by sadeye on June 27th, 2009

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What horror movie killer is scariest?

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by mcdonna on August 12th, 2009
For me it was IT. Clowns scare the bejeezus outta me!
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- And Pennywise the Clown is frightening! :) +6
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by Symbeline on July 1st, 2009
Michael Myers, because of how expressionless and robotic his physical demeanor is. It just creeps me out how he's like a machine, and his mask doesn't help, as it basically denotes emptiness.
Most other killers, like Jason are very violent and angry in their disposition, some others are even cocky or comical, others are ominous and impressive...but Michael is just...nothing. Nothing but efficient, and the odd times that he does show some emotion, as denoted by certain acts of surprise or the famous head tilt makes it even scarier.
(Rob Zombie's remake not included.)

You see his humanity, or what's left of it, resurface, only to be swallowed by the darkness again.

Most killers are fueled by emotion or motive, Myers just kills. As far as being described as evil, or death, Halloween succeeds the most with using Myers to depict these concepts and avoid ridicule.

Second place is Thomas Hewitt, or Leatherface, from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Mostly because he's ultra violent, persistent and exceptionally cruel, despite also being motivated by anger and pain.
I bet plenty of other killers, even ones with supernatural powers would be affected by his mere physical presence, nevermind seeing him in action.
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- Good answer ( agree with the Rob Zombie comment, too )+5
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by RC loves ice cream on August 12th, 2009
The good doctor Lecter in Silence of the Lambs, but not so much in Hannibal. The way he butchered the guard despite the fact that he was actually quite nice to him was bad enough without him actually peeling off his face and using it as a mask to get away.
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by CatLover-The Original is Proudly Canadian on August 12th, 2009
Norman Bates in Psycho. He changed the whole routine of taking a shower as we knew it.
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by WelbyQuentin on July 1st, 2009
the birds in The Birds?
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- That was the original thriller for me ... (who could ever forget the old man in his bedroom with his eyes pecked out)!
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  by BrokeDog on August 12th, 2009
- I'm with you, BrokeDog. I certainly haven't forgotten that scene! Thanks for responding to my answer. I always got really scared during that man-in-the-bedroom scene, with Jessica Tandy walking down the hallway, after seeing the broken hanging teacups in the kitchen, and she keeps walking to his bedroom . . . and then she kicks up some major road smoke, pushing the gas pedal to the floor driving her truck back home! And my favorite scene where Tippi Hedren is PLOT SPOILER!! sitting and smoking on a bench in front of the schoolyard playground, unaware of what is gathering behind her -- chills just thinking about that scene, too.
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  by WelbyQuentin on August 14th, 2009
- Yeah, and poor old Suzanne Pleshette ... lost out in "love" and in "life"!
  I remember thinking how "graphic" that gas station scene was ... and it wouldn't hold a candle to today's movies (even tho Hitchcock was notorious for pushing the boundaries of his time).
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  by BrokeDog on August 14th, 2009
- Pleshette, yes. A testament to her talent that she makes an indelible impression with a secondary character. I like how we the viewer find out about Pleshette's death only by young Veronica Cartwright's emotional re-telling. [ Veronica Cartwright is a killer actress in my opinion, always has been, even at this age. ] I remember most about the gas station scene the overhead shot where the station is ablaze and we see, from behind them, the approaching birds. My, it's like any scene we choose, it's a classic. Hitchcock was damn amazing.
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  by WelbyQuentin on August 14th, 2009
- Yeah, I meant to call Veronica to your attention also, but forgot. We talked about her being a great actress in another comment thread, a few weeks back.
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  by BrokeDog on August 15th, 2009
- I'm not remembering things too well lately. Sorry. I'm not surprised I was tooting Cartwright's horn ( that sounds like an adult section comment )with you earlier. She does amaze me. In case I hadn't said it with you a while ago, with her supporting role I think Cartwright steals the entire " Witches of Eastwick" movie away from Sarandon, Nicholson/Cher, etc. Her scenes are what I remember from that movie. :) I'm sorry for being "CartwrightRedundant."
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  by WelbyQuentin on August 15th, 2009
- She actually steals just about every movie she's in! No need for apologies, W.Q. ... I enjoy our discussions! Keep on truckin', my friend!
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  by BrokeDog on August 15th, 2009
- Excellent.:) You, too.
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by LEO on June 27th, 2009
Saw 1-- creepy plot gruesome imagery not my idea of entertainment however popular at theatres
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- The first Saw was a very good movie, yes. I stopped watching them after the second one ( one of the worst sequels I had seen -- all originality from the first was gone)
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  by WelbyQuentin on July 1st, 2009
- Yes, true with it all. +6
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  by alwayscurious on August 12th, 2009
- I like the saw series... part 1 was very low-budget yet it's considered the best in the series! I personally liked part 3 the best.
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by zxcvbn on October 4th, 2009
michael myers because hes the scariest of them all. jason voorhees is just a copycat he just does everything michael does. and the halloween films are better than the others slasher films. and theres more reasons
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- I share your preference for Myers vs. Voorhees. [ I actually think the Friday the 13th sequels are all ineffective because PLOT SPOILER!!! I thought having Jason's mother being the killer in the first Friday film was quite effective! I would have preferred to have seen actress Betsy Palmer return to the role! :) ] +6
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by jaykole on August 12th, 2009
Samara from "The Ring." The way she moved was freakish, and she didn't want anything but to keep killing - pure evil.

Not to mention that the first time I ever saw that movie (on DVD) the phone rang immediately afterwards. Scared the s**t out of me!
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by HEARTSTAR on August 12th, 2009
Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th)
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by Tigger on August 12th, 2009
micheal myers
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by -Slick- on August 12th, 2009
Chucky from the, child's play movies
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by what on August 12th, 2009
Michael Myers
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by BrokeDog on August 12th, 2009
That girl from "The Grudge" was pretty creepy!
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by Touch_of_The_Masters_Hand on August 12th, 2009
Leatherface from the Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
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by Anonymous on August 12th, 2009
The sub-humans in The Descent scared me.
Oh, and Samara from The Ring
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by Yuuki Girl on August 12th, 2009
Boogeyman. Because he creeps out of your closet at night :(
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by something of a nothing girl on June 27th, 2009
freddy cruger or candy man
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