The creepiest movie ever?

aizo · Post by **aizo** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:09 am

No love for Jacob's ladder?

one of the best movies ever

thelike5 · Post by **thelike5** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:11 am

Creepiest movie hands down is the Jamie Gillis scat stuff...

paradiddle · Post by **paradiddle** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:13 am

Yeah man! I loved that one also. Some cool stuff in this thread also and some movies I didn't see yet like REC.

aizo wrote:No love for Jacob's ladder?

one of the best movies ever

oblique strategies · Post by **oblique strategies** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:20 am

paradiddle wrote:An old one I liked: The legend of Hell house

Great flick! Super cinematography & an excellent soundtrack. Based on a really scary book too 'Hell House' by Richard Matheson.

Noel · Post by **Noel** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:24 am

paradiddle wrote:An old one I liked: The legend of Hell house

Are you talking about the Roddy McDowel version or the old black and white version.

Both good, but I like the old one best.

oblique strategies · Post by **oblique strategies** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:24 am

diverdee wrote:Mmmmmm Frailty looks interesting, I missed that one - reckon i'll have to check that out.

Really worth your time, & most definitely fits the criteria of creepy & scary!

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'Race With The Devil' 1975, starring Peter Fonda.

paradiddle · Post by **paradiddle** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:27 am

I only saw the one with Roddy McDowell.

Noel wrote:
paradiddle wrote:An old one I liked: The legend of Hell house
Are you talking about the Roddy McDowel version or the old black and white version.

Both good, but I like the old one best.

oblique strategies · Post by **oblique strategies** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:34 am

Noel wrote:
paradiddle wrote:An old one I liked: The legend of Hell house
Are you talking about the Roddy McDowel version or the old black and white version.

Both good, but I like the old one best.

I think you may be confusing the Roddy McDowel film 'The Legend of Hell House' 1973 with 'The Haunting' 1963. 'The Haunting' has a similar plot about an investigation of Hill House.

'The Haunting' is in black & white, is directed by Robert Wise, & is very scary! It involves a university professor bringing in two women, one who is an acknowledged psychic, the other having experienced odd psychical happenings in her youth, along with the house's young soon-to-be owner, to investigate Hill House. Things get out of control, to say the least!

oblique strategies · Post by **oblique strategies** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:35 am

aizo wrote:No love for Jacob's ladder?

one of the best movies ever

Big love for 'Jacob's Ladder'. A truly frightening film.

oblique strategies · Post by **oblique strategies** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:40 am

Another creepy treat, is 'The Innocents' 1961. A psychological horror film based on the literary classic 'The Turn of The Screw by Henry James. Excellent black & white cinematography, with a creeping sense of dread.

ubermnd · Post by **ubermnd** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:41 am

wolf creek.

plausible. realistic. the human species is more than capable of producing real life versions of this fucked up story. thats whats so fucking scary about it. truly disturbing shit.

paradiddle · Post by **paradiddle** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 2:50 am

Never seen the haunting but it's funny this is being mentioned has I was reading about it on IMDB today. There seems to be a recent version but I bet the old one is better.

oblique strategies wrote:
Noel wrote:
paradiddle wrote:An old one I liked: The legend of Hell house
Are you talking about the Roddy McDowel version or the old black and white version.

Both good, but I like the old one best.
I think you may be confusing the Roddy McDowel film 'The Legend of Hell House' 1973 with 'The Haunting' 1963. 'The Haunting' has a similar plot about an investigation of Hill House.

'The Haunting' is in black & white, is directed by Robert Wise, & is very scary! It involves a university professor bringing in two women, one who is an acknowledged psychic, the other having experienced odd psychical happenings in her youth, along with the house's young soon-to-be owner, to investigate Hill House. Things get out of control, to say the least!

oblique strategies · Post by **oblique strategies** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 7:19 am

[quote="paradiddle"]Never seen the haunting but it's funny this is being mentioned has I was reading about it on IMDB today. There seems to be a recent version but I bet the old one is better.

The recent remake is an absolute travesty! Utterly stupid. Hollywood at its worst. Avoid at all costs, unless you want a rather lame laugh.

The original is rightly considered a masterpiece of the horror genre.

snakedogman · Post by **snakedogman** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 7:40 am

ALIEN

yeah it's old but still scary as fuck.

more recently I thought The Ruins was a pretty good take on the standard "bunch of kids get lost in the middle of nowhere and then...." scenario.

Noel · Post by **Noel** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 8:24 am

oblique strategies wrote:
Noel wrote:
paradiddle wrote:An old one I liked: The legend of Hell house
Are you talking about the Roddy McDowel version or the old black and white version.

Both good, but I like the old one best.
I think you may be confusing the Roddy McDowel film 'The Legend of Hell House' 1973 with 'The Haunting' 1963. 'The Haunting' has a similar plot about an investigation of Hill House.

'The Haunting' is in black & white, is directed by Robert Wise, & is very scary! It involves a university professor bringing in two women, one who is an acknowledged psychic, the other having experienced odd psychical happenings in her youth, along with the house's young soon-to-be owner, to investigate Hill House. Things get out of control, to say the least!

Spot on, I was getting them confused. I remember watching the haunting when I was quite young scared the shit out of me. The Catherine Zeta Jones version is pretty spooky as well, but lacks the atmosphere of the original.