Scariest movie you have ever seen

[fortunato]

David Lynch is the only filmmaker to ever truly frighten me as an adult.

The worst of which was my first viewing of Inland Empire. I watched it in a dark basement at about 2 in the morning on a big TV with surround sound. I remember several scenes during which I felt a real, tangible sort of repulsion; a sensory assault that made me feel as if I should turn away or leave the room. How the man so perfectly and efficiently translates that indescribable nightmare fear and logic is so amazing to me.

Another scene I can think of is in Mulholland Dr., where the guy is describing his nightmare to his friend in the diner; about the man behind the diner. Ugh.

[stenchofdeath]

Scariest movies,

The thing
Quarantine
Dawn of the dead-remake
Leviathan
The Ring

Just a few that come to mind

[alkytrio666]

Originally Posted by fortunato

David Lynch is the only filmmaker to ever truly frighten me as an adult.

The worst of which was my first viewing of Inland Empire. I watched it in a dark basement at about 2 in the morning on a big TV with surround sound. I remember several scenes during which I felt a real, tangible sort of repulsion; a sensory assault that made me feel as if I should turn away or leave the room. How the man so perfectly and efficiently translates that indescribable nightmare fear and logic is so amazing to me.

Another scene I can think of is in Mulholland Dr., where the guy is describing his nightmare to his friend in the diner; about the man behind the diner. Ugh.

Yep, that Mulholland Dr. scene is frightening, and there's a particular scene in Inland Empire- the one where that woman is just violently vomiting on the street- it made me feel sick. I saw it at the Music Box and just felt like I needed to get out. The scraping sounds of the retching, the claustrophobia of the streets- yech! It haunts me.

Though I did not care for the film, I must say, but that's beside the point.

[N2NOther]

I've been watching horror movies my entire life. I used to watch the Hammer films when they aired on channel 5, and when I was younger my favourites were The Wolfman and Abott & Costello meet Frankenstein. The first truly scary movie I ever attempted to watch was JAWS when it debuted on channel 4, when I was 7. I had no clue what a shark was because I didn't live by the ocean and back then you weren't really exposed to them unless you did. I thought it was a monster movie like Godzilla or something. Boy, was I fucking wrong. I got as far as the first victim's head disappearing below the surface and I ran out of the room. I didn't watch the movie in it's entirety until I was 14.

That being said, and like I said I've been watching horror movies my whole life. I use this disclaimer so that you're aware that I've seen pretty much everything from The Haunting (original) and Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, to pretty much every modern horror movie. To say I'm jaded would be an understatement. Gore isn't enough for me to like a movie, though it does help, no, what I need is a movie that's so well crafted that it terrifies me to my very soul. So imagine my surprise that when I was 30, I saw a movie that did just that. I went into the theatre unassuming and completely not expecting to be so scared that to this day the movie gives me chills. That movie is The Ring. Yes THAT Ring. What scares each person is 1000000% subjective and that movie scared ths shit out of me.

Sorry for the super long post.

[The Mothman]

Originally Posted by fortunato

Another scene I can think of is in Mulholland Dr., where the guy is describing his nightmare to his friend in the diner; about the man behind the diner. Ugh.

yeah that was one of the most frightening scenes I've seen in years, along with the scene were the killer is discovered in the house in Twin Peaks:Fire Walk With Me.
The beginning of The Lost Highway was way creepy as well.

[fortunato]

Originally Posted by The Mothman

yeah that was one of the most frightening scenes I've seen in years, along with the scene were the killer is discovered in the house in Twin Peaks:Fire Walk With Me.

Oh geez, I forgot about that. That part is pretty terrifying.
There were many frightening scenes in the series, too. Like Cooper's and Ronette's dreams, and of course Bob!

Haha, I found this:

[leonkennedy]

i've ever seen it before. Is this good!?

[fortunato]

Originally Posted by leonkennedy

i've ever seen it before. Is this good!?

Twin Peaks is most certainly one of the best TV shows ever made. If you haven't seen it, make it a priority.

[The Mothman]

Originally Posted by fortunato

Oh geez, I forgot about that. That part is pretty terrifying.
There were many frightening scenes in the series, too. Like Cooper's and Ronette's dreams, and of course Bob!

Haha, I found this:

Man, that clip is awesome!
I've never seen the show, I should check it out. I read only 6 episodes were directed by Lynch though.

[neverending]

It's all weird though. Lynch is even in a couple of episodes.