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[brandonh83]

So it's a bit easy to say what your favorite horror flicks are.

But what about singular scenes and moments? I have absolutely no idea what I'd say. It's tough. First one that comes to mind is the hospital scene in Exorcist... 3? Yep, not the original but the third, which is brilliant. I was watching it at around 4am for the first time, falling asleep (not because of the movie), then that... THAT part happened and it was like waking up from an epic panic attack.

 

[Professor Renegade]

Bennings' scene from The Thing.

That sound the Thing makes along with the music just sends chills down my spine every time I watch it.

 

[adamy]

probably that one scene in Event Horizon. prob cuz I was pretty damn young when I saw it in theaters.

don't really want to give me info cuz I don't want to give spoilers, although you prob should have already seen it by now

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

- Tunnel scene in Jacobs Ladder

- The scene in The Thing when they are exploring the other countries base

- Halloween 1 when Michael Myers rises up out of the bed in the background. Masterful shot

- Ending of the Blair Witch Project with the dude standing in the corner

- All the claustrophobic scenes in Alien

- The end of Rec.

 

[Stinkles]

Nurse Station, exorcist 3.

Captain Howdy kitchen light switch, exorcist 1.

 

[cr0w]

http://youtu.be/w1unHCE_Npw

The floating boy scene from Salem's Lot. Fucked me up as a kid.

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

Bennings' scene from The Thing.

That sound the Thing makes along with the music just sends chills down my spine every time I watch it.

That's a good one too. That unearthly sound is almost as bad as the one from the ending of Invasion of the Body Snatchers

 

[echoshifting]

Honestly? The one that comes immediately to mind is (The Ring)

Spoiler

the mom finding her dead disfigured daughter near the beginning of The Ring.

Maybe I should give it a little more thought but that is burned into my brain.

 

[Violence Jack]

I have a couple:

"Jesus Wept"

Zelda in Pet Semetary when I was a kid

Sarah getting stuck in the small cave in The Descent. That scared me more than the rest of the movie.

And one of the GOAT jumpscares in horror history courtesy of TCM2.

 

[Dynomutt]

Candyman 1 and the saying his name 3 times in the mirror.

I was 8 years old and my Aunt passed from breast cancer. Still young processing shit and to make me feel better my brother and cousins let me stay up to watch the first Candyman a few days later.


So I thought maybe I could bring her back. Nope, I could not sleep for weeks. Kept thinking she would come back for the wrong reasons. I could not even look in the mirror. Really messed up,

Weird how young minds process things sometimes.

 

[vikki]

Fire in the Sky, syrup on the head flashback.

 

[One Foul Note]

I watched Ring (JP original) when I was young, much younger then I should have to be honest. So the

Spoiler

tv escape

scene near the end really effected me. Even now I find that film and scene in question to be very disturbing despite watching many horror films since then.

 

[~Devil Trigger~]

The Mist + Spiders scene


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[brandonh83]

Nurse Station, exorcist 3.

Glad I'm not alone.

 

[Volcane]

Jaws when the head pops out of the bottom of the boat.

Poltergeist tree, as had a tree just like it outside my window.

 

[Slangblade]

I know Enemy movie isn't a horror film, but the ending of this movie scared me more than any horror movie ever.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YAunmJFl9lw

 

[Arthr2ShdsJcksn]

In the Presidential Debate trilogy, whenever the orange monster talks, it scares the shit out of me.

 

[How About No]

Um am I clear to go I wanna get the hell outta here

ITS HEADING RIGHT TOWARD YOU

MOVE DALLAS MOVE GET OUT OF THERE





EEEEEEEEEEEEEE

 

[brandonh83]

In the Presidential Debate trilogy, whenever the orange monster talks, it scares the shit out of me.

An absolute valid entry.

 

[.JayZii]

It's hard to choose one, but that scene in The Sentinel with the guy walking across the room.

So simple and so effective.

 

[MIMIC]

The end of Insidious 3 (yes, that scene: the one her and the dog looking at that "thing" in the dark). It definitely wasn't the scariest MOVIE, but I literally screamed at that part. It was probably the only time I movie made me scream, lol.

 

[Bamboo]

I saw the Dressed to Kill elevator scene as a child. The worst part was probably that I was caught watching it, so I was cut off from finding out wether the women helped the injured lady in the elevator or not.
Didn't even know the title of the film for the longest time, just watched it last year - unknowingly that it was it up until the scene itself.

probably that one scene in Event Horizon. prob cuz I was pretty damn young when I saw it in theaters.

don't really want to give me info cuz I don't want to give spoilers, although you prob should have already seen it by now

Just saw it yesterday. I guess I know which scene you're referring to. But my biggest shocker was the flashback of Laurence Fishburne, just because of how loud and sudden it was. It was kind of cheap, yet it still got me.

- Ending of the Blair Witch Project with the dude standing in the corner

This one, too.

 

[brandonh83]

The end of Insidious 3 (yes, that scene: the one with dog barking at that "thing" in the dark). It definitely wasn't the scariest MOVIE, but I literally screamed at that part. It was probably the only time I movie made me scream, lol.

Loved Insidious 3. Probably the best of that series so far IMO though the first is good too.

 

[ElTorro]

The staircase scene in The Grudge. For some reason, creepy asian ghost girls with staccato movement freak me out.

 

[hughesta]

Not technically a horror movie, but the twisted face at the end of Inland Empire fucked me up for weeks.

