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159. Thank you gordianot. Yes, that would be very scary

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What is the scariest movie you ever watched or walked out on? Mine was the Exorcist. How about you? [View all] debm55 Friday OP

I walked out of the exorcist. I was really strung out on speed and the music Alpeduez21 Friday #1

I agree,Alpeduez21. Netflix has a ton on them. I do not watch. debm55 Friday #3

Henry:Portrait of a Serial Killer chowder66 14 hrs ago #137

The Haunting. 1963 film based on yorkster Friday #2

Thank you very much, yorkster for sharing debm55 Friday #4

I took a girl to go see Pet Cemetery back in the late 80s or early 90s iscooterliberally Friday #5

That was very nice of you to go be with your girlfriend. I had read the book by Stephen King, So I knew when to close my debm55 Friday #20

First time watching Coldwater Friday #6

Thank you very much, Coldwater. I have only seen two of your choices. I was in the Night of the Living Dead. as a zombie debm55 Friday #23

WOW, that's cool Coldwater Friday #97

I got nothing. It was just the experience of being in a movie, debm55 Yesterday #99

Over the past 2 years Coldwater 23 hrs ago #115

Thank you very much, Coldwater.That sounds very interesting. debm55 23 hrs ago #117

Omg. At my first after college F/T job, a work colleague in the Next Room was Loudly describing The Chainsaw Massacre... electric_blue68 Friday #74

The first alien movie. mwmisses4289 Friday #7

Thank you very much, mwmisses4289. I watched it at the theater. I was glad when it was over. debm55 Friday #24

Ohhhh, that was something. SCARY! Never rewatched or saw the others electric_blue68 Friday #78

"The Exorcist" scared the willies out of me, but Dorothy V Friday #8

Wow, that must've been scary JMCKUSICK Friday #10

Scary? Try terrifying! And nice to see you too! 😁 Dorothy V Friday #22

The Exorcist was scary when it came out LogDog75 Friday #13

Oh Dorothy V. I am so sorry for you. debm55 Friday #25

"The Devils Rain", "The Keep" and "Carrie" come to mind... wcmagumba Friday #9

Thank you very much for sharing with us. I only saw Carrie and it was scary. debm55 Friday #26

The ending of Carrie... BeyondGeography Friday #40

The War of the Worlds (1953) when I was a kid ;-{) Goonch Friday #11

Thank you very much, Goonch. I have never seen the movie, but watching your clip, it looks frightening. debm55 Friday #28

It was because of the creeping alien "eye" or whatever. Ilsa 16 hrs ago #130

That scares me, just reading about it. debm55 16 hrs ago #132

Similar treatment in the Tom Cruise/Dakota Fanning Ilsa 15 hrs ago #135

Thank you , lisa, I'm glad I missed it. debm55 4 hrs ago #150

"Everyone knows when you wave the white flag displacedvermoter Friday #57

Greatest sci-fi movie ever Mysterian 3 hrs ago #153

The Exorcist was scary. HappyH Friday #12

Thank you very much, HappyH, for sharing with us. I had read the book before seeing. So I knew when to close my eyes. I debm55 Friday #31

Apocalypse Now WestMichRad Friday #14

Thank you very much, WestMichRad. I have never seen, but heard it was very intense. debm55 Friday #34

I walked out on Jilly_in_VA Friday #15

The Night of the Living Dead. Isn't that the one where they tried everything MIButterfly Friday #17

As I remember leftieNanner Friday #52

Really? MIButterfly Friday #63

No the zombies weren't armed leftieNanner Friday #64

There was one guy left at the end. Surprisingly, it was the Black guy. He walked out and got LoisB 23 hrs ago #116

Thank you very much. Jilly_in_VA. There is no movie, to stay in when you are pregnant and getting sick. PS. I was a debm55 Friday #36

Wait just a gol durn minute!!! Nittersing Friday #45

It was shot in the Pittsburgh area as were the others. I think I mentioned it a couple of times. The last one was filmed debm55 Friday #54

Some friends of mine went to the Monroeville filming crud Yesterday #109

Thank you very much, crud. debm55 Yesterday #110

The Exorcist. I watched the whole thing. MIButterfly Friday #16

I only saw The Exorcist once. I had read the book when the movie came out. so I knew when to close my eyes. Never saw it debm55 Friday #38

silence of the lambs. had to turn away for a few bits nt msongs Friday #18

Same here, msongs.same here. debm55 Friday #39

It was awful. Sure wish we hadn't brought Grandma. Mister Ed Friday #80

I walked out of the original "Wicker Man"... ultralite001 Friday #19

Oh my, ultralite001. that is very triggering. Is is a classic or something to be shown in a collage film class? debm55 Friday #41

"Them" about radioactive giant ants. I was about 6 and my teenaged sisters took me. UTUSN Friday #21

