Redditor Specialist-Crazy1466 wanted to hear which movies we still see in our nightmares, so they asked:
"What is the scariest movie you ever watched?"
Some scary movies give me heart palpitations.
So I try to be picky about the stories I watch.
The Balance
the descent horror GIF by Coolidge Corner TheatreGiphy"The Descent. Horrible monsters mixed with darkness and claustrophobia makes a scary movie."
itsminimal
"I was looking for this movie. Imo this film is the perfect balance between bloody, physical horror and actual psychological terror."
AkiraN19
Too Much
"White Noise. Wasn't scary when I watched it in the theater but became VERY scary when my car stereo only picked up static the whole ride home."
stfupcakes
"Oh damn, that was so good. I worked at a video store in ~1996 or so, and a coworker put it on. I was mesmerized. I later took it home and watched it in the dark, as you should, and damn. That's a masterpiece."
Far_Blueberry_2375
"Took my high school girlfriend to it, and she was in tears she was so scared. Almost 20 years later, and she still freaks out if I bring it up."
Prp076
Chilling
"The Day After... I watched it when I was a kid and it absolutely terrified me. When it originally aired, ABC had to set up a phone hotline with counselors standing by. It's one of the scariest depictions of nuclear war in film in my opinion. Chilling."
scarletmanuka
"I've been thinking about these movies, and how unrealistic they are. We all just survived a pandemic. What happened? Things were bad, tent hospital, turned away, truck morgues. And people just... learned to bake bread. Made music."
"Gave up offices and started doing things for their neighbors. Nuclear war would be obviously, a horrific shitshow and not to be entertained, but I really believe, we'd come together and make a good world after. It wouldn't be the complete collapse of our humanity, and the rest can be rebuilt."
Cheap_Doctor_1994
The Splatter
"The Grudge. I don't know why, but this f**king thing is so scary. I had to pause it. Never had this before. Even the worst splatter is nothing for me, but this... No."
Yggdrafenrir20
"It was when the lady got sucked into the bed when she was hiding under the covers. Like they took away my only defense in the dark as a kid."
Colossus245
"I had the same reaction. Something about it just made my skin crawl in a way that other similar movies like The Ring didn't. For several years afterward whenever I had a nightmare, the grudge lady was somehow involved. Yugh."
JonEleven
Turn it Off
Happy Got You GIF by BounceGiphy"There are definitely better movies, but Sinister has always scared the crap out of me. It took me 2 tries to watch it. It’s the only movie I’ve ever turned off from being so scared."
Cobonmycorn
Never saw Sinister.
And now I know to skip it.
My nightmares are bad enough.
flaming sci-fi GIF by FilmStruckGiphy"The Thing. My first viewing was at night, and I was maybe 5 or 6. It scared me so bad I only watched subsequent viewings during the day until I matured a little more."
Same-Reaction7944
Never Again
“'The Ring' when I was 9 or 10, that was scary."
DelusionalGorilla
"I saw it in my 30s, on pain meds for kidney stones, while my wife and kids were away. The thing that freaked me out the most was that in the middle-end of the film someone called me from an unknown number and hung up."
EnIdiot
"It's the only movie I absolutely refuse to watch ever again. I saw it ONCE as a kid and I'm 30 now. I still have occasional nightmares about it. Sometimes I'll be eating and this movie will pop into my head for NO REASON and I lose my appetite completely. I'm haunted by it."
guiltyonallcharges
Too Much too Handle
"Event Horizon... or maybe Pandorum."
Nulltan
"Worth noting Event Horizon is one of the most famous cases in the lost media community. It had 30 minute cut for being too grim for the test audiences. 30. Minutes. While some scenes did make their way to the 2006 DVD, most of it is considered most likely lost for good barring some miraculous surprise discovery."
"You can read about what was cut at the Lost Media Wiki here: https://lostmediawiki.com/Event_Horizon_(partially_lost_unreleased_130-minute_cut_of_sci-fi_horror_film;_1997)"
Lights On
"The Exorcism of Emily Rose. I kept waking up at 3 am on the money for weeks afterward. Didn’t help that I found and listened to the original tape-recorded material of her speaking fluidly in different languages while being exorcised."
Opening-Ad-3775
"This is it for me. I watched it in theaters when my boyfriend was out of town. I went home and slept with the lights on. I love scary movies and had never done that before or since. I’m going to have to look for those tapes!"
