i really didn't think the ring was that scary.. i dont see how everyone did the only part that got me in the whole movie was when she came out of the tv and maybe when they went to the well

I would also say the movie "IT". Clowns scare the crap out of me.

well chucky did scare the crap out of me when i was young, i was praticaly scared of dolls for like 2 weeks

but for now i would say "the ring" (american version) sure did made me piss my pants

right on, creepy flick. Watched it at night after it came out on video. Almost lost it. That rarely happens anymore. What a rush!

the night of the living dead (1968)

the Mothman Prophecies. not so much scary, but thoroughly creepy. especially since I had been through the Point Pleasant, WV area on a number of occasions.

The Ring hands down, the song was running through my head for days and I was totally tripping while on the computer or watching TV, a friend told me he slept with all the lights on. Still haven't watched it a second time.

I don't know why so many of you find Aliens scary though, I was like 6 when I first saw it and it's always been one of my favorite movies.

i'd have to say Event Horizon or The Shining.

I agree, Event Horizon and The Ring both had that scary, freaky, creepy mood going on. They were both so odd and just bizarre so you had no idea what would happen next.

The scariest movie I have ever seen is Wes Craven's New Nightmare. It blurs the line between movies and reality kind of like the Ring, but also different. When they start to make it seem like Freddy is real, that is scary.

I agree on Event Horizon. That was a scary movie!
I can also recommend... argh, what was it called! On a remote planet, robots in the ground with buzzsaws, which reproduced and repaired themselves... the freaky kid... one of my favourite movies, and now I can't remember the damn name...

I only saw about 15 minutes of Event Horizon, and Sam Neill scared me so bad I turned it.

And The Ring isn't that damn scary. Creepy at best. Watch it the second time and the movie is funny!

I think you are talking about Screamers.

Exactly! That's one creepy movie. To those of you who don't know it, it's sort-of sci-fi, but with more suspense and dread than your average sci-fi movie... it's really good!

Exorcist isnt that scary compared to The Ring, that movie just killed me

i did a double header of both movies not long ago

I have yet to see the Exorcist but really need to. The Ring is the only movie that really had me jumping a little bit, that scene when they zoom in on the first girl that died was really unexpected and pretty damn creepy, probably not really scary, but surely creepy. Blair Witch was scarier when I thought it was based on true crime scene evidence.

One of the most scared I remember being was when I watched the bloody scene of Summer School when I was about 5 or so. I grew up to realize it's a comedy...how depressing! Same thing for Gremlins ;)

OK, well I just wanna say that I too am of the opinion that The Ring was vastly overrated. I mean it was by no means a bad movie, but it was not that scary. Now The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, THAT movie is fuckin scary. The reason it scares me so bad is that it seems totally real to me. Instead of the lead characters doing the stupid scary movie cliche shit, they actually, for the most part, do exactly what people would do.

And now I'm going to say something that may discredit my opinion to you guys.

Jeepers Creepers scared the holy hell out of me. The way they played out scary things happening in the background of scenes was hellacious. I thought Jeepers Creepers was leagues scarier than The Ring.

I haven't seen the Ring yet...guess I'll have to rent it. I really didn't find the Exorcist scary, just really, really gross (well, I guess I found it a little scary--I won't touch Ouija boards because of it...hmmm...)

The House on Haunted Hill. The criminally insane scare the absolute shit out of me. And that twitchy doctor ghost thing? *shudders*

I also had nightmares after watching Hellraiser 2...

Jack Nicholson was scary in the Shining, but Shelley Duvall's acting was even scarier :p The book, now...that had me sleeping with the lights on for a few nights.

I'd agree that Event Horizon was pretty damn scarry, but for me the scarriest movie would have to be the 2nd Harry Potter movie. I hate, HATE, spiders, and damn there are a lot of those in that.

Requiem for a Dream, not so much that it scared me, but left me feeling disturbed and depressed. Good movie though.

Jaws and the Exorcist when they first came out. Terrifying at the time. Limited special effects, just scary story and music. Awesome.

Jaws - I saw this movie when i was a little kid. Being in the water has never been the same for me since.

When i was younger the movies that scared me was IT and the Halloweens. Recently the movies that stick out in my head is The Exorcist pt. 3. And this one movie that was on HBO like 7 yrs ago. It was about a serial killer that looked like Jesus. He was building a arc like Noah and putting bodies in it. Bad description, but maybe someone will know. Anyway, that was a scary-ass movie.

glitter is the scairest film ever

^^^ HAHAHA

but seriously..
I just saw the original Texas Chain Saw Massacre... that was probably one of the scarier movies I've ever seen.. it's insane how much modern horror draws off of the techniques pioneered in this film =P
and Cabin Fever .. it's so cheesy and nearly b-movie that it... jeezus.. I had nightmares! I never get nightmares...

The Ring was scary... The Orginal Texas Chain Saw was fucked up not as much scary... when the old old man was dropping the sledge hammer on the girls head messed up stuff. House of A Thousand corpes was kinda scary even though they stole stuff from other classics

When rating a scary movie, you must to have seen it in the theatres. So my pick is the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Now i'll admit, there are alot of flicks that rank @ close seconds (and honestly, i've seen ALOT of horror flicks), but being that I saw the original, and knew how they were going to die, and it was still scary, this had to get it props for one of the scariest movies.