Kermode Uncut: Scare Stories

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I've seen a bunch of new horror movies in all shapes and sizes recently but none of them have frightened me. Have I become impossible to terrify or have films just stopped being scary?

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[NorthSea0il]

A tale of two sisters!

[providief]

Ringu.

[babyshambler]

Wolf Creek about 5 years ago. I had to watch 2 Simpsons episodes afterwards for a chance of sleep. Nothing since.

[IamSnoogans]

Ever since I became a horror fan, as a teenager, I haven't seen many new films in the past decade that have scared me. There have been a few that gave me a creepy feeling, or produced tension, but no outright fear. I've had to find 'classic' horror films to get my scare fix and even then it has only reached spine tingling levels. The Italian 'Giallo' films seem to be the only thing that can invoke hints of fear in me, at this point in time.

[DeadCamper]

Ringu. I saw it shortly after it was released, which means it's been 13-14 years since a horror movie really scared me. Now that's sad.

[MrVinushka]

I really can't understand the Insidious hype - I can't see how it was any better than any other of the countless Hollywood attempts at horror.

[dryanpinney]

The Exorcism Of Emily Rose.

[reservoirdog666]

28 Days Later, a balancing act between splatter and creepiness... C'mon, that church scene was flat out terrifying!

[WAAAAAAAAAAAY]

REC, Wolf Creek and The Orphanage were the last movies I saw that genuinely scared me.

[zlwhite11]

'Frozen' was actually pretty scary. Particularly the scene where the guy decides to jump from the stuck ski-lift down to the snow. Needless to say that it didn't turn out very well.

[claptonfreak6]

Well, Insidious actually^^ I was scared of every darkness for three days. But I guess it was more the Image I always have been frightened of: An old Ghost Lady! My worst nightmare ever! I jumped a lot on that Movie but towards the end I've more being afraid of another BANG-Moment than the Plotstuff^^



[BrianMaddenDesign]

Disturbed would be Visitor Q not a horror film but that was the last film that really disturbed me... REC was the last horror film that genuinely had moments where I jumped... particularly towards the end.