The First Omen honestly scared the hell out of me on first watch. The jumpscares were jarring asf and the girl just standing and staring at her…I was horrified 😭😭♥️
Oddity for me was very scary a couple of other movies. I find really scary or hereditary and I’ve watched it several times I own it so I’ve watched it several times and the black coats daughter, which was directed by the same guy that directed long legs I have not seen long legs, so I can’t give an opinion on that one
i find found footage scary just like u - and personally I really enjoyed host,unfriended 1 and 2,the visit,sinister & the medium. special mention to "the medium". you should really check it out :)
@ it is truly terrifying lol if you watch it any time soon and don’t know what im talking about, def listen. I even had a manager hide in the theater and scare me during it 😭 free tickets whenever I wanted tho so
The fact that you put "The Fourth kind" on your list, perfection. This is the ONLY movie that has ever fooled me into believing it was real. Loved all of your picks
I rewatched it recently, thinking I’d be fine with it all these years later knowing it was a gimmick. Holy shit, nope. Still so scary. I could not sleep after that
I just watched this last night and it was so well made! It probably helped that I'm Aussie and it really FELT authentically like an Aussie-News kinda thing. This and The Tunnel.
Yes! Love it. Probably one of my favorite “horror” films of the last couple decades. I don’t care for slasher films, or even monsters or zombies - I want ghost stories. Lake Mungo was very creepy, the kind of film that gets under your skin and stays with you for days.
The Poughkeepsie Tapes left me terrified for WEEKS after watching it. Same with The Strangers. Home invasion movies always leave me looking around corners and quintuple checking my locks.
Weird, I'm the opposite. Home invasion movies just generally piss me off, and campy slasher films amuse me. Cosmic horror and aliens are what really get to me. It's scary, to me, to be faced with something you physically cannot understand, let alone fight back against.
I always find that the real "scary" movies are the ones that stay with you well after the movie is over. The supernatural movies tend to haunt me the longest too, notably "The Ring", "The Fourth Kind" and "Sinister" which are all great picks from your list. If I could recommend you a couple more off the top of my head, "The Night House" and "The Invisible Man" also stayed with me for a long time. It's the whole concept of being stalked by something you can't see or defend against that really gets me I think. Thanks again for yet another great video with lots of great recommendations! :)
I legit switched off 'The Fourth Kind' because the owl imagery just tapped into something and I couldn't cope with watching anymore. 'Butterfly Kisses' is a really scary one, underrated too.
The starting scene of Oddity was just another level of fear I didn't know I could have during a movie watch. It made me so deeply anxious. I was full of despair at the thought of being in that situation.
And that's definitely a style--it's not just pop fear, it's not just jump scares that are meaningless, because they're paced and in good places. But the main emotion I felt watching Oddity?Uncomfortable. And yes, as she said, at times very unnerved.
Yes! That opening scene was phenomenal, IMO. It was in many ways such a simple and mundane scenario, needing very little set up or explanation in order to be absolutely bone-chilling. The second part of the scene had me absolutely electrified with fear, but I'm also a little ambivalent about it, because the protagonist made a couple of blatantly stupid choices. Those choices made for a much scarier pay off to the scene, but at the cost of making the protagonist do an infuriatingly stupid thing. Still not sure how I feel about that.
It really is one of the best jumpscares of all time. And I think most people agree with that, even. I briefly crossed over to the Other Side when I first experienced it haha
It genuinely scared me back in the day, and I am really desensitized to horror. I just wish there wasn't that unnecessary jumpscare at the very end, really soured the mood.
I saw Silent Hill in middle school waaaaaay before I got into horror movies. I was at my friend's house, I had to call my mum to come and pick me up, and my friend lived just across the street lol What did it for me was the aesthetic and the design of the "monsters". Usually I agree that it's better "not to show too much" when you are trying to scare people, but whoever designed those creatures (didn't play the games so maybe it's the game designers) deserves all the pay raises and the longest career XD Sinister is also up there on my list!
I am a huge horror girl and Emily Rose is one of the only movies, to this day, I cannot watch and go to bed. Jennifer Carpenter is AMAZING and chilling. And, in case you don’t know, it feels real because it’s based on a real story.
You are right on with this list imo. I’d add The Taking of Deborah Logan and Terrified (not to be confused with Terrifier). I don’t even believe in ghosts, but supernatural movies scare the crap out of me. And I’ve watched so many of your videos and just realized I wasn’t subscribed so I obviously did that.🖤🖤
We ALWAYS have the same exact taste in horror. I was born in 87, I think we have had very similar lives revolving around horror that shaped our preferences. This list is PERFECTION. Every single one.
One I don't see mentioned a lot that really spooked me is His House, such a good movie! Also The Haunting of Hill House, but specifically the hidden ghosts. I rewatched it recently, and every time I spotted one it sent a chill down my spine.
This is by far the movie that scared me the most and I've watched an impressive amount of them. The scene when they look at the security footage and see that doctor ghost walking around half glitchy. Hellll no
The Fourth Kind made me CRY and it's the only horror movie to ever do so. I was so freaked out afterwards! Hands down, one of my favorite scary movies ever. And Sinister is also one of my tops. So freaking good!
The Ring is such a good comfort movie. The nostalgia of it and the rainy Seattle setting make it feel cozy. As for looking away from the screen, I gotta do that whenever the centipede appears 😩
Same! I went through a phase where I watched it every night as I was falling asleep. It’s funny, because in the theater, THAT scene plus the TV scene practically made my soul leave my body, I’d never been more afraid of a movie, then suddenly it’s my cozy movie. But it took dozens of watches get used to the closet scene.
