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Here is one that I saw years ago but had forgotten about:
The Haunting of M After spotting a face in an old photograph that seems to match the old woman's description of the "visitor", Marianna's sister (Nina Pitt) decides to check things out and see if any of this is for real.
No blood, but lots of suspense and mystery--and a ghost.
I also listed it in Halloween movies.
It's hard to find, but worth it.
The Thing (the one by John Carpenter), Invasion of the body snatchers (the one by Philip Kaufman), Lost Highway (David Lynch), The shining (Stanley Kubrick). Japanese horror films tend to rely on atmosphere but i'm not a big fan. Also, old Cronenberg films might be considered gory but not by today's asfixiating standards.
Some non-horror films such as Bergman's Persona or Michael Hanneke's Funny games and The piano teacher are rather scary their own way.
For an interesting mix, An American werewolf in London has some notorious gory moments but they are alleviated by nice Brit-inspired humour. And the scary part is quite good
Silence of the Lambs
Psycho
The Haunting (the original) The Wicker Man (the original)
The Shining
I think there's a difference between being horrified and being scared. I remember being truly scared of The Exorcist when I was a kid. I watched it again a few months ago, and while it was certainly horrific in places, I was never scared. I found Jacob's Ladder REALLY disturbing, but I don't know that I'd call it scary.
The song played at end of this movie is one of the most chilling IMO that I've heard in a movie.
Are you kidding? The Thing is one of the most gory movies ever made.
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The Thing (the one by John Carpenter), Invasion of the body snatchers (the one by Philip Kaufman), Lost Highway (David Lynch), The shining (Stanley Kubrick). Japanese horror films tend to rely on atmosphere but i'm not a big fan. Also, old Cronenberg films might be considered gory but not by today's asfixiating standards.
Some non-horror films such as Bergman's Persona or Michael Hanneke's Funny games and The piano teacher are rather scary their own way.
For an interesting mix, An American werewolf in London has some notorious gory moments but they are alleviated by nice Brit-inspired humour. And the scary part is quite good
I like scary stuff.. supernatural "thrillers", psychological thrillers, suspense. I can't stand gore. I don't know, I wasn't like that before I had kids but now, I just can't.
I loved Cape Fear (newer version)... liked that "Skeleton Key" okay, the one with Kate Hudson. It wasn't the best but I do like ghost-related movies. Along the same lines I liked that American Haunting okay too. Silence of the Lambs creeped me out and so did Red Dragon. In a good way. I loved them both.
So, that's a bit of what I like. Anyone have suggestions along those lines for scary movies without excessive gore?
I gotta go with the original; HALLOWEEN...and the creepy music...I admit...a bit of violence...but tame by today's standards.
The Gift (Cate Blanchett, Katie Holmes, Greg Kinear)
Mothman Prophecies (Richard Gere)
Sixth Sense (Bruce Willis)
Event Horizon (Lawrence Fisher, Sam Neil, just the right amount of gore )
The Order (Heath Ledger)
Constantine (Keanu Reeves)
Sleepy Hollow (Johnny Depp)
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