Gabriel Byrne modern horror classic Hereditary named scariest film of all time in new scientific study | The Irish Post
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Babadook isn't scary at all. Neither is Saw.
The Descent, Conjuring 2, and Insidious are all much scarier than these two.
The Descent, Conjuring 2, and Insidious are all much scarier than these two.
Anecdotally, science is right about Hereditary, but kind batshit about Babadook and A Quiet Place even making this list.
That seems about right to me. The last thread that claimed to have the scientifically proven 'scariest movie' had a bunch of goobers recommending Lake Mungo. I'm here, drunk and stoned, and wanting to verbally abuse every person that said that movie is the scariest ever. You are liars, and you should be as disappointed in yourselves as your parents are.
Does Hereditary get good? It was slow and corny and the people I was watching it with stopped the movie within an hour.
This list is bullshit. Hereditary, Saw, and US are good movies but they aren't scary. This study is likely deeply flawed, probably in the sample size, films chosen, and the fact that the probably didn't take into account how you handle subsequent horror films after the first few films watched
Really? There are only 3 films on this list made before 2010 and one made before 2000. These people just named some movies off the tops of their heads.
Really? There are only 3 films on this list made before 2010 and one made before 2000. These people just named some movies off the tops of their heads.
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Ari Aster movies are slow builds, it's a fantastic movie if you give it the chance to speak for itself. Turning it off an hour in makes you miss out on some of the best parts.
Thanks, I'll watch it alone then. I was willing to just stick with it that night but was outnumbered lol.
For a movie not on this list, I highly recommend Session 9. Pure psychological horror. The slow kind that creeps into your soul and makes you think "everything about this feels wrong and sinister but I'm not entirely sure why"
edit - Jacob's Ladder for runner up psychological horror
edit - Jacob's Ladder for runner up psychological horror
In theory, sense it's Average Heart Rate (I'm assuming, since it says Race), that this really mostly measures the films that made the audience the most tense. While most people enjoy tension caused in a film... it seems like actual jumps/bursts of fear are how people define "scary."
The Descent & The Exorcist are the only 2 on this list that belong anywhere near the top of any "Scariest Movies Ever" list.
I dunno about scariest but it's definitely sustains pure dread for much of its run time. Definitely one of my favorites in recent times along with the batshit insane Midsommar
How the hell is heridatary corny, film is one of the most excruciating and raw depictions of grief I've seen
Everyone is different of course tho but not a word I'd put to it lol
I wouldn't put much stock in this study, especially considering another one conducted in the exact same way came to a different conclusion. Still a nice way to find some good horror films to watch though.
Here's some info on both studies. (Full disclosure, I wrote both articles so feel free to disregard if the self-promotion is a bit off-putting, but I wasn't involved with the studies themselves in any way.)
https://gamerant.com/the-scariest-horror-films-determined-by-science/
https://gamerant.com/more-scariest-horror-movies/
Here's some info on both studies. (Full disclosure, I wrote both articles so feel free to disregard if the self-promotion is a bit off-putting, but I wasn't involved with the studies themselves in any way.)
https://gamerant.com/the-scariest-horror-films-determined-by-science/
https://gamerant.com/more-scariest-horror-movies/
Hereditary is absolutely a dreadful, suspenseful mess of tension and misery. The second half of the movie is so hard to watch because of how nasty and uncomfortable it is (and some of the imagery legitimately haunted me for days).
My partner and I watched Midsommar today and the singular positive thing I can say about it is that it's made me really want to watch Hereditary.
Midsommar was wonderfully effective at making me feel deeply unsettled and terrible, but I reaaaaaally didn't like it. It feels like 3 hours of wildly upsetting imagery for absolutely no reason.
I don't know if I consider any horror movies scary anymore.
Creepy, unsettling, psychological type of horror sure.
But just scary... Not really.
For me, I guess I would say Japanese Ring 1 and Silent Hill are high on my "scary" list. Mostly for being creepy and disturbing though.
Creepy, unsettling, psychological type of horror sure.
But just scary... Not really.
For me, I guess I would say Japanese Ring 1 and Silent Hill are high on my "scary" list. Mostly for being creepy and disturbing though.
I kept seeing Descent pop up in lists like this so watched it the other night. Thought it was terrible :/
... Really? Hereditary? Really?
Granted I hated Hereditary for the bait and switch and just how boring it was but really?
The most interesting thing I found about Hereditary was later finding out the girl who played Charlie is the sister to the actress who plays Dorothy on Doom Patrol.
Granted I hated Hereditary for the bait and switch and just how boring it was but really?
The most interesting thing I found about Hereditary was later finding out the girl who played Charlie is the sister to the actress who plays Dorothy on Doom Patrol.
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I guess it's a good thing Hereditary is legitimately the best modern horror movie on top of all this then
Sounds about right. I watched it alone in a small theater and there were probably like 5 other people in attendance. It was a very surreal and uncomfortable experience for sure. I remember just walking out of the theater in a daze, completely exhausted.
Hereditary is a slow burn as well but it's more deliberate in its plotting. It's definitely packed with very unsettling/upsetting Imagery as well. I'll forever be annoyed that Toni Collete was snubbed for her amazing performance that year.
Hereditary I can hang with, but the scariest part of Saw is Leigh Whannels acting. Still love it though
I did not find Saw or Babadook particularly scary, especially not Saw. Deciding this by heart rate is really odd.
Hereditary was more disturbing than scary. I still find that movie very unsettling just thinking about it.
It's a well made movie, don't get me wrong, but I will probably never watch it again.
Hereditary was more disturbing than scary. I still find that movie very unsettling just thinking about it.
It's a well made movie, don't get me wrong, but I will probably never watch it again.
Eh...i thought It was good but half an hour too long. I didn't lose any sleep over it. It wasn't scary, just...interesting in a mindfuck kind of way
The entire cast of Hereditary deserved awards along with direction and writing, but Toni Collete fucking killed it. Seriously the most realistic depiction of grief and misery in practically any movie I've seen. That woman can fucking act
I don't understand this. what would you consider scary? Movies aren't real, so it's not like you can be legitimately afraid of what's happening on screen, but something that evokes an actual feeling of tension and disturbance, something that actually makes you uncomfortable is pretty real. That's horror.
It's why I maintain that Green Room is actually the scariest movie I've ever seen. I've never had an emotional and physical reaction of that level to a movie like that before or since
Session 9 is some gooood shit. Slow builds are my worst enemy and that movie had me clawing at the walls.
I'm a weakling who can barely tolerate horror but I couldn't look away.
I miss old school late night IFC, when IFC actually showed weird stuff like Session 9.
To me I guess tension is a very consistent level of horror, while when I think 'scary' I think of peaks and valleys, I guess. Jump scares and ghosts showing up in Phasmophobia and shit. Suddenness.
If you haven't seen Jacob's Ladder, it's more intense but has a similar kind of slow build to Session 9. You won't regret watching it.
The Babadook is not scary and barely qualifies as a horror movie, and The Conjuring 2 does not belong anywhere near this list.
Listen, I hated the Babadook, but it's absolutely 100% a bonafide grade A USDA grass fed free range horror movie. It falls into psychological and trauma, much like Hereditary. But I thought it was dogshit, unlike Hereditary