Favorite Horror movie for Halloween?
 

Got any recommendations for a scary horror film?

I love Cannibal Holocaust!

Out of Africa

Halloween holds no significance for me, but Griff, please explain.

That was the most horrifying film I ever encountered. :)
Halloween is a non-event for me as well btw.

I haven't seen Out of Africa. Should I? I reckon Shallow Grave and Breaking the Waves (sssshhhhhh-don't let SN know that I mentioned this. It will upset him again) were in that category for me. The Kite Runner was also pretty yukky in terms of subject matter and if they make a movie of A Thousand Splendid Suns, I don't think I could bear to watch it.

If you want to see a creepy film, see 'Let the Right One In' or the remake,'Let Me In' released this October.

At this stage, I go for campy like The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, or Simpson's Treehouse of Horror. Another one on kids level would be Coraline. I'm a kid at heart these days.

I don't have any other ideas. Where's Elvira when you need her?

I'll put in a vote for Black Christmas (1974), The Last House on the Left (1972), The Hitcher (1986), and When a Stranger Calls (1979). Note that these have all been remade, but I would recommend the originals in every case.

Good choices hlj...nice and creepy.

My fave--and you're going to laugh--is the cheesy 80s "Nightbreed." But I also recommend the novella it's based on, "Cabal" by Clive Barker (who is fab)

Sky, Elvira is still active and in character. She released a movie last summer and still does personal appearances. Rumour has it that she's planning something big to enhance her career.

My favorite scary movie was always The Exorcist. I know I know. But it scared me back then and still gives me chills.

Speaking of Elvira, here's an excellent article about her history and plans for the future. She's a very smart lady.

http://www.laweekly.com/2010-09-23/a...lvira-s-world/

The Exorcist is a film that will never loose its freak factor, that's for sure.

I didn't know Elvira was still being broadcast and I liked the LA Weekly's layout Bruce.

It's amazing what make-up will do.

One more for a rainy weekend afternoon: The Other (1972)

I first saw "Night of the Living Dead" at a drive in with my wife and a couple of others. When it started in black and white, with unknown actors, we started laughing at it's low budget look. As we watched, I noticed no one was laughing anymore. That was the only movie that caught us off guard.

monster does not do horror movies. :headshake

Then you should stick to Elvira's movies, they're funny as hell. ;)

Or MST3k

Hahahahhaaaaa!

Halloween (only the first one) was really scary on first watching: not much gore but lots of suspense.


HLJ, I like The Other too. Creeeeepy!

I love scary movies.

I'm with Monster. I really don't like most horror. Sometimes I get tricked into seeing a film that is horror but isn't advertised as that (Cape Fear, Silence of the Lambs, Misery) and it pisses me off.

The only exception I can think of is Psycho.

My younger brother hates scary movies. He says they were eating dinner in the living room watching Scream (the first 15 minutes or so were suspenseful) and at the culmination of Drew Barrymore's part he got pissed off and sat his plate down on the coffee table and left the room.

I like the "OH CRAP" moments.

frankly, monster doesn't even do lame haunted houses, unless it's decorating her own for Halloween. Better to give than to receive.

There are to many to count, but "Nightmare before Christmas" by Tim Burton has to be at the top of the all time best.

This is the movie that scared me as a kid. I love it now.


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053719/

The Ring and The Grudge

Especially the original Japanese versions.

Depends whether you want spooky, scary, gory, funny ... classic, or modern...intimate or grand scale...

One of my all time favourites is The Changeling, from 1980. I saw it as a kid and it really stayed with me. Has several of the most chilling, spine tingling moments I've seen in any film.