# The scariest movie you've ever seen **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 21, 2013, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scariest-movie-youve-ever-seen/671826 "2013-10-21T15:42:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2013, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scariest-movie-youve-ever-seen/671826/101 "2013-10-28T17:08:06Z")
I totally love horror movies, but they rarely scare me. I only get scared at movies that are completely, 100% realistic and possible. No need to suspend disbelief. This shit could _happen_, man! For that reason, \*Play Misty For Me \*is about the scariest movie I’ve ever seen. Had me crawling and squirming in my seat! And the original \*Saw \*was a close second. ---
**Author:** ![SaharaTea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SaharaTea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaharaTea)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scariest-movie-youve-ever-seen/671826/102 "2013-10-30T17:10:22Z")
One of Steven Spielberg’s early movies, **Duel** , scared the hell out of me when I was a kid and still does. It’s the fact that you never see the truck driver’s face. I’ve always been uneasy around huge trucks and this movie was a big part of that. ---
**Author:** ![Osiris\_the\_1st](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9de0a6/32.png) [@Osiris\_the\_1st](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Osiris_the_1st)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scariest-movie-youve-ever-seen/671826/103 "2013-10-31T20:04:14Z")
There are three movies, that have freaked me out as an adult: The Blair Witch Project: The final scene in the abandoned celler (or whatever it was) is what got to me. the rest of the wandering in the woods stuff was meh. The Ring: I was most disturbed by the video itself, but Samara coming out of the TV was also pretty freaky. Paranormal Activity: The parts that freaked me out the most were the enitiy’s footprints showing up in the powder on the floor and the girl being pulled out of bed and being dragged down the hall by nothing. This one got me bad enough that I have not rewatched it or even watched so much as the previews for the sequels. ---
**Author:** ![Osiris\_the\_1st](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9de0a6/32.png) [@Osiris\_the\_1st](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Osiris_the_1st)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scariest-movie-youve-ever-seen/671826/104 "2013-10-31T20:13:06Z")
> [@Doctor\_Why\_Bother](#): > > Scariest scene: The Exorcist Part III - You guys know the bit I’m talking about :eek: Yes I do. Even though I know it’s coming, I jump every damn time. ---
**Author:** ![brettster55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8491ac/32.png) [@brettster55](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brettster55)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scariest-movie-youve-ever-seen/671826/105 "2013-10-31T21:45:19Z")
I heard the ring was scary but I sadly didn’t understand the concept, so it didn’t scare me as mach as it should have. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scariest-movie-youve-ever-seen/671826/106 "2013-10-31T22:09:20Z")
The Shining. Scariest movie where almost nothing happens for very long stretches, which is somehow super effective at building tension. ---
**Author:** ![Zago](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecccb3/32.png) [@Zago](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zago)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2013, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scariest-movie-youve-ever-seen/671826/107 "2013-11-02T01:11:51Z")
The Ring, yikes! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scariest-movie-youve-ever-seen/671826.md?page=5)