Aqualung Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 9 minutes ago, gs joe said: we are controlling transmission. we will control the horizontal. we will control the vertical. we can change the focus to a soft blur or sharpen it to crystal clarity for the next hour sit quietly and we will control all that you see in here you are about to participate in a great adventure. name the show lots of us would of stayed up late to watch this, Outer Limits. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aqualung Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 I think apart from watching the Exorcist and the Omen trilogy the only other horror movie that genuinely scared me was that Blair Witch Project.... But I was an old bugger by then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gs joe Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 We have a winner 🥇 , 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maipenrai Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 Well, I think I've forgotten most of the movies I saw as a child but a few stick in my mind, such as the aforementioned "The Birds" and of course the surprise scenes are the ones that really get you, like the scene in Carrie also mentioned; one that does stick in my mind, although I believe I saw it as an adolescent, is a scene in "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls" where a guy gets his head chopped off and the camera suddenly switches to his headless body twitching away: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gs joe Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 Looks almost erotic to me now, but back in its day the series had some shocking scenes can you name it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Dangleberries Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 2 minutes ago, gs joe said: Looks almost erotic to me now, but back in its day the series had some shocking scenes can you name it "V" ??? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gs joe Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 3 minutes ago, Derek Dangleberries said: "V" ??? On yes , very dated now but compelling viewing back then 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemondropkid Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 7 hours ago, Aqualung said: but my favourite was always the Hammer Horror series. Loved Peter Cushing and Vincent Price. Wow I'd totally forgotten about Hammer horror. Used to adore them as a kid, and collected the Hammer horror magazines. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted October 20, 2023 Author Share Posted October 20, 2023 I used to love the horror double bills they used to have on BBC2 , mostly old B&W films Lon Chaney as the Wolfman , Bela Lugosi as Dracula , Frankenstein etc , they weren't very frightening but I enjoyed them ... there was one that scared the bejesus out of my cousin though ... about giant bunnies 555 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forcebwithu Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 Here's another movie with a hand rising as the final scene. Can anyone name the movie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted October 21, 2023 Author Share Posted October 21, 2023 26 minutes ago, forcebwithu said: Here's another movie with a hand rising as the final scene. Can anyone name the movie? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Dangleberries Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 I was 20 years old when I watched this when it first came out and it scared the shit out of me whilst my mate was laughing !!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpuynarak Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forcebwithu Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 Here's another good one with Jack Nicholson at his finest. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yessongs Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 I was only 10 years old when this was released.....god only knows why I was watching this, all time classic. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfingboy Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 10 hours ago, Aqualung said: I think apart from watching the Exorcist and the Omen trilogy the only other horror movie that genuinely scared me was that Blair Witch Project.... But I was an old bugger by then. That ending was something, especially for the low budget they had 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfingboy Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 52 minutes ago, forcebwithu said: Here's another good one with Jack Nicholson at his finest. I'm not gonna hurt ya........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forqalso Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 On 10/19/2023 at 9:37 PM, gs joe said: Seen this at age 16 scared the shit out of most of the audience When this first came on HBO, the whole family sat down to watch it. My little brother got scared and went to bed. I gave him about twenty minutes to settle down and then I low crawled down the hall into his bedroom. I grabbed the bed leg and started shaking it. Gregg jumped up out of bed and ran down my back to get out of the room. I doubt he ever finished watching that movie. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horizondave Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 9 hours ago, forqalso said: When this first came on HBO, the whole family sat down to watch it. My little brother got scared and went to bed. I gave him about twenty minutes to settle down and then I low crawled down the hall into his bedroom. I grabbed the bed leg and started shaking it. Gregg jumped up out of bed and ran down my back to get out of the room. I doubt he ever finished watching that movie. I remember seeing that at the Leicester Square Warner (I think) when it first came out in 1973. It was a brilliant film and indeed scary. I remember the aisles had first aiders at the front and quite a few people left or required assistance through fainting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butch Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 Tell you what , put yourself into the shoes of a young fella, forced to watch this scene by his brother with the lights off and alone in the room. My brother ran a sideline business in video nasties and some very good quality alternative entertainment from Sweden and Germany. He managed to get his on pirate 6 months before it was released in the cinema. Although it says "GI Joe" in the UK they were known as "Action Man" and I had 5 of them, my "squad". Although mine all had SLR's (of course) and for the purists among us, technically they (the SLR's) were early models with the wooden and not plastic furniture on them. It matters not, I still managed to shit meself. Either way, my "squad" was relegated to the bottom of the wardrobe for a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butch Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 Hammer house of horror had a lot to answer for as well. Especially this c**t. It's a well written, if not very well acted episode with a twist. In some ways, anyone choosing to drive a Morris Marina kind of deserves everything they get and stranded in British Leyland Hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butch Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 (edited) 19 hours ago, Stillearly said: If you've ever been to Norfolk, you'll find this is perfectly normal. Excellent topic BTW. 🙂 Edited October 21, 2023 by Butch 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forqalso Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 Trilogy of Terror By the way, it’s the fiftieth anniversary of The Exorcist’s premiere in December. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalEden Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 Drivers Education the scare films, I think it was called "Highway of Death". There was this head on crash where they picked up a victim and her brains fell out of her head. This didn't faze my friend Craig, there was this accident he went around the accident at high speed on his motorcycle, the tow truck cable decapitated him. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aqualung Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 Another I've just remembered. Not the film itself but the "morlocks" who featured in the 1960 movie the Time Machine. Must have been the early 70s when I saw the movie and them morlocks scared me to death. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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