Thank you , UTUSN. I never saw Them. or the Texas Chainsaw Massacre.or the Shining. I did see the episode of the debm55 Friday #43

Ob, yeah. I saw that on TV around 8 or 9 yrs old. electric_blue68 Friday #79

I laughed through the entire movie BeneteauBum Friday #27

Thank you BeneteauBum. I read the book before seeing the movie. Parts were taken out of the movie. Really creepy parts. debm55 Friday #47

Alien Chipper Chat Friday #29

Thank you for sharing with us. Chipper Chat. debm55 Friday #49

"The Keep" trailer... wcmagumba Friday #30

I never saw it , but the trailer looks scary. debm55 Friday #50

I read the book Coldwater Yesterday #98

"The Devil's Rain" trailer... wcmagumba Friday #32

Thank you, wcmagumba.Now I am scared. debm55 Friday #65

I saw this at a drive in theatre, just being outside in the dark made it extra scary... wcmagumba Friday #95

Night of the Demon displacedvermoter Friday #33

Creepy movie.. I didn't see that one. debm55 Friday #56

Psycho SheltieLover Friday #35

Thank you SheltieLover , I saw it in my college film class. If you notice the knife never touches Janet Leigh. But we debm55 Friday #46

Yup. Our minds fill in the blanks. SheltieLover Friday #51

Paranormal Activity RandySF Friday #37

Thank you very much, RandySF. debm55 Friday #48

The Exorcist. marked50 Friday #42

Thank you marked50. As a Catholic, I knew what was going on and I read the book.before seeing it. never saw it again. debm55 Friday #44

bambi, yes bambi AllaN01Bear Friday #53

Thank you very much, Bear. Their have been only two movies I cry at---Bambi and Dumbo. debm55 Friday #75

The Evil Dead1981 , walked out ! stonecutter357 Friday #55

Thank you very much, stonecutter357 for warning us, debm55 Friday #73

Exorcist II Rastapopoulos Friday #58

Glad I missed it. Thank you Rastapopoulos. debm55 Friday #70

Dementia 13 (Coppola's first movie) no_hypocrisy Friday #59

Thank you no_hypocrisy. I would be scared. debm55 Friday #69

Psycho. greatauntoftriplets Friday #60

Thank you for sharing with us, greatauntoftriplets. And you got that right about what is going on now. debm55 Friday #68

My only walk-out was from "The Devils", a 1971 movie based on the non-fiction book PoindexterOglethorpe Friday #61

Thank you very much, PoindexterOglethorpe. I only walked out of one movie___The Matrix. debm55 Friday #67

The original Invasion of the Body Snatchers doc03 Friday #62

Thank you very much, doc03 debm55 Friday #66

OMG - I Am Legand! 😱😱😱 electric_blue68 Friday #71

Thank you for warning us, electric_blue68. debm55 Friday #72

🚨 "Danger, Danger; Will Robinson!" 🚨 Indeed! electric_blue68 Friday #76

Friday the 13th. Stay til the end BOSSHOG Friday #77

You are a brave soul, BOSSHOG. I can't watch slasher films. debm55 Friday #83

Since someone mentioned The Twilight Zone, I'll just mention the Original Outer Limits! Several eps n particular. 😱Gah! electric_blue68 Friday #81

Thank you electric_blue68, I agree, the episodes were scarey in their own way. debm55 Yesterday #100

The Pawnbroker dhol82 Friday #82

I am so sorry for your family, dhol82 debm55 Friday #84

I find nothing scary about movies that depend on the supernatural for their scare factor. Sibelius Fan Friday #85

Thank you very much, Sibelius Fan for sharing your opinions with us. As my maternal family is Jewish, I understand. debm55 Friday #87

Nosferatu thucythucy Friday #86

Thank you thucythucy. The silent movie is very scarey. Is it just me or does Nosferatu, look like Steven Miller? debm55 Friday #88

I'm going to see it with live musical accompaniment later this month! johnp3907 11 hrs ago #144

Gee, they put music to it. I' ll pass. debm55 4 hrs ago #149

It doesn't look like it would be the original score. thucythucy 2 hrs ago #158

The Blair Witch Project Delarage Friday #89

thank you very much, Delarage. Was the State Park, Keystone??? I heard of the Blair Witch Project, but didn't see it. debm55 Friday #92

I think so Delarage 22 hrs ago #122

Ditto berniesandersmittens Friday #96

Cape Fear with kacekwl Friday #90

Agree. Thank you kacekwl. debm55 Friday #93

De Niro was amazing in that movie crud Yesterday #111

trump2.0 The Blue Flower Friday #91

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAH. Thank you The Blue Flower. debm55 Friday #94

Night of the Living Dead. Polly Hennessey Yesterday #101

Thank you very much, Polly Hennessey. debm55 Yesterday #102

The Truman Show with Jim Carrey. I had recently figured out that I had been applegrove Yesterday #103

