STu you said the same thing I was gonna say...The Shining.  I remember that back in the 80's and I watched it as I was babysitting for these people who had a two story house.  I wouldnt let the little ones go to their rooms.  I made them sleep with me on the floor....lol

Four Weddings and a Funeral






I was scared it was never going to end.

ALIEN

A biography video shown at a recent political gathering. 

A biography video shown at a recent political gathering. 

 

The original black and white movie(not the fairly recent remake) "The Haunting" directed by Robert Wise.  I saw that when I was five and scared the crap out of me. The movie didnt use a lot of special effects(it was made in 1964, it plays to your imagination and to me, that makes a great movie and story.  The movie is based on Shirley Jacksons book by the same name.  Jackson also wrote the famous short story that is often required reading in high schools, "The Lottery", which is frightening also.

There are 2 that I rate as the scariest I've ever seen "The Exorcist" and "Night of the Living Dead." Both make it difficult to fall asleep, even all these years later (and I have all of the Romero "Living Dead" series on DVD, having turned into a "Living Dead" geek.)