[John Robertson]

So I'm educating myself--I'm taking the genre seriously. I'm serious. I would enjoy your comments.

I'm interested for a couple reasons: A new horror movie, The Grudge, is turning out to be an enduring hit, and that piqued my curiosity. It also reminded me of my two most horrifying experiences with horror movies. When I was 14, my parents let me see an evening showing of The Blob...at a theater three miles from my home. I grew up in a town and a time where there was no problem or danger with my getting myself home. The deal was, I could go to the movie, but I had to walk home. I broke the deal: I ran the three miles so fast I wish I'd been timed, because I would have qualified for the olympics. I also ran the three miles with my head turned almost all the way around--checking behind me for that freakin' blob!

My other experience that is unforgettable? The Exorcist. Saw it when I lived in the country. Twenty miles to the theater. I was driving, and went to a midnight showing. Exhausted (sleep deprivation ruins logic, of course, and self-control), and spooked from that spooky movie, I drove the twenty miles home...with my head turned all the way around! Kept imagining things in the back seat! Hmmm...maybe I've been avoiding horror films because I'm so damned suggestible.

Freepers...your thoughts?

[luckystarmom]

My husband and I decided that are kids are old enough to enjoy some horror movies. So a few weeks ago, we rented "The Birds". It was a lot of fun, and my kids were dutifully scared.

We're not ready to let them see "Psycho", but that's another great horror movie.

[luckystarmom]

I just thought of the spookiest one that I won't let my kids see any time soon, "The Ring". It's really creepy. It's definitely one of my all time favorite horror movies.

[nopardons]

I see you've missed this thread. Have at it. :-)

[Quinton]

Deliverance
Aside from being eaten by a great white shark, the thing men fear the most is hillbilly rape. LOL The scene is just insane, as poor ol' chubby Ned is squealing while getting poked from behind. VERY SCARY!

[oh8eleven]

1. The Exorcist


2. Any Vincent Price horror film (The Tingler!) - classics all

[Slack Scalding]

[Dane]

"Night of the Living Dead".

That movie still scares the hell out of me.

[mupcat]

"The Shining" Jack Nicholson, Shelly Duval and Scatman Crothers.

The reason I found this one so scary wasn't just Jack Nicholson's character, but probably even more disturbing to me was the overall complete starkness and isolation of the movie. Watching that little boy ride his tricycle through those vacant halls of that huge hotel never knowing what was going to be around the the next bend was enough to make me watch through parted fingers. Great movie.

[steelyourfaith]

For me it's Mr. Steve McQueen in The BLOB.

check out these BLOBy websites:

http://www.disinfotainmenttoday.com/darenet/blob.htm

http://kingtet.com/comments_on_the_blob.htm

http://www.williamgirdler.com/blobfest.html

[gesully]

Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Joe Bob says "Check it out"

[Jackknife]

Phantasm .... that damn flying orb scared me crapless!

[mad_as_he$$]

1. Alien

2. Exorcist

3. Scream

4. All three Terminators

5. Any Chuckie Movie.

[who knows what evil?]

Like many, I enjoy an evening consisting of dinner and a movie. When my favorite Italian restaurant was exceptionally crowded one fine Saturday evening, I asked my then-girl friend if she would mind going to the movies first. She agreed, and we went to the cinema BEFORE dinner. The movie of choice? ALIEN. The scene with the android really killed off my fettuccine alfredo cravings in a real hurry!

[Betis70]

Don't know if it's been mentioned yet (I'm only up to post 100 on the thread) but "The Hitcher" with Rutger Hauer really freaked me out.

[Old Phone Man]

-- The original black and white Invisible Man (NOT the modern one with Chevy Chase, yuck)

-- The original black and white King Kong, especially when you saw him for the first time

-- Jurassic Park

-- Terminator II -- great chase scenes

-- Poltergeist

-- Some old movie probably from the 1960's that I've forgotten the title to, but some kids were walking in the woods on a hill, there was eerie singing music, and they fell down in a sinkhole to an alien ship underground

-- Sinbad, because of the Cyclops scenes (the rest stank)

-- Another old movie I've forgotten the title to, but there was a BIG BIG BLACK SPIDER that stomped around, threatening to obliterate whole cities

[Old Phone Man]

The Hound of the Baskervilles, if you want a great, suspenseful movie without the modern gore

[Redcloak]

"The Sound of Music"

[Tribune7]

The Blob scared me when I saw it on TV when I was about 8.

[Juana la Loca]

I'm not a big fan of horror movies, so I'm sure that true aficionados of the genre will think my list is lame, but FWIW:

The Silence of the Lambs
The Sixth Sense (not really horror, but it's spooky)
Nightmare on Elm Street (the first one)

[A knight without armor]

(1) Rosemary's Baby - this still horrifies me because in a sick way I can see this really happening. I have this on video and still have to prepare myself to watch it like once a year, I'm compelled to. As the years pass Rosemary's Baby gets more horrible, what with our world getting so turned upside down morally.

(2) Intensity - probably a "thriller" but I still get chills. I cannot take my eyes off it.

(3) Child's Play - I have a special horror of evil talking dolls. Especially the first half of this movie creeps me out big time.

(4) The Others - I recently saw this on TV and was very surprised at how scary the end was to me. It is really something to think about. It may be a "thriller" also, but so be it.

(5) The Shining - the original with Jack Nicholson. I used to not think much of it but now even the music gives me the willies.