Choose The Scarier Movie And We'll Tell You How Brave You Are

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The horror movie market is huge. For some reason or another, people love to be scared. Perhaps it’s because they make good date movies, because you can hold your date tight and that brings you one step closer to, well, you know. Or maybe it’s because it’s the movie genre that you can feel the most out of. That’s what cinema’s all about. You’re supposed to feel something. Sure, you can laugh or be moved or cry or throw your fist in the air because Rocky Balboa won the fight, but do you ever feel something as primal at the movies as fear? It cuts deep into your psyche. Just like some comedy movies are funnier than others (like, say, The Naked Gun compared to Meet the Spartans), some horror movies are scarier than others. But then, these are difficult to tell. Everyone has a different sensibility. Different people find different things scary. Some people could find the new It movie terrifying, for example, whereas others might laugh at it and sleep like a baby afterward. With that in mind, let’s find out if you’re tough as nails or a total wimp. Which of these movies did you think was the scariest?

Question 1

Halloween or Sinister?

Halloween is a little dated now, but it stills stands as an all time horror classic. John Carpenter directed what is perhaps the earliest example of a slasher movie, changing the genre forever. But Sinister, that was, well, for lack of a better word, sinister! Which did you enjoy more?

Question 2

The Evil Dead or Cabin in the Woods?

The Evil Dead is the little independent movie by Sam Raimi that created the whole genre of some teenagers going out into the middle of the woods to battle evil. And then The Cabin in the Woods came along to satirize that genre. Which one of them did you enjoy more?

Question 3

The Exorcist or The Conjuring?

The Conjuring is relatively new and it gave us those neat Annabelle spin-off movies, as well as a terrific sequel of its own, but The Exorcist is a bona fide horror classic. Some say it was the greatest horror movie of all time. Which of the two did you prefer?

Question 4

The Blair Witch Project or Paranormal Activity?

In many ways, The Blair Witch Project paved the way for Paranormal Activity, but they both broke new ground in their own right. They both helped to establish the found footage horror genre, each in a different style that informed the movies to come. Which of them do you like more?

Question 5

Saw or The Babadook?

These horror movies were both critically acclaimed. Saw was seen as like a gory version of the recently released serial killer thriller Se7en, and director James Wan himself even admitted this. On the other hand, The Babadook was like Australia’s answer to Wan’s movie The Conjuring. Which did you prefer?

Question 6

The Shining or Shaun of the Dead?

The Shining is an adaptation of a Stephen King novel that King himself despised, calling it the ice to his novel’s fire (read: the opposite). Shaun of the Dead is Edgar Wright’s big feature film break, as he parodied zombie movies and told a romantic story in its own right. Which did you prefer?

Question 7

The Ring or Rosemary’s Baby?

The Ring is a terrifying story of a video tape that kills people. It sounds stupid, right? Well, its viewers know that it’s better than the premise suggests. Rosemary’s Baby, meanwhile, tells the story of a woman who is impregnated with Satan’s baby, the anti-Immaculate Conception. Which did you prefer?

Question 8

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre or Scream?

Despite its controversy for being horrifically violent, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre has a surprising lack of blood and gore. Instead, its terror comes from Leatherface chasing people around and having weird ornaments in his house and, you know, that dinner scene. But Scream was scary, too, and satirical. Which did you prefer?

Question 9

Jennifer’s Body or It Follows?

It Follows was a sexually charged and terrifying work of cinematic art a few years ago. Meanwhile, the premise and tone of Jennifer’s Body lead you to believe that you’ll be seeing Megan Fox naked, and that’s how it became a success. But you don’t! But anyway, it’s an okay story. Did you prefer that or It Follows?

Question 10

Beetlejuice or The Descent?

Beetlejuice is a lovable comedy by Tim Burton starring huge stars like Michael Keaton, Alec Baldwin, and Winona Ryder, but it’s also a frightful tale of the macabre with some serious jump scares. But The Descent is downright horrifying as monsters turn up in a cave-in. So, which do you prefer?

Question 11

Jaws or The Others?

The Others is a haunted house movie with a terrific plot twist at the end – the whole movie, Nicole Kidman is searching for the ghosts in her house before she realizes (SPOILER ALERT!) SHE’S the ghost! But Jaws is a classic. It was the first modern blockbuster, and Spielberg utilized Hitchcockian methods of sustaining suspense. So, did you prefer the marine Hitchcock or The Others?

