Horror Movies that give you chills

[mieral]

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/08/04/health/exorcism-doctor/index.html

For scientists who believe the universe is just nuts and bolts and humans just flesh and blood and nothing more. What horror movies have truly scared you? For us where gross materialism is our friend. What horror movies scared us? When I read the above article it still gives me the chills..

Any movies as scary as it where you are a feel a bit chilled although as scientists and science lovers it shouldn't affect us because we are nearing the final theory and it shows our universe is nothing but nuts and bolts and flesh and blood?

 

[BillTre]

A realistic horror film I like is "The People Under The Stairs."
An entirely possible story in the physical sense.

"Misery" would be another realistic horror film.

The horrors in these films come from the humans involved, not from twisting some science thing.

 

[rootone]

Teenage high school flag waving halloween monster soft porn scares me the most

 

[Vanadium 50]

There is a difference between being creepy and being scary. One of the creepiest TV series (never made into a movie) ever was Sapphire and Steel, staring a young David McCallum and an even younger Joanna Lumley.

 

[DS2C]

Signs was one that wasnt exactly "scary" but had me jump a few times and had hairs stand up on the back of my neck.

 

[mieral]

Are there any movies where they explored the theme that a part of the dark matter sector has consciousness that evolves in it and these entities are what possessed people and made up all the creepy creatures down the centuries visiting us... this would be a cool movie...

 

[DennisN]

What horror movies have truly scared you?

Nowadays it takes a lot for a movie to scare me. I am more scared by bad scripts and bad acting .
But when I was younger:

• Alien (SF/horror) - still a bit nerve-racking, I'd say
• The Shining - still very good, I think
• The Dead Zone

EDIT: Down the memory lane with some classic clips :

Alien - Acid Blood Scene


The Shining - All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy


The Dead Zone - First Premonition

 

[DennisN]

Oh, I forgot one of my absolute favorite movies, Angel Heart...
Very good story, and very nice filming.
Egg scene:

 

[infinitebubble]

I just watched 'The Grudge' for the first time and it had me terrified, the second 'Gudge II' movie came afterwards and I can tell you I was creep'd out on that one too. There are others that had me scared... 'Jeepers Creepers', and one I can't recall that involved demons with gargoyles sometime back.

 

[Noisy Rhysling]

I just watched 'The Grudge' for the first time and it had me terrified, the second 'Gudge II' movie came afterwards and I can tell you I was creep'd out on that one too. There are others that had me scared... 'Jeepers Creepers', and one I can't recall that involved demons with gargoyles sometime back.

But can it beat "The Attack of the Lederhosen Zombies"?

 

[infinitebubble]

But can it beat "The Attack of the Lederhosen Zombies"?

Seen that sometime back... more comedic than full fled horror... Found the movie with gargoyles 'Gargoyles; Wings Of Darkness - 2004'. Pretty scary movie better than the 1972 version.

 

[infinitebubble]

Oh, I forgot one of my absolute favorite movies, Angel Heart...
Very good story, and very nice filming.
Egg scene:

Actually looking at Peter De Niro's fingernails he's got better fingernails than I for a guitarist! LOL

 

[jim hardy]

I guess I'm perhaps more suggestible than average folk.

Night after seeing first "Alien" i didn't sleep a wink..

"Jurassic Park" - to this day , when outdoors at night i see a velociraptor behind every bush .

 

[Noisy Rhysling]

"The Last Man on Earth", (1964) with Vincent Price. He falls asleep at his wife's grave and wakes after dark, when THEY are out and about. Bit of a challenge getting home.

So I watched that in the theater, then I had to walk home. Through a grave yard. At night.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Event Horizon, The Conjuring, The Descent, IT, Poltergeist

 

[Heisenburgundy Gold]

When I was a kid a lot of movies scared me, not so much now as an adult. Mainly because I figured out the formula for horror films so it's hard to be surprised when you can predict what's going to happen and who's going to die before they actually get whacked.

Some recent flicks have managed to get under my skin though: It Follows, The Babadook, Annabelle 2 (which is a vast improvement over its predecessor), Hazmat, and Lights Out. These movies worked because they relied more on suspense, atmosphere, and mystery to draw their audiences in.

 

[Evo]

Insidious 1 & 2, were good, 3 wasn't that good.

My all time favorite is the 1963 classic "The Haunting" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057129/ it is a psychological horror movie. It's what they DON'T show that scares you. I think it's the best made horror film EVER. The remake was pure junk and unrecognizable from the original movie.

User Reviews - The Haunting

Scariest movie ever
25 September 2005 | by grrshimaD (United States) – See all my reviews
There is no blood, there is no slashing, today this would be rated "G." But, this is the scariest movie, ever. Every time I watch this masterpiece (and I have watched it over 50 times), I see or hear something new.

