# Horror Movies That Actually Scare You

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** movies\
**Created:** [October 20, 2025, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horror-movies-that-actually-scare-you/1024126 "2025-10-20T15:11:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2025, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horror-movies-that-actually-scare-you/1024126/5 "2025-10-20T15:36:52Z")

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**[Obligatory link](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-create-a-horror-movie-too-scary-to-be-commercially-viable/1007649/4)** to my lengthy treatise on why I believe there cannot be a single simple answer for what makes a movie scary, and why our reactions depend so heavily on our individual mindset.

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