One word: Batman. I watched the original Tim Burton movie, and the gas the Joker uses to make people die laughing genuinely terrified me as a ten-year-old boy.
Genuinely Terrified
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I guess I don't see anything wrong with that, but then again, you don't necessarily need words to convey a feeling of unease. Then again, this comes from a composer who is making an entire group of works devoted to evoking different senses of terror.mindlesspuppet said:
Back on topic, I'm surprised nobody has mentioned video games. As far as creeping me out beyond belief, there's Yume Nikki and The Path. For genuinely scary games, Fatal Frame 2 and Silent Hill 2.
God yes, Fatal Frame 2 was amazing... the lady falling down the stairs... and the hanging dolls.. and the creepy kids...Mogsworth said:
Best survival horror franchise in my opinion, bar none.
Oh wow The Ring literally had me asking people to come with me when I needed to go to the bathroom. It was really bad, even when I watched it like 5 times already there were still some scenes I couldn't get through. The Grudge is a close second, specially that bit in the staircase/fire exit. FRIGGING CRAP the fire exit where I live looks exactly like that. Jeepers Creepers is a good one too, I kinda even liked the bat-thing that killed people.
I'm usually fine with most horror movies and slasher/sci fi horrors hold no fear for me. However, some of the more pyscological horrors really freak me out. Nastiest one recently was definetly Paranormal Activity. Couldn't sleep properly for days afterwards.
i would have agreed with what you said about the grudge but i watched it like 20 times for a media project so i'm fairly de-sensitised to it now 
stuff by HP Lovecraft freaks me out, the notion that there is something out there that is so incomprehensibly terrifying that the sight of it drives people mental and it takes a very special mind to come up with things like this
stuff by HP Lovecraft freaks me out, the notion that there is something out there that is so incomprehensibly terrifying that the sight of it drives people mental
and it takes a very special mind to come up with things like this
Oh, snap! I remember that one...Uncompetative said:
Go on... Try watching that movie... On your own.
Then saying his name 5 times into a mirror...
Music fucked me up for life as a child. Little did I know that the man behind it was Phillip Glass himself.
Never really seen hooks the same way since then.
Damn it, you've made me use this. I will never forgive your clan.Serris said:
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA... haaaa... ha.
Because you said what you said, see? It's a joke.
Ha.
Sometimes, I think the internet is slowly poisoning my mind.
Actually, slowly is a strong word.
You have no idea...Cockney Weasel said:
I've been having nightmares for years because of The Ring movies and The Grudge movies T_T
I'm one of those people who is not easily creeped out. However, I've been reading the book "Death Troopers", and MY GOD this book is high-octane-nightmare fuel. I can read Poe, with full illustrations, and actually giggle myself to sleep, but for some reason the way Schrieber describes some of the scenes...
There is a scene where a guy dreams about being stuck on the ship with all the zombies. He finds a map of the ship printed on his leg, and it actually describes him trying to dig through his own leg to get to the map as it fades through the layers....*shiver shiver*
Can't play any Fatal Frame game by myself, even with the lights on, to this day. Movies I'm fine with, for some reason. Actually being involved in the story like I am in Fatal Frame scares the piss out of me. I'm hesitant to try Alan Wake because of it, lol
I had nightmares because of Uzumaki and The Enigma of Amigara Fault, both by Junji Ito, that creepy bastard. Read them here [http://www.onemanga.com/Uzumaki/1/02/] and here [http://brasscockroach.com/h4ll0w33n2007/manga/Amigara-Full/Amigara.html].
About a month ago, I was outright terrified for the first time in years. Why? Because I was in that half-asleep half-awake middle of the night state, and thought Grinning Man [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grinning_Man] was at the foot of my bed staring at me.
I haven't watched enough horror to be honest. I'm looking forward to something which will make my skin crawl.