Movies
What's the scariest film you've seen recently? The sort that makes you switch the bathroom light on when you go for a pee duting the night instead of wandering across the landing and going to toilet in the dark.
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 14:40, 50 replies, latest was 17 years ago)

Not a single one
I think that I have been desensitised from years of watching them.
(Herr Doktor Lemminge Is bored, so cheer me up!, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 14:41, Reply)

Footage...
...from the last Labour Party conference.

:-(
(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Tue 16 Jun 2009, 14:41, Reply)

None.
Recommendations for a non-formulaic one would be welcomed though.
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Tue 16 Jun 2009, 14:42, Reply)

Mr. Brooks.
I finished watching it last night, it sort of did my head in.
Had to go for a drive to calm myself.
The idea of people killing others solely for gratification freaks me out, I suppose because it's more realistic than vampire lurking in shadows.
( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 14:44, Reply)

I think I remember that one
rather disturbing.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 15:05, Reply)

the whole daughter killing her father bit is what got me, her watching him flail around her room
then leaning in to watch his expression while he died
*shudders*
real or not, that's some fucked up shit
( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 15:32, Reply)

The ending of [Rec] scared the shit out of me
I think I've mentioned this film too much on /offtopic though.

Generally horror films aren't that scary. Especially films out these days. The stuff with the shit special effects of the 70's, 80's and early 90's were much better for some reason.
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 14:45, Reply)

I agree, or
is that just because you were younger?
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 14:46, Reply)

Haha my thoughts exactly
In the 80's I was but a bairn, so even prosethetic fake monsters that were clearly just actors in suits seemed far scarier than the 3d gimmickery you get today.

And the fact that Werewolves, Aliens and general freaks were actually plausible to an 8 year old.
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 14:48, Reply)

the changing sequence from
American werewolf in London.

Or the bit where he has that dream in the hospital.
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 14:51, Reply)

For some reason
The lead characters mate who returned as a ghost (or zombie??) freaked me out, what with his entirely missing NECK!

Can't remember the plot too well, only the scaries
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 14:59, Reply)

My fav
Rawhead Rex
(oneinthepink is at your cervix m'lady, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 15:01, Reply)

Haha - YES
It's the kind of thing to destroy your mind as a child.

But looking at now is laughable!
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 15:03, Reply)

Exactly
I reckon it's worthy of a remake though.
(oneinthepink is at your cervix m'lady, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 15:06, Reply)

All of [REC] actually.
First time I've properly screamed like a girl at a film in a long time.


I thought My Bloody Valentine was pretty scary, but that's probably because I'm shit scared of gas masks.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 15:16, Reply)

"shit scared of gas masks"
?why?
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 15:58, Reply)

Beause they're scary?

(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 16:01, Reply)

Pah!
Ever put one on? They're not remotely scary, in fact, you can get a bit of a high from them as they restrict breathing to 30% of normal - you end up running up and down with your brain screaming at you "what the fuck are you doing, mate? Where's that oxygen?"

:D
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 16:03, Reply)

*whimpers in a corner*
*rocks*
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 16:10, Reply)

ssshhhhh, it's fine
don't worry, little nerdy, geeky one ... it's fine.

:)
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 16:16, Reply)

The Exorsism of Emily Rose really freeked me out.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 14:50, Reply)

Ooooh
I heard that was really good, worth a watch in your opinion?

I can't wait for The Last House on The Left remake, I hope its as freaky as the original!! *crosses fingers*
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Tue 16 Jun 2009, 14:52, Reply)

Yep, definatly worth a watch.
What I liked about it, (or, more like, what freaked me out about it), was the whole "Is she mental and is it all in her head" vs "Is it daemonds" thing.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 14:58, Reply)

"daemonds"?
Is that like particularly nasty form of piles?
( Cawl, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 15:00, Reply)

I'm going to be 100% honest with you here..
I'm not the best person to do word-jokes on.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 15:04, Reply)

Not medical.
Infernal gemstones you fool. Tch.
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Tue 16 Jun 2009, 15:30, Reply)

Ah I see,
cool stuff, I'll give it a whirl.

I like films like that, they’re spooky. I like Identity because its it has quite a clever concept – multiple personalities being brought together in a serial killers mind and then one by one bumped off, it was different.
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Tue 16 Jun 2009, 15:03, Reply)

Nothing recently, but here are some of my faves
The Ring
The Grudge
Event Horizon
The Thing
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 15:03, Reply)

The Thing
John Carpenter's The Thing? If so, I agree, I saw it as a kid and it took me 20 years before I could watch it again.

