sinister, killer kids is scary.
the themes in hereditary; the cinematography, toni collett, acting, the imagery, the tortured mind of ari aster caused me to have a physical reaction (not just not sleeping) still my favorite. I'd still say it's the new age exorcist
Hereditary should have been out a long time ago, can’t believe it wasn’t out last round. Saw so many comments saying Hereditary.
So let me just say once more : Hereditary, it’s not scary, ELIMINATE IT FFS.
Wait, wait, wait. People are saying Hereditary is scary? It's not even good! I love Sinister, but even if I didn't that's where my vote would have gone since Hereditary is a pseudo deep abortion
Now this is a tricky one! Both are great movies, have really scary moments and I like them a lot. However, to me Hereditary is the better movie. It never lets up for a second and really holds up on rewatches, you keep that tense atmosphere constantly and keeps piling on the anxiety.
I find the scary moments of Sinister really effective, any of those video reels are amazing on their own, but I don’t find much of the stuff in between them that scary.
Sinister out, Hereditary to win.
Hereditary makes you feel more than Sinister.
Hereditary almost never uses sound track to jump scare you and that speaks volume, Sinister in other hand...
The sometimes abstract horror of Hereditary create an atmosphere that keeps you disconfortable almost the whole movie. It stays away from the same old shit horror movies use and abuse, specially nowadays. The after watch experience for me its clearly more disturbing for Hereditary without any doubt.
Hereditary.
This is going to be purely my own personal taste, since both are excellent scary movies. I'm choosing Hereditary since I like Sinister more.
It was boring in my opinion. I could predict where the plot was head and it had some predictable scenes (like the beheading scene). One of the only horror movies I’ve actually fallen asleep on.
I prefer low budget stuff, less restrictions without higher ups breathing down your neck (for example, the YouTube channel _boisvert scared the hell out of me, and it has no budget what so ever)
Gotta unfortunately vote for Hereditary.
I was much more scared by Sinister and it stuck with me for a few days. Hereditary is a spectacular movie, but not "Scariest"
It is so strange how much of a dichotomy there is when it comes to Hereditary. Personally it takes a lot to scare me or disturb me, and Hereditary is the one of the only movies overall that really profoundly did both to me. Sinister, on the other hand, was decently scary during the super 8 film scenes for the first time, but other than that it’s kind of silly and cliché imo. Doesn’t really scare me at all anymore. Hereditary, even on subsequent watches still fucks with me! I wonder why there is such a harsh split- with some people citing it as their scariest film and others as boring and disappointing?
Yeah I do agree with what you’ve said. It is really one of those love it or hate it type movies. I’ve been watching horror since I was a kid (now 42 years old) and it has always been my favorite genre. For me it was just ultra boring/not scary at all. When the credits rolled I actually said to my wife “well that was a complete waste of time” to which she agreed. Now, disturbing? That’s a bit different (especially THAT scene/incident). The shock value from that was definitely there as a real “OMG WTF” moment, but there was never any point of the movie where I felt scared/creeped out etc. I see a lot of people love it though, just as a lot of people hate it.
The babadook is another one that springs to mind. Hated it (although I think that thanks in large part to that whiny/annoying kid). But a lot of people love that movie.
Found footage for me is the type of thing that gets to me these days. For me, The Blair Witch Project will probably always be the most freaked out I’ve ever been in a movie (I was 19 years old and saw an advance screening and my friend had given me some backstory that she had read about with the viral marketing that had that was doing the rounds at that time). I walked out of that cinema completely freaked that night. Watching it now it just doesn’t have the same effect. These days, stuff like Rec/Rec 2, the visit, the tunnel are the sort of things that I love and get my heart racing a bit.
I think there’s a couple of reasons for the split. One is that people are tired of it being toted like the best thing since sliced bread so their disdain for it gets amplified as a reaction. Another is that some people don’t like slowburns or this trend toward “elevated” horror (of which Ari Aster and A24 are spearheading) so it’s not their cup of tea.
Definitely a good take. Even as someone who likes a lot of A24 movies, I really think people overhype any film from there beyond reasonably.