@@bagandbroad it was the first horror movie i saw in theaters and it left me feeling on edge/ unsafe for the rest of the runtime, but also got me additcted to horror
I like your list. I’ll always like your list when you put The American Ring on it. Holy grail. JHorror is on another level. Not a fan of found footage films but Gonjiam Asylum slaps. I personally would add The Wailing, Reincarnation, Japanese One missed call, Japanese Dark Water, Thai Shutter film, and the Blackcoats Daughter.
Shutter is SO good, and I never see anybody talking about it anymore. One of my favourite ghost movies. The ending creeped me out so much as a teenager.
The Descent is the horror movie that scared me the most deeply, but I think a big part of that is that I knew nothing about it going in - I didn't even know it was a horror movie. It came on tv one evening, at a time when I had a shitty box tv and like three channels, and I had no idea what it was but I decided to keep watching. The journey from social tension, to mounting claustrophobia, to suffocating fear, to electrifying monster terror, to horrifying existential despair was a wild one. Midsommar also really got under my skin, though it was honestly mostly the opening scene that fucked me up.
LET’S GOOOO! As Stephen king once said, the scared “bone” is a lot like the funny bone, it’s different for everyone. But I’m excited to hear your take!
I don’t know why but The Exorcist is the only movie that still leaves me on edge after I watch it. And I’ve seen it a lot. It’s the setting, the sound, the grief component, possession of a child. The most intense movie for me is High Tension, just because it is so brutal. Don’t watch that much. You have to watch Hereditary again, you pick up on more each time. Such a layered character study.
I agree. I am old. I grew up in the 50s when horror movies were a lot more tame than they are today. I read the exorcist book before I ever saw the movie. It is still the most frightening book I’ve ever read. The movie scared me for at least a decade. I believe it’s because, it’s the first time, I had ever encountered a story where evil over powered good.
I saw Paranormal Activity in theaters when I was like 10 and it haunted me for a good week. I could not sleep and was terrified I’d see demon footprints at night.
Same I spent the first night sweating under my blankets to scared to sleep too scared to move and turn the lights on. Just straight terror 😂 the worst I’ve ever felt and I’ve never been that scared again
same but I was 9 and instead of a week it took me like 2 years to heal 😭 my first horror movie, it didn’t help that I thought it was actually real footage
I love that you gravitate so much towards found footage, as I do. Definitely the mixing up of the different formats tends to be a win. Most of the movies you listed I really enjoyed them and scared me.
100% agree on Sinister. It was like the second horror movie I ever saw in theaters (I was in high school and new to horror films) and most movies I watched in that era got less scary with time but that movie just sends shockwaves through me. I would also add "The Woman In Black" to my most scary list, I genuinely enjoy rewatching it (unlike Sinister) but damn it still gets me.
Hereditary is definitely the scariest for me. I first watched it at home alone at night and had to stop it for about half an hour partway through after a certain scene. Finally got the nerve up to finish it and had to sleep with a light on that night and the next. It took me about a year before I could bring myself to watch it again, but I did. My personal favorite horror movie. Sinister also scared the crap out of me. Going to have to check out a couple others on this list I haven't seen. Thanks for the great content!
I am deeply claustrophobic and as much as I liked the two above mentioned films (the girl getting stuck in the cave literally had me gasping for air and clutching my arm rest)., I can highly 'recommend' the much-overlooked thriller, 'Buried' starring Ryan Reynolds. Not so much a film as a 100 minute endurance test in the best/worst way possible for people like us! If you've not seen it, I guarantee you won't see anything more rattling to your phobia than that. I haven't (and quite frankly, I don't want to)😱
Oddity was a wonderful surprise this year. Longlegs, Oddity, Smile 2, Late Night With the Devil...such a great 2024 for Horror. I dont really get scared ever but the first Smile was the last movie that had me looking in dark corners of my apartment.
I watched Blair Witch in the theater too, and it scared me to death! I hardly ever get scared like that during a movie. Ever. But Blair Witch got under my skin.
i absolutely agree with you on grave encounters!! i watched it for the first time recently and the way the characters sense of reality was being messed with was terrifying and then on top of that some really good scares, i loved it!!
The Exorcism of Emily Rose left me sleepless for years after I saw it in high school 😢 I avoid exorcism movies since. I watch everything else, I love horror, but I can't with possession. It's just beyond me.
stoked to hear you talk about pulse! i watched it for the first time this october and it was the only horror movie i watched that month that genuinely frightened me. some of those ghosts are straight up terrifying. great movie, highly recommend!
i also recommend serial experiment lane anime it was a head of its time when it comes to the internet same as pulse and metal gear solid game japan was really ahead of its time when it came to the horror of the internet and AI
I'm happy you mentioned The Fourth Kind. I'm generally terrified of alien films because of it and Fire in the Sky, and that "owl" still haunts me to this day.
That was a good list. I would add as an honorable mention "Starry Eyes". It's a hidden gem. I only saw it once and it freaked me out. I saw the movie "Sinister" in the theater. In addition to the disturbing scenes on the film, the soundtrack was creepy. Great movie!
So agree on everything + The fourth Kind story I love how you are afraid of that, it’s such a nice detail! Maybe you can make a video where you talk about your fears, scary things that really happened in your life or things you don’t want to happen to you! Would be so interesting !!!!
