Well the scariest movie that I have ever seen was Pet Sematary. I think that it was so scary because I have a dog and because Denise Crosby was in it and she was Tasha Yar in Star Trek The Next Generation. Because I had the personal connection with the actors it made the story more real and scary, as opposed to dismissing the story as a fake and unreal. That "realness" of the movie was the effective technique for making the film more scary. Other films use scare tactics. The jump aspect of some films makes the story full with suspense. Some movies over do it and keep the audiences tense and rigid for two hours. While that state of fear is great for those two hours, after the movie when the audience members can not move, it is not as appreciated. Another technique that is used for scary movies is the use of gore and blood. I do not mind this technique, but do find it annoying when it is over used. 300 is a good example of how to properly use blood and gore for a positive effect. Even though it is a war movie, the amount of blood and gore is not so horrendous that it is unwatchable or unenjoyable. It is done in a tasteful way, which is why the movie is not a true horror movie.
The last truly scary book that I have read was The Shining by Stephen King. It was not that the book itself contained scary actions or bloody murders, but the creepy use of "REDRUM" in the mirror. I kept looking at mirrors waiting for writing in lipstick with words spelled backwards to appear. Luckily no words have ever appeared. The creative aspect of The Shining is what makes it such a great book (and thoroughly creepy movie with the help of Jack Nicholson). Creative and originality are my favorite techniques for scary stories and movies because seeing or reading new things is what makes it scary, as it is unexpected. That is why Paranormal Activity was a successful movie. The way that the movie was filmed and the content was new to Hollywood and was a box office hit.
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