Scary Movies

I just want to watch a truly scary/horrific film so that my guts get ripped wide open and my eyes and ears bleeding blood, and puking too a little over my couch, from my mouth and brain.
Do you know any like that?

Perhaps 'A Serbian Movie' might do that for you.
 
Once you've seen 'The Exorcist', I don't think any film is like that anymore.

Maybe try the new 'Maniac'.

'The Exorcist' is a cool flick, but it ain't scary...not to me...anyway.

Perhaps 'A Serbian Movie' might do that for you.

You have one or two good examples?

* By the way, nice to see another fellow Canadian here @ WBF. :cool:
 
'A Serbian Movie'

Have to correct this so as not to confuse you further:

'A Serbian Film' appears to be the correct title.

'Martyrs' was quite a disturbing one as well.

[Damn, I think I edited one of my former posts instead of quoting while making a new one - this won't help the confusion at all - LOL]
 
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Already gave you two: 'Maniac' (remake) and 'A Serbian Movie' (that's a TITLE).

We just finished 'Creep' and that was a very good one as well.

Oh, I did not know that 'Maniac', the remake, was a Serbian flick. ...And less so that 'A Serbian Movie' was a film's title. ...My apologies.
...And will look into 'Creep'. ...Never heard of it, till now.

Earlier you mentioned 'It Follows'; I have read a little about that one...and was slightly intrigued.
 
Oh, I did not know that 'Maniac', the remake, was a Serbian flick.

You're thoroughly confused, NorthStar, there's nothing Serbian about the remake of 'Maniac' (well, at least, not that I know of).
 
Lol, gotcha now. :D

Cool, and just in case you missed it, I corrected the title to 'A Serbian Film' and suggested 'Martyrs' as well.
 
I was already searching, and before I have read your above post I did discover the right movie's title; A Serbian Film


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And, Maniac


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As for Creep, I also watched the trailer...but I don't think I would be scared. :b

Now I'll have to look @ Martyrs
 
I am going to be very honest with you YashN; I don't get scared that easily. When I was much younger the best films that had some kind of horror impact on me were the atmospheric ones...with the very best "Musical" scores. That for me was the most impacting aspect of a scary movie...the atmospheric and uncomfortable mood.
I mentioned few of those some years ago in this thread right here; it's very easy to do a quick search; go to the "General Cinema Discussion" from the Movies And Television Forum", look for this thread, "Scary Movies" and click on the number of posts posted in it (109)...you will see all the member's posts...simply click on their post's number...you'll have all their posts. I think I have 28 in here, with this one included.

Moving pictures alone don't scare me; some real life people I met in the past were, scary, very. ...The type better not to encounter, ever. ...No human value.
 
Not terribly scary, but suspenseful, I really enjoyed "The Others" starring Nicole Kidman.

What I really liked about it was in the end, EVIL WINS!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22JrlGltK6M

The end was the "magic" revelation...totally agree Gary. ...That's a very good flick in that sense...till that final incredible revelation. ...Then the film gained much more power, in whatever people's own level of emotional chords.
 
I was already searching, and before I have read your above post I did discover the right movie's title; A Serbian Film


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And, Maniac


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As for Creep, I also watched the trailer...but I don't think I would be scared. :b

Now I'll have to look @ Martyrs

Since you weren't scared by 'The Exorcist', maybe you're too blasé to be scared by anything, or maybe it was not too realistic for you, but I can assure you that 'Creep' is going to be very different.
 
I am going to be very honest with you YashN; I don't get scared that easily.

Kind of got that from your post about 'The Exorcist' not being scary.

When I was much younger the best films that had some kind of horror impact on me were the atmospheric ones...with the very best "Musical" scores. That for me was the most impacting aspect of a scary movie...the atmospheric and uncomfortable mood.

Both 'It Follows' and 'Creep' worked well in these areas respectively, the first one with music and tension, the second one is out of the ordinary (quite tense and meandering).

Moving pictures alone don't scare me; some real life people I met in the past were, scary, very. ...The type better not to encounter, ever. ...No human value.