LostintheLand
Wobbled
kathy bates misery GIFGiphy"Misery. My knees were wobbling when I walked out of the theatre. No more Stephen King for me."
suzymwg
"I watched that while dealing with a stalker. Horrible choice."
sethro919
I love scary movies, but some of these sound like a step too far.
Misery still haunts me.
Redditor Sweet_Polly1 wanted to compare notes on travel plans, so they asked everyone:
"What country would you never visit?"
My motto? Stay at home. Watch Buffy. Sunnydale is safer than the tropics and they've got a hellmouth.
A Failed State
"Somalia."
IchBinDurstig
"Don't let Somalia stop your from visiting Somaliland. It's an independent country just beside Somalia. Not recognized by UN. But it is safe to visit. It is so safe people leave their money in the open and no one even thinks of stealing it."
mtahsin1246
"I was trying to think of the worst country to visit and I'm not sure I could endorse than this one."
"Afghanistan right now might be a bad idea too."
somedoofyouwontlike
"When we learned about 'failed states' in AP Government, Somolia was the example they always use. Essentially one of the closest examples to anarchy that we have."
10ioio
Chaos
"I follow a lot of travel groups, and whenever someone asks for the worst travel experience, an overwhelming amount of people always say Egypt."
MacaroniPoodle
"One Youtuber said they seemed so paranoid and disorganized in Egypt. They confiscated his drone, but he had to instruct them to make some sort of receipt system so he'd have a way to get it back."
"They were just putting it in a plastic bag, with no sticker or marking, or anything. Nobody knew the rules, if there were any. He had been to a lot of African and other countries, and never had such a disorganized and hostile time entering a country."
Cantgoavay
Danger
"Haiti."
JKL555666
"Having watched all 6 parts of this series on YouTube, I can confidently say it is one of the single most eye-opening series I have ever seen, and I have tremendous respect for the wonderful people in Haiti who don't let the situation drag them down."
"Having said that, I will also likely never visit Haiti, which really is too bad."
"Nearly every video involves the host nearly getting kidnapped, killed, or shaken down and if it wasn't for his top-tier fixer, he would likely not have made it."
Lothar_Ecklord
"The Haitian revolution was insane. It's disgusting that the country was absolutely bludgeoned with having to pay reparations to France for 'taking their slaves away.' If I recall correctly they were paying until pretty recently."
Firemage007
The goal is money...
"North Korea."
insertrudename
"You shouldn't visit even if you were NOT American."
"North Korea on paper is a country, but in reality it is a criminal organization. The goal is money. All of this other weird s**t like wacky rules and nukes is just to keep people in line and nations on their toes. The goal is money for the top people."
"Visiting North Korea helps them achieve these goals. You perpetuate human suffering for these 'fringe' trips."
bromosa_mimosa
Cool Down
Cool Down Season 2 GIF by FriendsGiphy"All countries in the tropics, they are too hot for my Scandinavian genes."
Karakoima
"Summers are more enjoyable north of the Arctic circle anyway. At least if you can sleep with the lights on, because the sun never sets."
Lawsoffire
Yeah, the heat in Florida is hot enough. Them tropics are crazy hot.
Not There
"Saudi Arabia."
TailsxCream4Eva
"Saudi, UAE, Qatar, and Bahrain are on the Absolutely No list for me. Oman is the only country on the Arabian peninsula I would go to. I would like to go to Yemen too, but its currently an active war zone so that's not going to be an option anytime soon."
lal0cur4
"Anywhere you can go to prison and/or be tortured for being LGBTQ+ is going to be a no for me. That’s most of the Middle East."
drmanhattannfriends
Normal Life?
"Really surprised that Papua New Guinea hasn’t made the list. It’s not Somalia but it’s not far off either."
"A friend worked there briefly and spent the whole time in a heavily guarded gated complex (home), heavily guarded gated compound (work), or being escorted by armed guard in an armoured vehicle. He had to go through a number of debriefing sessions to adjust to the freedoms of normal life when he got back."
"That’s a big no thanks from me."
neinlights90210
Mixed Reactions
"I follow some travel subs and India and Egypt often come up as not worth it at all."