The density of the black and white is incredible. The camera angles and reflection shots are unsettling. The score is appropriately terrifying, from the ringing of tiny bells to the cannon ball rocking down the hall.

The cast is excellent. The direction superb. This is horror at the peak of perfection--it is in your mind. The only thing better is to read the book by Ms. Jackson on a dark night when you are all alone, and "far from town." As Stephen King said about Shirley Jackson, "She never had to shout." Mr. Wise is to be credited with bringing her whispers to the screen.

Rent this for Halloween. Or, own it forever. I still have trouble getting to sleep after I watch this.

 

[BillTre]

Not exactly the scariest movie, but one of the most unusual horror movies I have seen is:
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale

Its an interesting and very different twist on the Santa Claus and his elves.
Nicely shot and pretty fun.
Made in Finland.

 

[Noisy Rhysling]

Insidious 1 & 2, were good, 3 wasn't that good.

My all time favorite is the 1963 classic "The Haunting" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057129/ it is a psychological horror movie. It's what they DON'T show that scares you. I think it's the best made horror film EVER. The remake was pure junk and unrecognizable from the original movie.

The special thing about "The Haunting" was the FX, very subtly done until the walls go crazy.

The remake with Liam Neeson was just as good IMHO.

 

[UsableThought]

My all time favorite is the 1963 classic "The Haunting"

Yes, that was good.

And I found the book to be even scarier: The Haunting of Hill House, by Shirley Jackson. Unlike a movie, a novel or short story doesn't immediately frighten you in a "jump-out-of-your seat" kind of way; the scary part happens later, when you are about to fall asleep, or are alone in a house, and remember that particular scene where . . .

As the writer states in the review you quoted: "The only thing better is to read the book by Ms. Jackson on a dark night when you are all alone, and 'far from town.' "

 

[UsableThought]

For scientists who believe the universe is just nuts and bolts and humans just flesh and blood and nothing more. What horror movies have truly scared you?

No one has yet mentioned the film version (with Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland) of the Daphne du Maurier short story, "Don't Look Now."

The reason I mention it is that the OP asks for movies that disturb our sense of reality - that suggest that our rational view of the universe and our place in it, our confidence that there is no such thing as the supernatural, is mistaken. And further, that if we are unlucky enough, there will come a time when we suddenly realize this . . . but too late!

A good way for a movie to do this is not with a story made up entirely of gross-out horror, but rather, with a subtle approach where everything seems perfectly ordinary and explainable . . . until that moment when it isn't.

Anyway Don't Look Now (the movie version) begins with a moody atmosphere . . . and then certain things happen which don't quite make sense . . . and some more things which make even less sense . . . and finally it all comes together and everything makes perfect sense, but too late to do anything about it. The climactic scene is a twist you never would expect (I sure didn't) unless you had read the story.

 

[DennisN]

My all time favorite is the 1963 classic "The Haunting"

The special thing about "The Haunting" was the FX, very subtly done until the walls go crazy.

Yes, that was good.

I haven't seen it, but now I am going to, thanks! And after that I may have to round it off with the classic Ghostbusters.

 

[DennisN]

No one has yet mentioned the film version (with Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland) of the Daphne du Maurier short story, "Don't Look Now."

I have heard that it is good, but I haven't seen it yet.

 

[Spinnor]

The Ring, 2002,



The Grudge, 2004

 

[ISamson]

Annabelle Creations:



Annabelle:

 

[Christopheles]

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
The Thing (1982)
Jacob's Ladder (1990)
Requiem For A Dream (2000 - totally a horror movie imo)
Green Room (2015)

 

[MartTin]

I like the horrors associated with mysticism. Especially with dolls

 

[ISamson]

I like the horrors associated with mysticism. Especially with dolls

Then Annabelle is the best movie for you. See my eralier post.

 

[MartTin]

Then Annabelle is the best movie for you. See my eralier post.

Yes, I see. I plan to watch this movie. Thank you

 

[Noisy Rhysling]

I like the horrors associated with mysticism. Especially with dolls

Have you seen "Trilogy of Terror"? One lady has a life-or-death with a demon doll.

 

[DennisN]

I saw a drama/horror/mystery movie a couple of days ago that was good, and quite disturbing and unnerving (not suitable for children), and I remembered this thread... And here is the movie:

Hereditary (2018), trailer:


Hereditary on IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt7784604/

Edit: I could also add that it has got quite good reviews in general.

 

[ChemAir]

The Thing (1982)
Jacob's Ladder (1990)

These were two I was going to suggest.

 

[DennisN]

These were two I was going to suggest.

I like those two movies too.

