Childhood Trauma Filter: Please ID this frightening memory... [more inside]
posted by moxiedoll on Jun 11, 2009 - 6 answers

I want a book that I have to put into the freezer. I've read this question, which was looking for thrillers, and this post looking for short stories, but I can't seem to find a thread looking for scary, engrossing novels where supernatural is okay. [more inside]
posted by Addlepated on Mar 31, 2009 - 31 answers

My boyfriend and I watched "Them" or "Ils"(the French title) this weekend and loved it. We're looking for other horror/suspense movies that aren't TOO heavy on gore, but have great atmosphere or are outstanding in some other way. We've also enjoyed Suspiria and The Vanishing (Spoorloos). Any ideas for other movies (foreign or not) that we should check out?
posted by odayoday on Mar 3, 2009 - 52 answers

What makes a scary film scary? [more inside]
posted by unSane on Oct 28, 2008 - 30 answers

Recommend some books/collections of short stories or even poetry I would like if I am looking for some disturbing reads. I mean the kind of horror/thriller/sci-fi/fantasy/creepy stories that stick in your head for days after you read them causing you to think about them over and over or leave you too scared to turn off your bedroom lights and go to sleep. [more inside]
posted by nougat on Jul 21, 2008 - 49 answers

I need some good horror film ideas because I feel like I've seen them all. [more inside]
posted by Holy foxy moxie batman! on May 13, 2008 - 48 answers

So I wanna write a horror novel. God knows where I start. How can I make it scary, as opposed to a soppy middle of the road thriller?
posted by bobbyone on Apr 19, 2008 - 30 answers

My girlfriend and I are looking for a sexy, scary movie. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 4, 2007 - 39 answers

It's that time of the year: I'm looking for good horror movies for kids. [more inside]
posted by the_W on Oct 21, 2007 - 42 answers

Help Me Remember This Book! version 100457: I have a visual memory of a picture book that I came across in elementary school (mid 90s) which featured a distinct sketchy, inked, scribbly style of illustration to accompany some really gruesome, horrifying stories. [more inside]
posted by dorothy humbird on Sep 24, 2007 - 9 answers

Help me find the perfect book(s) to make my summer complete. I've got a strong preference for almost realistic horror and things that might creep me out. Bonus points for books that involve old school sanitariums. Of course you'll find more specifications in the [more inside]
posted by tastybrains on Jul 3, 2007 - 25 answers

Name the scary movie I can't remember. In one scene tarantulas crawl all over a bed and floor of a bedroom (I think it was a child's). I want to say that the plot may have involved a man who could bring about people's worst fears, but he may have been the devil. [more inside]
posted by banished on Apr 25, 2007 - 7 answers

What are your favorite horror movies? [more inside]
posted by entropy on Nov 28, 2005 - 49 answers