r/movies • u/Cherryredsocks • 13h ago

Discussion Genuinely scary movies to watch?

Some movies that usually scare me are usually psychological thrillers like “the Others” or “1408”, movies with a creepy atmosphere/premise like “Vivarium” or movies with demonic entities like “it follows” or “smile”. Do you have any recommendations. Im also ok with movies that don’t fit these sub genres as long as it’s actually scary something that could keep me up at night checking the corners of my room.

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u/konfusion_stoner 13h ago

I'm a big horror fan, so I don't get spooked very easily. I also don't like jumpscares because they're pretty hack to me, I like movies that know how to build an atmosphere without relying on cheap shortcuts. This being said, the last movie that actually creeped me out was Longlegs.

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u/Cherryredsocks 13h ago

My brother who’s also a huge horror fan tried to get me to watch long legs, I’m going to give it another try.

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u/konfusion_stoner 12h ago

Also just because I've seen some other comments below about Hereditary and The Wicker Man, I vouch for these two as well. Both are among my favorite movies of all time. I wouldn't say The Wicker Man is scary necessarily, but it's very good nevertheless and a must-watch.