scary movie fest

Growing up, I never watched scary movies. Until I was about 14 Jurassic Park was the most frightening movie I had ever seen. And while a T-Rex running at you is in fact terrifying, I felt like I was missing something. Sometime in 9th grade my friend, Lauren, convinced me to watch Scream, her fave movie (hahaha). Since then, I've continued to be brave (sort of) and tackle a few other movies of the not-so-sweet and pleasant genre.


A few I've seen that scared me but I liked them:
The Omen (original)
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (original)
Halloween (original)
Freaks
Carnival of Souls -actually, maybe I didn't like this one. It was really creepy.
Psycho
Rear Window

A few I've seen that were kinda dumb and/or not scary:
Amityville Horror (original and re-release)
the new Friday the 13ths
the new Halloweens
Saw -ugh, I only saw the first one and I hated it so much.

Anyway, it's finally starting to feel like fall, which means it's almost Halloween time, which means I need to watch some scary movies. Give me all of your suggestions!

hey creep

Isn't this picture fun? I love it! Found here.

Because I stopped using my night light sometime around 3rd grade, I thought I was in the brave catagory. I mean, I can watch a scary movie. I can be home alone. Well, today I watched monster hunt and I realized I'm actually scared of lots of things.

Things I'm really scared of:

1. heights- It's gotten so much worse over the last few years. My hands start to sweat even when I see someone else really high. I mean, it's ridiculous. Oddly enough, I'm not scared of flying and I would really like to go up in a hot air balloon.

2. giant snakes- Ah! The way snakes move freak me out so much. Hey floridians, remember hurricane Andrew? Well, homes and pet stores in Miami were destroyed and several hundred pythons and anacondas got loose. And because of our warm climate they are thriving... and getting up to 30 and 40 feet. AH!

3. knowing someone is near me but not being able to see them - I'm sure there is an easier way to say that. Okay, I know that this one sounds confusing. You know that last scene in "Silence of the Lambs" when Jodie Foster is in Buffalo Bill's house and she can't see him even though she knows he's there? And he can see her because he has those infared goggles? AHHHH!

4. vomiting- Also known as emetophobia.

5. dead people- I guess this one doesn't really make sense... because what can they do to me? They're already dead. However, I can't think of anything more terrifying than finding a dead body. I had a dream once that I found someone who hung (hanged?) themselves. It was the worst dream of my life.

6. crazy people- You know the ones. Those crazies that think they're vampires. Members of the KKK. Serial killers.

I would like you all to know that I'm not scared of cockroaches, big foot, the dark or alien abduction.

But, clearly I'm a scaredy cat. What are you afraid of?