FabSwingers.com forum: Scariest horror from each decade.

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Hi all.

One for the horror fans out there.

From the 60s to 2019,list the scariest film you've ever seen in your opinion.

So only one from from each decade upwards.

In 7 years I'll ask what the scariest of the 2030s was haha.

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By *aughtybigbadWoman
over a year ago

Eastleigh

Nightmare on elm street original

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Horror is personally subjective of course. But the following did manage to rattle even the most diehard of horror fans upon release...

1960s - Psycho (1960)

1970s - The Exorcist (1973) - although I always say Jaws (1975), it made the WHOLE world scared to paddle

1980s - The Shining (1980)

1990s - The Ring (1998)

2000s - Martyrs (2008)

2010s - The Witch (2015)

Having said all that nuclear holocaust drama Threads (1984) albeit not a "horror" par se is the singular most frightening film ever made.

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By *ames-77Man
over a year ago

milton keynes

Spongebob squarepants

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By *wisted999Man
over a year ago

North Bucks

I don’t think the Exorcist can be beat across the decades what a film.

Even the book gave me chills.

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By *ean counterMan
over a year ago

Kettering

"I don’t think the Exorcist can be beat across the decades what a film.

Even the book gave me chills. "

Watched it when I was a kid and it scared me so much that I've never watches it again to this day ! Bloody horrible film

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don't do horror movie.

I watched most of The Sixth Sense peeking over a cushions

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By *ed VoluptaWoman
over a year ago

Wirral.

I'd have to go with the Exorcist, too.

And possibly the Silence of the Lambs a close second.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I love horror films but I don't find many of them that scary to be honest.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

80's - Evil Dead, Cannibal Holocaust. Nicked off school when 11, went to pal's House where she put these two films on

90's onwards - horrors don't really scare me after my baptism of fire

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Like others have said, horrors just dont scare me.

But with some, its down to perspective.

The only horror that scared me was Salems Lot in 1979.

I was about 9yrs old.

The young lad floating and scratching on his mates window was bad enough.

But when the vampires head pops up in the jail cell, it scared me shitless.

But i watched it again last year as a 54yr old, and it did nothing for me.

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

The blob scared the bejesus out of me as a kid.

Alien gave me sleepless nights as did American werewolf in London.

The grudge on first viewing was scary.

Paranormal stuff used to be scary but it's been done to death ( excuse the pun)

Very few films hold up but the original version of the Haunting in black and white is still a cracker of a film.

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By *odgerMooreMan
over a year ago

Carlisle

We aren’t including weddings videos are we??

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Horror is a bit of a slippery genre to define, isn't it?

1960s - The Innocents

1970s - Don't Look Now

1980s - The Thing

1990s - Silence Of The Lambs (are we counting that as a horror film?)

2000s - Let The Right One In

2010s - Train To Busan

2020s - Last Night In Soho

That's the list for now. It was actually quite hard to come up with, because some decades are crammed full of great horror movies (the 1960s!) and some just aren't (1990s - get Scream away from me, urgh).

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Horror is a bit of a slippery genre to define, isn't it?

1960s - The Innocents

1970s - Don't Look Now

1980s - The Thing

1990s - Silence Of The Lambs (are we counting that as a horror film?)

2000s - Let The Right One In

2010s - Train To Busan

2020s - Last Night In Soho

The Innocents is as scary now as it was back then. Eerie and brilliantly filmed.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not my thing but hellraiser pin head did freak me a bit

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Horror is a bit of a slippery genre to define, isn't it?

1960s - The Innocents

1970s - Don't Look Now

1980s - The Thing

1990s - Silence Of The Lambs (are we counting that as a horror film?)

2000s - Let The Right One In

2010s - Train To Busan

2020s - Last Night In Soho

The Innocents is as scary now as it was back then. Eerie and brilliantly filmed. "

Absolutely agree, its fantastic. Its one of my favourite films of all time, let alone my favourite horror film

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

60s The Innocents

70s The Omen

80s The Shining

90s Blair Witch Project

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"80's - Evil Dead, Cannibal Holocaust. Nicked off school when 11, went to pal's House where she put these two films on

90's onwards - horrors don't really scare me after my baptism of fire

Cannibal holocaust was a nasty one indeed,the first time you seen it.

An Italian court tried to charge the director ruggero deodato with murders as they thought it was real.

Part of the actors contract stated that they had to disappear for a year to make it seem authentic and real,obviously they had to break the contract rules and come back.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My wife first thing in the morning (2023)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"80's - Evil Dead, Cannibal Holocaust. Nicked off school when 11, went to pal's House where she put these two films on

90's onwards - horrors don't really scare me after my baptism of fire

Cannibal holocaust was a nasty one indeed,the first time you seen it.

An Italian court tried to charge the director ruggero deodato with murders as they thought it was real.

