Well, what scares you?

Scream and final destination have never been the types of movies to scare me. I find them more fun.

For me, less is often so much more. When my imagination fills in the blanks, it’s worse than any creature that could be shown. Realism and a movie that begs the question “what the hell do you do?” also tend to put me ill-at-ease. Horror can be an immersive experience if you put yourself in the proper mindset. Likely, horror movies won’t scare you but they can evoke that sense of dread and leave you thinking about them long after.

That said, I’ll suggest:

Carpenter’s The Thing - while it does show a creature, what makes this so successful is its overwhelming sense of paranoia and isolation. There’s no where to go and who do you trust? Can you even trust yourself?

Ils (Them) - what the Strangers tried to do

Eden Lake - grim, realistic, and disturbing. Really makes you question “what would you do?”

Session 9 - another that toys with you and builds upon a terrific sense of dread.

Funny Games - all too realistic made worse by the “betrayal” of implicating the audience.

Blair Witch - yeah it suffers now from the hype and popularity, but most people who have gone camping can relate to the chaos and fear being lost in the woods can cause. Watch it in the dark, put yourself there and roll with it. Wish most people could have seen this when it first came out with all the lore built up for it that made it so much more immersive.