Can you recommend any really good scary or jumpy movies?!
Question:
Can you recommend any really good scary or jumpy movies?
I've seen loads but reckon there's still a lot I haven't watched.
Answers:
Here's my list of recommendations (not in order)-
1. Hostel (2005) by Eli Roth
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0450278/...
Three backpackers head to a Slovakian city that promises to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaits them.
2. Slither (2006)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0439815/...
A small town is taken over by an alien plague, turning residents into zombies and all forms of mutant monsters.
3. The Grudge (2004)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0391198/...
An American nurse living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming their life and spreading to another victim.
4. The Ring (2002)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0298130/...
A young journalist must investigate a mysterious videotape which seems to cause the death of anyone in a week of viewing it.
5. Bad Taste (1987) by Peter Jackson
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092610/...
The population of a small town disappears and is replaced by aliens that chase human flesh for their intergalactic fast-food chain.
6. Audition (1999) by Takashi Miike
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0235198/...
A lonely Japanese widower whose son is planning to move out of the house soon expresses his sadness to a friend and fellow film producer, who becomes inspired to hold an audition for a non-existent film so that the widower can select a new potential bride from the resulting audition pool. The widower ultimately becomes enamored with and fascinated by one particular young woman...but first impressions can often be horribly wrong.... Written by deusdiabolus
7. Event Horizon (1997)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119081/...
In the year 2047 a group of astronauts are sent to investigate and salvage the long lost starship "Event Horizon". The ship disappeared mysteriously 7 years before on its maiden voyage and with its return comes even more mystery as the crew of the "Lewis and Clark" discover the real truth behind its disappearance and something even more terrifying. Written by Losman
8. Jacob's Ladder (1990)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099871/...
New York postal worker Jacob Singer is trying to keep his frayed life from unraveling. His days are increasingly being invaded by flashbacks to his first marriage, his now-dead son, and his tour of duty in Vietnam. Athough his new wife tries to help Jacob keep his grip on sanity, the line between reality and delusion is steadily growing more and more uncertain. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher
9. Pitch Black (2000)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0134847/...
A transport ship containing 40 passengers heading to other worlds for, among other reasons, settling, New Mecca, and for one passenger, Riddick, another cell. The ship encounters a tiny meteor storm and crash lands on a barren planet with only 1/4 of its complement surviving. Survival is tough with Riddick on the loose and no water in sight. However, come nightfall, they have even more to fear... Written by Jeff Mellinger
10. The Others (2001)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0230600/...
A woman named Grace retires with her two children to a mansion on Jersey, towards the end of the Second World War, where she's waiting for her husband to come back from battle. The children have a disease which means they cannot be touched by direct sunlight without being hurt in some way. They will live alone there with oppressive, strange and almost religious rules, until she needs to hire a group of servants for them. Their arrival will accidentally begin to break the rules with unexpected consequences. Written by David Villalmanzo
11. House of 1000 Corpses (2003) by Rob Zombie
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0251736/...
In "House of 1000 Corpses", two young couples take a misguided tour onto the back roads of America in search of a local legend known as Dr. Satan. Lost and stranded, they are set upon by a bizarre family of psychotics. Murder, cannibalism and satanic rituals are just a few of the 1000+ horrors that await.
12. The Eye (2002)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0325655/...
A blind girl gets a cornea transplant so that she would be able to see again. However, she got more than what she bargained for when she realised she could even see ghosts. And some of these ghosts are down right unfriendly. So she embarks on a journey to find the origins of her cornea and to reveal the history of the previous dead owner ...
13. 28 Days Later (2002)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0289043/...
A powerful virus escapes from a British research facility. Transmitted in a drop of blood and devastating within seconds, the virus locks those infected into a permanent state of murderous rage. Within 28 days the country is overwhelmed and a handful of survivors begin their attempts to salvage a future, little realising that the deadly virus is not the only thing that threatens them.
14. The Blair Witch Project (1999)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0185937/...
Three film students travel to Maryland to make a student film about a local urban legend... The Blair Witch. The three went into the woods on a two day hike to find the Blair Witch, and never came back. One year later, the students film and video was found in the woods. The footage was compiled and made into a movie. The Blair Witch Project. Written by Kevin Overstreet
15. The Shining (1980) by Stanley Kubrick
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081505/...
A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where an evil and spiritual presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from the past and of the future.
16. Nosferatu (1922) by FW Murnau
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0013442/...
Vampire Count Orlok expresses interest in a new residence and real estate agent Hutter's wife. Silent classic based on the story "Dracula."
17. The Thing (1982)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084787/...
Scientists in the Antarctic are confronted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of the people that it kills.
18. Eraserhead (1977) by David Lynch
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074486/...
Considered the greatest cult movie of all time, “Eraserhead” is not your average horror movie. The film employs bizarre imagery to create a deeply unsettling tone. We dare you to not reach for the remote in the scene of Eraserhead trying to feed his misshapen “son.” It might go down in history as the single most disturbing movie scene ever. Even by art-house standards, this flick is a tough pill to swallow.
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19. Pet Sematary (1989)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098084/...
The Creeds have just moved to a new house in the countryside. Their house is perfect, except for two things: the semi-trailers that roar past on the narrow road, and the mysterious cemetary in the woods behind the house. The Creed's neighbours are reluctant to talk about the cemetary, and for good reason too. Written by Murray Chapman
20. The Fly (1986)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091064/...
A brilliant but eccentric scientist begins to transform into a giant man/fly hybrid after one of his experiments goes horribly wrong.
21. Dawn of the Dead (1978) by George A. Romero
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077402/...
Following an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his television-executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.
22. The Descent (2005)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0435625/...
A caving expedition goes horribly wrong, as the explorers become trapped and ultimately pursued by a strange breed of predators.