# Halloween's a-coming...recommend me some scary films

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 7, 2004, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloweens-a-coming-recommend-me-some-scary-films/268073 "2004-10-07T19:07:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![nocturnal\_tick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3d9bf3/32.png) [@nocturnal\_tick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nocturnal_tick)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2004, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloweens-a-coming-recommend-me-some-scary-films/268073/1 "2004-10-07T19:07:40Z")

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OK, so me and a friend have arranged to spend the Halloween weekend watching plenty of scary movies. So who better to turn to than my fellow Dopers to help me out.

So here are the rules:

1. _It has to be a good scary movie._ When I say good I mean I want a scary movie, not just a bloodbath. Hitchcock, yes… **I know who you boned last spring break** , Or whatever it’s called, ummmm no.

2. _I need a mix of oldies and newbies._

3. _They have to be available at Blockbusters_. I may buy one or two really good ones but the majority will be coming from here. So no obscure Japanese imported movies with subtitles and amusing naff dubbing.

This are my possible choices so far: (in no discernable order)

**Carrie**  
**It**  
**Psycho**  
**The Birds**  
**Texas Chainsaw Massacre**  
**Night of the Living Dead**  
**Poltergeist**  
**The Exorcist**  
**Nightmare on Elm Street**  
**Rosemary’s Baby**  
**The Omen**  
**Evil Dead**  
**Rocky Horror Picture Show** (Tim Curry in suspenders is scary)  
**Halloween**  
**The Lost Boys**  
**Gremlins**  
**Hellraiser**  
**Manhunter**  
**Ringu**  
**Candyman**  
**The People Under The Stairs**  
**The Shining**

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**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2004, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloweens-a-coming-recommend-me-some-scary-films/268073/2 "2004-10-07T19:32:18Z")

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Why not just check out [the current thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=278942) on scary movie recommendations? 🙂

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**Author:** ![nocturnal\_tick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3d9bf3/32.png) [@nocturnal\_tick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nocturnal_tick)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2004, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloweens-a-coming-recommend-me-some-scary-films/268073/3 "2004-10-07T19:34:19Z")

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:smack:

I swear to Og I checked the front page…damn it!

:smack:

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**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2004, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloweens-a-coming-recommend-me-some-scary-films/268073/4 "2004-10-07T20:52:10Z")

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“A friend”? Oh charming! You didn’t even say my name. 😃