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Welcome to WatchMojo.WORLD, where we’re counting down the Top 100 scariest horror movie scenes of all time. From bone‑chilling jump scares to deeply disturbing psychological moments, these iconic scenes have defined the horror genre and continue to terrify audiences to this day.
Which horror scene do you think deserves the #1 spot? Let us know in the comments!
Welcome to WatchMojo.WORLD, where we’re counting down the Top 100 scariest horror movie scenes of all time. From bone‑chilling jump scares to deeply disturbing psychological moments, these iconic scenes have defined the horror genre and continue to terrify audiences to this day.
Which horror scene do you think deserves the #1 spot? Let us know in the comments!
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00:00from your own lips this isn't for your eyes welcome to watchmojo and today we're looking
00:08at films that fall under the horror umbrella unearthing the scariest moments ever to grace
00:13the silver screen beware the following spoilers
00:16number 100 the gas station the hitcher whenever it looks like jim halsey has seen the last of
00:28john rider the mysterious hitchhiker hits the gas pedal when he least expects it
00:32stumbling upon a gas station jim seemingly finds salvation only to realize nobody is there
00:38well almost nobody the scene lures us in with an emphasis on sound effects over dialogue
00:50creating a sense of isolation jim isn't alone however
00:54charging out of the garage rider resists running over jim opting to light a match with a stream of
01:07gasoline engulfing the station jim narrowly escapes with his car on fire but rider has made his point
01:13even more apparent he won't stop until one of them permanently runs out of gas kicking the stakes
01:19into high gear
01:20number 99 behind you hush
01:30mike flanagan has carved out his place as a modern horror master often collaborating with his wife
01:41kate siegel in hush siegel plays a woman who lost her ability to hear or speak in her youth
01:46who realizes she's being stalked
01:49proving more resourceful than the intruder assumes siegel's maddie locks herself in the bathroom
02:03on the verge of passing out she arms herself with a knife and waits for her stalker to break through
02:09the door the sound is removed from this tense moment putting us in maddie's shoes the audience can
02:15still see what she can't though as the man drops in we want to scream out despite knowing it'll have
02:21no impact maddie might not be able to hear him but she can feel his breath creeping up on her neck
02:27number 98 train station apocalypse train to busan
02:43zombies and trains it's a winning combination although we didn't anticipate how well these
03:00elements would pair until young sangho's wickedly entertaining train to busan after getting off one
03:05infected train the survivors find that the station and the rest of south korea are not much safer the
03:11scene escalates from zero to eleven as we initially only see one person limping down a hallway
03:17in a matter of seconds our protagonist finds himself between a hallway of the undead darting toward him
03:23and another horde chasing fellow survivors
03:25this visual underlines the notion that there's virtually nowhere to run that won't stop those who
03:41remain from trying and remember when zombies attack it's always good to have a book and coat on hand
03:47number 97 auto body horror titan
03:55titan is truly unlike anything you've seen centering on a female serial killer who's impregnated by a car
04:06it sounds comedic but there are far more gasps than laughs throughout the film we watch alexia's body
04:12undergo unnatural changes as the baby growing inside turns her into a mechanical monstrosity along the
04:18way she develops a complicated relationship with a man named vincent posing as his long lost son
04:24vincent is there to assist in the excruciating birth which rips the life out of alexia feeling as if he's
04:29lost a child all over again vincent commits to raising the baby who takes after both of its parents the
04:35haunting final image is sure to send shivers up your spine no matter what you're made of
04:40number 96 hanging around the lodge i'd like you to surrender your soul
04:52we know god is waiting it's time now it's time to open the door
04:58spending the holidays with her fiance's children in a remote lodge grace feels as if she's spiraling into
05:05madness her paranoia is taken into overdrive when eldest child aiden tries to prove that they're
05:10in purgatory walking in on aiden swinging over the stairs grace and the audience jump to the
05:16most logical conclusion topping one shocker with another the noose has no effect on aiden enforcing