And I remembered two more movies I enjoyed:

Stir of Echoes (1999)
I remember this movie as relatively low-key horror, more psychological, and that Kevin Bacon was very good in it, and that there were some great scenes in it.
Trailer (very poor quality, sorry):


The Ninth Gate (1999)
This is not quite a horror movie, it is more a supernatural mystery thriller in which a book dealer (Johnny Depp) is hired to find a book that is said to have been written by the Devil.
Trailer:

 

[Lord Crc]

Once I see a monster it's a total turn-off. Good use of lighting, camera, sound and of course acting is all you need.

The Thing (Carpenter version) is a super example. Buckets of suspense, until that monster shows up and it all goes meh.

Session 9 is one of the few modern films that really got me scared. My gf whispered "do _not_ move" once the credits rolled. Took her several minutes to calm down, the only time she's ever done that.

 

[Rubidium_71]

The Mist (2007)
Excellent film, the scene in the pharmacy is particularly creepy.

 

[pinball1970]

I like those two movies too.

And I remembered two more movies I enjoyed:

Stir of Echoes (1999)
I remember this movie as relatively low-key horror, more psychological, and that Kevin Bacon was very good in it, and that there were some great scenes in it.
Trailer (very poor quality, sorry):


The Ninth Gate (1999)
This is not quite a horror movie, it is more a supernatural mystery thriller in which a book dealer (Johnny Depp) is hired to find a book that is said to have been written by the Devil.
Trailer:

I love that film, Ninth gate

 

[pinball1970]

I like those two movies too.

And I remembered two more movies I enjoyed:

Stir of Echoes (1999)
I remember this movie as relatively low-key horror, more psychological, and that Kevin Bacon was very good in it, and that there were some great scenes in it.
Trailer (very poor quality, sorry):


The Ninth Gate (1999)
This is not quite a horror movie, it is more a supernatural mystery thriller in which a book dealer (Johnny Depp) is hired to find a book that is said to have been written by the Devil.
Trailer:

I don't mind admitting I had a bit of a thing for the demon either.

 

[DennisN]

I saw Rosemary's Baby when I was younger, and I did not enjoy it very much then, but I actually saw it again some time ago and liked it much more. Trailer:


And...

Nowadays it takes a lot for a movie to scare me. I am more scared by bad scripts and bad acting .
But when I was younger:

• The Shining - still very good, I think

Amazingly enough there will soon come a sequel to the classic The Shining, which is called "Doctor Sleep", in which Ewan McGregor plays one of the children who now is adult.
Trailer:

 

[pinball1970]

I saw Rosemary's Baby when I was younger, and I did not enjoy it very much then, but I actually saw it again some time ago and liked it much more. Trailer:


And...Amazingly enough there will soon come a sequel to the classic The Shining, which is called "Doctor Sleep", in which Ewan McGregor plays one of the children who now is adult.
Trailer:

Once I see a monster it's a total turn-off. Good use of lighting, camera, sound and of course acting is all you need.

The Thing (Carpenter version) is a super example. Buckets of suspense, until that monster shows up and it all goes meh.

Session 9 is one of the few modern films that really got me scared. My gf whispered "do _not_ move" once the credits rolled. Took her several minutes to calm down, the only time she's ever done that.

"Rosemary's baby," scared the hell out of me as a kid. Thinking the devil was a real thing helped that along. Also "The Omen," for similar reasons. "When the jews return to Zion and the comet fills the sky and the holy Roman empire rises, then you and I must die..."

Also, "Dont look now," 1973

 

[pinball1970]

Once I see a monster it's a total turn-off. Good use of lighting, camera, sound and of course acting is all you need.

The Thing (Carpenter version) is a super example. Buckets of suspense, until that monster shows up and it all goes meh.

Session 9 is one of the few modern films that really got me scared. My gf whispered "do _not_ move" once the credits rolled. Took her several minutes to calm down, the only time she's ever done that.

The ring got under my skin too

 

[jim hardy]

"Sixth Sense"

Chills come not from the ghosts
but the horrid toxic "Munchausen syndrome by Proxy" mother who poisons her child to get sympathy for herself.

 

[pinball1970]

"Sixth Sense"

Chills come not from the ghosts
but the horrid toxic "Munchausen syndrome by Proxy" mother who poisons her child to get sympathy for herself.

Fantastic film and one of the few that managed to scare the living daylights out of me at some parts and yet brought me to tears at the end.
Regarding the mother who killed the child, I thought that was just an evil step mother wanting the child out of the way?
I watched the narrated version a few years ago and there is theme I completely missed regarding red. It cropped up a few times and the mum wore red at the wake.
Anyway I digress, brilliant film and up there with Alien and the Omen

 

[DennisN]

"Sixth Sense"

Chills come not from the ghosts
but the horrid toxic "Munchausen syndrome by Proxy" mother who poisons her child to get sympathy for herself.