It surprises me that no one mentions The Eye in the comments. I have watched both the original and the American remake when I was a teenager and it made quite an impression. The elevator scene, man
I love Grave Encounters, 1 and 2, gave me nightmares. And I'm old enough that I remember Blair Witch in theaters and that whole campaign of it being real, it SO terrifying at the time.
I don't know if you have ever talked about it on this channel, but what are your thoughts on "Lights Out" from 2016? That one hit me weirdly really hard and scared the crap out of me!
Found footage is the scariest genre for me. Sometimes I have to watch through my fingers. My heart rate goes up the entire movie. I’m constantly getting jump scared or expecting a jump scare, even when there isn’t one. I can watch Art and Michael chop people up all day just fine, but Katie Featherston slowly walking around the house… no.
I love Midsommar, it’s literally one of my favorite movies but I’d definitely put it under disturbing rather than outright scary. Hell House LLC freaked me right out though. Honestly that entire franchise.
I love you because we have the same taste, and this is exactly why I trust your recommendations all the time !! Every time you mentioned a movie im like YEP YES I AGREE
The first time I watched Sinister I did it with the volume all the way down. The sound design creeped me out beyond belief! I saw Hereditary in the theater and sat silent for so long after it ended. I sort of regretted watching it. No other movie besides The Exorcist has affected me the way Hereditary did. I’ve never felt so sorry for a character in a movie ever then I did, and do for Peter.
The Fourth Kind truly scared me, which surprised me as movies about aliens usually are more of a thriller to me. It was so terrifying! Also, yes to The Ring and Heredity... those are hard to watch because they stay with me for a loooong time! The Exorcist as an older movie still really freaks me out! I haven't watched it in years because it lingers way too long... supernatural/paranormal horror is what gets to me. Like the original Amityville movies... they are still so scary to me.
Ouija the origin of evil is one of the scariest movies I've ever seen, that scene when Dorris opens her mouth wide literally scared the crap out of me & the end scene when she's crawling on the roof gave me chills 😢
The fourth kind disturbed me deeply. And it still does to a degree. Something about it just feels too real. I know it isn't, but it just really gets to me.
The original Japanese The Grudge. I don't think I'll ever be able to watch it again because I still get imagery pop up in my mind after 5-6 years. I just cannot go through that again.
A really perfect list. There are three movies that scared me so much seeing them in theaters I thought about leaving: The Ring, The Fourth Kind, and embarrassingly, Silent Hill. The only one that STILL fucks me up is The Fourth Kind. Just thinking about a recent rewatch of it and my heart is racing. I’m normally such a jaded horror fan, but aggh.
I'm so so glad that The Ring still hits so good for other people too. Idk if it's my number one movie of all time but it's def in my top 10, I literally have Samara tattooed on my arm lol.
The fourth kind scared me so much I immediately clicked on the first comedy film I could find (night at the museum) the second the credits rolled (after 2am)
About a decade ago, I was alone at my friend's summer cabin. It was perfectly sunny and lovely outside. I sat down to watch The Fourth Kind and I was so freaked out I could barely finish it. No other movie has ever scared me the same way, and trust me when I say, I watch a lot of horror and it rarely affects me in that way. Also yes, Blair Witch Project was scarier than average back when it was brand new, because the viral marketing was so effective for its time. If you didn't experience it first hand at that point in history, it's hard to understand how effective it was.
Yesss. When you said slashers , home invasion and gore don’t really do it for you I felt so seen!! Paranormal, supernatural, psychological and trippy/uncanny scares are definitely my personal horror flavors 😄😄
Great list! The Tunnel (2011) really surprised me. For being a smaller budget found footage film I thought it was quite scary. It made effective use of its environment to make one feel claustrophobic and uneasiness due to liminal spaces not to mention the scary AF creature.
I swear everyone I have met has either never seen The Forth Kind or thought it was stupid, but it absolutely terrified me years ago. I still think about it time to time, and I have rewatched it and think it’s still just as creepy as then.
With you on grave encounters! It was one of the first true horrors I watched as a teenager and even though now I’m a horror fanatic, nothing has come close to the feeling I had during and in the night after watching that film 😭
I practically agree with all your mentions! I would have definitely added The Grudge in there, plus maybe The Incantation, and considered as an honourable mention The Conjuring and IT. Why don’t you do the scariest horror tv shows? Would love to hear your opinion! 😊
i totally agree with you on pulse, i watched it for the first time this year and it really freaked me out. i wasn’t expecting to like it as much as i did but it’s one of my fav first watches from this year
As a huge fan of Paranormal Investigation tv shows Gonjiam Haunted Asylum really did a great job capturing the same look and feel. The "tongue" scene was both horrifying and hilarious. I was alternating between fear and laughter during it.
Legitimately would never be interested in watching Gonjiam if you hadn't recommended it so earnestly, and now it's one of my favorite found footage movies, so - keep sharing with newer audiences as well! ^^
This is good timing because I've been thinking about fear in horror movies a lot. Horror/suspense is my favorite genre, but I've never been frightened by one. The closest i can remember is the dog graveyard scene in The Omen. I know a lot of people who are terrified by horror movie, any horror movie, and i legitimately don't get it. I'm very excited to watch some of these to see if they "work" on me haha
Fourth Kind, Grave Encounters and The Ring scared me as a teen but not on rewatch. However Paranormal Activity series never fails to scare me. Found footage is the scariest subgenre of horror I would say, Host, The Devil Inside scared me too at the time of watching them.
