First of all, movies don't scare me easily. A few did when I was a kid, but not anymore now as an adult. Therefor, I rarely watch 'em with the idea that I'm going to get frightened in any way. These days, I just judge 'em based soley on the quality of entertainment that I get from the story, art direction, acting, blah blah blah....
5. Texas Chainsaw Massacre - This movie's story came off as very genuine. While most horrors tend to want the viewer say things to the screen like "Idiot! Run outside, not to the upstairs!" or"Don't go in there, you moron!", this movie actually made the situation of the onscreen victims seem logistically believable. Therefor, their fright & inevitable demise doesn't come off as deserving as those characters in other films who make one feel that their stupidity justified thier grisly end. This film story's intent was aimed at making the observer feel the fear thru the fear of the victim, not just thru the idea of a mad demonic slash-object-wielding maniac.
4. Silence Of The Lambs - Fava beans & Chianti? Pffft! When it comes to human carcasses, I'm more of meat & potatoes guy, myself.
3. Night Of The Living Dead - This was almost the "Blair Witch Project" of it's time. It has a very documentary feel to it. And to my mind, it was the first time I had ever seen the idea of zombies as truly scary.
2. Blair Witch Project - As I said before, I really can't get scared from movies anymore. Especially, if there's a monster or a Jason/Freddy/Michael Myers involved. The minute I see any of these guys, I am instantly reminded that I'm watching a movie, thereby negating any chance of being frightened anymore. Blair Witch tried to come as close to reality as any horror movie could. Making it seem like this could actually happen. Plus, we never saw the witch. And as it has been stated many times over centuries, "The greatest fear is that of the unknown". This movie, while it still didn't scare me, it came as close as it possibly could at this point in my life. Something that I can't ever see happening much again.
1. Exorcist - I saw a preview of this as a kid, where the girl was on the bed as it shook. That night, I was scared as hell to go upstairs to my f#ckin' bedroom.
That f#ckin' movie.......
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