Also Hallowe'en. If it was on TV, as soon as I heard the opening bars of the tune, I changed channel.
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 15:10, Reply)

Yup, John Carpenters version
My mate bought it on Blu-Ray, it looks stunning. It shit me right up (again)...in HD!
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 15:15, Reply)

For me
it was Ju-On, the Japanese version of The Grudge.

Incidentally, is Ju-On is like a hard-on for circumcised men?
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 15:08, Reply)

Ju-On
Is a great film, soooo much better than the re-make, the kid in it is far more freaky!!
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Tue 16 Jun 2009, 15:11, Reply)

My teenage son
can do that croaky grating noise from the film. It's quite impressive, I just wish he wouldn't.

You know the bit where they're looking at that CCTV footage, and the black mist stuff comes up to the camera and becomes that scary kid looking into the camera? That made my hair stand on end twice. Once during the film, and then later when I went for a pee.

There's a lat missing from the blind at the toilet window, and while I was in there, Mrs SLVA though it'd be funny to sneak outside and peep in at me. I looked up and saw here eyes at the window and screamed like a little girl.
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 15:18, Reply)

Hehe apparently I made 'the noise' in my sleep once
when I was staying in a room with my sister - I scared the crap out of her!

Hehe evil tricks are funny. Me and my friend were coming home from a pub and staggered up to the window of her flat to see her hubby and about 6 of his mates watching The Ring. We snuck to the side of the window and waited until a bit in the film when the phone rang and then we called her hubby. When he answered I whispered ‘You’re gonna die’ and then we threw ourselves at the window. I have never heard a group of men sound less masculine before in my life – it sounded like 1,000 mice being trampled ‘Squeak-Squeal-Squeak’
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Tue 16 Jun 2009, 15:24, Reply)

Hahaha!
This is most excellent!
( Cawl, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 15:26, Reply)

Hehe
Why thank you. I can be quite evil, given the opportunity! Muuuuwwwwah hahhaaaa
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Tue 16 Jun 2009, 15:32, Reply)

When my boyfriend is in the shower
washing his hair, I wait until he's got his eyes shut to rinse the shampoo out and put my hair over my eyes like the girl from the ring. He screams like a woman. Every time. Although he did nearly punch me in the face last time, he claims "from the shock", so I may not do that again...
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 16:55, Reply)

Ha ha
I remember that my brother was too scared to go to the toilet after watching Alligator.
In case it came back out of the toilet.
(oneinthepink is at your cervix m'lady, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 15:26, Reply)

Anyone ever seen this?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crawlspace_(film)
( Cawl, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 15:30, Reply)

Hmmm...
Sounds interesting. Never seen it before but it sounds like something I would watch!
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Tue 16 Jun 2009, 15:39, Reply)

I love the fact that they shoe-horned
Nazis into it.
Nice touch!
( Cawl, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 15:44, Reply)

Maybe they
had a brain-storming session after the film was finished and discussed it...

Man 1: Well it was a decent film, I'll give you that, but I feel like it was missing something

Man 2: Yes, yes I know what you mean, it needed a little more... BA-ZING!

Man 1: I've got it... NAZIS!

Man 2: By jove, that's it!
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Tue 16 Jun 2009, 16:01, Reply)

Been tempted to watch [Rec] for a while now,
Not usually too bothered about scary films, except weird stuff like that bloke with the eyes off Pan's Labyrinth.

Is it so scary I'll do a poo in my undies?
(TheColonel, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 15:35, Reply)

Depends on how you cope
The most part of the film I would compare to something like 28 days later.

There are some truely freaky bits though - I wouldn't recommend watching it in the dark, alone, at 2am, while hungover - like I did. Almost ate my own face in fear.
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 15:46, Reply)

Not watching it in the dark, alone
Is a very good idea.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 16:09, Reply)

Battle Royale II
/IGMC
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 15:58, Reply)

The Orphanage
IT HAS CHILDREN IN IT. DEAD ONES. IN MASKS.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 16:29, Reply)

Sounds
like my basement.
(Ethelred is watching cheese grow, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 16:43, Reply)

sounds hot,
let's party
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 17:00, Reply)

I've been too terrified to venture all the way to the bathroom
ever since I watched The Land Before Time.

But I can't bear to turn on that horribly bright light after my eyes have adjusted to the darkness.

So I learnt to feel my way to the fridge. The light is much gentler on the eyes and the cold air suppresses the smell slightly.
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 18:32, Reply)