Must See Horror Films

by Anonymous
(Newfoundland)

1. Paranormal Activity and Paranormal Entity: Have you ever jumped out of your seat at the movies when the killer jumps out of no where and attacks? That's pretty scary for most people. But what's even scarier is when something in a movie that we can't see drags people out of bed, slames the door, throws things at the walls, all unexpectedly. It's scarier because we can't see it. That is the case with both these films. An evil spirit messes with people's minds, wears them down, makes them more vulnerable and BAM - consumes them. Both movies are shot from the point of view of a hand-held camcorder, which makes them seem real as hell. We start to believe that everything in the film is real and we fall for the characters. When something happens, we're just as afraid as they are. Some people will not be able to get through this movie or sleep that night. If you're looking for a movie to make you jump, shake or maybe even scream, I'd go for one of these.

2. REC and Quarantine: These movies are also shot from the point of view of the hand-held camera. When you watch them, be patient with the first 15-20 minutes which are slow. It gets better. In both films, a journalist follows a fireman in to a building to capture 'a day in the life' of a fireman, and something goes terribly wrong. Some disease (i.e. rabies) has broken out and soon everyone is biting and eating each other. Everyone's trying to escape the building but they aren't allowed out. When watching these movies, I felt like getting out of my chair and running as I waited for someone with rabies to crawl from behind me and try and eat me. Very good films.