Have to agree with The Fourth Kind, it really freaked me out. Sometimes if noise wakes me up suddenly at night my mind automatically thinks of aliens lol. Also 100% since becoming a mum recently there are just some films I cannot watch anymore, it really changed me and my tolerance levels. Hated the film Mother when it first came out and now I feel even stronger about it.
Those snuff films in sinister were terrifying. I sae this in theaters and it was the only movie I remember having audible reactions to it and I actually closed my eyes during a part or two. I was anxious the entire time - so effective.
Great list, PbH! And as a horror aficionado, I'm SO glad to stumble on your channel. For me, the last 2 scariest films I've seen were: 'Veronica' fr '2017 (regarding the actually True and horrifying story of Estafania Guttierez fr Madrid, SPN in '91), and 2nd: 'The Strangers' (2008), as I had Never witnessed a packed theater crowd so completely terrified in all my years of chasing these. Also, my hidden gem for you (if u don't already know) is 'Incident in a Ghostland'. It is scary and rather unique... and has an Excellent story! ~Cheers! The HarLeQuiN
The fourth kind was actually SO scary! I can’t imagine watching it in theaters! 🤯😭 I watched insidious and sinister for the first time back when I was like in middle school so like 12-14ish years ago and they both STILL scare me 🤣
I agree that horror is subjective. I find supernatural horror scary. Here's movies that scared me: (these aren't necessarily good but they have good moments) Fourth Kind (2009) Rite (2011) Conjuring (2013) Mama (2013) It Follows (2014) Lights Out (2016) Smile (2022) edit: I just realized you had Fourth Kind as well! I feel like it's underrated so that made me so happy to see that someone else gets it. 😃
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What's the scariest movie you've ever seen??
The First Omen honestly scared the hell out of me on first watch. The jumpscares were jarring asf and the girl just standing and staring at her…I was horrified 😭😭♥️
Oddity for me was very scary a couple of other movies. I find really scary or hereditary and I’ve watched it several times I own it so I’ve watched it several times and the black coats daughter, which was directed by the same guy that directed long legs I have not seen long legs, so I can’t give an opinion on that one
i find found footage scary just like u - and personally I really enjoyed host,unfriended 1 and 2,the visit,sinister & the medium. special mention to "the medium". you should really check it out :)
gotta add "smile" too!! only the first one
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“I’ve never screamed, but I did shout in alarm.” This made me LOL
I read too fast and read it as "but I did shout in llama" ahahaha 😹
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Sinister's sound design and those tapes are still one of the most unsettling things I've seen and heard.
Did you ever listen to the credits 💀 I worked at a movie theater at the time and I hated cleaning after sinister.
@@anakin-is-panakinoh hell no I can’t imagine 😭
@ it is truly terrifying lol if you watch it any time soon and don’t know what im talking about, def listen. I even had a manager hide in the theater and scare me during it 😭 free tickets whenever I wanted tho so
The fact that you put "The Fourth kind" on your list, perfection. This is the ONLY movie that has ever fooled me into believing it was real. Loved all of your picks
I agree! Such a good movie.
Amazing movie
So true. It’s scared me so much. I will never watch that movie again.
it’s the reason I’m terrified of malevolent aliens lol
I rewatched it recently, thinking I’d be fine with it all these years later knowing it was a gimmick. Holy shit, nope. Still so scary. I could not sleep after that
Lake Mungo always unsettled me and is a movie I hate to be reminded of right before bed lol
Just watched it, it was very unsettling! The concept was great!
I just watched this last night and it was so well made! It probably helped that I'm Aussie and it really FELT authentically like an Aussie-News kinda thing. This and The Tunnel.
the only movie that made me scream😭
Yes! Love it. Probably one of my favorite “horror” films of the last couple decades. I don’t care for slasher films, or even monsters or zombies - I want ghost stories. Lake Mungo was very creepy, the kind of film that gets under your skin and stays with you for days.
The Poughkeepsie Tapes left me terrified for WEEKS after watching it. Same with The Strangers. Home invasion movies always leave me looking around corners and quintuple checking my locks.
The Poughkeepsie Tapes made me so gd freaked out. It felt so dark and disturbing and wrong.
Weird, I'm the opposite. Home invasion movies just generally piss me off, and campy slasher films amuse me. Cosmic horror and aliens are what really get to me. It's scary, to me, to be faced with something you physically cannot understand, let alone fight back against.
I genuinely have to remind myself from time to time that it's just a movie and not a real documentary.
I have not become desensitized to Sinister. The lawnmower scene is still brutal even on my 10th rewatch of the movie
It’s probably my pick for scariest movie ever.
not scary at all
Yeah sinister messed me up for awhile. That scene especially
the burning car scene has haunted me
I always find that the real "scary" movies are the ones that stay with you well after the movie is over. The supernatural movies tend to haunt me the longest too, notably "The Ring", "The Fourth Kind" and "Sinister" which are all great picks from your list. If I could recommend you a couple more off the top of my head, "The Night House" and "The Invisible Man" also stayed with me for a long time. It's the whole concept of being stalked by something you can't see or defend against that really gets me I think. Thanks again for yet another great video with lots of great recommendations! :)
I legit switched off 'The Fourth Kind' because the owl imagery just tapped into something and I couldn't cope with watching anymore. 'Butterfly Kisses' is a really scary one, underrated too.
I have introduced so many people to Gonjiam because of you! It's definitely in my top five scariest list.
Grave Encounters is awesome! The moment they break through the “front door” and just find another hallway is iconic!
