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What are the scariest horror movies? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by Suck_on_my_Presence@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I love horror but apparently I don't vibe with a lot of recommendations I find online.

I'd seen so much hype about Event Horizon and I absolutely hated it and didn't find it scary. I just watched Late Night With the Devil and whole it was definitely enjoyable, it wasn't the least but frightening. I also just watched Let the Right One In and really didn't like it. It also was not a horror movie in my opinion.

I will say one of my favorites is Sinister or the first Conjuring. Sinister for the stomach twisting dread and suspence throughout and Conjuring for the same.

So, what movies do you find to be the scariest?

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[–] verdigris@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Can I ask what scared you about The Exorcist? Assuming you watched it as an adult and are not highly religious; otherwise I get it. I watched it for the first time a few years ago after seeing it regularly called one of the scariest movies of all time -- maybe my expectations were too high but I found it almost comical.

[–] EvilBit@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I saw it when I was in my early twenties and I’d never seen it before. But tons of pop culture had made jokes of everything in the movie and I expected it to just be a laugh.

The film did such a good job developing dread and helplessness that I forgot all about the jokes.

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Plus the spider walk scene hits you in the face like a hatchet.