PopTodd Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 But the one that gets under your skin the most.It can be a horror movie, but isn't necessarily so... MThe 1933 Fritz Lang masterpiece about the Child Murderer of Düsseldorf. It wasn't only creepy on the surface -- with Peter Lorre at his most leering and toad-ish, as a molester/murderer, but the way the film was structured anticipated/predicted the rise of Fascism in post-WWI Germany. Creepy on so many levels. FreaksYou know, it's about circus freaks. And stars real circus freaks. That's creepy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Your Friends & Neighbors comes to mind - after seeing that I wanted to curl into a ball and hope people like that didn't really exist.Also, Happiness. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigshoulders Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 "Lost Highway" had some pretty creepy moments... esp. the scene with Robert Blake at the party. We've met before, haven't we? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dude Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 MThe 1933 Fritz Lang masterpiece about the Child Murderer of Düsseldorf. It wasn't only creepy on the surface -- with Peter Lorre at his most leering and toad-ish, as a molester/murderer, but the way the film was structured anticipated/predicted the rise of Fascism in post-WWI Germany. Creepy on so many levels. I had to take a German expressionist film class, and we watched that, but what really creeped me out was Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari (1920), which is a warped little mindfuck of a film that has had quite a lot of influence on the Tim Burtons and Guillermo del Toros of our time. Dark City (1998) is a creepy sci-fi classic that was clearly inspired by those insane German directors. Definitely one I wouldn't watch alone. Eraserhead (1977) is warped, creepy and bizarro-funny without feeling self-conscious like Lynch's latter films do to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Anything by Gaspar Noe (though my exposure is limited to I Stand Alone and Irreversible). Also, The Vanishing (not the U.S. remake). I guess I'm answering the question by thinking about movies that creeped me out - maybe they weren't creepy, but I sure felt like I had been punched in the stomach when the movie was over. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Synthesizer Patel Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 But the one that gets under your skin the most.It can be a horror movie, but isn't necessarily so... MThe 1933 Fritz Lang masterpiece about the Child Murderer of Düsseldorf. It wasn't only creepy on the surface -- with Peter Lorre at his most leering and toad-ish, as a molester/murderer, but the way the film was structured anticipated/predicted the rise of Fascism in post-WWI Germany. Creepy on so many levels. FreaksYou know, it's about circus freaks. And stars real circus freaks. That's creepy. M and Freaks are great films. I don't find them very creepy though. A few of the shots in Nosferatu are pretty creepy, but the creepiest film I've seen is The Haunting. It's only really scary though if you watch it in a house on your own late at night - maybe on a rainy night. You never see anything - just loud noises etc... that's what is creepy - cos it's left to your imagination to guess what's on the other side of the door! waaaah! http://www.youtube.c...h?v=xq74oz6mf3w that's the trailer. white zombie (the band sampled some of it - so that means it must be scary, right!) EDIT: Check out this clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0li0zIGN2Q&feature=related Now that is creepy! "Lost Highway" had some pretty creepy moments... esp. the scene with Robert Blake at the party. We've met before, haven't we? that is such a great scene! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Runaway Jim Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 I saw Deliverance at a very young age. This will always get my vote in this category. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WilcoFan Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Snakes on a Plane. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 The Shining.Mets 2009 Season Recap. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
watch me fall Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Looking back now it seems silly, but Signs freaked me out. I couldn't sleep for days after seeing it. I remember waking my roommate up one night because I thought there was an alien in our kitchen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Looking back now it seems silly, but Signs freaked me out. I couldn't sleep for days after seeing it. I remember waking my roommate up one night because I thought there was an alien in our kitchen.The birthday party footage was creepy as hell. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Maybe creepy isn't the right word, but this movie fucked me up for a while. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RainDogToo Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 The Night of the Hunter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Lots of good mentions already. I'll add Rosemary's Baby. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ih8music Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 I'm having a hard time distinguishing between scary and creepy, so I'll just go with my first reaction... I've watched The Exorcist probably 40 or 50 times, and I still get chills down my spine during the bedroom scenes. Scary, creepy, whatever you want to call it - the movie freaks me out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
watch me fall Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 The birthday party footage was creepy as hell. Yes! Also when they can hear the aliens walking on the roof. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RainDogToo Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 "The Mothman Prophecies" also freaked me out for a couple days after seeing it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
barbkm Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 The original Wicker Man was creepy -- anything about nice, sweet towns folks who are actually blood thirsty satanists (or in this case pagans)always freaked me out. That whole "We've got something special panned for you..and it's that you'll be sacrificed to our fertility god or Satan" vibe. In that vein, there was some movie about a family that moves to a quaint New England town with a mystery -- which turns out to be that once a year, the women pick some hot dude to mate with a lucky gal, then all the ladies sacrifice him to their fertility god, freaked me out. Can't remember the name but Bette Davis was in it, and I think Blyth Danner. Anyone remember Crow Haven Farm with Hope Lange? Scared me as a child. Witches in pilgrim gear, and a mysterious beast in a pit. Now I'm gonna have nightmares. Great. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RainDogToo Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Can't remember the name but Bette Davis was in it, and I think Blyth Danner. Oh yeah, "The Nanny!" Bette Davis was so creepy in that film! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Edie Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 The Birds. Game over. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Not even close for me, this is the creepiest movie I have seen by far. To this day if I hear a strange noise while playing guitar in the basement, scenes from this movie are what come to mind. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Normal Illinois Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 "Crowhaven Farm" scared the crap out of me as a little kid. I remember having nightmares of Pilgrims piling bricks on top of me. Within the last year or two, someone posted parts of "Crowhaven Farm" on YouTube (It's gone now). As is the case with so many made-for-TV movies, it had not aged well. I think "Happiness" is creepy in the same way as Todd Solondz's "Welcome to the Dollhouse," as well as Larry Clark's "Bully" and "Kids." And I might even put "Pink Flamingos" in the "this seems icky and real" creepy category. "M," "Nosferatu," and "Freaks" may have been creepy in their time, but today, I just find 'em great. "The Haunting" however is more like "The Innocents," both are a little newer and both are still creepy today. If you haven't seen "The Innocents," rent it now. "Exorcist" is great. It starts creepy and turns scary as hell, but I guess all the best horror films do that, right? I think it is more scary than creepy. I find the violence in all of the following movies creepy, or maybe I just find it disturbing and unsettling: "Last House on the Left" (1972 version), "Straw Dogs," "Texas Chainsaw" (1974 version), "Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer." Finally, here are two relatively new, creepy movies (two ghost stories and one vampire story) I enjoyed very much--"The Devils Backbone," "The Orphanage" and "Let The Right One In." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The High Heat Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Mets 2009 Season Recap. It's hard to watch the end of this nightmare. Painful, even. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Eraserhead (1977) is warped, creepy and bizarro-funny without feeling self-conscious like Lynch's latter films do to me.I have seen this only recently and it is a genuinely creepy movie. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NightOfJoy Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 "Signs" really got me "The Ring" as well. "Henry-Portrait of a Serial Killer" I saw that when it came out. I wont watch that again. "Night of the Living Dead" Saw that when I was a kid. I cant watch now, even as an adult. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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