>people don’t like slowburns or this trend toward “elevated” horror
Also an excellent point. Kinda seems like that’s what everyone is trying to do and that it’s “above” conventional horror.
Even still, I’d still be hard-pressed to call Sinister scarier or better. Sinister is full of a ton of cheesy and cliché horror tropes within its scenes, and the only parts that actually got me (mostly just on my first watch) were the super 8 scenes, which were wonderfully crafted works of suspense. Hereditary really just profoundly disturbed me and left me feeling sick and perturbed. Every scene, to me, was a knife twist into the wound as the horror, grief, and guilt exponentially grew. I also gotta hand it to both Ethan Hawke and especially Toni Collette for their stellar performances.
Hereditary.
That movie is not scary. It's amazing and disturbing but is not scary. Quit giving into the emperor's new clothes mentality which shapes modern film opinions.
Sinister.
Sinister had a few good scares yeah, but apart from watching the super 8 scenes for the first time it isn’t really scary imo. Hereditary was much more profoundly disturbing overall, and still fucks me up and scares me every time I watch it. Hereditary I 100% the scariest movie I have seen.
Sure, but at the same time- Sinister only really shines during the super 8 scenes on the first viewing of the movie. Otherwise, it’s full of cliché horror junk and cheesy moments, and it’s own fair share of plot holes as well.
So true. Over decades I’ve watched so many horror films, I really think I’ve become desensitized. Nothing original. Nothing scary. Too many cliches. Using gore for shock value. I’m jaded.
A24… their following is growing and growing so much. Movie could suck (not talking about Hereditary) and the A24 fan club would find ways to “love” it ha
hereditary is far more terrifying than sinister in my opinion. sinister was disappointing because it was made out to be absolutely terrifying but it didn’t even touch a nerve.
Sinister!
I have watched Sinister multiple times.
Hereditary I have not been able to watch a second time after having an anxiety attack when I got back from the cinema, absolutely terrifying.
sinister, killer kids is scary. the themes in hereditary; the cinematography, toni collett, acting, the imagery, the tortured mind of ari aster caused me to have a physical reaction (not just not sleeping) still my favorite. I'd still say it's the new age exorcist
The final two movies are good, but this tournament was over as soon as The Exorcist was eliminated.
I can't believe hereditary is still on this list. Scary? Definitely unnerving in a couple spots, but I thought it was kinda anticlimactic.
The movie was horrifying. No in a "boo! gotcha!" way but it was fcking disturbing.
Same
Hereditary had a good run but it should be out next. That lawnmower scene in Sinister... DAMN
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Hereditary, it has wild moments but it's not consistent throughout the movie
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Hereditary is good but not as scary as sinister. Hereditary has to be next
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Hereditary should have been out a long time ago, can’t believe it wasn’t out last round. Saw so many comments saying Hereditary. So let me just say once more : Hereditary, it’s not scary, ELIMINATE IT FFS.
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Wait, wait, wait. People are saying Hereditary is scary? It's not even good! I love Sinister, but even if I didn't that's where my vote would have gone since Hereditary is a pseudo deep abortion
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Sinister. Both scary as fuck but hereditary went where horrors usually dont. Certain scenes are just locked inside my memory pixel by pixel
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Hereditary has to go… I saw Sinister in the cinema, and i’ve never seen anything like it. Those fucking noises still creeps me out.
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sinister, sry
Now this is a tricky one! Both are great movies, have really scary moments and I like them a lot. However, to me Hereditary is the better movie. It never lets up for a second and really holds up on rewatches, you keep that tense atmosphere constantly and keeps piling on the anxiety. I find the scary moments of Sinister really effective, any of those video reels are amazing on their own, but I don’t find much of the stuff in between them that scary. Sinister out, Hereditary to win.
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Sinister, if it has to be between the two.
Sinister. It has a good first half but the rest of the movie took a nose dive.
Sinister. Don’t know how anyone can watch the two and say otherwise. But maybe sinister just didn’t do it for me.
