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Moments that have made me go ploppy in my pants.
The Fly [DVD] [1958]The Fly [DVD] [1958]
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Not the Cronenberg film , but the 1958 original. At about 7/8 years old the fly with the human head in the spiders web screaming for help gave me sleepless nights.
Alien [DVD] [1979]Alien [DVD] [1979]
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Too young to watch on it,s orignal run i eventually saw this in 1981 and remember gripping the seats and being genuinely shocked by the chest burster scene.
Friday The 13th [DVD] [1980]Friday The 13th [DVD] [1980]
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Derivative slasher fare but the scene in the boat at the end made me jump out of my cinema seat.
The Exorcist - Director's Cut [DVD] [1974]The Exorcist - Director's Cut [DVD] [1974]
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Did,nt see this till the early 80,s but it still had a profound effect and i think it is still a daunting exercise in psychological horror.
Ring (1998) [DVD] [2000]Ring (1998) [DVD] [2000]
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Of the Asian horrors this is the best( though all have their pant wetting moments) A superb exercise in creeping dread and incremental terror.
The SurvivorThe Survivor by James Herbert
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I,m not a huge Herbert fan but reading this alone , late at night it does have genuinely creepy unsettling moments.
The Blair Witch Project [DVD] [1999]The Blair Witch Project [DVD] [1999]
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Not scary as such but a masterful escalation of tension and fear . Many hate this film but it still gets me going .
Dreams Less SweetDreams Less Sweet by Psychic TV
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"In The Nursery " is pretty disturbing to listen to but the free E.P. that came with my vinyl copy contains "The Full Pack" which actually made me jump and prompted complaints from my neighbours.
Incredible Shrinking Man [DVD] [1957]Incredible Shrinking Man [DVD] [1957]
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A classic. Not scary as such but i,m convinced that the spider scene brought on my life long aversion to arachnids.....and it did freak me out as a kid,
The Exorcist 3 [DVD] [1990] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]The Exorcist 3 [DVD] [1990] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
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Under-rated and overlooked this is a superbly acted and crafted film...unsettlingly atmospheric with some truly startling set peices. Pity about the silly ending.
Dracula - Prince Of Darkness [DVD] [1965]Dracula - Prince Of Darkness [DVD] [1965]
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Saw this at about 10 years of age and it ignited my life long fascination with vampire lore and fiction. Scared the bejesus out of me too.
Ju-On - The Grudge [DVD] [2003]Ju-On - The Grudge [DVD] [2003]
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Excellent use of sound in this film ( often overlooked as a means of unsettling the audience). Thought the remake was decent too.
Salem's Lot [DVD]Salem's Lot [DVD] by David Soul
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The little Petrie boy at the window .....brrrrrrrrr..let the right one in indeed.