Watch 'Creep'.
 
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I mentioned few of those some years ago in this thread right here; it's very easy to do a quick search; go to the "General Cinema Discussion" from the Movies And Television Forum", look for this thread, I think I have 28 in here, with this one included.

I've seen the posts: I do like Carpenter's 'The Thing' - the atmosphere is incredible, and just that opening shot with the gunshots from the helicopter chasing the german shepherd is an anthology scene.

'Prince of Darkness' : 'Hello? Hello? Pray for death' is another one.

The soundtrack from 'It Follows' reminded me of Carpenter's scores a lot.

I found 'The Conjuring' to be quite scary (all relative as nothing really scares me these days), but my girlfriend didn't, but then she was visibly shaken by 'Creep' yesterday.

Different strokes for different folks.

I see you mention 'Evil Dead 3' in this thread. For me, that movie was an anomaly, a total joke and a comedy compared to the first two.

Big fan of Barker's work, but especially the actual written 'Books of Blood' that I have in a two big volume Omnibus edition. 'Nightbreed' isn't scary at all, but I liked HellRaiser 1. Barker writes brilliantly, and this you can only get from the books themselves. 'BoB' is a masterpiece.

So far, unexpectedly, I found 'It Follows' and 'Creep' to be very good. During its time, 'Martyrs' and 'Maniac (remake)' were very good too and I'm fairly certain they still hold well today.

You sound blasé, although I agree, there are far scarier things in real life than in movies, but don't blame me if 'A Serbian Film' messes you up.

Some other movies we found interesting were: 'Coherence' and 'The Purge' (same producer I think for 'The Purge' and 'Creep').

Gaspard Noé's 'Irréversible' is gripping, bleak, moody and original as well.

I think 'The Babadook' is going to be great too.
 
Since you weren't scared by 'The Exorcist', maybe you're too blasé to be scared by anything, or maybe it was not too realistic for you, but I can assure you that 'Creep' is going to be very different.

Not @ all, pas blasé du tout; it's just the way I was made (by Dad & Mom) biologically and emotionally, voilà.
But I really like the music in 'The Exorcist' by Mike Oldfield - 'Tubular Bells'. I love the flick overall, it's just that it never scared me, that's all.
It did attract my attention, put me on guard, fixated my inner self, transpired new surprises the very first time that I saw it, ...but I wasn't scared per se.
It is still one of the top scariest flicks ever, for the majority of people, just not scary enough for me...but I still love it because I must have four or five versions of it (DVD & Blu).

* You just convinced me; I'll see if I can find 'Creep' somewhere around near.

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Kind of got that from your post about 'The Exorcist' not being scary.
Both 'It Follows' and 'Creep' worked well in these areas respectively, the first one with music and tension, the second one is out of the ordinary (quite tense and meandering).

Watch 'Creep'.

I will now, even if the trailer doesn't work for me...have to watch it in its entirety to have an objective judgement...agreed.
And I want to see 'It Follows' as well, even more so...I need to know what follows.

I've seen the posts: I do like Carpenter's 'The Thing' - the atmosphere is incredible, and just that opening shot with the gunshots from the helicopter chasing the german shepherd is an anthology scene.

'Prince of Darkness' : 'Hello? Hello? Pray for death' is another one.

The soundtrack from 'It Follows' reminded me of Carpenter's scores a lot.

I found 'The Conjuring' to be quite scary (all relative as nothing really scares me these days), but my girlfriend didn't, but then she was visibly shaken by 'Creep' yesterday.

Different strokes for different folks.

I see you mention 'Evil Dead 3' in this thread. For me, that movie was an anomaly, a total joke and a comedy compared to the first two.

Big fan of Barker's work, but especially the actual written 'Books of Blood' that I have in a two big volume Omnibus edition. 'Nightbreed' isn't scary at all, but I liked HellRaiser 1. Barker writes brilliantly, and this you can only get from the books themselves. 'BoB' is a masterpiece.