05:22his theory that they're frozen in time and will remain in the snowy prison until they repent
05:27we're caught in purgatory we must confess our sins and cleanse our souls in order to
05:33go to heaven grace of course there's more happening behind the scenes than grace realizes
05:38while the final twist is a jaw dropper nothing quite competes with the initial
05:43terror of seeing aiden's not so lifeless body hanging from above
05:47number 95 ghost in the tub what lies beneath
05:57the bathroom is commonly cited as the most dangerous room even if your house isn't haunted
06:03harrison ford's norman places his wife claire in the bathtub attempting to make her drowning appear
06:08self-inflicted claire is wearing a necklace that belonged to madison norman's murdered lover
06:13in one of cinema's stealthiest jump scares norman removes the necklace from claire's neck
06:27only to find madison's ghoulish face staring back if the audience weren't already sitting down
06:32they'd jolt backward like norman who slips and accidentally slams his head on the sink
06:37this ingeniously edited sequence merges supernatural horror with the real world horror of bathroom accidents
06:43norman's fall looks and sounds like it genuinely hurt although we can all agree he deserves the pain
06:50i never wanted any of this to happen
06:54number 94 asking for a sign saint maude
07:07maude or katie as she once went by is convinced that god has a greater purpose for her
07:12searching for that purpose maude becomes lost with her world turned sideways calling for guidance maude
07:18is pointed to the sky as she descends into insanity losing control of her body maude's agony is drowned
07:24out by the sounds of fireworks and water from the sink running over
07:27everything suddenly goes silent when maude levitates off the floor some might say that this is a miracle
07:44seeing maude draped in darkness though it's clear that something more demonic is pulling the strings the
07:50question is whether it's a literal demon or an inner demon either way maude is more committed than ever
07:56to serving her master
08:10number 93 tearing me apart hellraiser this isn't for your eyes
08:17you set me up pinhead might be the face of the hellraiser franchise but frank cotton is the true
08:23villain in the original classic wearing his brother's skin frank plans to slice up his niece
08:29kirstie as a grand finale it's frank who's torn to pieces however
08:40admitting to his sins frank answers to the cenobites who have a twisted punishment in store
08:45it isn't enough to drag frank back to hell the cenobites ensure that he won't be going anywhere
08:51wrapping him in chains and sinking their hooks in as far as gore goes frank's demise contains some of
08:57the genre's most creatively grotesque imagery the audience's skin crawls while frank's is pulled away
09:03as ghastly as this site is it's also deeply satisfying watching frank's comeuppance we have
09:09such sights to show you number 92 don flees 28 weeks later don help us
09:21we wouldn't call robert carlisle's don the antagonist of the sequel he's definitely not the hero though
09:29he establishes this early on when a young boy inadvertently leads the infected to don his wife
09:34alice and the other survivors when alice refuses to leave the boy behind don slams the door to save
09:40his own skin don gets out of the house although the chase is just getting started the infected sprint
09:46after him like zombified running backs all the while alice screams for her husband banging on the window
09:59the chaotic editing cinematography and music reflect don snap decisions everything happens
10:05so quickly that don has no time to think twice he may have loved his wife but self-preservation comes more
10:11naturally
10:25number 91 alligator attack x
10:31from the moment a gator surfaces in the lake we know how at least one character will inevitably exit the
10:37picture we just weren't sure if it would be bobby lynn the gator is far from the most horrifying
10:42site on this remote farm that designation goes to the elderly pearl who has a vendetta against blondes
10:49okay why don't you come with
10:53what the hell did you dance for she's especially hostile towards bobby lynn despite her attempt to help
10:58pearl bobby lynn just delivered the performance of a lifetime back at the guest house while pearl's
11:03dreams of stardom have faded she doesn't realize it but it was her last performance pushed into the
11:09water bobby lynn meets a watery grave as the gator goes straight for her head even if she had survived
11:16her adult film days would be over
11:22number 90 a jump scare for the ages house on haunted hill i'm gonna knock on the other wall when you hear me
