Thursday Thirteen, APOOO #11

By APOOO • Oct 8th, 2008 • Category: Thursday Thirteen •

Thirteen SCARY MOVIES–In honor of October and scary screamy experiences, I’m sharing 13 of my favorite horror, frighting movies.

The Birds by Alfred Hitchcock
Psycho by Alfred Hitchcock
The Shining
The Exorcist
Aliens
Halloween
Poltergeist
Nightmare on Elm Street
The Omen
Night of the Living Death
Carrie
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Seven

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Ms. Mary on October 8th, 2008 at 8:27 pm:
Carrie and Texas Chainshaw Massacre is definitely on my list of favorites. I would have to add Exorcism of Emily Rose and the Saw series to the list….These are some of the only horror movies that can get my attention….Most horror movies end up putting me to sleep
APOOO on October 8th, 2008 at 8:33 pm:
I agree regarding Saw…
Julia on October 8th, 2008 at 9:15 pm:
I was afraid of Stephen King’s “It”
On a Limb with Claudia on October 8th, 2008 at 9:38 pm:
I have way too fertile of an imagination to watch those horror movies. Plus reality is horrifying enough for me.

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APOOO on October 8th, 2008 at 9:42 pm:
Oh my gosh I’m afraid of most Stephen King movies…remember the car.
Sue on October 8th, 2008 at 8:51 pm:
I love scary movies! Halloween is my absolute fave especially at this time of year! Happy TT

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Ms. Toni on October 8th, 2008 at 10:46 pm:
I like the older horror movies like Halloween, Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street.

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APOOO on October 8th, 2008 at 10:48 pm:
Toni I feel you on old horror movies…they’re the best.
After Hours on October 8th, 2008 at 10:53 pm:
Oh good list. One of my favorites is the Blair Witch Project but I think every one you listed is a fantastically sacry movie. My ultimate favorite is Halloween. Mike Meyers is so spooky!

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APOOO on October 8th, 2008 at 10:54 pm:
After Hours…Mike Meyers rocks scary…lol.
APOOO on October 8th, 2008 at 11:17 pm:
All good ones…thought I had two of three but see I didn’t…thanks for the reminder.
Darnetta on October 8th, 2008 at 11:23 pm:
Poltergeist scared the living crap out of me! Carol Ann…don’t go into the light…lol

Christine was the car movie I believe and that was freaky more than scary to me. Other scary movies I liked were:

He Knows You’re Alone
Amityville Horror
Child’s Play (That Chucky was a MONSTER and I always hated dolls)
It (can’t stand clowns to this day!)
Final Destination
The Descent
Mirrors
Slumber Party Massacre
Candyman
Prom Night
Pet Cemetary
Cujo
Children of the Corn
Stigmata
Parasite
Stir of Echos

etc, etc…lol

I LOVE horror/thriller and comedies!

Great TT

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APOOO on October 8th, 2008 at 11:26 pm:
Chuckie was funny…lol.
Julie on October 8th, 2008 at 11:29 pm:
I thing Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Shinning were the scariest movies ever in the day. Love the Alfred Hitchcock movies! Happy TT.

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Darnetta on October 8th, 2008 at 11:31 pm:
Ohhh remember Cat’s Eye and Creepshow? Those were so scary back in the day. I tried to watch them a few years ago and was like ‘wow, I was afraid of this?’ LOL

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Nicole Austin on October 8th, 2008 at 11:50 pm:
There are so many great scary movies, but The Shining has always been my favorite. Great list!

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FickleMinded on October 8th, 2008 at 11:56 pm:
those movies are not scary, very very scary!!!!!

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Candy Minx on October 9th, 2008 at 12:06 am:
I would include all of those movies and add some others…like

The Descent
The Hitcher
SAw
The Fly (Cronenberg)

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Shannon H. on October 8th, 2008 at 11:11 pm:
Don’t forget…”Carrie”, “It”, or “Friday the 13th”! Great list!