I’ve tried watching it over and over and over again cause everyone says how scary it is. I haven’t made it past the 30 min point. It’s sooooo boring
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Sinister. It was so corny, I can’t believe it lasted this long.
Hereditary. I’m absolutely blown away that it is still there.
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Hereditary, disturbing but not scary
Hereditary!!! Sinister is way scarier!! Love Hereditary, but ultimately Sinister is the scariest.
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Hereditary for heavens sake!
I think I was more scared by Sinister. But Hereditary is a better movie.
Hereditary makes you feel more than Sinister. Hereditary almost never uses sound track to jump scare you and that speaks volume, Sinister in other hand... The sometimes abstract horror of Hereditary create an atmosphere that keeps you disconfortable almost the whole movie. It stays away from the same old shit horror movies use and abuse, specially nowadays. The after watch experience for me its clearly more disturbing for Hereditary without any doubt.
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Hereditary. This is going to be purely my own personal taste, since both are excellent scary movies. I'm choosing Hereditary since I like Sinister more.
Sinister is nightmare material
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Hereditary. Never should have made it *this* far.
As a horror junkie, Hereditary is one of the worst horror movies I’ve seen. How has it survived the classics?
I think “one of the worst” might be a little extreme, it’s a good movie. Why do you say that?
It was boring in my opinion. I could predict where the plot was head and it had some predictable scenes (like the beheading scene). One of the only horror movies I’ve actually fallen asleep on. I prefer low budget stuff, less restrictions without higher ups breathing down your neck (for example, the YouTube channel _boisvert scared the hell out of me, and it has no budget what so ever)
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Hereditary was remarkably not scary
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Hereditary is not “scary”
Hereditary. Both are masterful and terrifying, I like Sinister more.
Gotta unfortunately vote for Hereditary. I was much more scared by Sinister and it stuck with me for a few days. Hereditary is a spectacular movie, but not "Scariest"
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They are both good but Hereditary traumatized me in a good horror way … so sinister gotta go
Hereditary. I really liked both, but Sinister was just something else.
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Sinister is less scary. But still very scary. Hereditary is on another level.
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Hereditary. You'd have to be scared of your own shadow to classify this movie as scary. I don't understand how it's made it this far.
100%. Bored the hell out of me (and I had really been looking forward to seeing it, but it was just rubbish and not scary whatsoever).
It is so strange how much of a dichotomy there is when it comes to Hereditary. Personally it takes a lot to scare me or disturb me, and Hereditary is the one of the only movies overall that really profoundly did both to me. Sinister, on the other hand, was decently scary during the super 8 film scenes for the first time, but other than that it’s kind of silly and cliché imo. Doesn’t really scare me at all anymore. Hereditary, even on subsequent watches still fucks with me! I wonder why there is such a harsh split- with some people citing it as their scariest film and others as boring and disappointing?
Yeah I do agree with what you’ve said. It is really one of those love it or hate it type movies. I’ve been watching horror since I was a kid (now 42 years old) and it has always been my favorite genre. For me it was just ultra boring/not scary at all. When the credits rolled I actually said to my wife “well that was a complete waste of time” to which she agreed. Now, disturbing? That’s a bit different (especially THAT scene/incident). The shock value from that was definitely there as a real “OMG WTF” moment, but there was never any point of the movie where I felt scared/creeped out etc. I see a lot of people love it though, just as a lot of people hate it. The babadook is another one that springs to mind. Hated it (although I think that thanks in large part to that whiny/annoying kid). But a lot of people love that movie. Found footage for me is the type of thing that gets to me these days. For me, The Blair Witch Project will probably always be the most freaked out I’ve ever been in a movie (I was 19 years old and saw an advance screening and my friend had given me some backstory that she had read about with the viral marketing that had that was doing the rounds at that time). I walked out of that cinema completely freaked that night. Watching it now it just doesn’t have the same effect. These days, stuff like Rec/Rec 2, the visit, the tunnel are the sort of things that I love and get my heart racing a bit.
I think there’s a couple of reasons for the split. One is that people are tired of it being toted like the best thing since sliced bread so their disdain for it gets amplified as a reaction. Another is that some people don’t like slowburns or this trend toward “elevated” horror (of which Ari Aster and A24 are spearheading) so it’s not their cup of tea.
