Scary movies for a first time horror movie watcher...

[wankerness]

Sixth Sense is a good rec, that is a really great movie and loosely qualifies as horror, I guess there are a couple jumps in there.

I hate Signs, that part where Mel Gibson starts eating mashed potatoes messily and his kids start crying and yell I HATE YOU!!!! is fucking hilarious tho.

 

[flint757]

The eye isn't too bad either. It's semi-scary, while ultimately ending on a lighthearted note. Whatever it is make sure it ends with the bad guy dying. For a newcomer to the genre it might leave her with nightmares otherwise.

 

[kerska]

I can't believe I'm actually doing this, but I feel like in this one extremely special case, it may be worth suggesting an M. Night Shyamalan flick; either Sixth Sense or Signs.

Oh wow I didn't really think about Sixth Sense. I mean for it's time it was a pretty good movie, and it's not really as much straight horror as it is just creepy, and nothing really extreme happens except for a few jumpy parts. That may be a good one

 

[Bloodbath Salt]

I'd avoid the typical 80s horror movies, like Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm St, cause their not scary. For somebody that's never seen a horror movie might think that those movies are lame (which they are). I'd go with The Thing (original), Dawn of the Dead (2000s remake), The Shining, or the 28 Days movies.

 

[MythicSquirrel]

The Blair Witch Project, maybe? Whenever I think of a good horror movie, that's the first one that comes to mind.

Insidious is another good one, lots of jump scares, and if you don't take it too seriously it's just a really fun movie to watch.

 

[wankerness]

I'd avoid the typical 80s horror movies, like Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm St, cause their not scary. For somebody that's never seen a horror movie might think that those movies are lame (which they are). I'd go with The Thing (original), Dawn of the Dead (2000s remake), The Shining, or the 28 Days movies.

By "The Thing (Original)" do you mean the original from the 50s, or the 80s remake? They're both classics but I like the 80s one a whole bunch more :O It's probably too splattery and testosterone-driven (cmon, the main character wears a cowboy hat and pours whiskey into the computer when he loses at chess) to be showing a girl as her first horror movie though.

 

[TasmanSam]

REC.

Thank me later

 

[SpaceDock]

The Shining or the original Wicker Man are really cool psych horror movies.

Evil Dead and Dead Alive are great campy horror.

Halloween is my favorite slasher series.

Pumpkinseed is my favorite creature feature.

There are a lot of great horror genres to get into, it's all p to your tastes.

 

[wankerness]

The Shining or the original Wicker Man are really cool psych horror movies.

Evil Dead and Dead Alive are great campy horror.

Halloween is my favorite slasher series.

Pumpkinseed is my favorite creature feature.

There are a lot of great horror genres to get into, it's all p to your tastes.

You mean Pumpkinhead?

REC is a great horror movie but probably the most intense I've seen. The first time I watched it I coudln't even bear to look at the screen through the whole attic part at the end.

 

[Grand Moff Tim]

You could try a movie that starts out harmlessly enough and doesn't really get freaky or intense until towards the end. You could watch Audition with her, perhaps, and then go find a girl who actually likes horror movies after she dumps you.

 

[Bloody_Inferno]

If all else fails, go with Predator. Noone can ever go wrong watching Predator. Best movie ever.

This! Watched the TV premiere on my 7th birthday. Explains so much...

You could try a movie that starts out harmlessly enough and doesn't really get freaky or intense until towards the end. You could watch Audition with her, perhaps, and then go find a girl who actually likes horror movies after she dumps you.

This is something I would have done. Then add all the Ringu movies to it.

 

[Baelzebeard]

What about Alien/Aliens. That would be a good place to get into horror and sci-fi without jumping in the deep end of horror.

 

[Winspear]

What about Alien/Aliens. That would be a good place to get into horror and sci-fi without jumping in the deep end of horror.

You could also try A Serbian Film.

 

[vampiregenocide]

Wolf Creek. Not so much gory, but psychologically horrific.

 

[wankerness]

Wolf Creek. Not so much gory, but psychologically horrific.

Bad idea, any well-balanced woman would probably walk out on you at the head on a stick scene if she hadn't earlier.

 

[Azyiu]

I hope I just missed it somewhere, but The Shining wasn't even mentioned anywhere?! You kidding me?!

 

[fps]

Wolf Creek. Not so much gory, but psychologically horrific.

Saw this on a date. Awkward.

Maybe start with comedy horror? Even elements of things like Beetlejuice are pretty full-on if you're not used to horror movies. I like the Evil Dead II idea, I think it's important, like when getting someone used to screamed vocals, for that person to understand that these are just human beings goofing around ultimately. That's a good point to start exploring from.

 

[x360rampagex]

I recommend this:

...say hello

 

[AndreasD]

You could also try A Serbian Film.

+1

 

[M3CHK1LLA]

i'd go with zombieland & shaun of the dead...

...both great semi-scary films with humor & a little chick-flickish love story crap woven in.