The starting scene of Oddity was just another level of fear I didn't know I could have during a movie watch. It made me so deeply anxious. I was full of despair at the thought of being in that situation.
The title card hard cutting in while the wife reached for the keys was so sick.
And that's definitely a style--it's not just pop fear, it's not just jump scares that are meaningless, because they're paced and in good places. But the main emotion I felt watching Oddity?Uncomfortable. And yes, as she said, at times very unnerved.
Yes! That opening scene was phenomenal, IMO. It was in many ways such a simple and mundane scenario, needing very little set up or explanation in order to be absolutely bone-chilling. The second part of the scene had me absolutely electrified with fear, but I'm also a little ambivalent about it, because the protagonist made a couple of blatantly stupid choices. Those choices made for a much scarier pay off to the scene, but at the cost of making the protagonist do an infuriatingly stupid thing. Still not sure how I feel about that.
I loved Oddity. It was creepy af imo.
Loved the opening scene of Oddity... but it fell completely flat for me immediately after unfortunately.
When I watched Sinister in 2012 it truly did scare me. The lawnmower scene is probably one of the most effective jump scares of all time for me.
When I was watching that scene, I knew a scare like that was coming, but when it came, It made me jump with lots of force lmao.
It really is one of the best jumpscares of all time. And I think most people agree with that, even.
I briefly crossed over to the Other Side when I first experienced it haha
It genuinely scared me back in the day, and I am really desensitized to horror. I just wish there wasn't that unnecessary jumpscare at the very end, really soured the mood.
I saw Silent Hill in middle school waaaaaay before I got into horror movies. I was at my friend's house, I had to call my mum to come and pick me up, and my friend lived just across the street lol What did it for me was the aesthetic and the design of the "monsters". Usually I agree that it's better "not to show too much" when you are trying to scare people, but whoever designed those creatures (didn't play the games so maybe it's the game designers) deserves all the pay raises and the longest career XD Sinister is also up there on my list!
Watching “Men” also gave me a similar feeling that you mentioned from Longlegs-dread, uncomfortable, weird.
I am a huge horror girl and Emily Rose is one of the only movies, to this day, I cannot watch and go to bed. Jennifer Carpenter is AMAZING and chilling. And, in case you don’t know, it feels real because it’s based on a real story.
That scene where she's on the floor staring at her friend who was sleeping will haunt me forever!
Yess, the lead actress made that movie , AMAZING acting👏👏👏👏
You are right on with this list imo. I’d add The Taking of Deborah Logan and Terrified (not to be confused with Terrifier). I don’t even believe in ghosts, but supernatural movies scare the crap out of me. And I’ve watched so many of your videos and just realized I wasn’t subscribed so I obviously did that.🖤🖤
Terrified was so good, I literally got it from a dollar store movie section and I freaking lovedddd it.
If you like Japanese ghost stories, you might like The Inerasable.
I don’t think enough people talk about The Fourth Kind. I watched it over ten years ago and still haven’t rewatched it bc of how much it scared me.
We ALWAYS have the same exact taste in horror. I was born in 87, I think we have had very similar lives revolving around horror that shaped our preferences. This list is PERFECTION. Every single one.
One I don't see mentioned a lot that really spooked me is His House, such a good movie! Also The Haunting of Hill House, but specifically the hidden ghosts. I rewatched it recently, and every time I spotted one it sent a chill down my spine.
This is by far the movie that scared me the most and I've watched an impressive amount of them. The scene when they look at the security footage and see that doctor ghost walking around half glitchy. Hellll no
The Fourth Kind made me CRY and it's the only horror movie to ever do so. I was so freaked out afterwards! Hands down, one of my favorite scary movies ever. And Sinister is also one of my tops. So freaking good!
Midsommar disturbed me so much. I’ve never managed to watch it a second time.
I comfort watch The Ring a couple times a year, and I still look away during THAT one jumpscare
The Ring is such a good comfort movie. The nostalgia of it and the rainy Seattle setting make it feel cozy. As for looking away from the screen, I gotta do that whenever the centipede appears 😩
SAME!
Same! I went through a phase where I watched it every night as I was falling asleep. It’s funny, because in the theater, THAT scene plus the TV scene practically made my soul leave my body, I’d never been more afraid of a movie, then suddenly it’s my cozy movie. But it took dozens of watches get used to the closet scene.
@@bagandbroad it was the first horror movie i saw in theaters and it left me feeling on edge/ unsafe for the rest of the runtime, but also got me additcted to horror
I can't look during the tape when the nail goes through the finger 😂
Such a good list! If I was going to add to it I'd probably say Lake Mungo, that one had me not sleeping for a few nights :(
I like your list. I’ll always like your list when you put The American Ring on it. Holy grail.
JHorror is on another level.
Not a fan of found footage films but Gonjiam Asylum slaps.
I personally would add The Wailing, Reincarnation, Japanese One missed call, Japanese Dark Water, Thai Shutter film, and the Blackcoats Daughter.
"The Wailing" amazing film. i don't see it as "scary" as much as i do INTENSE and creepy, but it's one of my favorite films
Shutter is SO good, and I never see anybody talking about it anymore. One of my favourite ghost movies. The ending creeped me out so much as a teenager.
