Suggestions for scary movies

[AuroraGyps]

I think I posted about this once before, but I can't find the list I made up from replys. Since I have NO life (and what life I have sucks) and haven't seen a movie in a theater since last July, I've decided to treat myself to a double feature night on 4th of July (with a break to watch fireworks from my windows in between ). I've had some bad luck picking funny, so I decided on being scared witless. So, I need a few suggestions, in case some movies are out. So far I've thought of:
The Ring (USA version)
The Others
Sleepy Hollow
Evil Dead 1 & 2 (have seen these, but if they're all I can find...)

... and that's all. Thanks for any help.

 

[Alzrius]

If you want to seriously scare yourself, watch The House on Haunted Hill (remake version - I haven't seen the original with Vincent Price). I watched that movie alone, at night, in the dark. When it was over, I turned on all the lights and stayed up until dawn - as it is I still try not to think of that movie when I'm trying to fall asleep.

 

[John Crichton]

I dunno if it would be scary now and it's not on DVD so you'll have to watch it on VHS but "The Dark Side of the Moon" scared the poo outta me when I was younger. Also try "The Exorcist," it's a classic.

 

[Hand of Evil]

Alien - That movie had me jumping out of my seat!

Scary but also gross - The Re-Animator

Evil Dead 2 - While a bit fun still scary, less fun and not as good just Evil Dead

 

[Cthulhu's Librarian]

The Haunting (1963)-the original, not the awful remake from a few years ago.

Also, check out IMDB's Top 50 Horror Films

 

[Kesh]

I'll just copy my post from Wizards' Call of Cthulu board.

Perfect Blue (Anime)

A Japanese teen pop star quits her band to start a movie career. As fans and critics insult her for the move, the stress begins to build. When she starts recieving threatening emails from a deranged fan, she begins to lose her grip on reality. Flights of fantasy, hallucinations and paranoia rule in this movie, and provide a story of one girl's descent to madness that will grab your attention.

Sleepy Hollow

Tim Burton's dark retelling of the classic story. This one has some great Lovecraftian elements, plus is a great inspiration for twisting the player's perceptions. Pay attention to how the young girl's actions are interpereted throughout the film.

An American Werewolf in London

This is the werewolf movie. A pair of American teens are travelling Europe when they run into trouble in the English moors. There's a nice blend of comedy, suspense and outright horror in this film.

The Howling

Second in my trilogy of essential werewolf films. A reporter is investigating grisly murders and a strange group that lives out in the woods... some very fun twists on the genre, and the first really good "hybrid form" werewolf suit.

The Dog Soldiers

Described by the director as "a soldier movie with werewolves in it," this is still one of the top werewolf films of all time. Perfect for any Delta Green or d20 Modern campaign, showing just how modern firearms can be useless against terrors from beyond.

Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II

Do I even need to explain these? A mysterious artifact, pacts with demons and lots 'n lots of blood & leather. This is a good way to make human-like creatures that are still horrifically alien... even on a low budget.

Se7en

Not all horrors are supernatural. Just when your players think that they're dealing with a cultist or something from Beyond... show them what true insanity humans are capable of on their own.

The Lost Boys

Perhaps better suited for d20 Modern, this 80's vampire flick still has its place in my heart. A small family moves to California, and discovers that some of the local teens are... not quite right. When the eldest son falls in love with a girl whose boyfriend runs the local teen biker gang, how will he win her? More importantly, why does the gang only come out at night?

Lord of Illusions

Though it bombed at the box office, this is a classic as far as I'm concerned. Another film by Clive Barker (who created Hellraiser), this one focuses on a private investigator whose career has been ruined by a case involving the paranormal. Now, he's asked to track down a regular cheating scumbag... but when a fortune teller is killed, he is drawn into a web of cultists, magic and murder. Some very good 'rules of magic' in this one, which mirror some concepts held by magical traditions in our world.

 

[jonesy]

Glitter. Damn that was scary. After it ended (why oh why did we ever think it might turn better) my girlfriend publicly announced how sorry she was for taking me to see it.

Oh sorry.

The Changeling. The Shining. The Thing (and The Thing From Another World). Creepshow. Les Diaboliques. Deliverance. The Birds. Repulsion. Dead of Night.

 

[Dimwhit]

No movie can freak me out like The Shining (original movie version).

Another movie I rented recently was Session 9. Not too scary, but a little creepy, anyway.

 

[KnowTheToe]

If you want to seriously scare yourself, watch The House on Haunted Hill (remake version - I haven't seen the original with Vincent Price). I watched that movie alone, at night, in the dark. When it was over, I turned on all the lights and stayed up until dawn - as it is I still try not to think of that movie when I'm trying to fall asleep.

I have the original on DVD. It is entertaining, but not scary, well except for one startling scene. I love Vincent Price movies.


If you want to read a good scarey book, try Faeiry tale by Raymond Fiest. It is a read worth your time.

 

[Alzrius]

I have the original on DVD. It is entertaining, but not scary, well except for one startling scene. I love Vincent Price movies.

I never did see the original, but considering that it had to have been made several decades ago, there's no way the special effects could have been as advanced, so I'm not surprised to hear that it isn't so scary.