Best horror movies for halloween

[captain_to_fire]

I know it's too early at the moment but what are your favorite horror movies that terrified you either as a kid or now as a grown up? I'm asking because few of my relatives in LA are coming in November and that's how I'll entertain them . To me it was The Ring and Shutter back then. I watched The Conjuring with my sister and my cousin in the mall's last full show and it just makes you shout because of the sound effects but nothing scary. I think The Exorcist is more scary than The Exorcism of Emily Rose but those just bounce off of me at the moment...

 

...I think the reason why I'm no longer scared of horror movies is because I'm an atheist now and I simply lack the belief about heaven or hell. Please I'm not starting a religious debate. I just want to ask about horror films. 

[captain_to_fire]

Oh shit I posted in the wrong section. Please move. @Ryan_Vickers

[Master Disaster]

Gotta be good ol' Nightmare on Elm Street or Friday 13th however honourable mentions go to Hellraiser and Poltergeist too.

 

The late 70s early 80s was the best period for horror imo.

 

For modern stuff there's a not very well known horror called Urban Legend that I liked at lot and I hear Cabin In The Woods is really good (though I haven't seen it myself).

[handymanshandle]

The Scary Movie Series

[Anghammarad]

Army of Dakrness, Mars Attacks, Martians =) 

 

not only horror but fun as well... 

[Master Disaster]

1 minute ago, wcreek said:

The Scary Movie Series

Well #1, #3 & #4, avoid #2 at all costs.

 

(I always forget about #4 lol)

[handymanshandle]

I dont remember Silence of the Lambs being scary but it was still good.

[handymanshandle]

Now the Tingler was a scary movie

[captain_to_fire]

1 hour ago, Master Disaster said:

Gotta be good ol' Nightmare on Elm Street or Friday 13th however honourable mentions go to Hellraiser and Poltergeist too.

Are those available on Netflix? I can access US Netflix with a VPN though 

1 hour ago, Master Disaster said:

Well #1, #3 & #4, avoid #2 at all costs.

 

(I always forget about #4 lol)

Which one has Michael Jackson alive as well as Simon Cowell? 

[mariushm]

I found Dark Water (2002) more creepy and a bit scary compared to Ringu : http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0308379/

 

 

I think there's some Hollywood remake of this movie but... fuck that.

 

I have some vague memory about Spiral (2007) as well but I'm not sure I found it scary back them, more like creepy and weird  ( basically "the inhabitants of a small Japanese town become increasingly obsessed with and tormented by spirals." ) : http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0244870/

 

 

 

 

 

And if you want something newer, you should check out  Tag (2015) ... lots of deaths decapitations blood etc almost comedy : http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4439120/?ref_=nv_sr_1

 

 

 

 

Oh and there's also the Raw (2017) movie... can't say it's much of a horror but there's a bit of suspense and strangeness

 

 

[Trik'Stari]

The Exorcist will always be terrifying to me.

 

You could always try The Ninth Gate. Not so much scary as it is creepy.

[Volbet]

• Raw
• The Exorcist
• The Shining
• Rosemary's Baby
• The Witch
• Black Christmas
• Halloween
• The Hills Have Eyes
• Zombie
• Psycho
• Mother
• Wrong Turn
• Grotesque
• Guinea Pig: Flower of Flesh and Blood
• The Babadook
• The Thing
• Alien

[captain_to_fire]

43 minutes ago, Volbet said:

• -snip-

Thanks for that

1 hour ago, Trik'Stari said:

The Exorcist will always be terrifying to me.

 

You could always try The Ninth Gate. Not so much scary as it is creepy.

I think the The Exorcist is scarier than Exorcism of Emily Rose back when I was in high school

 

[Trik'Stari]

7 minutes ago, hey_yo_ said:

Thanks for that

I think the The Exorcist is scarier than Exorcism of Emily Rose back when I was in high school

 

The Exorcist is the only scary movie I've ever watched that actually fucking scared me as an adult.

 

As for when I was a child.....Mars Attacks. Those things fucking terrified me, but I was like 10.

[Rain7]

I'd recommend the entire American Horror Story (s1-s6) and Pet Sematary.

[Misanthrope]

3 hours ago, Volbet said:

• Guinea Pig: Flower of Flesh and Blood

Woah that's a bit extreme even for Halloween.

 

But since you brought it there fine:

• A Serbian Film

[Drak3]

The Alien seires and the Predator series. Otherwise I play horror or zombie games.

[Volbet]

2 hours ago, Misanthrope said:

Woah that's a bit extreme even for Halloween.

But when if not on Halloween?

 

Strangely, my only caveat about recommending anything from the Guinea Pig Saga was the availability of the various entries. 

I'm not sure if the DVD versions are still available for purchasing anywhere or if any of them are available for streaming or renting. 

 

One more recommendation would be The Poughkeepsie Tapes.

[captain_to_fire]

19 hours ago, Volbet said:

But when if not on Halloween?

 

Strangely, my only caveat about recommending anything from the Guinea Pig Saga was the availability of the various entries. 

I'm not sure if the DVD versions are still available for purchasing anywhere or if any of them are available for streaming or renting. 

 

One more recommendation would be The Poughkeepsie Tapes.

I wonder how many horror films have you watched because you seem to know a lot but with that I'm thankful. ?

[Volbet]

5 minutes ago, hey_yo_ said:

I wonder how many horror films have you watched because you seem to know a lot but with that I'm thankful. ?

I have watched way too many. I enjoy movies quite a lot, and I've always had a soft spot for horror and slasher movies.

I probably have my father to thank for that.

 

Also, and I can't believe I forgot this one, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.

[Master Disaster]

I can't believe the topic of Halloween horrors came up and no one mentioned Halloween until the day after.

 

Shame on us.

[Virus__]

My picks & favourites would be:

 

House of 1000 Corpses

The Devil's Rejects

Tusk

Friday the 13th Parts 1-4

Friday the 13th (2009)

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

The Shining

Dale & Tucker vs Evil

The Cabin in The Woods

The Evil Dead

Dawn of the Dead (2004)

Wolf Creek

The Machinist

Nightcrawler

Pan's Labyrinth

 

It's been a long time since I watched any horrors/thrillers, I just don't have the time any more due to work & life. But there's some great ones out there. What's more sad is I have something like 150+ blu-rays, just sitting there not getting used.