11:28you knock on this wall this vincent price classic contains one of cinema's earlier jump scares
11:33decades later it's still one of the most unexpected
11:40spending the night in a supposedly haunted house nora is given the first sign that the
11:4510 000 reward may not be worth it searching the house nora turns around to find a corpse-like figure
11:51lurking in the darkness with dead eyes crooked teeth and petrifying hair this face will either
12:04leave you screaming like nora or fainting in your seat admittedly seeing the figure slide out of the
12:10room like she's on a moving walkway is a little silly after the initial shock practically gave us a
12:15heart attack though a touch of levity isn't unwelcome what if it ran out of here i'd have seen it lance it
12:22doesn't run it just blows number 89 c-section inside
12:39number 88 if it has to be done frailty may god welcome you
12:45and keep you
12:51number 87 subway tunnel possession
13:10number 86 the bear annihilation
13:15number 85 ali's death terrifier 2
13:32in a market over saturated with evil clowns standing out isn't easy this makes it all the more
13:37impressive that art the clown has become a contemporary horror icon while part of that is
13:42thanks to his sick design and david howard thornton's performance we're here for the mayhem
13:47and art never falls short on that front breaking into ali's house art mutilates her with tiny everyday
13:53objects that sounds a tad goofy which is appropriate for a clown don't underestimate how much damage
14:00items around the house can do whereas most villains would have been satisfied with taking ali's scalp
14:05art keeps finding new ways to reshape her into a bloody pulp just when you think he's done art returns to
14:11to rub salt in the wounds
14:15number 84 phony therapist smile
14:18oh no no almost time rose
14:24number 83 mother on fire pearl
14:36number 82 nailed it a quiet place
15:00number 81 the doorway nosferatu
15:03number 80 gabriel malignant
15:22number 80 gabriel malignant
15:25like a parasite gabriel feeds off emily
15:29madison is haunted by the enigmatic gabriel who she initially believes to be a childhood imaginary
15:36friend to an extent gabriel is in madison's head just as significant gabriel also grew out of her head
15:43on a vhs tape we see a young madison in the hospital the camera casually moves around madison
15:49making it even more jolting when gabriel is exposed on the other side
16:01revealed to be a parasitic twin gabriel has since been removed from madison's back but he continues to
16:07influence her this is one of the rare horror movie twists that we can safely say few saw coming even if
16:13you did gabriel's introduction will leave everybody checking the back of their head to ensure nothing is there
16:23number 79 greetings from the grabber the black phone
16:26number 78 the mermaid the lighthouse
16:39number 77 lawnmower sinister
17:06number 76 raining blood nope
17:26number 75 the stairs jew on the grudge
17:32most scary scenes are executed in a snap giving the characters and the audience little time to react
17:42in this scene we see the advantage of slow building tension which continues even after the big reveal the
17:49spine-chilling sound effects are eerie enough as an upstairs door creaks open and something crawls down
17:54down the stairs
18:09the ghostly kayako surfaces growing more petrifying as her disfigured body is fully exposed
18:15rather than have kayako leap out at rika the scene lets the terror stew stressing that there's no point in running
18:21rika's fate has already been tied to kayako and trying to escape would only delay the inevitable
18:36as powerless as rika may feel we also see how powerless kayako felt as she took her last breath
18:49and trying to escape would only delay the time to escape would only delay the time to escape
18:58number 74 abandoned city 28 days later
19:15number 73 alien hand signs
19:19number 72 man with no eyes jacob's ladder
19:33there is no out of here you've been killed don't you remember
19:41number 71 invite me in let the right one in
19:45number 70 slice in an eye
20:03number 70 slice in and i un chien andalu
20:06this silent french short establishes its surreal tone as a man sharpens a razor and approaches a
20:19woman's eye don't worry he doesn't slice it open instead we cut to a calf's eye being slit the film
20:25plays like a dream which is essentially how it came to fruition over a meal director luis buñuel
20:32told co-writer salvador dali about a dream he had where the moon was sliced like an eyeball dali
20:37recounted an equally bizarre dream about ants crawling on someone's hand whereas most people
20:42would end the conversation there these two decided to make a movie while the film isn't easily