My bf and I finally got around to the Wailing this year and I’m mad I waited so long to watch it. Great suspense, reveal, it was all 10/10
The Descent is the horror movie that scared me the most deeply, but I think a big part of that is that I knew nothing about it going in - I didn't even know it was a horror movie. It came on tv one evening, at a time when I had a shitty box tv and like three channels, and I had no idea what it was but I decided to keep watching. The journey from social tension, to mounting claustrophobia, to suffocating fear, to electrifying monster terror, to horrifying existential despair was a wild one.
Midsommar also really got under my skin, though it was honestly mostly the opening scene that fucked me up.
Same about Decent, I had no idea what was coming
LET’S GOOOO! As Stephen king once said, the scared “bone” is a lot like the funny bone, it’s different for everyone. But I’m excited to hear your take!
I don’t know why but The Exorcist is the only movie that still leaves me on edge after I watch it. And I’ve seen it a lot. It’s the setting, the sound, the grief component, possession of a child. The most intense movie for me is High Tension, just because it is so brutal. Don’t watch that much. You have to watch Hereditary again, you pick up on more each time. Such a layered character study.
High Tension is one of my favorite movies. The sound design alone was amazing.
I agree. I am old. I grew up in the 50s when horror movies were a lot more tame than they are today. I read the exorcist book before I ever saw the movie. It is still the most frightening book I’ve ever read. The movie scared me for at least a decade. I believe it’s because, it’s the first time, I had ever encountered a story where evil over powered good.
I saw Paranormal Activity in theaters when I was like 10 and it haunted me for a good week. I could not sleep and was terrified I’d see demon footprints at night.
Same I spent the first night sweating under my blankets to scared to sleep too scared to move and turn the lights on. Just straight terror 😂 the worst I’ve ever felt and I’ve never been that scared again
Dude the scene where you hear the stomping footsteps still haunts me to this day 😭
The scenes where the woman was pulled out her bed and into the hallway creeped me out the most.
same but I was 9 and instead of a week it took me like 2 years to heal 😭 my first horror movie, it didn’t help that I thought it was actually real footage
Paranormal activity is why I don’t sleep with my foot out the covers.
I love that you gravitate so much towards found footage, as I do. Definitely the mixing up of the different formats tends to be a win. Most of the movies you listed I really enjoyed them and scared me.
100% agree on Sinister. It was like the second horror movie I ever saw in theaters (I was in high school and new to horror films) and most movies I watched in that era got less scary with time but that movie just sends shockwaves through me. I would also add "The Woman In Black" to my most scary list, I genuinely enjoy rewatching it (unlike Sinister) but damn it still gets me.
Hereditary is definitely the scariest for me. I first watched it at home alone at night and had to stop it for about half an hour partway through after a certain scene. Finally got the nerve up to finish it and had to sleep with a light on that night and the next. It took me about a year before I could bring myself to watch it again, but I did. My personal favorite horror movie. Sinister also scared the crap out of me. Going to have to check out a couple others on this list I haven't seen. Thanks for the great content!
As someone with claustrophobia The Descent and REC are the scariest for me.
I am deeply claustrophobic and as much as I liked the two above mentioned films (the girl getting stuck in the cave literally had me gasping for air and clutching my arm rest)., I can highly 'recommend' the much-overlooked thriller, 'Buried' starring Ryan Reynolds. Not so much a film as a 100 minute endurance test in the best/worst way possible for people like us! If you've not seen it, I guarantee you won't see anything more rattling to your phobia than that. I haven't (and quite frankly, I don't want to)😱
Oddity was a wonderful surprise this year. Longlegs, Oddity, Smile 2, Late Night With the Devil...such a great 2024 for Horror. I dont really get scared ever but the first Smile was the last movie that had me looking in dark corners of my apartment.
I'm happy to see oddity. It's one of my top 3 faves of this year
about to watch it, wish me luck!!!
@@theupwardspiral1580 what are ur other 2?
@@wastedrosesedm6903 late night with the devil minus the ending. And to my utter shock smile 2 is my #1 of this year hahaha
The Substance was one of the best horror movies I've seen in a while.
I watched Blair Witch in the theater too, and it scared me to death! I hardly ever get scared like that during a movie. Ever. But Blair Witch got under my skin.
I recommend "Aterrados", make my blood run cold, an Argentine film directed by Demian Rugna ("Cuando acecha la maldad" a.k.a When Evil Lurks)
YES this movie was so good and I think the way the scares are contagious in a way was super effective
i absolutely agree with you on grave encounters!! i watched it for the first time recently and the way the characters sense of reality was being messed with was terrifying and then on top of that some really good scares, i loved it!!
oh my god and the fourth kind as well!! so many people shit on this movie but there were some scenes in there that truuuullyy were terrifying to me
The Fourth Kind freaked me out for days. I had Owl paintings on my wall and I had to take them all down.
The Exorcism of Emily Rose left me sleepless for years after I saw it in high school 😢 I avoid exorcism movies since. I watch everything else, I love horror, but I can't with possession. It's just beyond me.
Oh yeah The Fourth Kind ruined my life. One of my favourites that I hate rewatching lol
stoked to hear you talk about pulse! i watched it for the first time this october and it was the only horror movie i watched that month that genuinely frightened me. some of those ghosts are straight up terrifying. great movie, highly recommend!
i also recommend serial experiment lane anime it was a head of its time when it comes to the internet same as pulse and metal gear solid game japan was really ahead of its time when it came to the horror of the internet and AI
UGH I hate you for using that frame of Gonjiam!!!!
watched that one after your recommendation, that scene got under my skin so baddd loved it
same! i got the recommendation from her and still think about certain scenes at least once a week
The pspsps is insane
I lost a night of sleep the first time I saw that scene
Paranormal Activity REALLY scared me. I’ve never watched anymore in the series. Found footage is my favorite! I loved Grave Encounters 😱
I'm happy you mentioned The Fourth Kind. I'm generally terrified of alien films because of it and Fire in the Sky, and that "owl" still haunts me to this day.