So far, unexpectedly, I found 'It Follows' and 'Creep' to be very good. During its time, 'Martyrs' and 'Maniac (remake)' were very good too and I'm fairly certain they still hold well today.

You sound blasé, although I agree, there are far scarier things in real life than in movies, but don't blame me if 'A Serbian Film' messes you up.

Some other movies we found interesting were: 'Coherence' and 'The Purge' (same producer I think for 'The Purge' and 'Creep').

Gaspard Noé's 'Irréversible' is gripping, bleak, moody and original as well.

I think 'The Babadook' is going to be great too.

John Carpenter, Clive Barker, Sam Raimi, ...I like what these guys do. It's fun, there is some good atmospheric music here and there (in particular with Carpenter), some bloody/gory scenes, and just simply out-of-this-world concepts from the darkest of all darkness. ...I also like red and black color compositions.

Sam Raimi of course is more humorous in his horror flicks...I like, very much. :b

There are others, just to name two:
- Eli Roth - Hostel
- Neil Marshall - The Descent

<<>> In general, I found that in recent years the Horror/Scary genre flicks lack scariness and horror.
Perhaps it has some to do with all the Marvel super heroes from the comic books and heavily pushed by the Hollywood studios? ...Brief, that's where the money is, mostly.
Comedies too are lacking, Romances, in favor of Action flicks (Mad Max, Mission: Impossible). ...Generally, again, it follows the money...the masses.

You make me discovering new film's titles that I'm not familiar with...I don't feel blasé @ all, to the contrary, I am delighted. :b
What do you think of 'American Psycho' with Batman (Christian Bale)? ...Were you scared, for his friends? ;-)

Last, not a scary movie, and not horrific either, but nonetheless the main winner @ the last Oscars: 'Birdman' ...did you like?
...Because me I loved it.

Yes, movies and music I enjoy talking about, very. ...The gear, the science, toilet seats, ...all secondary in my book of life. :b
But I love talking about everything, anything, all the things. I enjoy reading you and chatting with you...and Jack loved this thread too...when he was still around.
It's important, very important to feel free when talking about the things we love to do...and be ourselves...among all of us. What we all say is more important than all the gold contained @ Fort Knox.
 
* You just convinced me; I'll see if I can find 'Creep' somewhere around near.


Yep, that's the one and not the 2005 'Creep'.

I will now, even if the trailer doesn't work for me...have to watch it in its entirety to have an objective judgement...agreed.

Yes, it really needs to be watched till the very end.

In general, I found that in recent years the Horror/Scary genre flicks lack scariness and horror.

I think it's because it's hard to beat the classics, there's not much new you can do. This is why 'It Follows' and 'Creep' ('Martyrs' as well) were good - recent but good treatment.

What do you think of 'American Psycho' with Batman (Christian Bale)? ...Were you scared, for his friends? ;-)

Bale did very, very well as Bateman (as Batman too), but the book is so much better. One of my favourite books with a masterful cover in the Picador Edition. The film cannot really do that book justice. Read it twice.

Last, not a scary movie, and not horrific either, but nonetheless the main winner @ the last Oscars: 'Birdman' ...did you like?

Not yet, but Keaton also did a good 'Batman'.

Here's a watch-list for you (in order to watch, not 'good to worse'):

1. Coherence
2. You're Next
3. The Purge
4. It Follows
5. Irréversible
6. Inside
7. Creep (2014-2015)
8. Martyrs
9. A Serbian Film
 
Cool list. I wish they were all available on Blu ray. Ordered the ones that are, thanks.
 
One that we have always enjoyed for its creep, eerie factor

Stir of Echoes

More of a murder, mystery but it has paranormal overtones that are well done, especially with surround. The acting, writing makes the storyline very believable. Much better IMHO than one would expect.
 
One that we have always enjoyed for its creep, eerie factor

Stir of Echoes

More of a murder, mystery but it has paranormal overtones that are well done, especially with surround. The acting, writing makes the storyline very believable. Much better IMHO than one would expect.

If that's the Kevin Bacon movie (prison?), I remember it being very good.
 

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