It is common knowledge that the best horror movies aren’t just scary -- but the ones
that stay lurking in your grey matter for years to come.
The ones that no matter how hard you try linger behind your eyelids when you go to sleep.
The list of horror movies isn’t just a selection of box scares, but are instead a tantalizing
selection of some of the greatest films the horror genre has ever produced.
So today on Top 5 Scary Videos, we’re going to be counting down our list of the Top 5
Scariest Horror Movies You Need To Watch - Part 2.
Before we begin, be sure to stick around until the end of the video where I’ll be responding
to some of your comments.
Lets jump in.
5 REC Before we even begin with this number, if
you’ve ever heard of the remake Quarantine, please pretend it doesn’t exist.
Remove it from your memory right now, because I’m about to tell you about its far superior
predecessor, REC.
Released in 2007, this spanish horror follows a television reporter and cameraman who follow
emergency workers into a dark apartment building, and are quickly locked inside with all of
the residents, as well as something far more terrifying.
Not only is the premise alone terrifying, but the film is also the best found footage
horror I’ve ever seen.
REC ramps up slowly but expertly -- and you don’t realize how tense you’re feeling
until it’s way too late.
It’s technically a zombie movie, but it feels more like an infection movie than anything
else.
It’s claustrophobic and holds no escape for the residents or the viewers.
Warning, you will be hiding behind your hands for a lot of this movie, but the last 20 minutes
are arguably the most terrifying moments in horror history.
FACT.
4 Possession Aside from our next number, Possession is
perhaps the most macabre and repulsive film on our entire list, and surprisingly, it’s
the one that you have probably never even heard of.
Released in 1981, Possession follows a woman who begins to exhibit disturbing behavior
after asking her husband for a divorse, and suspicions of infidelity soon give way to
something far more sinister.
Starring a stellar cast, including the legendary Sam Neill, Possession is an incredibly strange
and disturbing creature feature that is about the agony of divorce.
I love a film with a grander message.
It’s quite honestly, a film like no other.
The characters do the opposite of what you expect them to do, and the scenes of bloody
horror are just downright terrifying to stomach.
It’s hard to determine while watching whether you’re enjoying it or tolerating it, but
at the end of the day, it’s an absolutely horrifying horror movie that deserves its
place on our list.
It’s perhaps one of the most memorable and puzzling horror films I have ever had the
displeasure of seeing.
3 Martyrs Martyrs is profoundly disturbing, to the point
that it’s almost unwatchable.
However, this French film is pure genius and a love letter to hardcore horror fans out
there.
Released in 2008, it follows a young woman’s quest for revenge against the people who kidnapped
and tortured her as a child.
Leading her, and a fellow victim, on a terrifying journey into the hell of depravity.
Martyrs is one of the founders of “extreme horror” movement, and it was completely
successful in doing so.
It is chilling and relentless from start to finish, with an opening sequence that depicts
the brutal murder of an entire family, making it perhaps one of the hardest film to stomach
in cinematic history.
The film takes so many twists and turns, even into the realm of the physical and psychological
torture of a young kidnapped woman -- forcing you to watch in disbelief as brutal acts are
endured, acts that most have never witnessed in their lives.
If you can sit through the movie without closing your eyes multiple times, I commend you, but
I’m also slightly concerned about you.
Just saying.
Now, the film is a story about revenge, mercy, and humanity’s search for meaning.
It’s torture porn, but with a message -- and we’re definitely not messing around with
this one.
If you want to face the challenge, I suggest you watch Martyrs.
Just remember, you were warned.
2 The Children This is one of the most obscure films on our
list, but perhaps one of the best British horror movies I have ever seen.
You know why?
Because the children are the villains.
And guys, you know my feelings about children.
Not good.
Released in 2008, The Children kicks off during a relaxing Christmas vacation, before it turns
into a terrifying fight for survival as the children quickly begin to turn on their parents.
In classic British fashion the backdrop to the film is a gloomy winter setting for the
slow unraveling of the frightening events.
It’s hard to pin point why this film is so good exactly, perhaps because it’s a
virus film, but also a hack and slash -- and perhaps there’s just something satisfying
about seeing 8 year olds torture their parents, as macabre as that sounds.
The Children is incredibly gory, and is definitely worth your time.
Check it out!
1 Suspiria If you know me, you will know that Dario Argento
is one of my favourite directors, and Suspiria, in my opinion, is one of his greatest films.
Released in 1977, the film follows and American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy,
who comes to realize that the school is just a front for something far more sinister amid
a series of grisly murders.
This film is a gory cut above the remake that was released in 2018, and the original was
one of the first films at the centre of the 1980s video nasty panic.
Suspiria is not easy to experience, none of Argento’s films are.
Its violence is in technicolour, and every murder forces you to watch on in agonisizing
pain from angles only a madman would select.
But to top it off, the soundtrack is genius, and makes you feel like you just fell into
the pit of hell.
This film is depraved, yet stylish and perhaps one of the most beautiful films I’ve ever
feasted on.
It’s an experience you don’t want to miss, but I can’t promise you will enjoy it.
After all these years, it is still a nightmare to behold, even for veteran horror loves.
Well, there we have it!
Do you guys agree with our list?
Were there any horrors that we missed?
Leave us all your thoughts and feelings in the comments down below and perhaps we can
do a part 2.
Before we go, I just want to respond to a few comments from part one of this list.
HughJasole said “Scariest thing in this video is Lucy’s math” -- Fair enough,
there’s a reason I failed Math twice.
Joe Terrance Universe said “If Lucy says I need to watch then I will watch” -- Smart
mans.
Very smart mans.
Amy Korpal said “Lucy I love ya, you are just like me, highly addictive and a force
to be reckoned with.
May our darkness live on for all ages to come.”
-- Amy, why aren’t we best friends?
Brian Baker said “I just watched Goodnight Mommy for the first time this morning.
Also, why do I feel like Lucy is about 3.5 feet tall?
Love the podcast, Lucy.”
-- Yes, Goodnight Mommy!
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Also, I’m actually 3.6 feet, get it right!
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