What are the best halloween movies?

Question

The ones that REALLY scare you?

OMG! In the bginning of ghost ship with the string going across everyone was crazy!

Answer 1

) Alien
Alien was definitely the scariest science fiction movie of its day, and if you haven't watched it 500 times, it might still give you a jolt or two and set your nerves a-tingling. The H.R. Giger designed creature was like nothing moviegoers had ever seen before, and it was brilliant how it was made to blend in with the bio-tech design of the ship. The scariest scene, of course, was the arrival of the baby alien during dinner. The sequels weren't bad either.


2) The Changeling
I haven't seen this one in quite a while, but I do recall that it was quite spooky. The always-good George C. Scott portrays a composer who has recently lost his wife and daughter in a tragic accident. He moves into an old mansion where he hopes to concentrate on his work, but quickly learns that he is not alone. The house is haunted, it turns out, by the ghost of a child who lived there many years before. The subtle creepiness of this film makes it a favorite of ghost movie lovers.


3) Friday, the 13th
This is one of the first so-called "slasher films" and provided its share of startling moments, mostly through editing. If you're like me and can't keep the plots straight among this one, Halloween and Nightmare on Elm Street (all of which spawned about 80 sequels each) this is the one about the teen summer camp, and the lunatic with the knife is Jason. Look for a young Kevin Bacon as one of the victim teens.


4) The Blair Witch Project
This film couldn't possibly live up to the hype that surrounded its release, and although this made it disappointing for some, it genuinely creeped out many others. Its documentary style broke some new ground in this genre and created some good moments of creepiness just through weird stuff going on and those distant cries and voices in the dark Maryland woods. Most of it works pretty well for a film that was mostly ad-libbed and shot on a shoestring budget.



5) Jaws
Many people have forgotten what an effect this 1975 Steven Spielberg classic had on its audience: people were scared to swim in the ocean for months or even years after watching it. Jaws was one of the first movie blockbusters that had people lined up around the block to see it. Spielberg masterfully translated to film Peter Benchley's bestselling novel about a beach town whose summer tourist trade is threatened by a huge maneating shark. Although it might not be as frightening as it was in 1975, the film is so well-made that it merits multiple viewings.



6) Silence of the Lambs
This film won the Best Picture Academy Award in 1991 and Anthony Hopkins took home the Best Actor Oscar for his chilling portrayal of Hannibal Lecter. It has its bloody moments, but most of the intensity of this film is psychological, from Hopkins' politely creepy Hannibal the Cannibal to the revolting serial killer he agrees to help FBI agent Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) catch. Director Jonathan Demme succeeds brilliantly at creating an atmosphere that keeps the viewer on edge from beginning to end.



7) The Amityville Horror
Based on the supposedly non-fiction book by Jay Anson (it has subsequently been pretty much proven as a hoax), this film was dismissed by most of the critics, but many viewers consider it one of the scariest films they have ever seen. The story concerns a family that moves into a Long Island home that was the scene of a gruesome murder and where evil demonic forces still linger. If you've never seen the film, it might be worth a look.



8) Invasion of the Body Snatchers
The town of Santa Mira, California has been invaded by aliens, but you wouldn't know it just to look around - and that's because the fiends from outer space are taking over human bodies! Fortunately, there's one guy (Kevin McCarthy) who catches on to the aliens' plot and tries desperately to get others to believe him. This 1956 film works so well because there's something inherently frightening about the idea that people aren't who you think they are and, as in The Exorcist, that some alien force can take over your body. The 1978 version is also quite good.



9) Night of the Living Dead
I'm not a big fan of zombie movies, but this 1968 low-budget classic by George A. Romero was pretty effective. For some reason, the dead have risen from the grave and are relentlessly stalking the living in order to feast on their flesh. The few living in this film are barricaded in an old house where the flesh-eating ghouls are trying to enter through every doorway, window and crevice. There are many really creepy images. The film was remade in 1990.



10) Magic
Anthony Hopkins again, this time as a tortured, possibly psychotic ventriloquist who loses control of his dummy, Fats. You may have seen a "Twilight Zone" episode with a similar theme, but you've never seen anything like Hopkins' incredible performance as Corky, a successful entertainer who just can't keep his wooden friend quiet. Hopkins' slow, but frenetic descent into madness was worthy of an Oscar nomination long before Silence of the Lambs.

Answer 2

The original Halloween is a must. An American Werewolf in London is good. The Howling is creepy. The Final Destination series is decent. Signs is pretty on the edge too.

Have fun!

Answer 3

Yes, The Descent is very good...I also really like House of 1000 Corpses, The Devils Rejects, and I have always thought Stir of Echos is kind of scary..I can't say that I have ever watched a movie that really scared me..maybe the Entity it was creepy.

Answer 4

Young Frankenstein

Answer 5

Halloween
The Shining
The Exorcist
An American Werewolf in London

Answer 6

28 Days Later really freaked me out...the whole zombie thing that spread like a disease was terrifying because something like that could actually happen one day. The ending rocked, too!

Saw (the original) was good, too, it was a thoughtful thriller. And there's Texas Chainsaw Massacre (the new one) and Wrong Turn.

Answer 7

The first "Halloween" - a classic. The first "The Exorcist". The original "Texas Chainsaw Massacre". A new classic, in my humble opinion, is "The Descent" (not on DVD or video yet).

Answer 8

Halloween
Halloween2
The Exorcist
The omen(original)
The Thing
Any zombie flick
Dog soldiers(really good werewolf movie)
Howling

Answer 9

me personally ghost ship, it is scary if you like alot og surprising stuff like that

Answer 10

Halloween of course!!!!!!!