Your challenge, if you choose to accept it, is to find a movie that will scare me. But there are some stipulations here.

First off, I want real horror. Not jump-scares and fear just from tension. I want the thing (monster, killer, whatever) to be actually scary on its own.

Secondly, good writing and good acting. Smart plot (not the "omg insane ppl/kids/ded ppl r skurry" sort of throwaway crap), good dialogue, good acting. I dig psychological horrors, though your suggestion doesn't have to be one.

I'm absolutely fine with gore, but only if it's actually relevant to the plot. No gore porn. Gore like on Hannibal is fine, gore like Saw is ridiculous.

I don't care whether or not it's in English or how old it is.

If, after all that, you know of a movie that suits what I'm looking for, sell me on it! Tell me a lil about it or show me a trailer or something. I don't need an essay or anything, just tell me how it fits my criteria.


Also I'm going to tag Captain Howdy: Chickie Nuggs: and Drop Bear: since they seem the type to know of a few good horror movies.

Would you like us to find the Holy Grail too, while we're at it?

Yes please.

I think it's weird that well-written horror movies are so hard to find.

Watch White.
It's Korean and creepy as hell.

I'm into horror, and can never find a good horror movie that I can get scared.
I don't scare easily.

Most Asian movies are creepy as hell to me, though.
Like The Tale of Two Sisters.
I never finished it, but I read the synopsis.
Super creepy.

Thanks, I'll look into those!

Originally Posted by Captain Howdy

Would you like us to find the Holy Grail too, while we're at it?

i agree with Cherry, yes please! oh, and could you please find the Ark, too

And a mascara that truly doesn't smudge and also Santa Claus and my other blue argyle sock?

Hrm, my suggestion, for what little I remember of horror flicks would be a movie called 'The Strangers'. Its scary because its based on true events. It looks like a jumper, and it is a bit, but it also works with the story line from memory.

NSFW!


Another one that isnt too bad either, is 'Insidious'. I havent seen the sequel yet, but it looked ok too. Theyre dark magic type ones if you're into that sorta thing.
NSFW!
Insidious


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Insidious: Chapter 2



Finally, probably the BEST horror film I've ever seen is Idiocracy. Its scary as hell because ITS REAL!


Theres also one other film, japanese or korean im not sure, thats similar to 'Mirror Mirror' I think? The American version of that that I found was pretty piss poor, but if I ever find the version I saw, I'll let you know what it was actually called since I dont know what it was called and havent found it again.

I would go for Asian horror, because those people know how to scare your pants off.

I am not a fan of American horror.
//shrugs

I think that's the theme I'm getting from this thread! I'm glad at least some countries figured out that there's more to horror than jump scares and blood. Makes sense, since my favorite horror-things, the Silent Hill games, are Japanese. And then of course the American movie adaptations messed it all up. Even when American moviemakers have a clear blueprint for good horror in front of them, they just... screw it up.

Droopy - Thank you! I will look into those!

There was an American adaptation to The Tale of Two Sisters called The Uninvited.
It's just...ugh.

Shall I post the wikis?

Your personal opinions would work too! But Wikis are also fine.

The strangers, while american and jumpy-scary, is still worth watching. its very much a suspense film in particular aspects that I cant mention.

Decently written, at least?

The couple could have more interesting lines, but theyre fairly wet-blanket characters really, not much you can do with them.

I never finished A Tale of Two Sisters, because it dropped off Netflix the day I was watching it.
I've never seen The Uninvited, and I don't care to.

But I've read both synopsis's and thought that A Tale of Two Sisters was more chilling than The Uninvited.
A Tale of Two Sisters - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Uninvited_(2009_film)
Although, I'm sure the back breaking thing would me me go, "Eugh..."
xD

You could try Hard Candy! It's only got three actors, but I think it's really good. It has Ellen Page and Patrick Wilson as the two main characters. Here, I've brought you a trailer. :P

Hard Candy was great! I don't really think of it as a horror as much of a thriller, but yeah.

Oh, yeah. That's true. I don't think the two are synonymous. I'm sorry. <:3c

I haven't forgotten you, Cherreh. I'm still on the lookout.

My tastes tend to skew more paranormal horror, rather than monsters. I like fear from tension. Fearing the unseen. ... In movies.

Hey, I never said it couldn't be paranormal. It can be supernatural. Hell, it can be normalnatural. That is to say, 100% humans, no fictitious creatures involved.

Cherry Who?: I remembered you!

Posted about this on Tumblr, and then I thought of vous. Awwww.

The Taking of Deborah Logan

My sister and I watched this on Netflix. Didn't know anything about it, but turned out to be pretty good. So you might like it. Give it go.



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edit: This is me assuming you have Netflix. I think you do.

The Republicans control the congress.

I sh a Republican

Cabin In The Woods is more of a satire though but it does feature classical cliched horror.