Part of the actors contract stated that they had to disappear for a year to make it seem authentic and real,obviously they had to break the contract rules and come back."
Oh it's a horrible film. And yes,I read about the director being taken to court for atrocities it was so realistic

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"80's - Evil Dead, Cannibal Holocaust. Nicked off school when 11, went to pal's House where she put these two films on

90's onwards - horrors don't really scare me after my baptism of fire

Cannibal holocaust was a nasty one indeed,the first time you seen it.

An Italian court tried to charge the director ruggero deodato with murders as they thought it was real.

Part of the actors contract stated that they had to disappear for a year to make it seem authentic and real,obviously they had to break the contract rules and come back. Oh it's a horrible film. And yes,I read about the director being taken to court for atrocities it was so realistic "

Very powerful dippy,people in the 90s loved Blair witch but weren't Aware Cannibal holocaust was the original blueprint for the found footage genre.

But then again it was banned for years,so a lot of people won't have heard of it.

Can you remember maniac dippy?,that was a banned one too.

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By *oodmessMan
over a year ago

yumsville

Chainsaw damn fucking massacre.

Arachnophobia

Jeepers creepers.

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By *oodmessMan
over a year ago

yumsville

That Chuckie little knife wielding fucker.

Omen is a good shout.

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By *tylebender03Man
over a year ago

Manchester

The Wailing. Korean film. 2010’s

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

"80's - Evil Dead, Cannibal Holocaust. Nicked off school when 11, went to pal's House where she put these two films on

90's onwards - horrors don't really scare me after my baptism of fire

Cannibal holocaust was a nasty one indeed,the first time you seen it.

An Italian court tried to charge the director ruggero deodato with murders as they thought it was real.

Very powerful dippy,people in the 90s loved Blair witch but weren't Aware Cannibal holocaust was the original blueprint for the found footage genre.

But then again it was banned for years,so a lot of people won't have heard of it.

Can you remember maniac dippy?,that was a banned one too."

The director also got into trouble for killing real animals for filming.

Even today some people believe that some of the killings are real.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"80's - Evil Dead, Cannibal Holocaust. Nicked off school when 11, went to pal's House where she put these two films on

90's onwards - horrors don't really scare me after my baptism of fire

Cannibal holocaust was a nasty one indeed,the first time you seen it.

An Italian court tried to charge the director ruggero deodato with murders as they thought it was real.

Very powerful dippy,people in the 90s loved Blair witch but weren't Aware Cannibal holocaust was the original blueprint for the found footage genre.

But then again it was banned for years,so a lot of people won't have heard of it.

Can you remember maniac dippy?,that was a banned one too."

I've not seen that one, will definitely look it up. Kudos, you come across as knowing your stuff! Went through a period of voraciously watching banned films, many of them seem a bit daft now, all about the shock value

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"80's - Evil Dead, Cannibal Holocaust. Nicked off school when 11, went to pal's House where she put these two films on

90's onwards - horrors don't really scare me after my baptism of fire

Cannibal holocaust was a nasty one indeed,the first time you seen it.

An Italian court tried to charge the director ruggero deodato with murders as they thought it was real.

Very powerful dippy,people in the 90s loved Blair witch but weren't Aware Cannibal holocaust was the original blueprint for the found footage genre.

But then again it was banned for years,so a lot of people won't have heard of it.

Can you remember maniac dippy?,that was a banned one too.

The director also got into trouble for killing real animals for filming.

Even today some people believe that some of the killings are real."
Yep they certainly looked it

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By *lex.and.SexCouple
over a year ago

Bedale

1960s - Probably The Birds if it qualifies

1970s - Halloween

1980s - A nightmare on elm street

1990s - Child's Play 2

2000s - Insidious

Beyond that I don't know, don't watch many modern films and Lucy hates horror

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By *ittall2020Man
over a year ago

Norwich

60s - The Birds

70s - the Wicker Man

80s - The Shining

90s - Arachnophobia

2000s - Wolf Creek

I can't think of a good one from the last decade

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"80's - Evil Dead, Cannibal Holocaust. Nicked off school when 11, went to pal's House where she put these two films on

90's onwards - horrors don't really scare me after my baptism of fire

Cannibal holocaust was a nasty one indeed,the first time you seen it.

An Italian court tried to charge the director ruggero deodato with murders as they thought it was real.

Very powerful dippy,people in the 90s loved Blair witch but weren't Aware Cannibal holocaust was the original blueprint for the found footage genre.

But then again it was banned for years,so a lot of people won't have heard of it.

Can you remember maniac dippy?,that was a banned one too.

The director also got into trouble for killing real animals for filming.

Even today some people believe that some of the killings are real."

The animal scenes weren't nice,unescessary suffering.

