The Japanese horror film "Audition" has often been cited as one of the most nightmarish movies of all time. Since it's just been re-released on DVD, we've decided to give away some copies to our dear readers as Halloween gifts, and we want to hear from you about other movies that scare the bejeezus out of you.
Which horror flick is the all-time most disturbing? From "Rosemary's Baby" to "Drag Me to Hell," we've compiled our top picks. Leave us comments below if you agree with our choices, if we missed a crucial movie, or if you just like winning free stuff.
Three commenters will win a Halloween-themed prize -- copies of "Audition" and "The Stepfather" DVDs, courtesy of Shout!Factory. Please note the fine print below.
(UPDATE: Contest now closed.)
Asylum's Audition/Stepfather giveaway is open only to legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are 18 and older. To enter, please leave a comment at the bottom of this post. You must enter before 12 noon Eastern Time on October 30. You may enter once per email address, and three winners will be selected in a random drawing. The prize pack will include the following items: (Approximate total retail value $35) two DVDs: "The Stepfather" and "Audition." Click here for complete Official Rules.
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Friday 23 October
By Heavytoka
Ok when I was 6 years old my mom took me to a movie called "Night of The Demons" where in one scene this guy is making out with this girl and she bites his tongue off; I had nightmares for months. Now most recently the scariest movie I have seen is "Ichi the Killer" Freakiest, most depraved movie I have ever watched to this day.
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Friday 23 October
By huck
Spice World. Scariest movie ever.
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Friday 23 October
By Rolando Mota
What about the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre, saw it when I was 10 scared the crap out of me.
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Friday 23 October
By djshadow02
Event Horizon scared the poop out of me....highly underrated and waaaaaay bloody/evil.
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Friday 23 October
By Brian Fairbanks
None of the above would even be in my top 50 except for Rosemary's Baby.
Black Christmas (the original) and Event Horizon are the scariest movies I've ever seen. My Dad walked into Black Christmas about halfway in, looked at the TV for less than five seconds, screamed, and ran from the room. It's that disturbing.
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Friday 23 October
By PuterPrsn
Alien - the original - I put bruises on my date's arm grabbing hold several times.
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Friday 23 October
By misanthropegirl
One of the Sleepaway Camp sequels (III) haunts me to this day. A girl got killed by having her head flushed in a toilet, which was equal parts scary and gross. I kind of wish I could whitewash it away.
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Friday 23 October
By misterwrite
Audition scared the daylights outta me. The burlap bag gag made me check my underthings.
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Friday 23 October
By Anthony
children of the corn?
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Friday 23 October
By Niklas
For me it's the Excorcist. I remember getting my first surround system and watching that movie with my brother when my parents were out of the house. All those creepy sounds in that movie.. man, I didn't sleep at all that night!
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Friday 23 October
By Chris
Uzumaki. A Japanese horror moving about people turning into spirals. Literally.
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Friday 23 October
By Nick
It depends on what scares you. For some its Zombies, for others its aliens. For Christian Conservatives, its Bruno. I can watch horror in the middle of the day and eat a bloody steak. but if I watch it at night, by myself.....the imagination does terrible things.
As for my votes....I'd go Event Horizon and for retro's sake, Silver Bullet got me good as a kid.
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Friday 23 October
By mrintrface
Poltergeist is the one movie I remember traumatizing me for years as a child. I think that movie single-handedly made my whole generation fear clowns.
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Friday 23 October
By wyldse7en
As a kid the movie that scared me the most was John Carpenters "The Thing". I was way too young to see that movie. The most traumatizing thing for me however was a scene from the television show "The Greatest American Hero". I don't remember much, but there was a scene where the hero had to use his power to merge through a wall to confront an evil spirit or something and I think he was attacked by a panther or something. Seems stupid now, but for years I couldn't sleep with my back to a wall for fear that something might be on the other side. I needed some therapy, lol.
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Friday 23 October
By Lisa
I've never heard of Audition :0 I've seen the commercials for The Stepfather but I don't have the time to go to a theater. I wonder if the giveaway movies are scarier or as scary as Paranormal Activity, critics say it is the scariest movie to come out in 10 years...
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Friday 23 October
By ron
Rosemary's Baby made me believe in the devil
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Saturday 24 October
By Doup
Without a doubt - scariest movie I can think of was "Idiocracy" The thought that we are going to make ourselves extinct due to natural selection of trailer parks scares me more than any movie could.
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Wednesday 04 November
By Diane
I totally agree with you. It was a stupid movie, but the concept was scarier than all h--l.
PEOPLE, we are heading in that direction!!
Monday 26 October
By eric
i would have to say Candyman was THE scariest movie i've ever seen...that and Bunshinsaba
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Wednesday 28 October
By bootsie
You mean Audition isn't about Barbra Walters? That would be a scary movie. Seriously, the original Mummy with Boris Karloff gives me nightmares every time and I'm 48 year old.
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