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[SalmonGod]

Recommend and discuss good horror material here.  Would love to see links to good creepypasta, besides Slenderman, which has its own thread and is a phenonemon all its own at this point.

To start us off, Ju-On is the creepiest movie I've ever seen.  It got to me in a way nothing else has even come close to.  Anyone know anything comparable?

[fqllve]

I'm not really a horror fan and this isn't exactly a horror movie, but no movie has ever managed to freak me the fuck out like Eraserhead. Every minute of that movie was absolutely disturbing and I saw things that I will never ever be able to forget.

[SalmonGod]

Just looked up Eraserhead.  I really need to see that.  I knew the name but not anything about it.  Looks really interesting.

[ChairmanPoo]

Hmm, In the Mouth of Madness?

[Zrk2]

How about this?

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

[fqllve]

Just looked up Eraserhead.  I really need to see that.  I knew the name but not anything about it.  Looks really interesting.

I'm not sure if it's a movie that I can actually recommend. I enjoyed it (at least I think I did?) but it's extremely confusing and has almost no dialogue. It's kind of just a series of bizarre and disquieting scenes that tell a story but never really explicate on it. I think a good scene to describe the movie is probably the dinner scene. Don't worry, it's spoiler free (as much as the movie can even have spoilers).

[MetalSlimeHunt]

The Descent is the single most frightening movie I've ever watched (A title previously held by The Thing), and it's one of the only horror movies I like.

[Phantom]

SCP can freak you out sometimes.

Some of the movies based on Stephan King films were terrifying for me, if I recall.

The Thing

Is also a good one. Yay for being alone in the Antarctic being unable to trust anyone.

[SalmonGod]

Will check out videos when I'm at home.  Eraserhead sounds like more my kind of horror than most.  I don't like typical horror movies.  Supernatural shock horror, slashers, torture porn (like the Saw movies), etc don't really do anything for me.  I like to actually be disturbed and test my emotional fortitude.

28 Weeks Later was another great one that hit me in a deep spot, for example.  It wasn't about the zombies or the suspense of the situation the characters were in... it was the complete reversal of the typical horror movie ethical message. 

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Specifically, the way most of the characters had good intentions and were generally reasonable throughout the movie.  Most horror movies have the shit hit the fan when someone gets selfish, mean, or generally stupid.  This one had everyone reacting to everything quite reasonably, competently, and without unnecessary ill-intent... and it turned out that everyone should have been more cold and ruthless all along.  Being compassionate in this case ended up being the WRONG thing to do.  That cut me deeply.

I was actually disappointed by The Descent.  It started out amazing.  The fleeting glimpses of the creatures and the tension in moments like when the girl was halfway trapped in a tunnel that was caving in... fantastic stuff.  And then the last half of the movie is all in your face and orients itself around a petty catfight... bleh.

[Duke 2.0]

 Just gonna make an observation on small-dick waving when people say "Yeah, nothing scares me. It's all kinda lame really."

 If what people post doesn't scare you then post what does first.

[ToonyMan]

Clock Tower 100% man.  I guess you could put Haunting Ground with it too.
Don't Cry Jennifer

Also the Penumbra Series are apparently pretty spooky too.  I haven't touched those though.

[SalmonGod]

Also the Penumbra Series are apparently pretty spooky too.  I haven't touched those though.

I played some of the first Penumbra game.  Really impressed with the atmosphere and interaction mechanics.  I must really suck at puzzles, though.  I got stumped not far into the game and lost interest because I didn't want to damage my pride and look it up.

[Megaman]

How about this?

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

The sequel

[fqllve]

How about this?

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

The sequel

I just don't get why people bother to make fun of that song. It is so obviously mediocre that I don't see the point.

Anyway, speaking of horror music, I heard this song on NPR one day and I was totally unprepared for it. I almost had to pull over. I think it was on All Things Considered.

The Body - Empty Hearth

[Jreengus]

I played Penumbra Overture a bit, my problem was that it was too scary. I kind of freeze up when the first enemy appears and I'm too scared to actually do anything but hide. So yeah I guess that's a recommendation.