The

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"80's - Evil Dead, Cannibal Holocaust. Nicked off school when 11, went to pal's House where she put these two films on

90's onwards - horrors don't really scare me after my baptism of fire

Cannibal holocaust was a nasty one indeed,the first time you seen it.

An Italian court tried to charge the director ruggero deodato with murders as they thought it was real.

Very powerful dippy,people in the 90s loved Blair witch but weren't Aware Cannibal holocaust was the original blueprint for the found footage genre.

But then again it was banned for years,so a lot of people won't have heard of it.

Can you remember maniac dippy?,that was a banned one too.

Oh the acting was Oscar worthy like haha.

Like you I went through a phase,me and me mate had to go to a video stall in a market and ask about the "nasty list" ,you'd think it was top secret,but they were banned,but we could order them as the fella had a list of banned ones that you could order.

I don't think maniac should have been banned,but the bbfc was on a mission to shut as much down as possible.

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By *oodmessMan
over a year ago

yumsville

Are we forgetting Saw and those Hostel's.. there were all kinds of crazy films with near 1/2 bans

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By *ean counterMan
over a year ago

Kettering

Eastenders? The acting and script are pure horror!!

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By *annaPlayABCCouple
over a year ago

Bacup

My favorite movie genre ever

60s Rosemary's Baby

70s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

80s The Evil Dead

90s Scream

00s Final Destination

10s American Mary

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By *nonymous95-2Woman
over a year ago

Northwich

"My favorite movie genre ever

60s Rosemary's Baby

70s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

80s The Evil Dead

90s Scream

00s Final Destination

10s American Mary"

I will forever be in the belief that final destination is one of the scariest films purely because it made people physically change their behaviour. I do not drive behind lorries carrying logs. And I know many others who don't.

It scarred a lot of people even though the film itself wasn't that terrifying to watch.

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By *tephTV67TV/TS
over a year ago

Cheshire

Admittedly my first came out in the 50’s but it had a real impact on me. Also why I love black and white films

1. Les Diaboliques (50’s) also Night of the Demon

2. Night of the Living Dead (60’s)

3. The Wicker Man (70’s) but would also want Jaws as well.

4. The Vanishing (80’s)

5. Audition (90’s)

6. Eden Lake (2008)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Poltergeist

I watched this film as a young girl, in secret knowing I wasn't allowed. Jesus christ it put the fear of god in me, even to this day I'm frightened watching it and it's not even the scariest film I've seen so I'm putting it down to childhood trauma

Mrs C

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By *annaPlayABCCouple
over a year ago

Bacup

"My favorite movie genre ever

60s Rosemary's Baby

70s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

80s The Evil Dead

90s Scream

00s Final Destination

10s American Mary

It scarred a lot of people even though the film itself wasn't that terrifying to watch."

Final Destination played on my mind long after closing credits had finished,like you said not actually terrifying but made me think 'Hang On..this could actually happen' as some of deaths were very plausible I feel and certainly were well shot..

The 00's slot was most difficult to pick from tbh and if I had choice of 2 then Saw 2 would have been right up there..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Admittedly my first came out in the 50’s but it had a real impact on me. Also why I love black and white films

1. Les Diaboliques (50’s) also Night of the Demon

2. Night of the Living Dead (60’s)

3. The Wicker Man (70’s) but would also want Jaws as well.

4. The Vanishing (80’s)

5. Audition (90’s)

6. Eden Lake (2008)

Les Diaboliques is absolutely fantastic film. Great to see some love for it.

As is The Wicker Man, which - fun fact - was originally released as a double bill with Don't Look Now. Imagine seeing that at the cinema when they first came out. Incredible.

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By *tephTV67TV/TS
over a year ago

Cheshire

"Admittedly my first came out in the 50’s but it had a real impact on me. Also why I love black and white films

1. Les Diaboliques (50’s) also Night of the Demon

2. Night of the Living Dead (60’s)

3. The Wicker Man (70’s) but would also want Jaws as well.

4. The Vanishing (80’s)

5. Audition (90’s)

6. Eden Lake (2008)

Les Diaboliques is absolutely fantastic film. Great to see some love for it.

As is The Wicker Man, which - fun fact - was originally released as a double bill with Don't Look Now. Imagine seeing that at the cinema when they first came out. Incredible.

I remember Mark Kermode mentioning it as the perfect double bill. Unfortunately the poster is one of the worst spoilers in movie history.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sinister made me turn on my lights! Proper freaked me out

I was told not to go near my parents videos which I did. Watched the hills have eyes and American werewolf in london too too young. And got grounded haha

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By *dmundwilsonMan
over a year ago

Llandudno

Rosemary’s baby is the sixties champion.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

This is mine.

60s-Night of the living dead.

70s-The exorcist.

80s-Evil dead.

90s-The ring.

00s-Paranormal activity.

10s-The conjuring.

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