Thank you for sharing with us, applegrove. debm55 Yesterday #104

SAW. 😱 That one really got to me TommieMommy Yesterday #105

Thank you very much, TommieMommy. debm55 Yesterday #107

Heist Triciaandmoose Yesterday #106

Agree, Thank you very much, Triciaandmoose. debm55 Yesterday #108

I must be wired differently compared to most people Niagara Yesterday #112

Thank you very much, Niagara. You are loved. debm55 Yesterday #113

You're welcome, Debbie. Awwww. You're so sweet and dearly loved! Niagara 23 hrs ago #114

The Fog MorbidButterflyTat 34 min ago #171

Thank you very much, MorbidButterflyTat. debm55 32 min ago #172

Both mom and daughter were also in Halloween H2O too Niagara 17 min ago #176

Wow, great. Thank you Niagara for sharing with us. debm55 5 sec ago #177

Compiled a list of my all-time favorite horror movies Coldwater 23 hrs ago #118

Wow, What a list. Thank you very much, Coldwater for taking the time to share your selections with us. debm55 22 hrs ago #119

The countdown to Halloween is on Coldwater 22 hrs ago #120

Thank you , my friend. debm55 22 hrs ago #121

Near Dark MorbidButterflyTat 38 min ago #170

Thank you very much, MorbidButterflyTat. debm55 27 min ago #174

Mine was Darby O'Gill and the little people, oh, and Jaws. a kennedy 21 hrs ago #123

Thank you very much, a kennedy. debm55 21 hrs ago #124

Squirm ProfessorGAC 16 hrs ago #125

HAHAHAHAH, Thank you ProfessorGAC, Dawn of the Dead was filmed at the Monroeville Mall , I didn't see it. I do like old debm55 16 hrs ago #127

These guys really nail the Coldwater 14 hrs ago #140

Thank you Coldwater. I have never seen this one. Very interesting. debm55 3 hrs ago #151

For some reason Gremlins freaked me out. MLAA 16 hrs ago #126

Thank you MLAA. I thought the Gremlins were sweet until the kid dropped water on them. debm55 16 hrs ago #128

Jeepers creepers..movie with kids on a bus being stalked by a monster BlueWaveNeverEnd 16 hrs ago #129

Thank you , BlueWaveNeverEnd. debm55 16 hrs ago #131

I hid behind the couch when griloco 16 hrs ago #133

Thank you griloco. I closed my eyes during the flying monkeys. Still do. I have watch Saving Private Ryan. Went into the debm55 3 hrs ago #156

Two hour tv "documentary" in 2002 of A Haunting in Connecticut. Ilsa 16 hrs ago #134

Thank you very much, lisa, debm55 2 hrs ago #160

The Omen SWBTATTReg 15 hrs ago #136

Thank you SWBTATTReg. I agree very scary. debm55 2 hrs ago #161

I have to add a made for tv show. The Trilogy of Terror. chowder66 14 hrs ago #138

I remember! subterranean 12 hrs ago #143

Thank you subterranean, I watched it. I will pass on the next watch. debm55 2 hrs ago #163

Thank you, chowder66. Me too. debm55 2 hrs ago #164

As I've posted here before, "The Big Chill" hunter 14 hrs ago #139

Thank you very much, hunter. I saw it once, Didn't like it. Oh, Kevin Costner was the dead man. debm55 1 hr ago #166

Wes Craven's first movie MorbidButterflyTat 13 hrs ago #141

Thank you very much, MorbidButterflyTat. debm55 1 hr ago #168

Psycho used to scare me when I was young. subterranean 13 hrs ago #142

Thank you very much, subterranean. The scene that most scared me was the mother at the end. debm55 1 hr ago #169

Not a Horror film but... johnp3907 11 hrs ago #145

Agree. it does seem very scarey. Thank you , johnp3907. debm55 4 hrs ago #148

One Fiction, One True DET 10 hrs ago #146

Thank you very much, DET, Yes, sometimes truth can be more horrible then fiction. debm55 4 hrs ago #147

Night of the Hunter with Robert Mitcham. broiles 3 hrs ago #152

Thank you very much, broiles. debm55 1 hr ago #167

Went to see the Exorcist with friends late in the evening. gordianot 3 hrs ago #154

Thank you gordianot. Yes, that would be very scary debm55 2 hrs ago #159

I read The Exorcist book when I was about 14 and it scared the crap out of me Mysterian 3 hrs ago #155

Thank you Mysterian. I read the book also. To me, it was creepier than the book. My boyfriend wanted to see it. I knew debm55 3 hrs ago #157

I don't really watch scary movies, but Mad_Dem_X 2 hrs ago #162

Thank you very much, Mad_Dem_X, I like old horror films. No slasher or bloody for me. debm55 2 hrs ago #165

Do not take acid and see the Exorcist Fichefinder 30 min ago #173

Thank you very much for the warning. Fichefinder. debm55 24 min ago #175