Question 12

REC or The Orphanage?

Spanish horror movies are always the best. Lord knows why, but Spanish directors seem to understand the horror genre and what makes us scared more than anyone. This is on display clearly in the ghost story The Orphanage and the found footage zombie movie REC – which one did you like more?

Question 13

Alien or Sleepy Hollow?

Alien was Ridley Scott’s masterful attempt at mixing the traditional haunted house setup with the excitement and isolation of an intergalactic space station setting. The franchise is still going strong today. In Sleepy Hollow, on the other hand, heads will roll. So, which of these movie do you think is better?

Question 14

28 Days Later or Poltergeist?

Danny Boyle does not consider his movie 28 Days Later to be a zombie movie, but it’s about a virus that infects humans and turns them into ravenous flesh eaters. Sounds like a zombie movie to me, and it’s a good one. But Poltergeist is the frightening story of a family tormented by a ghost. Which of the two did you prefer?

Question 15

Get Out or Night of the Living Dead?

Night of the Living Dead is looking a little dated now, but it gave us the whole zombie genre, so we can let that slide. George A. Romero’s real intention was to make a horror movie about the racism in America, and that’s exactly what Jordan Peele did this year with his smash hit debut Get Out. Which did you prefer?

Question 16

Carrie or It?

Let the battle of the Stephen King adaptations commence. Carrie is the story of a girl with telekinetic powers who uses it to get back at her bullies, directed by the king of stylized violence, Brian De Palma. It, on the other hand, is the story of a supernatural entity that manifests itself into your worst fears. So, which do you prefer?

Question 17

mother! or The Thing?

Critics and audiences have been divided by Darren Aronofsky’s new movie mother!, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem in a sick, twisted, and disturbing adaptation of...something. The Thing on the other hand has always been a classic, even if it did fail at the box office initially, but it’s not as disturbing as mother!. So, which did you prefer?

Question 18

Bone Tomahawk or A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night?

Bone Tomahawk is an unsuspecting western movie until it becomes a gruesome horror movie when the characters are taken captive by some hungry cannibals who live in a cave. Meanwhile, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night is a terrifying Iranian vampire movie – a modern classic. Which is your favorite?

Question 19

Friday the 13th or Child’s Play?

Friday the 13th and Child’s Play are each movies that gave moviegoers their first glimpse of two horror icons: machete wielding serial killer Jason Vorhees and doll possessed by a criminal Chucky. They are both frightening features with some scary moments. But which of these two movies did you prefer?

Question 20

A Nightmare on Elm Street or Fright Night?

Fright Night was a camp and fun movie, but it also had its scary moments. A Nightmare on Elm Street is like a terrifying inception, as a man haunts teenagers’ dreams in the hopes of horrifying and then murdering them. Just don’t fall asleep, right? Well, it’s easier said than done. Which of these movies did you prefer?

Question 21

I Am Legend or Misery?

Misery is a movie adaptation of the Stephen King novel of the same name, and it’s often cited as one of the most horrific movies ever made. I Am Legend is adapted from a novel by one of King’s main creative influences, Richard Matheson, and it stars Will Smith as the last man on Earth (maybe). Which is your favorite?

Question 22

Jacob’s Ladder or Arachnophobia?

Jacob’s Ladder is a truly disturbing motion picture. It’s a psychological examination of a Vietnam War vet with fragmented memories of his experiences in ‘Nam. On the other hand, Arachnophobia features a huge infestation of spiders, so if you’re afraid of spiders, that’s the scarier one. Which of these did you enjoy more?

Question 23

Predator or Cape Fear?

Predator could be seen as an action movie, given that it has Arnold Schwarzenegger out in the jungle shooting ‘em up in the ‘80s, but it has some horrifying moments of gore and terror. Cape Fear is more psychological, with a murderer going after the lawyer who had him convicted. But which did you prefer?

Question 24

Blade or The Night of the Hunter?

The Night of the Hunter is a cinema classic, starring Robert Mitchum as a sinister preacher in search of some buried money. Blade, on the other hand, is the closest that Marvel Studios has come to a horror movie. It’s the story of a half-vampire superhero. Which is your favorite?

Question 25

The Gallows or The Purge?

A child who was accidentally hanged in a school play comes back to life as a ghost in order to pick off a bunch of student. For 12 hours a year, all crime is legal. These are two very intriguing premises for movies that are both pretty fantastic. Which do you like more?

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