 

[DrKelpo]

- Tunnel scene in Jacobs Ladder

- The scene in The Thing when they are exploring the other countries base

- Halloween 1 when Michael Myers rises up out of the bed in the background. Masterful shot

- Ending of the Blair Witch Project with the dude standing in the corner

- All the claustrophobic scenes in Alien

- The end of Rec.

Good choices.

 

[IdreamofHIME]

Katie getting dragged away in Paranormal Activity.

 

[NastyBook]

Tall Man hallway scene in It Follows.

 

[CadetMahoney]

This year:

Jump scare: "My House" in Conjuring 2.

 

[User1608]

https://youtu.be/pC_XT-HdBvE

The laughing scene from Evil Dead 2! After what Ash has gone through,

Spoiler

cutting his possessed girlfriend to pieces and his hand off

, everything in the room begins to laugh at him and he does so too.

So goddamn creepy.😲

 

[LilWayneSuckz]

Basically every subliminal Pazuzu appearance in The Exorcist

 

[Sojgat]

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) - Ending

 

[Yaboosh]

- Tunnel scene in Jacobs Ladder

- The scene in The Thing when they are exploring the other countries base

- Halloween 1 when Michael Myers rises up out of the bed in the background. Masterful shot

- Ending of the Blair Witch Project with the dude standing in the corner

- All the claustrophobic scenes in Alien

- The end of Rec.

I like the fade in of Meyers' face in the background when he first encounters Laurie. Love that shot.

 

[SandMan2233]

https://youtu.be/zH8ynu0jRvY

This is pretty spooky.

 

[Munkyspace]

probably that one scene in Event Horizon. prob cuz I was pretty damn young when I saw it in theaters.

don't really want to give me info cuz I don't want to give spoilers, although you prob should have already seen it by now

Well, I came here to type this. Thanks for saving me the time.

 

[FreshCakes]

The Conjuring - bedroom scene

The build up to the shadow behind the door was glorious.

 

[zoukka]

When the old couple comes to pay a visit to the main character in Mulholland Drive. I felt like I was having a heart-attack...

 

[thenexus6]

Not scary or a horror film, but the "pop" scene in Under the Skin was freaky and really cool.

 

[giant_frying_pan]

In Inception when Marion Cotillard looks right at the camera (i.e. Ariadne) at the same time as a stinger cue.

 

[Fancy Clown]

The "who's hand was I holding?" scene in The Haunting.

The fucking climax of Don't Look Now.

The mirror scare in Repulsion.

When the old couple comes to pay a visit to the main character in Mulholland Drive. I felt like I was having a heart-attack...

Not scary or a horror film, but the "pop" scene in Under the Skin was freaky and really cool.

These as well. Scary as hell.

 

[Miles X]

Sinister - The home movie footage, specifically the lawn mower scene

Candyman - Final scene where the guy says Helens name in the mirror

Puppetmaster - The whole freaking movie, but I guess one particular scene with the leeches.

 

[Fancy Clown]

Sinister - The home movie footage, specifically the lawn mower scene.

By far the best part of that movie

 

[Bamboo]

When the old couple comes to pay a visit to the main character in Mulholland Drive. I felt like I was having a heart-attack...

Forgot that one. I died watching this.

I also died watching INLAND EMPIRE when Laura Dern walks towards the camera. She's in the back, out of focus and just gets closer. I never thought to be that scared by a stupid shot like that.

 

[Aurongel]

The alleyway in Mulholland Drive to cite a recent one that got me GOOD.

https://youtu.be/UozhOo0Dt4o

 

[obin_gam]

Zelda - Pet Sematary

 

[Baraka in the White House]

Basically every subliminal Pazuzu appearance in The Exorcist

Ditto. Fucked me up good as a kid and still uncomfortable as hell to watch today.

Also, lawn work from the first Sinister.

 

[brandonh83]

This year:

Jump scare: "My House" in Conjuring 2.

Love that part. People accuse the Conjuring movies of relying on jump scares, but not really. Most of the jump scares in those are payoffs to already very long and creepy scenes that focus on atmosphere, excellent camera work and a sense of what's hiding in the dark. The jump scares are just a forte to the scene to move into the next.

There are also a lot of scenes without jump scares, like when Patrick Wilson has his back turned to Janet whom Wan puts out of focus and as the dialogue plays out, she slowly morphs into the old man before morphing back into Janet before the background comes back into focus. It's brilliant.

Also, lawn work from the first Sinister.

The home video segments of Sinister were the only things the movie had going for it IMO. Those were really great, everything else, not so much. And the music during those was really fucking weird which I love.

A link to all of them. Super disturbing.

 

[tomjr]

Nurse Station, exorcist 3.

I got to experience this in a theater. Watching that scene on a big screen with surround sound and a bunch of other people screaming made for an awesome scare.

The scene at the end of Blair Witch Project in the house freaked me out too.

 

[yanipheonu]

I'm pretty bad at 'getting scared' from moments I tend to be way too analytical and actually tend to just appreciate the scenes than be scared by them

There is something simply disturbing about the final Blair Witch Project shots. Sometimes all you need is a strange image and a cut to black and let your imagination take over.

Special mention to the Sinister videos. Don't really scare me, but I really appreciate then from a "short and effective scene" perspective. Like putting a punchy and scary short story in the middle of a larger work.

 

[Pamplemousse]

- Ending of the Blair Witch Project with the dude standing in the corner

It just looks like he's peeing, though. Lol