The guy who wrote those short stories and screen plays, Clive Barker, is one seriesly disturbed dude! He was involved with the Hellraiser and Candyman movies, as well as Lord of Illusions: All of which are really disturbing movies.
Actually, he did another movie that I really liked (for some reason): "Nightbreed." Again, it had some very disturbing scenes, and he got David Kronenberg (sp?) the horror director, to play a role in the movie.
But I'm still partial to the Evil Dead movies. I don't know why.
I know why... Because they're GREAT movies! Bruce Campbell ROCKS! Sam Raimi proves he doesn't need a zillion dollars to make a really entertaining movie! I also liked Roger Corman's comedy/horror movies, like "The Raven," with Vincent Price, Boris Karloff, and Peter Lorre! Funny as hell, not really scary, but great fun to watch
Mark
I hear rumours of a Bruce Campbell remake of Evil Dead... with a bigger budget. I'm of two minds on that... ;0)
For anyone afraid of clowns, Steven King's "It" would probably be somewhat freaky.
The original EVIL DEAD is another classic. Why is it that Italian directors consistently put out such scary stuff?