{"id":54,"date":"2006-10-30T01:25:04","date_gmt":"2006-10-30T05:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/derekandevonne.com\/?p=54"},"modified":"2006-10-30T01:25:04","modified_gmt":"2006-10-30T05:25:04","slug":"boo-our-top-10-most-scaaariest-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/derekandevonne.com\/?p=54","title":{"rendered":"Boo! Our top 10 most scaaariest movies!"},"content":{"rendered":"

With Halloween just a couple of days away, most TV movie channels have been playing a steady rotation of horror\/thriller movies.<\/p>\n

As E and I are both movie fans, this got us thinking as to what we would include in our top 10.\u00a0 As an aside, I think this is an interesting exercise that everyone should go through because it may give some insight about yourself.<\/p>\n

The bigger question is what scares us, and why?\u00a0 Are there any common themes (supernatural, evil monsters, evil people, nature, aliens with fangs or worse)?\u00a0\u00a0Another thing to look at is when the movie was made.\u00a0 For our list, most of the movies were from our childhood, when I think our imaginations are most vivid.\u00a0 Later in adult life, it takes an exceptional movie to give us a good scare.<\/p>\n

The horror movies I most dislike is where the protagonist does something really stupid (trips while running in the forest, floods the car while trying to start it,\u00a0goes into the basement to investigate “the noise”, etc).\u00a0\u00a0To me, it’s just a cheap way to generate suspense.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Anyways, onto our list!<\/p>\n

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  1. The Exorcist-\u00a0 The perfect horror movie, especially if you come from a religious background, and are 8 years old.\u00a0 It made me sleep with a flashlight and cross under my pillow…\u00a0It has\u00a0a great story, freakishly scary music and\u00a0sound effects, horrifying visual effects, perfect casting, and there’s not a single dull moment.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n
  2. The Omen- I remember watching this in grade 6, and going to school and asking my friends\u00a0to look for\u00a0666\u00a0under my hair.\u00a0 More sinister than the Exorcist, but just as fun!\u00a0 The Omen II was a pretty good follow-up, but the rest are forgettable.<\/li>\n
  3. Alien- I couldn’t eat crab for weeks after watching the face hugger do its work.\u00a0 Honorable mention to Aliens, which I personally liked as much as the original.\u00a0 The rest were just a travesty.<\/li>\n
  4. The Shining- Remember the river of blood coming out of the stairwell?\u00a0 Remember the wallpaper?\u00a0 Everytime I walk into an old apt building with that wallpaper, I think “RedRUM!”<\/li>\n
  5. Jaws- Wow, we talked about this movie for weeks at school.\u00a0 In my mind, another perfect movie because it’s right on the line of plausibility.\u00a0<\/li>\n
  6. The Sixth Sense- Yep, even as an adult, this one got me.\u00a0 There’s no evil bad guy here, but it’s more about our fear of death and the unknown.<\/li>\n
  7. The Silence of the Lambs-\u00a0Outstanding story, casting, and acting.\u00a0 Scary on many levels, mostly because the evil here is a very sinister and depraved serial killer.\u00a0 I’m sure Chianti sales went way up after this movie.<\/li>\n
  8. Salem’s Lot- Gotta have a movie about Vampires here… Again, I remember this from my childhood, and man did it ever creep me out.\u00a0 Crucifix around the neck and everything.\u00a0 I think the creepiest scene was having the boy vampire tapping on his friends second floor bedroom window in the dead of night asking to be let in.\u00a0 EEeeyaaarrgh get away!!<\/li>\n
  9. The Thing- Cool visual effects (for the time),\u00a0fiendish alien…\u00a0<\/li>\n
  10. Texas Chainsaw Massacre- Freaky, freaky, freaky…<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Honorable mention- Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Dawn of the Dead (and most Zombie flicks), Arachnophobia, Dead Calm, Dead Again, Psycho.<\/p>\n

    These days, there’s a lot of so-so, formula\u00a0horror flicks that rely on special effects for thrills.\u00a0 For me, it seems like the 70’s and 80’s produced the most chilling horror movies.\u00a0 In any case, it’s a genre that’s great fun to watch with friends and family.\u00a0 Everybody loves a\u00a0good scare!\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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