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MY TOP 100 SCARY MOVIES (75 titles)
These films kept me looking over my shoulder for some time after. This is a work in progress though and there are some naff films near the bottom at the moment but i aim to make it a top hundred and the poorer films will eventually be replaced.
68.4% from 6 members
The Omen
5 STARS -1976- I only saw this recently but it had me sitting on the edge of my seat glued to the screen.Film looks a bit dated but has a great story and suspense.
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The Omen
on DVD
(1976)
Starring: Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner
Director: Richard Donner
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A staid American ambassador (Gregory Peck) and his wife (Lee Remick) are heartbroken when their child is stillborn, but their heartbreak is only beginning when they adopt an orphan. As the boy grows, disaster surrounds him, beginning with the suicide of his nanny, and as the bodies pile up, his ..read more »
70%
from 13,819 members
The Exorcist
5 STARS -1973- All time classic,another great score.Effects look dated, pea soup anyone?But this film is spooky as hell,found it disturbing more than scary but it was brilliant all the same.
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The Exorcist
on DVD
(1973)
Starring: Ellen Burstyn, Linda Blair, Jason Miller
Director: William Friedkin
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With THE EXORCIST, William Friedkin (THE FRENCH CONNECTION, THE BOYS IN THE BAND) rivals Hitchcock for heart-stopping terror in this deeply horrifyingmasterpiece that led to religious boycotts, fainting and nauseous audiences, and a commercial success that forever changed Hollywood. Linda Blair ..read more »
67%
from 22,079 members
Psycho
5 STARS-Excellent ! Shower scene is iconic and Norman Bates dressed as his dead mother is s**t scary.
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Psycho
on DVD
(1960)
Starring: Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
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Credited with inventing the genre of the modern horror film, PSYCHO has had its share of sequels and imitators, none of which diminishes the achievement of this shocking and complex horror thriller. Alfred Hitchcock's choreography of elements in PSYCHO is considered so perfect it inspired a shot-by-..read more »
73%
from 22,084 members
Aliens
5 STARS- Sci fi horror sequel that delivers on all fronts, its scary, thrilling, has fantastic action and is great to watch.
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Aliens
on DVD
(1986)
Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn
Director: James Cameron
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Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), the sole survivor from the original ALIEN, is awakened after 57 years of drifting through space, her stories disbelieved by Company executives who tell her that the alien's planet is now inhabited and colonized. When contact is suddenly lost with the colonists, Ripley ..read more »
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from 39,953 members
The Shining
5 STARS- An absolute classic from a novel from Stephen King. So many memorable moments and quotes. I remember first watching this by mistake when a programme my parents had taped for me finished and i let the tape carry on.They had gone out shopping and god was i preying for them to come back quickly.
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The Shining
on DVD
(1980)
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd
Director: Stanley Kubrick
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Opening with spectacular aerial shots of a beautiful, mountainous landscape, Stanley Kubrick's horror classic THE SHINING, based on Stephen King's best-selling novel, sucks the viewer into his frightening tale with quiet, relaxing visuals - but the ominous soundtrack warns that all is not right at ..read more »
75%
from 48,446 members
The Hitcher
4 STARS- Brilliant and thrilling, Rutger Hauer is outstanding as the lone phsycopathic murdering hitcher.Loved the finger in the chips scene.
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The Hitcher
on DVD
(1986)
Starring: Rutger Hauer, C. Thomas Howell, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Director: Robert Harmon
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A magnanimous young man who picks up a strange hitchhiker on a desert highway on a dark, rainy night soon wishes he had just driven on. The deranged hitchhiker turns the innocent fellow's journey into a living nightmare.
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from 8,060 members
Alien - Director's Cut
4 STARS-Another classic-The chest bursting scene is utter genius,claustrophobic and atmospheric sci fi gem. Ridley Scott really delivers the scares by using the mind as the budget wasn't big another to show the creature too much.
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Alien - Director's Cut
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright
Director: Ridley Scott
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For this digitally remastered special edition of what many have called the "scariest movie ever made," Ridley Scott has incorporated new footage never before seen in movie houses. Working closely with Twentieth Century Fox, Scott oversaw a restoration of the original film's negative, as well as ..read more »
78%
from 30,686 members
Candyman
4 STARS- Would you dare to repeat his name three times in front of a mirror? I sure as hell wouldn't ! Another Clive Barker creation that scared the pants of me in my twenties.
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Candyman
on DVD
(1992)
Starring: Virginia Madsen, Tony Todd, Donna D'Errico
Director: Turi Meyer
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The thesis research of folklore graduate student Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen) leads her into the urban underworld of Chicago's Cabrini Green housing projects. There the residents are genuinely terrified of Candyman (Tony Todd), a legendary figure with a hook for a hand. Skeptical, she summons him ..read more »
63%
from 9,213 members
Hellraiser
4 STARS- Clive Barker's creation, Hellraiser is the first of this horror franchise.The Cenobites are excellent with Pin Head being super cool.Strangely enough they are not in this first installment that often, but it is driven along by a strong plot and good direction, the best of the Hellraiser films i've seen.
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Hellraiser
on DVD
(1987)
Starring: Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence
Director: Clive Barker
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Having made his reputation as one of the most prolific and gifted horror writers of his generation (prompting Stephen King to call him "the future of horror"), Clive Barker made a natural transition to movies with this audacious directorial debut from 1987. Not only did Barker serve up a chilling ..read more »
65%
from 9,502 members
The Hills Have Eyes
4 STARS- The Carter family come under siege from a band of mutatated humans.discusting, gross with scares in places, some people didn't like this remake but i loved it.
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The Hills Have Eyes
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Emilie de Ravin, Kathleen Quinlan, Vinessa Shaw
Director: Alexandre Aja
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The Carter family are driving through New Mexico on their way to California, when their vehicle breaks down in the desert. Too busy bickering with one another they don't realise they have entered enemy territory. They soon realise that the people living in the hills aren't there to help...
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