town.this scared me back when i was 5 or 6 on VHS, especially the toy store scene where Billy get shot, stabbed, and has but a lone louisville slugger to protect him from a chainsaw
- DirectorDanny PangOxide Chun PangStarsDylan McDermottPenelope Ann MillerKristen StewartAn ominous darkness invades a seemingly serene sunflower farm in North Dakota, and the Solomon family is torn apart by suspicion, mayhem and murder.i didn't like the ending and how the cause of the haunting came about, but for the rest of the movie, this one truly creeped me out.
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsRod TaylorTippi HedrenJessica TandyA wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people.this is a classic horror film where they don't try to explain the sudden fury of the birds, it just happens and i think that really adds to the fear. Something so ordinary and every day suddenly becomes violent and is attacking people en masse.
- DirectorChris StokesStarsMarques HoustonOmarionBraxton DavisThe screenplay centers on characters Brendan Young and Darryl Jennings who take a trip to the Lake Arrowhead with a group of college friends to celebrate Young's girlfriend's birthday. One-by-one the coeds begin disappearing until a mysterious young visitor arrives and helps them begin to unravel their tangled web of terror.i was surprised with this one, expecting a low grade hood movie like leprechaun 4 or tales from the hood. But it was well done, not at all cheesy or low budget and very suspeneful and scary. The scenario the cast is put into is what helps make it unsettling.
- DirectorChris StokesStarsMarques HoustonOmarionSonny KingBrendan and Darryl have both moved on with their lives following the events at the cabin in the woods; not unscathed however. Coming up on the anniversary, Brendan is still having nightmares that he feels will come true at any moment. His worse fears come to life when his wife and niece don't return home one night.this surprised me even more, for a sequel it was still very entertaining and scary. A very rare find in this genre.
- DirectorJoe DanteStarsBradford DillmanHeather Menzies-UrichKevin McCarthyWhen flesh-eating piranhas are accidentally released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.i found this orignal version superior and scarier than the remake.
One, it wasn't too busy showing boobs, butts, just how much fun summer break is, two it didnt' have Jerry Connel in it, three, i think it's retro quality gives it a more eerie feel to it. - DirectorJoe DanteStarsDee WallacePatrick MacneeDennis DuganAfter a bizarre and near deadly encounter with a serial killer, a television newswoman is sent to a remote mountain resort whose residents may not be what they seem.it was not knowing who would morph into a werewolf, who already was a werewolf, and when the werewolves appeared, they were brutal and violent. You knew they'd mess some people up, so when a character was cornered, you just knew they were getting pulped.
- DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsKurt RussellWilford BrimleyKeith DavidA research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.the steeped paranoia, the amazing makeup and creature effects, the spine chilling sounds those things make, i love this movie
- DirectorMatthijs van Heijningen Jr.StarsMary Elizabeth WinsteadJoel EdgertonUlrich ThomsenAt an Antarctica research site, the discovery of an alien craft leads to a confrontation between graduate student Kate Lloyd and scientist Dr. Sander Halvorson.flawless prequel that ties in perfectly with the orignal. It's seemless and explains a lot of questions viewers had from the orignal. With modern visual technology, they were able to take the creature effects to another level while still employing some of the orignal tricks.