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Alice Audrey on October 8th, 2008 at 11:35 pm:
I never got into the slashers. I liked Carrie, but didn’t find it scary. Alien had me shaking in my theater seat.

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Shelia on October 9th, 2008 at 12:36 am:
We like some of the same ones. Here’s my list: http://sheliagoss.com/2008/10/09/thursday-thirteen-2/

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Shelia on October 9th, 2008 at 12:40 am:
Darnetta, It was a very scary movie. If you aren’t scared of clowns, you will be after watching it. I love watching scary movies. I will watch one by myself but then sleep with all the lights on. lol The new movies that come out don’t really scare me as much as some of the older ones you all have mentioned.

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Rhonda McKnight on October 9th, 2008 at 7:53 am:
I have always been too much of a chicken to watch Saw, but The Birds, Pycho, Halloween, Seven, The Shining and The Omen are on my list of creepers. I’d like to add a few more:

The Town That Dreaded Sundown(1976 so it’s an old one, made for t.v. I think)
When A Stranger Calls (the original one – talk about scary)
Helter Skelter (1976 version)
The Sixth Sense
Silence of the Lambs
Hellraiser (can’t say I saw the end. I left the threatre)
Lori on October 9th, 2008 at 8:54 am:
As much as I hate being scared, I must admit I’ve watched and enjoyed several of the flicks on your list. My favorites: The Birds, The Shining, Seven and Poltergeist. For some reason, those “dolls coming to life” movies, like Chucky freak me out. But the hubby is the real scary cat in our family. I remember us trying to watch a Chucky flick late one evening, when all of a sudden my big strapping guy jumps up and was like, “Hell, let me go and make sure all of these d@mn windows are closed!” I laughed so hard I couldn’t even finish watching the movie.

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Linda Chavis on October 9th, 2008 at 11:55 am:
I agree Lori, I dont do scary but did watch The Shining because while reading that book, when I got to within 4-5 chapters to the end, I HID the book and didnt find it until I moved YEARS later.
::trying to remember if I EVER read the end::: LOLLOL
I also LOVED Carrie and watched it recently. Birds was good and lets not forget PSYCHO-to this DAY I get “a bit crazy” in a shower in a hotel room LOLLOL Omen…who can forget that elevator scene. I dont watch too many present day films because they make no sense. One that comes to mind are the Saw movies…YIKES
Denise on October 9th, 2008 at 1:08 pm:
I don’t watch scary/horror movies. I have too fertile an imagination to let that kind of stuff in. It would haunt me forever. That said, the last one I saw was The Exorcist right after it came out (sooooo long ago). I was 17, I think. It has lasted me all these years.

Thanks for visiting my TT!

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Debbie on October 9th, 2008 at 2:17 pm:
I’m with Denise!. The only ones I’ve seen are Psycho and Carrie. I was a few chapters in to reading Carrie when I went to see the movie and the next day – when it was broad daylight – I burnt the book! It is the only book I ever burned…

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Ms. Mary on October 9th, 2008 at 3:10 pm:
Everybody keeps mentioning It, I guess I need to add that to my list….I love watching horror movies just to see everybody around me get scared lol
Tangerine on October 9th, 2008 at 5:18 pm:
I agree with Saw 1-4, part 5 will be in theatres this month

Final Destination
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Halloween
Lashonda on October 9th, 2008 at 9:01 pm:
i think allof mine are listed:

Pet Cemetary(Hated 2..they should have left it alone)
Carrie
Saw(those are just disturbing)
It
Child’s Play(my brother had a My Buddy when that came out. My father wanted to know why it was in the floor of his office when he came home. That doll kept looking at me)
Candyman(I still can not stand to see that man act in anything else. Ijust see the Candy Man…those bees)
Forgetfulone on October 10th, 2008 at 1:19 am:
The only one of those that I haven’t seen is Aliens. Most of the ones on your list scare the crud out of me! I don’t like to be scared too much! Great list.

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