20:47categorized it could be seen as one of cinema's earliest examples of body horror the eye being the
20:52most cringe-inducing shocker number 69 riley's possession talk to me oh my god
20:59number 68 the torture audition
21:23number 67 get out of there zodiac
21:26would you like to go upstairs and check no
21:34thank you thanks for everything you're welcome
21:47number 66 the stabbing the last house on the left
21:54is your back baby
22:07number 65 the luton bus cat people don't you want me to walk you home
22:13no thanks i'm a big girl now and i'm not afraid
22:16all good night good night the most influential scene in this classic horror movie arguably doesn't
22:22involve cats but a bus walking home irene senses that someone or something is stalking her the
22:29suspense rises with every footstep irene takes down a dark sidewalk
22:41the otherwise dead silent street is suddenly overcome with a hissing sound almost like a savage jungle cat
22:47it's merely the bus but by the time the audience realizes this they're still catching their breath
22:58editor mark robson was largely responsible for the scene emphasizing the air brake sound effect
23:04robson inadvertently created a technique that came to be known as the luton bus named after producer val
23:10luton today we call it a jump scare which this film helped popularize are you riding with me or ain't you
23:20you look as if you've seen a ghost number 64 putting the jump in jump scare wait until dark
23:26the hills have eyes we went into the mines you set off your bombs and turned everything to ashes
23:49eyes without a face number 62 surgery eyes without a face
24:03oh lousy
24:10number 61 mother kills keith barbarian
24:13we have to come this way someone's dead
24:16i'm not going back
24:23number 60 say it five times candy man
24:27candy man
24:31candy man
24:34candy man with candy man you'll be lucky if those five words aren't your last there have been a few
24:41variations on this idea but the most impactful and iconic instance is candy man's introduction
24:46when clara nonchalantly says his name into a mirror there's a slight delay as clara turns off
24:51the lights confident that this urban legend is just that a legend in the blink of an eye candy man
24:57appears behind her
25:01clara's demise takes place off screen but her blood dripping through the ceiling is all the evidence we need
25:07that candy man is the real deal he'll appear behind you breathing down your neck you want to try it
25:14number 59 identical family us
25:18once
25:21upon
25:25a time
25:31number 58 what does anna see martyrs
25:39number 57 from inside the house when a stranger calls
26:01who are you
26:09i'm not going to be here much longer
26:12number 56 the cliff midsommar
26:29number 55 the restaurant the invisible man
26:33you're like a cop emily and you have this brute force strength that is so so comforting
26:43scary movies have rules if you go down a dark hallway or into the woods you're gonna have a bad
26:48time if you're in a public setting like a restaurant though there's nothing to fear unless
26:53the enemy is invisible we didn't even consider that last part until seeing the invisible man remake
26:59for a brief instance cecilia feels secure as she sits across from her sister emily pleading for help
27:05cecilia's theory that her late partner is alive and stalking her in an invisible suit
27:10might be a tough pill to swallow yet the truth is as apparent as the floating knife that slits emily's
27:16throat it has cameras and it somehow what framing cecilia for the crime we see more than ever that adrian's reach knows no end
27:30what's the matter
27:40where is my daughter
27:42what have you done with my daughter
27:48are you mad
27:50i am your daughter
27:52you're not my daughter
27:56number 53 becoming one of them freaks
28:15number 52 girl in the tent the sixth sense
28:22number 51 the sunken place get out
28:36now
28:36sink into the floor
28:40wait wait wait wait wait
28:41sink
28:41number 50
28:50pet cemetery
28:58this stephen king adaptation admittedly isn't without its melodramatic moments
29:02but the film takes a sharp turn into the nightmare zone
29:05when rachel reminisces about her sister zelda
29:08described as a dirty secret
29:09zelda is a bedridden disfigured soul who's treated like a helpless animal
29:14rachel wishes zelda would put everyone out of their misery and kick the bucket already
29:18which is what inevitably happens even in death zelda continues to haunt rachel as she's lured
29:24upstairs by her sister's horrific voice andrew hubatzik's transformative spine-tingling
29:29performance as zelda makes the audience twist in their seats whenever he's on screen