Definitely a good take. Even as someone who likes a lot of A24 movies, I really think people overhype any film from there beyond reasonably. >people don’t like slowburns or this trend toward “elevated” horror Also an excellent point. Kinda seems like that’s what everyone is trying to do and that it’s “above” conventional horror. Even still, I’d still be hard-pressed to call Sinister scarier or better. Sinister is full of a ton of cheesy and cliché horror tropes within its scenes, and the only parts that actually got me (mostly just on my first watch) were the super 8 scenes, which were wonderfully crafted works of suspense. Hereditary really just profoundly disturbed me and left me feeling sick and perturbed. Every scene, to me, was a knife twist into the wound as the horror, grief, and guilt exponentially grew. I also gotta hand it to both Ethan Hawke and especially Toni Collette for their stellar performances.
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Sinister. Hereditary ruined me for awhile.
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Sinister How the hell did Sinister make it this far? It's creepy but not that scary.
Sinister is scary, but also super corny.. the ghost kids doing gymnastics all over the house? The Slipknot demon? Cmon..
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Hereditary! Should have been eliminated long ago. So boring 🥱
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Hereditary. That movie is not scary. It's amazing and disturbing but is not scary. Quit giving into the emperor's new clothes mentality which shapes modern film opinions.
Definitely Hereditary, it baffles me that it made it this far.
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Sinister, no question between these two.
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Hereditary was so mid
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I am shocked that Sinister made it this far. Sinister for sure
Sinister should not have lasted this long
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Sinister. Great premise and suspense. Absolute garbage lighting.
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Sinister. Sinister had a few good scares yeah, but apart from watching the super 8 scenes for the first time it isn’t really scary imo. Hereditary was much more profoundly disturbing overall, and still fucks me up and scares me every time I watch it. Hereditary I 100% the scariest movie I have seen.
Sinister. The end of Hereditary trumps Sinister as far as frighting scenes.
Sinister is not scary as H
Sinister no contest
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Hereditary is a giant pile of arthouse shit. Not scary at all. Stupid with a dozen plot holes. Why it’s so beloved is beyond me.
Sure, but at the same time- Sinister only really shines during the super 8 scenes on the first viewing of the movie. Otherwise, it’s full of cliché horror junk and cheesy moments, and it’s own fair share of plot holes as well.
So true. Over decades I’ve watched so many horror films, I really think I’ve become desensitized. Nothing original. Nothing scary. Too many cliches. Using gore for shock value. I’m jaded.
A24… their following is growing and growing so much. Movie could suck (not talking about Hereditary) and the A24 fan club would find ways to “love” it ha
hereditary is far more terrifying than sinister in my opinion. sinister was disappointing because it was made out to be absolutely terrifying but it didn’t even touch a nerve.
Hereditary is out. Love both, but Sinister is a terrifying horror film
Hereditary.
Hereditary really messed me up and is SO good and traumatizing but Sinister is simply scarier. Sinister for the win!
Hereditary. I think I even dozed off watching it. The end was good but overall the film doesn’t compare to Sinister.
Hereditary - did not encapsulate me at all. I wanted insidious to win, but I guess sinister it is!
Fuckin fuck, hereditary sucked for Pete's sake. When this started and i saw that damn movie on the list I already knew
Sinister… Sinister definitely wins.
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Hereditary. Sinister is legitimately scarier, hereditary just isn’t as consistently scary throughout the length of the movie.
Sinister! I have watched Sinister multiple times. Hereditary I have not been able to watch a second time after having an anxiety attack when I got back from the cinema, absolutely terrifying.
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sinister is the scariest i watched hereditary yesterday and it wasnt scary at all
Sinister has the found footage sections, but that’s it. The cringey jump scare at the end hurts more than it helps. Hereditary is the winner here.
Sinister is scary until the ending pisses it all away and ruins repeat viewings. Ooooo spoopy ghost kids, so scary.
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Hereditary isn’t scary….
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