What's a good scary movie for halloween?

Question

I've seen a ton of scary movies. So many that i don't know what to watch on halloween! I've seen a lot of well known ones, so can anyone tell me a good one that isn't well really well known?

Answer 1

Saw 4 is alright...

Answer 2

I'm much more for the mind-thrillers, less on the gross-fest movies...
A few less well known creepy movies -
The Changeling - w/ George C. Scott
The Haunting - only the old one!
Val Lewton movies - Cat People, Leapord Man

For newer movies -
30 Days of Night - in theaters right now
High Tension - OK, a gross-fest, but so scary! There are subtitles, which bug some poor souls
Ginger Snaps - the first of the series is the best
May

Hopefully there are some new titles there for you...Good Luck getting scared!

Answer 3

Ok, if you are looking to get away from the Halloweens and Screams of the world then I've got a few scary movies that are alittle less known but are pure horror must-sees.
- The Sentinel
- Suspiria (by the great Dario Argento)
- Evil Dead (ok I know this is well known, but make sure to watch the original not evil dead2)
- The Howling (best werewolf movie of all-time.)
- Black Christmas ( now this is the original not the remake)
- The Changeling
- Phantasm
- Zombi2 or City of the Dead ( These two could go either way. Both are Zombie classics by Lucio Fulci)
- Event Horizon (My only modern selection)
- The Tenant
- A Clockwork Orange (This isn't necessarily a Halloween, "blood and guts" kind of movie but I can't make a list of scary movies without it.
The best way to go is to rent all of them, get some friends, and have a Halloween movie marathon. I usually can;t choose just one so that's the way I end up going.

Answer 4

i recently watched a program on TV that listed the 'top 100 all time scary movies' the movie that came in at No. 1 was The Shining, starring Jack Nicholson.... i realize however that The Shining is not exactly a a new movie - a lot of people have already watched it.... but have u seen the newer version of The Shining ? the screenplay was written and directed by the author of the book - Stephen King, and it sticks more closely to the storyline in the book. worth watching if u have read the book.

the film that freaked me out the most though was the original japenese version of The Ring. far more scary than the hollywood re-making of it. i'm not usually a fan of watching films where u have to read the subtitles, but this one is really worth the effort... i slept with the light on after watching it ! lol

Answer 5

The Spell (If you like Carrie you should like this one)
Emanuelle's Revenge
Death Weekend (weird)
Scalps
Graveyard Disturbance (atmospheric & eerie)
The Visitor (imagine if Carrie was evil)
Robotrix (scifi/horror)
Deliti
The Sleeping Car
The Chilling (Linda Blair!)
Chillers
Luther the Geek
Revenge of the Living Dead (not Return of)
Metamorphasis
The Possesed
City of the Living Dead 2
Hideous
Horror
Four Flies on Grey Velvet
Garden of the Dead
Unearthed
The Hidden
Junior
Spookies (great special effects)
Curtians
Bloody New Year
Baby's Blood (wild)
Happy Birthday to Me (great 80's movie)
The Video Dead
Rome 2072 A.D: The New Gladiators (Fulci)
Nightmare Concert (Fulci)
Night of the Sorcerers

All these are good and not well known.
As it normally goes for movies that are not well known, some may be hard to find. They're worth it though. Just in case you can't find 'em here's a list of ones that are not well known but easier to find, if not at the video store then Amazon, Ebay or Netflix.

Eraserhead
Dagon
Necronomicon
The Black Cat (from Masters of Horror)
Rabid
Shivers aka They Came from Within
The Brood
The Howling
The Hidden
Altered
Blood Moon
Murmaid Chronicles Part 1. Sea Creature
Wilderness
A Deadly Friend
The Nest
An American Werewolf in London (Best werewolf movie)

Answer 6

"One Missed Call" from Japan. It's one of the scariest I've ever seen.

More good horror flicks from Japan, Korea, and Hong Kong which you may not be familiar with:
* The "Ringu" series (the original Japanese versions)
* The "Juon" series (the original Japanese "The Grudge")
* Dark Water (the original Japanese version)
* The Wishing Stairs
* Phone (from Korea)
* A Tale of Two Sisters
* The Eye, The Eye 2
* The Eye 10 (for laughs)
* The Red Shoes
* The Host
* The Chello
* The Uninvited (more of a psychological thriller, I think the U.S. distribution goes by a different title)
There are even more good ones from overseas I've heard are good but I haven't seen yet:
* The Wig
* The Voice

Answer 7

The best choice for a scary movie for Halloween viewing on Halloween night is the original movie called "Halloween" starring Jamie Lee Curtis. It became the first movie in a series known as Halloween and Halloween ll and Halloween lll and Halloween IV etc.

The first one that I mentioned is the all time classic one and is filled with scenes that are susupenseful and will scare you off your seat by susupense and not overly gorish and not filled with shocking violence etc.

In other words a great movie filled with suspense that will scare the pants off of a person without all the extremes of violent and gory scenes.

That movie can be rented from any video/dvd store rental such as Blockbuster Hollywood etc etc. or even form the local public library.

Answer 8

Alien is very good. If you have some people that have never seen any of the sequels or even this classic, be prepared for the jerks and the mess by the thrown popcorn. Also, Sixth Sense is excellent. No one can go wrong with the old classics like; Psycho, the original Mummy, Frankenstein, and Dracula. Yes, they are old, but they are fun to watch. Also, A Werewolf in London will give a lot of belly laughs and some shrieks. There are many others and you can find them in the "horror" section of your nearest video store.

Answer 9

Two classic, scary films in the Sci-Fi genre, which also have interesting psychological and sociological ramifications (ignorable if all you want is the terror-rush!):

"The Day of the Triffids" (the first link, below, refers to the novel, not the film (second link), but the idea is the same; reviews at the third link). I saw it when I was a kid, and it STILL gives me nightmares! I even tried to get over it by buying the DVD at a dollar store, but, to this day, I can't bring myself to view it!!! I'm sure it's pretty cheesy, now, but, it was quite scary, then!

Another good flick is "Five Million Years to Earth" (last two links (the original British release had another name)). It's a bit talky, and might bore the younger crowd, but, if you pay attention, it'll scare the pants off you! (either that, or it'll give you the biggest laugh you've ever had!)

P.S. If that doesn't do it for you, please refer to the next P.S.

P.P.S. BOO! Bwahh-haaaa-haaaaaaaaaaaa!!!! ;)

Answer 10

A Clockwork Orange, Ringu, When a Stranger Calls (the classic, not the remake), Slither, Cabin Fever, Jaws, Sleepy Hallow, It, Rose Red, Underworld, House on Haunted Hill, 13 Ghosts, Bones, Freddy vs. Jason, The Birds, Dawn of the Dead, The Blob, The Omen, Nosferatu (classic silent movie), and Poltergeist 1,2,&3. Definitely check out some of the classic versions of some of the big name movies. A lot of the time they're better than the remakes.

Answer 11

You can choose my favorite scary movies below:

* Psycho
* The Shining
* The Exorcist
* Rosemary's Baby
* Night of the Living Dead
* Friday the 13th
* Halloween
* Poltergeist
* Carrie
* Donnie Darko

Maybe, you want to see these in theaters:

* 30 Days of Night
* Saw IV
* Resident Evil: Extinction

I hope you got the best answer for your question. Happy Halloween's Day too...