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To ask your most scary horror film?

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ThingsthatgoBumpintheDay · 27/04/2023 20:15

Just as the subject says, I’ve watched nearly all of them on Netflix. Really could do with some more suggestions. Thank you 😊

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Whatsthisthing · 27/04/2023 20:21

The Strangers. Absolutely petrified me

Theyarecoming · 27/04/2023 20:24

Not at actual horror film but ypu might find these interesting...I found 'The fear of god-making of the exorsict' and 'The curse of the omen' terrifying!!!

NC17 · 27/04/2023 20:27

The Conjuring

slowsundays · 27/04/2023 20:28

Eden Lake. Especially if you're British.

FrownedUpon · 27/04/2023 20:28

Suspiria & Eden Lake

misskatamari · 27/04/2023 20:28

Eden Lake for sure. So horrible!

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ThingsthatgoBumpintheDay · 27/04/2023 20:46

Thanks all! I’ll have a look at these tonight.

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Errmmmmmmmmmmm · 27/04/2023 20:49

paranormal activity got me if you haven't seen it yet!

BloodBornPapyrus · 27/04/2023 20:49

Hereditary

Bapbap · 27/04/2023 20:51

Blair Witch Project

NadjaCravensworth1 · 27/04/2023 20:51

It Follows is my favourite. It's not necessarily conventionally scary but very freaky and a unique concept. Give it a go! I LOVE it

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ThingsthatgoBumpintheDay · 27/04/2023 20:53

NadjaCravensworth1 · 27/04/2023 20:51

It Follows is my favourite. It's not necessarily conventionally scary but very freaky and a unique concept. Give it a go! I LOVE it

I’ve seen that. I absolutely loved it that I’ve rewatched it about ten times haha

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scorpiogirly · 27/04/2023 20:56

The Devil All The Time I think it was called. Really good.

MrsBCooper · 27/04/2023 20:57

Agree with Hereditary and Eden lake! 😳
following for more suggestions. I love a good scary!!

HowDid · 27/04/2023 20:58

depends what you mean by scary. define your terms!

unsettling or disturbing? get in your head? jump scares? or just horrific?

Horrific:
Wolf Creek
Hostel

Unsettling/get in your head:
Rosemary's baby
Midsommar - I watched it & couldn't see what all the fuss was about, thought I'd wasted my time - but man you get it a few days later. Couldn't get it out of my head.

Jump Scares - not a film, a tv series but highly HIGHLY recommend
Haunting of Hill House & pretty much anything by Mike Flannagan, Midnight Club is also good and apparently holds the world record for the most jump scares in Episode 1.

I stopped watching Haunting of Hill House in the evening it got so bad! I needed daylight.

If you can be specific about what you are after, I may have better suggestions - I love a scary film.

SwankyPants · 27/04/2023 21:00

Grave Encounters scared me

SquashPenguin · 27/04/2023 21:00

The Descent scared the shit out of me, especially as I was spending so much time underground on my mining engineering degree 🤣😱

LittleLegsKeepGoing · 27/04/2023 21:01

Event Horizon

The Ring - Japanese version...in fact most of the Japanese Tartan horror films are worth watching (which is why Hollywood kept stealing them and doing lesser versions)

The only two horror films to get a reaction from me. My husband is massively into horror so I've seen most of them, even the super cheesy B movie ones.

Speaking of B movie horrors, Dog Soliders is one of my favourites. Absolutely brilliant! (Although I do laugh during the film so maybe I'm enjoying it for the wrong reasons)

LittleLegsKeepGoing · 27/04/2023 21:02

Also The Descent (6 women go caving).

mizu · 27/04/2023 21:03

Oh god Eden Lake Confused

Exaspa · 27/04/2023 21:06

Old black and white (not remakes) Haunting (sometimes called the Haunting of Hill House) and the Innocents with Deborah Kerr

God they're both creepy!

coeurnoir · 27/04/2023 21:08

Haunting of Hill House

This. It was terrifying and compulsive viewing at the same time. I actually watched the series twice and the car scene still made me jump. Loved it in that weird strange way we love things that s are the shit out of us.

The original IT still gets me. That bit with Pennywise in the drain....😳

Cherry321 · 27/04/2023 21:10

wolf creek - the only film I’ve ever switched off and have no desire to know what happened!!

AndIKnewYouMeantIt · 27/04/2023 21:10

.REC

I had to turn it off about 5 minutes from the end!

Jewelanemone · 27/04/2023 21:14

Following this avidly!

For me, Midsommar, Blair Witch, The Ring. Came across a nasty gory little Australian (I think) film once, called Piggy. Extremely unpleasant on many levels but bloody good with a totally unexpected twist.