A great movie. Regarding "Munchausen syndrome by Proxy" I just remembered there was a very intense scene with a detective (Matthew McConaughey) and and a perpetrator in the excellent first season of True Detective:

 

[DennisN]

Anyway I digress, brilliant film and up there with Alien and the Omen

Two classics. I haven't seen Omen in a long time.

 

[pinball1970]

Two classics. I haven't seen Omen in a long time.

I watched the 76 version this week and it is aging very well in my opinion. The remake (which I am not keen on generally for classic films) is actually very good

 

[jim hardy]

Regarding the mother who killed the child, I thought that was just an evil step mother wanting the child out of the way?

IIRC she is wallowing in the attention, playing up to others for their sympathy, Manipulation and self gratification of unthinkable degree .

that was my take. I'm no psychologist, though

old jim

 

[jlcd]

Then Annabelle is the best movie for you. See my eralier post.

Just finished watching the latest Horrors "Child's Play" and "Annabelle Comes Homes".

A few comments.

If you want to encounter ghosts like them. Ordinary ghosts don't have the ability to move objects. Ordinary people when they died, the emotional fragments were just shells and most faculties extinguished. It is only very advanced people who can function in other planes because their higher bodies are developed enough to exhibit fuller consciousness outside of the brain.

You need to summon powerful entities (nonhuman entities that evolved in the ether) to experience the full Annabelle phenomenon. But many who did die. So never do it unless you are suicidal.

Our qualia is not just in the brain but has extension. And it is this emotional nonphysical qualia extension that I was talking about above. This will be part of science maybe 50 years from now.

 

[profbuxton]

Don't know about movies, but the scariest experience I had was many years ago as a teen I was reading J Campbells "The Thing" late into the night.
Mother comes into room, says its time for lights out. So I put down book, close eyes and try to sleep. Suddenly wake up to find three red eyes(as per the thing) hovering above the bed. Scared the bjs out of me. Jumped up, lights on and had to finish the story(monster killed) and slept peacefully. Did see the movie on tv a lot later, it was ok but nowhere as scary. Imagination is a wonderful thing.
Problem nowadays, I guess I'm jaded by all these socalled horror movies. I just find most of the scifi monsters too unbelievable and the plots too unreal. I only usually watch them just to see how they manage to overcome them in the end. I always find it amusing that these socalled monsters etc can't be killed by modern weapons and projectiles just bounce off yet they can penetrate better than 100mm of amour plate.

 

[profbuxton]

If you want to watch a really "good" "horror" movie, I recommend "Attack of the Killer Condoms".

 

[jlcd]

Just finished watching the latest Horrors "Child's Play" and "Annabelle Comes Homes".

A few comments.

If you want to encounter ghosts like them. Ordinary ghosts don't have the ability to move objects. Ordinary people when they died, the emotional fragments were just shells and most faculties extinguished. It is only very advanced people who can function in other planes because their higher bodies are developed enough to exhibit fuller consciousness outside of the brain.

You need to summon powerful entities (nonhuman entities that evolved in the ether) to experience the full Annabelle phenomenon. But many who did die. So never do it unless you are suicidal.

Our qualia is not just in the brain but has extension. And it is this emotional nonphysical qualia extension that I was talking about above. This will be part of science maybe 50 years from now.

If you guys want the ultimate in horrors that can send chill up your spine and give you goose bumps. Then visit good haunted houses.

To continue with above descriptions. Etheric shells were left over by ordinary folks who die. Sometimes strong emotions or feelings can be retained in the shells. This can cause apparitions or ghosts like this:

See 12 other ghosts photos here:

https://www.buzzfeed.com/katieheaney/13-incredibly-spooky-photographs-of-ghosts
Ghosts can affect humans via our qualia centres (called chakras by occultists) in our body. For drug addicts, etc. Sometimes they have holes in their chakras which enabled easy access to these ghost worlds. Ghosts with criminal tendencies can use the drug addicts to commit crimes.

Ghosts though were like schizophrenic, they don't think like us. Imagine being trapped in dream world, where only 5% of your faculties are working. Some ghosts don't even know they have died.
These are the ordinary ghosts which can only affect you via the qualia centres.

If you are bored with them. And want something more horrible that can give more chills up your spine. Then you must contact more powerful entities who can more physical manifestations. They can look like lights and orbs. Majority of genuine UFO phenonema is related to these spirits or macro poltergiests. If you live near West Virginia. Try to seek the Mothmen or other creatures related to poltergeists. Then you will experience more physical manifestations and terror that you can feel with your bones. But very often the victims die because these entities consume you in the very fabric of your being.

I don't want to seek ghosts or poltergeists. I leave this to the experts. Therefore can anyone recommend good movies like the above where you can see and feel the terror and horrors but nothing to do with them, and after finising the movies, you can take a good sleep? Some horror movies like Child's Play were boring. We need more realistic ones so it's better to have producers and script writers who have dealt with these things themselves.