CDawgbmmrgr2
"Been to India twice. Easily one of the most amazing places I've been to and I've traveled quite a bit..amazing culture, lovely people, good food, easy travel etc. Yes you can get ripped off but it is not ever much. Traveling as a single woman would have complications though."
iforkedthelaw
"My answer is immediately India. Tons of people, any picture I've ever seen just screams you're coming home with a disease or parasite, not much I care to see, and no beef? Yep you'd have to pay me to visit it."
SpookyghostL34T
Hell on Earth
"Mauritania still has slavery. And locusts. All that oceanfront property and it still looks like hell on Earth."
knockatize
"I've been to Mauritania, Nouckachott is probably the worst thing about the country unless you venture out to the less built areas. They do have some nice vast beaches especially close to the airport and the desert is fascinating, but what's mostly sad is that even if you drive for a few miles away from the populated areas you're still bound to see rubbish and litter all over the place."
Barbygurl
Wherever...
Give Up GIF by TLC EuropeGiphy"In today's world? A whole bunch. Even if I wore the local garb and had male escorts I would not feel safe and I would not enjoy my time surrounded by animals who only see me as a sex toy."
"As much as I would LOVE to see what these areas hold, war torn countries, violent countries, places with large cartel presence, countries with a lot of corruption, countries who aren't exactly friends with my country. I love traveling and I love exploring but I also love being whole and alive."
100LittleButterflies
The world is a scary place.
I'm staying home... and if I do travel, I will be consulting tons of guidebooks and first-hand accounts. it seems you can never be too careful.
Well, which destinations would you add to this list? Let us know in the comments below.
Redditor kyukale0310 wanted everyone to share about what life is like with a little more self-worth and asked:
"What do you do confidently now that made you feel weird in the past?"
For me, I'm better at life in general with confidence. Still a long way to go.
Gimme!
Pay Me Season 3 GIF by Good TroubleGiphy"Asking people to pay back money they borrowed."
macabre_irony
"God, back in my senior year of college, I used to dread asking my roommates to give me the money for the bills. No idea why, since that's what they agreed to, I just felt like such an a**hole for doing so."
Dahhhkness
Packaging
"Unwrapping a tampon in a public bathroom."
anonuglysimpleetc
"Lol. The differences in experiences here are great. I definitely used to pretend I was unwrapping a tampon so it didn't sound like I was just waiting for the other person to leave so I could poop."
churlishcurls
"Yeah so ironic how all the adverts talk about how 'small and discrete' their new tampon is, but still make the packaging the loudest sound in the world."
Amazon_river
I just love birds...
"Paint/draw and then share it with strangers. I did not grow up with art and had absolutely no confidence in attempting it. During our quarantine this spring, I taught myself how to watercolor and draw birds and am now selling prints and stickers and donating 100% of the profits to bird conservation groups. I just love birds."
bakedfish
Turn Around
"Walking down the street, realizing I was going in the wrong direction, and making a U-turn without pretending to have forgotten something."
jam_jj_
"Same here. My old tactic, since the cell phone era began, was to stop in front of some building, look around like I was waiting for someone, and pretend to call or text that person until I was certain that anyone who might've seen me was well out of distance before turning around."
Dahhhkness
All Wet
Pool Party Swimming GIF by Party Down SouthGiphy"Swim without a shirt on. My sisters made fun of how I looked without a shirt on when I was like 12 and it stuck with me for years. Just the other day I went to the beach and realized that I finally don’t care anymore."
eternalrefuge86
That shirtless swim is still an uphill battle for me.
Hear Me!
hear me what GIF by Rico NastyGiphy"Saying how I feel. I'd usually bottle things up because I didn't want to upset anyone."
Dining Out
"Going out for a meal on my own."
SnooMacaroons08
"Thank you for this one! You reminded me of the first time I did this when I was about 20 years old. Moved into a new neighborhood and really wanted to try this cute little place down the street from my apartment but was solo."
"Put it off too many nights to admit, until finally said screw it, grabbed a book, got a table and had the 4 course prixfix menu and I loved it! I was super nervous and embarrassed, but ended up having a pretty damn fine time, ends up I’m ok company!"
cookinmy**ckinassoff
All of It
"So many things! Getting older and caring less about what people who don’t matter to me think of me has been extremely liberating. I’ve also learned that most people aren’t actually paying attention when you do something stupid or embarrassing, people are usually off in their own little worlds."
"I was a very self-conscious and eccentric child, but adult me has fully embraced my weird side, and it’s wonderful. I am who I am meant to be, and I’m surrounded by amazing people."
