by Robbie » Aug 16th, '10, 10:52
I don't think I've ever been really frightened by a movie -- not counting cheap "made you jump" startles.
The Amityville Horror came out when I was a teenager, and a friend and I got nicely spooked by it, especially since we believed it was a true story. My friend was creeped out for weeks, and kept waking up at 3:45 am (or whatever the "special" time was... if you've seen it you'll know what I mean).
Was Amityville the first movie to use the sound of little children singing to creepy effect? They did it well!
Much more recently, My Little Eye has a great shiver-up-the-spine moment at the climax when you realise what's *really* going on. This film is practically a test of which generation you belong to, since you MUST be fully video-literate to understand it. Basically a baby-boomer or younger.
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