29:34i'm going to twist your back like mine
29:37so you'll never get out of bed again
29:42never get out of bed again
29:45never get out of bed again
29:47number 49 the ending paranormal activity
29:50number 48 a nighttime visit the babadook
30:00number 47 hobbling misery
30:02trust me
30:04god's sake
30:05it's for the best
30:07number 46 emerging from the tent a field in england
30:18number 45 he's still there
30:23friday the 13th jason vorhees has become a mascot for the friday the 13th franchise
30:29not to mention a staple of the horror genre in general
30:32people often forget however that jason was barely in the original slasher classic
30:36this makes it all the more alarming when jason surfaces from crystal lake
30:40pulling alice down with him into the unforgiving waters
30:43alice wakes up in the hospital safe and sound but soon comes to the realization that jason is still
30:54out there preparing to strike back in an onslaught of sequels
30:58for a film that was written off as trashy and gratuitously violent upon release
31:03the final shot is surprisingly understated and unsettling leaving us with a feeling of dread
31:09number 44 walking through the subway cloverfield
31:13i'm on the night vision what
31:15it's right here i got it it's right here
31:22is it on number 43 the birth the fly
31:31number 42 the ritual the house of the devil
31:39number 41 the bathroom the orphanage
31:50number 40 the tv the ring
32:00as scary as these scenes get we can take comfort in knowing that it's only a movie and whatever happens
32:05on the screen can't hurt us in real life right this movie plays with our fears suggesting that
32:11watching a video can indeed bring your days to an end it culminates in the now famous climax in which
32:17noah finds himself unable to turn off the tv with a familiar well appearing on screen
32:28the scene slowly builds tension as the grizzly samara rises from her watery grave and limps forward
32:34we dare you to keep your jaw shut when samara crawls out of the television
32:38claiming noah's life with a haunting death glare
32:48number 39 abandoned hospital one missed call
32:52number 38 drag to hell drag me to hell
33:06number 37 claustrophobia the vanishing
33:14number 36 climax carnival of souls
33:17number 35 the tall man it follows
33:33something wrong with me
33:36in this instant cult classic our protagonist is stalked by a mysterious figure that acts as a metaphor for
33:42sexual transmission this entity takes on an assortment of creepy forms throughout the film
33:46making each of its appearances sudden and shocking
33:53one of the entity's most disturbing personas is a tall man played by the lake mike lanier
33:58emerging from the shadows this giant strikes fear into the audience with his mounting physique
34:03but it's his gouged out eyes that stand out the most everything's okay
34:08the fact that jay is seemingly the only one who can see this foe further contributes to the paranoia
34:17no matter where jay runs the entity will never be far behind
34:22number 34 the witch in the cave the witch
34:25number 33 sloth seven he's laughing at us you got what you deserved
34:43he's alive he's alive
34:45number 32 look behind you the strangers
34:48number 31 sacrifice the wicker man
35:00je ne
35:08number thirty
35:10joorgy meets pennywise
35:12it
35:13...
35:15Anyone who read Stephen King's original novel or saw the 1990 It miniseries
35:23already knew Georgie's fate going into this 2017 adaptation.
35:27Nevertheless, that didn't detract from the film's opening scene,
35:30which only took the terror to another level.
35:33Searching a storm drain for his boat,
35:35Georgie encounters a pair of yellow eyes that belong to Pennywise.
35:39Wearing a sinister grin, the dancing clown manages to be eerie
35:42while also being playful.
35:45Sending serious stranger danger vibes.
35:47I should get going now.
35:51Without you both?
35:52The hair on our arms raises as Georgie reaches for his boat
35:56and Pennywise sinks his teeth in.
35:58We can't think of a more traumatizing or fitting way
36:01to start a film about the end of childhood innocence.
36:09Number 29.
36:10Mirror Jump Scare Repulsion
36:12Number 28.
36:18Night Vision
36:18The Silence of the Lambs
36:20Number 27.
36:28Wardrobe Scare
36:29The Conjuring
36:30Number 26.
36:38Game Over
36:40Saw
36:40Saw
36:40Number 25.
36:48The Nurse Station
36:49The Exorcist 3
36:51After the disappointment of Exorcist 2,
36:54William Peter Blatty delivered a superior sequel
36:56that still didn't top the original,
36:58but did have some worthy scares nonetheless.
37:00This scene starts off by submerging the audience into a false sense of security.
37:05Nothing especially ominous seems to be afoot as we watch a nurse lock up for the night.
