Screenwriting : Halloween Weekend by Kevin Johnson

Vice was terrifying!

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Candyman. Maybe not the scariest, but the villain is cool.

The Exorcist and it's NOT EVEN CLOSE. The work they put into that thing before CGI was a possibility, the fact that things got so deep that the lead actress needed counseling, people were throwing up and running out of the theatre.... Look, I love CANDYMAN. Scared me so much I peed in a trashcan I hid in my closet for two months (told that to Tony Todd at a convention and he hand carried me to the entire staff and crew for autographs), but Candyman didn't elicit that response in the community.

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The Bad Seed (1956) about a 10 year old serial killer.

Private Valentine: Blonde and Dangerous - it's a Jessica Simpson movie. What makes it so scary? It's a movie starring Jessica Simpson.

Shock, by Polanski.

Jaws for me.

Cannibal Holocaust.

One of my first attempts at making a film - it brings back nightmares.

Come Play - A case of brilliant horror-directing overshadowing writing that hammers you over the head.

Depends on how old you are and what you've already seen. "Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte" scared me as a kid. So did "House on Haunted Hill." Today, those would probably pass as comedies!

Don't Look Up! Lol, in a way, yes. But the real answer that came to my head was The Ring or Us

There were a couple back in the '50s that scared the pee outta me - I think it was the original King Kong.

I'm too scared to say

Requiem for a Dream from 2000. Not a horror movie, but frightening in its depiction of drug abuse and addiction. Another terrifying (non-horror) film is Lilya 4-Ever from 2002. It's about human trafficking and sex slavery. Things that could actually happen are always more terrifying to me.

Hey Matthew, that is very true

I would say the scariest movie is The Nanny starring Betty Davis, 1965.

I have two, The Excorcist" uncut version, of course. I ran back to church every Sunday, lol! Next was "Whatever happened to Baby Jane" with Joan Crawford and Bette Davis. Bette Davis scared the bejeebers out of me! Even though it was an old film!

“Whatever Happened to Baby Jane” is a contemporary of “Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte” and I put them in the same category. Both worked when I was a kid! Probably still do!

I would say the scariest move would be The Cave. Starring Morris Chestnut.

I tried to watch The Haunting in Connecticut alone is a beach house. Pitch black outside. Not sure I made it halfway through

Stuart Clarke Blandford Now that was funny.

I think Jaws (I still hear that music when I get in the ocean) and Blair Witch Project.

When I was a kid, I saw Salem's Lot on TV. Didn't sleep that night. But I boyed up and watch the rest the next night

Nightmare on Elm Street. I'm 57 and still can't sleep with any body part hanging off bed even though I'm aware he also came up in the middle of the mattress and slayed someone with his knife hands lol. I will never watch horror, ghost, or supernatural horrors ever again.

Stewart, what a courageous "kid story" you lived there. How might it have influenced you to be a film-maker?

Lisa -- I'm with you about not watching those. But I was so pleased to get to work with Wes Craven on his Nightmare on Elm Street 7 - aka "Wes Craven's New Nightmare". He was so smart, talented, kind, and collaborative, making everyone in the development meetings and on the production feel that their input was always welcomed and respected. Also, the script/film made some fun self-references to sequels. Wes was a real gentleman...but he sure did make some creepy movies.

I had Wes interested in directing my new SF project when he wanted to break away from the horror genre. It would have been a totally different experience for him and the audience.

That's cool, Eugene. I do wish it could have come to fruition...for you both and for we the audience. All the best with all your creative projects!

How many of you think Disney could do horror films? They did Hocus Pocus 1 and 2, Tower of Terror, Under Wraps (original and remake), and Don't Look Under the Bed.

I Just Watched American Psycho for the first time. It was shocking, scary and ground breaker in horror, I would think. Just saying.

How is Hereditary not on the list!?!? All the classics are great, but I was 30 when I saw Hereditary and it freaked me out!