scared the *hit out of me!

Rating: 9/10 (26 December 2005)

This movie did and still does, scare the *hit out of me! I watched it for the first time when I was about 11 years old, by myself, in the dark and had nightmares for weeks after. Its one of few older horror movies that doesn't need fancy effects or digital ones to make it scary. And did that little boy truly scare the hell out of anyone else?! Good lord, he's almost as bad as that kid in the Omen! It is just flat out horrifying and no one plays a psycho like Jack Nicholson. I can't imagine anyone else filling this role so effectively. If you want to scare the crap out of a small child or even an adult, rent this movie, and make them watch it in the dark on a cold winter night by themselves. And please offer them a bathroom nearby.