37:09Then, without warning, we leap to the end of the hallway
37:12where a sheeted killer approaches the nurse from behind,
37:15armed with shears.
37:16We may not see any gore,
37:24but the beheaded Jesus sculpture tells us everything.
37:27This brilliantly shot sequence puts an atmospheric spin on jump scares,
37:31practically grabbing a hold of the audience and pulling them into danger.
37:35She was, uh, slit down the middle.
37:39Number 24.
37:40The Attic Hereditary
37:41Number 23.
37:50The Baby
37:50Eraserhead
37:51Number 22.
37:59Night Vision
37:59The Descent
38:00Number 21.
38:05The Ending
38:06Wreck
38:07Number 20.
38:11The Devil
38:11Impregnates
38:12Rosemary
38:13Rosemary's Baby
38:14Why are you taking them off?
38:16To make you more comfortable.
38:19I am more comfortable.
38:21Being sexually assaulted after passing out
38:23is already one of the most appalling concepts imaginable.
38:26The circumstances are made even more distressing, however,
38:29when the assaulter is Satan himself.
38:32The lines between reality and insanity are blurred
38:34when Rosemary appears to drift off into a bizarre dream.
38:38Our anxiety escalates as Rosemary finds herself strapped down in a bed,
38:42surrounded by her husband and neighbors,
38:44all of whom are entirely nude.
38:46As long as she ate the mouse, she can't see nor hear, she's like dead, now sing.
38:50The most we ever see of the Devil is a close-up of his hellish reptilian eyes,
38:54which his offspring will eventually inherit.
38:57With unreal visuals and an intense musical score,
39:00anyone watching this scene can't help but feel unclean
39:03while watching the vulnerable Rosemary.
39:06This is no dream.
39:07This is really happening.
39:10Number 19.
39:11Transformation
39:12An American Werewolf in London.
39:24Number 18.
39:25The Nanny's Death
39:26The Omen
39:27Look at me, Damien!
39:28It's all for you!
39:33Number 17.
39:34Back from the Grave
39:35Carrie
39:36Number 16.
39:42The Figure Behind the Diner
39:44Mulholland Drive
39:45Number 15.
39:51Do you like scary movies?
39:53Scream
39:53You like scary movies?
39:55Uh-huh.
39:56What's your favorite scary movie?
39:58Uh-huh.
39:58I don't know.
40:00This opening scene has echoes of When a Stranger Calls and Psycho,
40:03while also poking fun at other scary movies.
40:06But, even at its most self-referential, the scene remains utterly original.
40:11A phone call goes from lighthearted to heart-pounding when it becomes clear that Drew Barrymore's Casey is not alone.
40:17You never told me your name.
40:19Why do you want to know my name?
40:21Because I want to know who I'm looking at.
40:24What did you say?
40:26The fate of Casey and her detained boyfriend boils down to a trivia game that ends in failure.
40:31If you think this movie wouldn't dare kill off its biggest star within the first several minutes,
40:36Ghostface asserts up front that he does not play by the rules.
40:40For anyone who assumed that horror was dead in 1996,
40:43this scene proved there was still plenty of life left in the genre.
40:47Woo-hoo!
40:49Ah!
40:51Number 14.
40:51Blood Hanging
40:52Suspiria
40:53Number 13.
41:03Nancy's School Dream
41:04A Nightmare on Elm Street
41:06It's only a scream!
41:08Come to Freddy's
41:10Number 12.
41:11Going Swimming
41:12Jaws
41:13Oh my god!
41:20Oh my god!
41:21Oh my god!
41:22Number 11.
41:23Hiding in the Closet
41:24Halloween
41:25Number 10.
41:34Linda Possessed
41:35The Evil Dead
41:36We're gonna get you
41:38We're gonna get you
41:41Not another piece
41:43When it hit theaters in 1981,
41:46there hadn't been a low-budget horror flick quite like The Evil Dead.
41:49The movie was unapologetically gruesome,
41:52but also had a dark sense of humor that reveled in its goofiness.
41:55As a result, people rarely knew whether to scream or laugh.
41:59This scene is a key example of what makes The Evil Dead such a unique addition to the horror library.