The fourth kind definitely got me as a kid I vividly remember trying to convince my older sister it was a true story at like 9 😭😂
That was a good list. I would add as an honorable mention "Starry Eyes". It's a hidden gem. I only saw it once and it freaked me out. I saw the movie "Sinister" in the theater. In addition to the disturbing scenes on the film, the soundtrack was creepy. Great movie!
Starry Eyes is way underrated
The Fourth Kind RUINED MY LIFE for a few months (saw in theaters and had to drive home alone at night at 16 i was literally crying lmfao)
The scariest part of The Ring was that kid’s haircut. 😁
if it makes ur day… just know that i watched Gonjiam because of you, showed it to all my friends and its our favorite to watch together. thank you
So agree on everything + The fourth Kind story I love how you are afraid of that, it’s such a nice detail! Maybe you can make a video where you talk about your fears, scary things that really happened in your life or things you don’t want to happen to you! Would be so interesting !!!!
Great list and these scare me too! The soundtrack alone is still so uncomfortable, even after multiple viewings , in the movie Sinister.
It surprises me that no one mentions The Eye in the comments. I have watched both the original and the American remake when I was a teenager and it made quite an impression. The elevator scene, man
Yup! Made me dread going in my elevator in my block at that time and it did the same to my friend who borrowed it! 😆
I love Grave Encounters, 1 and 2, gave me nightmares. And I'm old enough that I remember Blair Witch in theaters and that whole campaign of it being real, it SO terrifying at the time.
I don't know if you have ever talked about it on this channel, but what are your thoughts on "Lights Out" from 2016? That one hit me weirdly really hard and scared the crap out of me!
The full film didn't get me as much but the short film that "Lights Out" is based on still freaks me out to this day, so that's super valid.
@@elphabaoftheopera The short film really got me too lol. Highly recommend to anyone reading this !
The Fourth Kind is the only movie that has ever given me full body, visible chills.
If you think about it, The Ring also has found footage elements :D
Almost every movie that has a setting like "going in a place and cannot get out" makes me scared because that is absolutely my worst fear
Found footage is the scariest genre for me. Sometimes I have to watch through my fingers. My heart rate goes up the entire movie. I’m constantly getting jump scared or expecting a jump scare, even when there isn’t one. I can watch Art and Michael chop people up all day just fine, but Katie Featherston slowly walking around the house… no.
I love Midsommar, it’s literally one of my favorite movies but I’d definitely put it under disturbing rather than outright scary. Hell House LLC freaked me right out though. Honestly that entire franchise.
I love you because we have the same taste, and this is exactly why I trust your recommendations all the time !!
Every time you mentioned a movie im like YEP YES I AGREE
The first time I watched Sinister I did it with the volume all the way down. The sound design creeped me out beyond belief! I saw Hereditary in the theater and sat silent for so long after it ended. I sort of regretted watching it. No other movie besides The Exorcist has affected me the way Hereditary did. I’ve never felt so sorry for a character in a movie ever then I did, and do for Peter.
The Fourth Kind truly scared me, which surprised me as movies about aliens usually are more of a thriller to me. It was so terrifying! Also, yes to The Ring and Heredity... those are hard to watch because they stay with me for a loooong time! The Exorcist as an older movie still really freaks me out! I haven't watched it in years because it lingers way too long... supernatural/paranormal horror is what gets to me. Like the original Amityville movies... they are still so scary to me.
Omg!!! THE FOURTH KIND!!!! No one ever talks about how scary that movie is!!!!!
Ouija the origin of evil is one of the scariest movies I've ever seen, that scene when Dorris opens her mouth wide literally scared the crap out of me & the end scene when she's crawling on the roof gave me chills 😢
One of the very few prequels that outshines the first movie, the whole scene when they go into the Doctors secret room loved it!
I love that movie, I think it was so good because Mike Flanagan was behind it! It was such a surprise gem.
@@albertovaldivia6132 so true
@@elphabaoftheopera yess
Witchboard from 1986 freaked me out as a kid
The fourth kind disturbed me deeply. And it still does to a degree. Something about it just feels too real. I know it isn't, but it just really gets to me.
the blair witch remake is so underrated! seriously has some of the best sound design i’ve seen in a horror film
The original Japanese The Grudge. I don't think I'll ever be able to watch it again because I still get imagery pop up in my mind after 5-6 years. I just cannot go through that again.
A really perfect list.
There are three movies that scared me so much seeing them in theaters I thought about leaving: The Ring, The Fourth Kind, and embarrassingly, Silent Hill. The only one that STILL fucks me up is The Fourth Kind. Just thinking about a recent rewatch of it and my heart is racing. I’m normally such a jaded horror fan, but aggh.
I'm so so glad that The Ring still hits so good for other people too. Idk if it's my number one movie of all time but it's def in my top 10, I literally have Samara tattooed on my arm lol.
I watched Fourth Kind when I was a preteen, and I definitely didn't understand it was fake. The movie kept me up at night for weeks lol
The fourth kind scared me so much I immediately clicked on the first comedy film I could find (night at the museum) the second the credits rolled (after 2am)
Was literally just watching your channel and then saw that you had a new upload. I was like oh great timing ⏱️
The Ring scared the crap out of me when I first saw it. It’s definitely a good one that I’ve seen a handful of times.
