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

submitted 9 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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[–] Canopyflyer@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Not a horror film per se, but definitely leaning that way:

The original 'ALIEN'.

The building of tension throughout the entire movie is brilliant.

[–] boogetyboo@aussie.zone 1 points 9 months ago

As Above, So below is reasonably solid

There's a bit of a Mary Sue issue but otherwise good.

[–] tuxed@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

Not sure how great it holds up today since it was a while ago I watched it last, but The Thing is for me still one of the best ones.

[–] CutekittyAlexa@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Rec (2007) and Climax (2018) are some of my personal favourites that have scared me to some degree

[–] Xatolos@reddthat.com 1 points 9 months ago

The original Rec and Rec 2 are great, the third movie was terrible and the Hollywood remake of the first Rec is a disaster.