42:04Just when it looks like Ash's night can't possibly get any worse, he discovers that his girlfriend Linda is turning into a deadite.
42:17The makeup effects give Linda the appearance of a possessed doll, and her shrieking laughter matches the sentiment, sending the audience into a hysterical state.
42:26Shut up!
42:27Number 9.
42:33The Clown Poltergeist
42:35This scene touches upon two phobias for the price of one.
42:44Pedia-phobia, or the fear of dolls, and cool-ra-phobia, the fear of clowns.
42:49The filmmakers overwhelm us with jitters, as Robbie sends his clown doll a suspicious glance.
42:55The second time he looks around, the inanimate object has vanished.
42:59Although we know what's coming, we are still unprepared as the clown coils its arm around Robbie and drags him under the bed.
43:12Even if you don't have a fear of dolls or clowns, this toy was designed to give everyone the heebie-jeebies.
43:18Considering how the scene tormented an entire generation of children,
43:22we can see why the PG-13 rating was introduced one month after this film's release.
43:27I hate you! I hate you!
43:29You're gonna! I hate you! I hate you! I hate you!
43:33Number 8.
43:34The Shower, Psycho
43:35Few cinematic moments have been parodied more times than the shower scene from Psycho.
43:46There's even a feature-length documentary that breaks down its genius and impact.
43:51It's unsettling because there's a big empty space,
43:55which is itself unsettling.
43:57What is going to fill that empty space?
44:01No matter how much we talk about that scene, though,
44:03it always somehow catches us off-guard.
44:06We feel a knot in the pit of our stomachs every time a dark figure moves closer to the bathing Marion.
44:12Once the shower curtain is pulled back, Bernard Herrmann's piercing musical score kicks in.
44:17The cinematography makes us feel as if we're in this confined space alongside Marion
44:25as the life is stabbed out of her.
44:27This sequence left actress Janet Leigh forever skeptical of showers,
44:31and she wasn't the only one.
44:36Number 7.
44:37Seeing Red, Don't Look Now.
44:39It's okay.
44:41It's okay.
44:42Don't Look Now is a film with so many motifs and such clever symbolism
44:46that you'll appreciate it even more after multiple viewings.
44:50The Color Red, in particular, plays a prominent role throughout the film.
44:53Spotting a short figure wearing a red coat,
44:55the grieving John is reminded of his deceased daughter.
44:58At first, the red coat appears inviting,
45:01as if it'll lead John to some form of closure.
45:03I'm a friend.
45:06I won't hurt you.
45:08The Color Red turns out to be a warning, though,
45:10as John is guided to his own demise.
45:13In the end, it turns out the red-hooded figure wasn't a lost child,
45:16but a repulsive-looking little person concealing a meat cleaver.
45:20With that, the bell tolls for John.
45:22Wait.
45:31Number 6.
45:32The Final Chase.
45:34The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
45:38While it was advertised as a true story,
45:42this slasher flick's plot is more fictional than fact.
45:44Even Ed Gein, the murderer who inspired Leatherface,
45:47had a different M.O.
45:48That being said,
45:49the idea of a maniac chopping up victims with a chainsaw
45:52isn't at all far-fetched,
45:54which gave the film a sense of gritty realism.
45:57Nowhere is this more apparent than during the pulse-pounding finale,
46:01as Sally literally runs for her life.
46:03Fortunately, a trucker runs over the hitchhiker,
46:11while Sally narrowly evades Leatherface by hopping aboard another vehicle.
46:15The chaotic staging and low-grade production values
46:18actually work to the scene's advantage,
46:20giving it the authenticity of a documentary,
46:22with a blood-curdling final shot.
46:24Number 5.
46:37Chest Chomp.
46:38The Thing.
46:39Get it in here.
46:41And bring the others.
46:42When it comes to body horror,
46:44CGI just cannot produce the same results as practical effects,
46:47which are simply more revolting,
46:49cringe-inducing,
46:50and inventive.
46:51Take this jaw-dropping scene from The Thing, for example,
46:54as Norris' ribcage sprouts a set of teeth
46:56and bites off Copper's arms.