Sinister is the first movie my husband and I watched on our first date. Such a terrifying movie but it brings back a good memory lol
About a decade ago, I was alone at my friend's summer cabin. It was perfectly sunny and lovely outside. I sat down to watch The Fourth Kind and I was so freaked out I could barely finish it. No other movie has ever scared me the same way, and trust me when I say, I watch a lot of horror and it rarely affects me in that way.
Also yes, Blair Witch Project was scarier than average back when it was brand new, because the viral marketing was so effective for its time. If you didn't experience it first hand at that point in history, it's hard to understand how effective it was.
Yesss. When you said slashers , home invasion and gore don’t really do it for you I felt so seen!! Paranormal, supernatural, psychological and trippy/uncanny scares are definitely my personal horror flavors 😄😄
Sinister and Sinister 2 are a couple of my favorite horror movies. The kills are so wild, the sound is great, and the atmosphere is *chef’s kiss*
Great list!
The Tunnel (2011) really surprised me. For being a smaller budget found footage film I thought it was quite scary. It made effective use of its environment to make one feel claustrophobic and uneasiness due to liminal spaces not to mention the scary AF creature.
The phone scene from Audition scared me so badly as a kid.
For well over a decade the 3:33am thing in The 4th Kind freaked me out!!
I swear everyone I have met has either never seen The Forth Kind or thought it was stupid, but it absolutely terrified me years ago. I still think about it time to time, and I have rewatched it and think it’s still just as creepy as then.
With you on grave encounters! It was one of the first true horrors I watched as a teenager and even though now I’m a horror fanatic, nothing has come close to the feeling I had during and in the night after watching that film 😭
I practically agree with all your mentions! I would have definitely added The Grudge in there, plus maybe The Incantation, and considered as an honourable mention The Conjuring and IT.
Why don’t you do the scariest horror tv shows? Would love to hear your opinion! 😊
i totally agree with you on pulse, i watched it for the first time this year and it really freaked me out. i wasn’t expecting to like it as much as i did but it’s one of my fav first watches from this year
As a huge fan of Paranormal Investigation tv shows Gonjiam Haunted Asylum really did a great job capturing the same look and feel.
The "tongue" scene was both horrifying and hilarious.
I was alternating between fear and laughter during it.
Legitimately would never be interested in watching Gonjiam if you hadn't recommended it so earnestly, and now it's one of my favorite found footage movies, so - keep sharing with newer audiences as well! ^^
This is good timing because I've been thinking about fear in horror movies a lot. Horror/suspense is my favorite genre, but I've never been frightened by one. The closest i can remember is the dog graveyard scene in The Omen. I know a lot of people who are terrified by horror movie, any horror movie, and i legitimately don't get it. I'm very excited to watch some of these to see if they "work" on me haha
The Fourth Kind freaked me out as well. I wasn't as scared during the movie as I was after it ended as I was laying in my bed thinking about it.
I had to go and watch The Ring THREE TIMES in the theater before I was able to sleep peacefully. It got me THAT good.
I watched Gonjiam because of you and my god it did not disappoint! I actually had a lil trouble sleeping for a few nights after lol.
Thanks for the recommendation Sarah totally going to check out Gonjiam tonight.
Fourth Kind, Grave Encounters and The Ring scared me as a teen but not on rewatch. However Paranormal Activity series never fails to scare me. Found footage is the scariest subgenre of horror I would say, Host, The Devil Inside scared me too at the time of watching them.
God I love "the fourth kind", that stupid owl is so creepy :D
Have to agree with The Fourth Kind, it really freaked me out. Sometimes if noise wakes me up suddenly at night my mind automatically thinks of aliens lol.
Also 100% since becoming a mum recently there are just some films I cannot watch anymore, it really changed me and my tolerance levels. Hated the film Mother when it first came out and now I feel even stronger about it.
Those snuff films in sinister were terrifying. I sae this in theaters and it was the only movie I remember having audible reactions to it and I actually closed my eyes during a part or two. I was anxious the entire time - so effective.
I agree with Ring and Sinister two of my favorites. Highly recommend Neon Demon if you haven't seen it not scary but out there really enjoyed it
Great list, PbH! And as a horror aficionado, I'm SO glad to stumble on your channel. For me, the last 2 scariest films I've seen were: 'Veronica' fr '2017 (regarding the actually True and horrifying story of Estafania Guttierez fr Madrid, SPN in '91), and 2nd: 'The Strangers' (2008), as I had Never witnessed a packed theater crowd so completely terrified in all my years of chasing these. Also, my hidden gem for you (if u don't already know) is 'Incident in a Ghostland'. It is scary and rather unique... and has an Excellent story! ~Cheers! The HarLeQuiN
The fourth kind was actually SO scary! I can’t imagine watching it in theaters! 🤯😭 I watched insidious and sinister for the first time back when I was like in middle school so like 12-14ish years ago and they both STILL scare me 🤣
I agree that horror is subjective. I find supernatural horror scary. Here's movies that scared me: (these aren't necessarily good but they have good moments)
Fourth Kind (2009)
Rite (2011)
Conjuring (2013)
Mama (2013)
It Follows (2014)
Lights Out (2016)
Smile (2022)
edit: I just realized you had Fourth Kind as well! I feel like it's underrated so that made me so happy to see that someone else gets it.
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