BlackCaaaaat
Cinema Time
"Not really at the present, not since February, but going to the cinema alone. First time I ever did, back in 2016 it felt weird to be honest. Even had a mother ask me if I was waiting for anyone when I saw Kong: Skull Island, but now I actually prefer it most times."
"It means I don’t have to worry about scheduling with a friend on what day’s best."
"Don’t get me wrong, I have still gone with friends but 90-95% of the time I go alone, I can do whatever I want before or afterwards, whether to look around the shops or just go straight home."
comrade_batman
Proud
Speech Language GIF by jetlifebabyGiphy"ENGLISH! I used to be terrible and my accent still sucks sometimes, but after more than 20 years of practice and a bachelor degree from an English university, now I'm quite proud to be bilingual."
Sometimes it only takes a bunch of practice.
What do you now do with confidence that you wouldn't have done years ago? Let us know in the comments.
Redditor ladanyilatz wanted to hear about what movies left humans SHOOK to our cores. They asked cinema watchers:
"What 'child-friendly' movie left you traumatized?"
Bambi, it's always Bambi for me.
Crumbles
The Dark Crystal Cristal Oscuro GIF by FilminGiphy"The Dark Crystal. The part where the Skeksis Emperor dies and his face crumbles apart still haunts me."
passiveagressivefork
I Can't
"The first Land Before Time movie is a lot darker and sadder than the sequels that followed."
Asdjeia
"I sob like a ten-year-old girl."
rhcpgirl84
"I took my kid to see it. Big mistake. Of course when I was a kid, my dad thought Old Yeller would be a good movie to take 4-year-old me to."
No_Antelope_6604
Real Bad
"Where the Red Fern Grows."
Lolamess007
"Wilson Rawls spoke at my grade school. Yeah I am old, lol. He said the book was almost all true which is even scarier. I remember him saying the silver trophy for Annie was made up, but the really bad stuff was real."
squidgylynn
"Most of our class were crying as we read the ending of the book in class. lol..."
Jukebawks
Don't Leave
"E.T."
BadDoctor666Satan666
"Duuude I first saw ET when I was like 5. I was totally fine with it up until ET was face down in the water, pale, dying. That's the part that freaked me out to the core and I couldn't watch it again for 6 years."
theowlsfavoritejoke
"This exact same thing happened to me! Apparently I was inconsolable and did not watch the movie again in years. So traumatic."
Banyazz
Glasses On
Macaulay Culkin Handshake GIFGiphy"My Girl. When Vada starts crying about how he needs his glasses, it gets me every time."
rojarty
I can't even talk about 'My Girl.'
Look Away
Giphy"Old Yeller…"
on_e_ill
"I had to watch this with the whole class in primary school. Literally everyone in my class was crying. I still haven't recovered."
anonswiftt
Freak house...
"Monster house scared me. LOL."
Tinktaylor143
"It made me sad for the poor lady that got turned into a freak house... she never deserved any of it. All she wanted was a happy, quiet life with her husband."
DannyZorua
"My friends and I decided to watch that last year for kicks because we heard it was weird, and although we're past the age where it would scare us, it was freaking weird. The whole time I was wondering whose idea it was to make that into a kid's movie... or to make it a movie at all."
Historic
"The fox and the hound."
fraoch13
"I watched the fox and the hound one time when I was a child, and I will never watch it again. My husband suggested it for a movie night with the kids one time. No, just no. I'm not doing that to my children."
Fionngirl14
"Don't shield them from amazing things. People need to experience sorrow and joy to grow. I saw the movie like a hundred times as a kid."
MosquitoRevenge
Nightmares
"The Witches with Anjelica Huston, that scared the crap out of me."
Accomplished-Teach10
"Came here to say this. Absolutely terrifying. I don’t think I ever recovered. I recently watched the new version and regretted it - I could still see Anjelica Huston and those messed up rats."
justvisiting112
"I loved that movie as a kid. I don't know why, but I was fascinated by the witches even though they were bad. My cousins were too scared to watch it with me so I had to watch it by myself."
Anatuliven
Charlie
All Dogs Go To Heaven Food GIFGiphy"'All Dogs go to Heaven.' The 'You can never come back' scene gave me nightmares."
cocoapuff1721
"Oh my God yes or the scene where they hit Charlie with the car or the one where the boss dog almost dropped his other dog into water with aggressive fish."
Tropilic
All these movies kill me. Never again.