Big horror fan here! This was so scary, intensely creepy, and one of the most uniquely creative scary movies! To put in perspective - there were SEVERAL scenes where the entire theater gasped with reaction! That says a lot. I go to horror movies regularly and usually don't see those reactions. Every scene was so good!! I mean it. All the actors did a terrific job! Even my spouse who has HIGH expectations of horror movies even said "Wow that was so good!" The scenes with dead silence.....rather than the typical horror music loud buildup were intense for me at an even deeper level than most scary movies. First time I ALMOST.....ALMOST yelped out loud in a horror movie. The movie was very well done! In my opinion too - what makes a great movie are suprise twists and turns. After being so tense from fear the whole movie, it was nice to get some respite at the end with few brief moments of comedy! Even some people were clapping in the theater. A mix of horror, intense thriller, suspense, GOOD drama, mystery, but overall HORROR at a uniquely creepy level. The small handful of 1 star reviews make me laugh and I agree with the review from Claudia that those reviews are NOT being truthful! For example, if you didn't understand the symbolism, look it up! It was obvious to most people! And if you can't understand laughter in a horror movie then clearly you haven't seen great classics like Drag Me To Hell! It's almost like those people purposely went into the theater mad LOL! There's a REASON the overall status is an amazing 95% on Rotten Tomatoes!! Enough said! In addition, EVERY person I know who saw this thought it was very scary! Go enjoy it! :)