46:59Clear!
46:59Clear.
47:00One second, you're jumping out of your seat in shock.
47:03The next, you're asking yourself,
47:05how the hell did the filmmakers pull this stunt off?
47:07The sequence packs in even more technical wizardry,
47:10as the chest vomits out a snake-like creature,
47:13while Norris' head detaches and grows spider legs.
47:17At least it's nothing a flamethrower can't fix.
47:19Bloody disgusting and bloody brilliant,
47:21horror doesn't get much more creative than this.
47:28Number 4.
47:29The Basement.
47:30The Blair Witch Project.
47:32I'm gonna die out of here.
47:34The Blair Witch Project is another horror film
47:36with the essence of a home movie,
47:37but to an even greater extent.
47:40Coming out when the found footage genre
47:41and the internet were fairly young,
47:43the filmmakers tricked numerous moviegoers
47:45into believing the three protagonists were really missing.
47:48All I'm saying is that you got us lost, man.
47:51For a very brief amount of time.
47:53This largely contributed to the sense of dread in the film's climax,
47:56as Heather and Mike stumble upon an abandoned house
47:59in search of their missing colleague, Josh.
48:01Where is he?
48:02Where are you?
48:04The amateur cinematography and convincing performances
48:07fully immerse the audience,
48:08as Heather finds Mike standing in a corner
48:10before an unseen force attacks her.
48:13When the scene goes black on this ambiguous ending,
48:15it's quiet enough in the audience to hear a pin drop.
48:18No. 3. The Bathtub, The Shining
48:30Interestingly enough,
48:37Jack Torrance isn't the scariest character
48:39in Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of The Shining.
48:42That distinction goes to the woman in the bathtub.
48:45Beginning from Jack's point of view,
48:46this scene escorts us into Room 237's bathroom,
48:50where a bathing beauty awaits.
48:51The dull look on Jack's face becomes aroused
48:54as the naked woman climbs out of the tub
48:56and puts her hands on him.
48:58Matters take a total 180 turn
49:00when Jack looks in the mirror
49:02and realizes he's kissing an old, saggy corpse.
49:05The movie doesn't spell out who this woman is
49:07or even the purpose behind this encounter.
49:10All we need to know, though,
49:12is that it's a master stroke of surreal suspense.
49:16Alien is not only regarded
49:31as one of the best sci-fi movies of all time,
49:34but also one of the best horror movies ever made.
49:36The Nostromo is essentially a haunted house,
49:39and this scene delivers the film's first major scare.
49:42A celebratory dinner is spoiled
49:44as Kane convulses
49:45and an alien creature bursts out of his chest.
49:48Although the cast members knew the chestburster was coming,
49:51they were not prepared
49:52for the amount of blood splattering everywhere.
49:54The petrified looks on the actors' faces
49:56are completely genuine,
49:58which in turn left audiences wearing similar expressions.
50:01In space, no one can hear you scream.
50:04At the movies, however,
50:06you can hear an entire auditorium erupt in fright.
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50:28There was probably never any doubt
50:40that The Exorcist would top this list.
50:42Between Linda Blair's immortal performance
50:44as the possessed Reagan,
50:45Mercedes McCambridge's menacing voiceover work
50:48as the demon Pazuzu,
50:49the revolutionary special effects,
50:51and the sickening makeup,
50:52William Friedkin's horror masterpiece
50:54has no shortage of terror-inducing scenes.
50:56If we had to single out one moment
50:58that encompasses the film
51:00in all of its ghastly glory,
51:01it would have to be Reagan's iconic headspin.
51:04By this sign of the Holy Cross
51:06of our Lord Jesus Christ,
51:09who lives and reigns
51:10with the Father and the Holy Spirit.
51:12Turning 360 degrees
51:14while Father Marin tries to purge
51:16the evil presence from her body,
51:18Reagan's flexible neck
51:19still has a squirming over 50 years later.
51:21The crackling sound design
51:23only adds to this chilling scene.
51:26Which horror movie scene
51:35continues to haunt your nightmares?
51:37Let us know in the comments
51:38if you dare.
51:38I can still hear that voice.
51:47What?
51:49It's here!
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