Oct
14
The air is getting cold, night falls earlier each day and Halloween is creeping up on us. What better time to snuggle on the couch and watch a scary movie?
My husband is a huge movie buff and horror movies are his forte. There’s nothing he loves more than luring me downstairs after Julia’s asleep to scare my pants off. And while I’m nowhere near the horror flick aficionado he is, I’ve got to put my two cents in before he launches his 15 day countown of scary movies (starting Tuesday!) leading right up to Halloween. His list is nearly complete. He’s gathered rankings from more than five reputable movie resources, generated a point system and compiled a comprehensive list of THE scariest movies. All he’s got left to consider are the opinions of his readers. Being his most loyal reader, I would hope my voice will be the loudest.
And now, without anymore shameless promotion of my husband and his very scary movie list coming this tuesday, I give you…
LESLIE’S TOP TEN SCARIEST MOVIES OF ALL TIME
10. The Sixth Sense
- It’s not your average horror film. This movie produces chills without blood, guts, chases and elaborate death scenes. Sure, we all know how it ends now. But remember how you felt the first time you watched it? Creeeepy.
9. The Amityville Horror - This was one of the first movies I ever saw that completely freaked me out. It’s super-duper scary. And it gets bonus points for being based on a true story.
8. A Nightmare on Elm Street - Forget about all the hokey sequels. I’m talking about the original. The first one. The one where we meet Freddy - who exists in dreams, but can kill for real. It’s awesomely scary and totally gruesome.
7. The Omen - Imagine your kid is the Antichrist. No, seriously. He’s got the 666 birthmark on his scalp and everything. Do you kill him to prevent the end of the world? What if you fail? Oooh, it’s scary.
6. 28 Days Later - This movie is horrifying in about ten different ways. First, there’s the whole waking up to discover everyone is gone. Is there anything scarier than that? Then, there’s The Infected. And then there’s the whole “hope for survival” plan that turns out to be pretty twisted. It’s an awesome scary movie. I had nightmares for two weeks.
5. The Shining - There’s a lot I could say about this movie, but I think it’s best to direct you to The Shining in 30 seconds and re-enacted by bunnies. It’s better than anything I could say.
4. The Ring - I saw this movie for the first time with my mom in the theater. I thought I was going to get kicked out for screaming so loud. And kicking the chair in front of me as I screamed so loud. (I can’t help it. It’s that fight or flight response thing. That’s what my body does when it’s scared. My legs move.) I slept with the lights on at my place for two nights after seeing this one. I still have nightmares. That Ring girl. Damn, she’s scary!
3. Poltergeist - This one could make the list on that scary clown doll alone, but this movie is even better than that. I mean, ghosts that take your kids through the television set? C’mon. That’s scary!
2. Psycho - When it comes to suspense, this one takes the cake. It’s brilliantly made and absolutely terrifying.
1. The Exorcist - I saw this movie for the first time four years ago, with Dave. Just the idea of it was too scary for me! When I finally got up the courage to watch, I wasn’t disappointed. It was scarier than I imagined. That demonic Linda Blair is still the face I see in nightmares. Scary, scary stuff. Really, scary stuff.
So, what movies would make your scary movie list?
*from Vincent Price’s guest sililoquy on Michael Jackson’s Thriller.
Oh, and you can see more 30 second films re-enacted by bunnies here.
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Comments
Ooh, The Ring. Definitely a scary one. I used to love scary movies, but as I get older I can’t watch them. Especially since Cleatus works 3rd shift and that leaves me home alone. NOT HAPPENING!
I love scary movies too, but I prefer the more action oriented ones (like Resident Evil, Underworld, Alien, etc).
EWWW, I have so much to say on this subject. First of all you have to specify which Omen, the old one or the new one? I think the new one was kind of cheesy. The old one is cheesy too, but it’s old and being cheesy is what makes it a classic horror film! I haven’t seen 28 days later but my husband and I just saw 28 weeks later. He said that it was bloodier than the first one. It was an awsome movie. And last, The Exorcist, I don’t know how anyone even makes it to the end of that movie! I saw about a third of the way through the movie and I had to turn it off….and it was on t.v.! Great list!!
Oh Sam, yes! 28 Weeks Later was awesome. Dave and I saw it at the theater. The ultimate scary movie moment: when they had to walk in that subway tunnel in the dark over all those bodies!!! Ugh!
I’m talking about the old Omen. I’m usually not big on remakes. I like to go old school.
That is a great list and I concur with every pick. I would also give honorable mention to the Werewolf movie Ginger Snaps (Canadian) and the Hellraiser where they call a demon into the prostitute’s empty skin. I’m not sure which one that was because I only saw from that part to where they lost control of the demon. I couldn’t watch the rest. Yeesh! I get the heebies just thinking about that. As for Ginger Snaps, I was watching the rental with my husband and I was jumping and screeching and clutching his arm when I look over and he is giving me this look and he says, “You know it’s just a guy in a suit, right?” I don’t care, it WAS scary!
Okay, those bunnie clips are like a gift.
I thank you.
My dad let me watch “Halloween” when I was five and he paid the price - I slept on their floor for two years.
I think the all time creepiest is “Children of the Corn.” Anything with religion always gets me.
I am a total wimp and I’d agree on a lot of those… I got through about a half hour of Amityville Horror I think. I was freaked out that I lived in the same STATE, lol. There was also another movie by the Sixth Sense director, about Aliens taking over… that was pretty darned scary. And so was Alien, come to think of it. Ugh… no one could lure me anywhere to watch horror movies.
I cannot watch The Ring ever again… I saw it in the theater with my husband, best friend and her boyfriend. I had nightmares for months. MONTHS. It still scares me to think about it. That scary girl climbing up the well? UGH. The hair on my neck is standing up.