Yeah, I didn't think it was that scary. It's definitely a little gory, but there's only one or two "shock" moments and little to none of the suspense I actually find scary.

I also didn't like it as much as I wanted to. I saw where they were going, and I liked where they were going, but I found the implementation to be less successful than I might have liked. It reminded me of my feelings for Jennifer's Body, which I also wanted to like more than I did. I also wanted it to to be actually scarier. I think I would have preferred it if they had "chosen" almost ANY of the other monsters, almost all of whom I found way creepier than the redneck zombies.

I also agree with you, Matt, re: the ending.

My problem with The Walking Dead has to do with the annoying characters not the gore!

I have a problem with a certain kind of creepy. I didn't think The Ring was that good but I couldn't sleep for 3 nights after seeing it. Also, The Blair Witch Project freaked my shit out.

I don't watch or like horror movies, but I both really liked The Crow and Seven, and both sent me into an existential week of despair and depression.

I also consider Nothing But Trouble to be the most evil movie ever shudders, and have had nightmares stemming from Dumb and Dumber.

The Ring messed my sleep up for a couple days too, though while watching I didn't think it was as scary as the Japanese original or Ju-on.

The part of The Ring that got me was the video. *That's* the kind of disturbing that gives me nightmares.

It reminded me of my feelings for Jennifer's Body, which I also wanted to like more than I did.

I adore Jennifer's Body, but I don't really think of it as strictly horror.

For me it was the initial videotape victim in the closet. Not just the makeup FX, something about the way she moved too.

We just got back from seeing Cabin in the Woods. I liked it more than I thought I would because I'm not usually a horror movie fan. Being ME-savvy, I totally figured out what was going on, but there were some funny stuff in it and I walked out of the theater chuckling. Matt, ITA about the end.

I think I would have preferred it if

Gris, that was my exact thought, but then the third act happened.

I loved the ending, though I can totally see where you're coming from, Matt. I would have been happy either way, but it felt right for this movie.

I don't really think of it as strictly horror.

Cabin in the Woods isn't strictly horror either, by a long shot.

I've got a pretty extreme startle reflex. Movies where things jump out of shadows or stuff comes out of nowhere with big dramatic music leave me jumpy for days. Should I avoid Cabin in the Woods? (The one Scream movie I saw drove me nuts, because they used that "dum DUMMMM" music when things happened like some random guy walked in and waved, and it made me jump every single time.)