Movies/books that scared the "bejeebers" out of you.
 

The movies that really freaked me out, and really scared me were "Misery", "Devil", "Amityville Horror" (the original one), "Holloween 2", and "Knowing".

The only book that really, really scared me that I read, was a book from a series of short stories by Stephen King --"Uncle Otto's Truck" --talk about really creepy? Read that one.

I don't equate blood and gore with scary. Gore is cheap and gross, not scary. For true scary movies, I liked:
"Signs" starring Mel Gibson. Written and directed by M. Night Shymalan. It was funny, sad, charming, touching, and SCARY as heck. Schmaltzy ending, but I'm OK with that.
"The Changling" with George C. Scott and Trish Van Devere, 1980. No gore, no guts, no blood. I saw it at the theater in 1980, and I'm still scared. I don't think it has ever been shown on television. For a long time, it wasn't available for rental or purchase, but I think it is out on DVD now.

I saw "It" as a kid and still find clowns creepy.

Vincent Price's "House of Wax".:eek:

Books: Stephen King's The Shining. And that was after seeing the movie.

Movies: Blue Velvet. A few days after seeing it (on the road for work, in a hotel room), I walked in a store and "Blue Velvet" came on the store's stereo. I turned around and walked out.

Seven and Play Misty for Me. Seven was pretty bloody and gory and very weird but good. Play Misty for Me - old Eastwood film - just scared me to death for days. Jessica Walters coming from behind that screen with butcher knife - ooh!

I am a huge horror fan and "The Changling" is hands down (IMO) the best haunted house movie ever made and trust me when I say I've seen them all.

:eek:The 1986 movie remake of "The Fly", especially when the Geena Davis character gives birth :eek:

Scared in a different way...Clockwork Orange and Requiem for a Dream. RFAD is the one movie that after watching it, I've had to sleep with the lights on because I was so freaked out. There is not enough $$$ on earth to make me watch a minute of either of these ever again.

The movies that still make me jump even though I know better are Signs (the alien at the birthday party), Blair Witch Project (the end) and Carrie (ditto).

Heh, my sister to this day refuses to have one of those pine tree car freshener thingeys!

The Exorcist scared me ishtless and that was on network television. I can't even imagine in a theatre or on cable.

Also,Stephen King's "Salem's Lot". (the book) In fact, now that I think about it, I'd like to re-read that one!

Two books freaked me out: "Rosemary's Baby" and "The Exorcist". Yes, the movies were creepy, too, but reading those accounts of the devil at work really make me jumpy. It didn't help that I read both late at night! I remember being in the middle of "The Exorcist" and CHOOSING not to get out of bed and walk across the room to turn off a desk lamp. Who knew what lurked under that bed, let alone who--or what!--might have been in the closet!

Oh my....

I am not a horror film fan.....psychological thrillers? *Those* get to me.

That being said....

Rosemary's Baby...I was a kid and I didn't see all of it, but you will never, *ever*, see me watching this movie, if I am surfing tv and I see anything remotely related to this film, I turn it, I can just tell its Rosemary's Baby...Heck the SOAP storyline with Corinne's baby...I can barely get through those and I love SOAP.

I wasn't creep'd out by clowns until after I read Stephen King's It....

Also, The Ring (US version).....I could watch it again, but who would want to?

I these are the only ones that come to mind. I can deal with blood and gore, its the other shit that freaks me out.

I read The Exorcist in one day sitting on the pier at my parents' lake house! Got a great tan and was riveted to my beach towel. Didn't scare me but I was raised Catholic so that sort of creepy priest, etc was not foreign to me.

See, I think being raised as a Catholic made it even scarier for me than it would have been otherwise because I was, if not taught that all that stuff is real, not taught that it WASN'T!

I sort of want to read the Exorcist, but I'm honestly afraid I will be afraid to be by myself afterward!

Shortly after I moved into my house after my divorce, I had just broken up with someone and really wanted to see a movie. I decided it was time to go see a movie by myself. I thought Signs looked great. So off I went, to a 9:30 pm movie, by myself. Really. Stupid. Idea. Not only was I scared to go in the house when I got home, but it was also deep and emotionally charged and I was pretty vulnerable at the time. That movie... I still love it, but watching it alone that first time..ugh.

The first movie that scared the crap out of me was that babysitting movie... When a Stranger Calls, the original, in 1979. I watched that while babysitting. REALLY. STUPID. IDEA.

OH! And there was a movie that used to be on a lot when I was a tween/teen. It was called The Omega Man. I don't remember a lot about it, but it used to really scare me.

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I saw "Duel" on tv when I was just a kid, and that movie still scares me. I had nightmares about that movie for weeks.

With Charlton Heston? LOVE THAT MOVIE!! It's the same story that "I Am Legend" came from. The scary part is him being all alone in the city.

Book: Red Dragon by Thomas Harris. Actually put it outside in the back yard when I finished reading it, didn't want it in the house.

Movie: The Screaming Woman, a made for television movie, but you can find it on dvd. Had nightmares for decades after seeing it.

How about Soylent Green? That really rocked my 8 year old psyche.

I was coming here to post about this movie specifically. I don't generally watch scary movies. Aside from not being entertained by most of them, I can't stand the bloody/gory aspect of many of them.

My ex LOVED scary movies, but after I almost passed out on our first date while watching Saw IV, he figured out that taking me to those types of movies wasn't a good idea. But he wanted to see The Strangers, and he heard from multiple people that there was no blood and guts, so I agreed to go.

I've never been more creeped out by a movie. He, a fan of the genre as a whole was disappointed, but I felt like there was someone creeping behind me for days after. Only that movie has ever had that effect on me.

Seven and The Shining are two of my favorite movies. They're pretty creepy, but they never had the effect on me that The Strangers did.. and I frequently watch those movies late at night, when I'm at home by myself.

The Killing place by Tess Gerritsen (book) was so creepy. I had to read it all at once or I wouldn't have been able to sleep.

The call is coming from INSIDE THE HOUSE!!!!!

Yes! That's the one!

How creepy is that???? Especially when you're babysitting.

That's the only thing I can think of when I see these.

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I would love to know if the developer of these was a fan of that movie or if they're completely clueless.

Any book by Graham Masterson. Scary ass shit.

Oh, and I know it's stupid, but Blair Witch scared the hell outta me. Still does. I hike in the woods a lot, often solo. I've I'm not absorbed in my hiking or birdwatching, I'll get the shivers if I think of Blair Witch.

And The Ring scared the hell out of me too.

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Yep, the birth scene was really gross. I actually thought that movie was more disgusting than scary.

The movie "The Ring" got me. I could not bring myself to watch the sequel. The book "Carrie" not so much...but the movie's ending with the hand coming out of the grave? I've seen it numerous times and am never ready for that part. "Another Stephen King movie that scared me to no end...Children of the Corn.

Back in the 70's, there was a B-movie (I saw it at the drive-in) called "The Children"...their school bus drove through some eerie green fog, and the children came out as killers. They would hug people and it was the equivalent of having acid dumped on you. They lived in their bus and it was just creepy stuff.

Movie: The Night of the Living Dead. Saw that as a child and ever since then, do not care for zombies. Haha

Book: The "Scary Stories" book series. I read those at night in the sixth grade and I'm still scared of them. But I do want to reread them so I'm not sure what that says about me...