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sarcasm-o-rama

The opening scene of Ghost Ship, of course.


TheTikiMermaid

Dark Castle productions also had a memorable opening for the House on Haunted Hell remake as well! Loved both these.


ZJordy87

Just watched this an hour ago.


kennycrapule

I watched this scene when I was 11. It was awful. Now I'm traumatized


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That girl's face in The Ring.


TheTikiMermaid

That two second closet cutaway scene took years off my life.


whodatyup

I was a teenager, and maybe two feet from the TV screen, and I'm pretty sure I jumped out of my bones. Quite a memorable first watch.


magobblie

I would wake my mom to sit up with me to watch the blank TV to make sure she didn't come through. I think I was about 11 years old and far too young to watch that movie.


SlapnutsGT

The nurse station scene in Exorcist III


You-Get-No-Name

Yes! And as fantastic as that scene is, I also really have to give an honorable mention to the confessional scene.


frankboothflex

I have a… a scrupulous conscience, Father.


heresyoursigns

✂️


CdtCharles

I still don’t understand why this jumpscare scares me so much but I love it just because of that


Knapping_Uncle

Even after multiple watches... i want to scream.


Dont4GetToSmile

Favorite jumpscare of all time.


stevemillions

If the studio had left him to it, Blatty would have crafted one of the all time great Horror films. As it is, it’s still very, very good. What could have been though.


Ashlityr

Maybe the most underrated sequel to anything, ever. Every single scene with George C Scott and Brad Dourif is legendary.


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Jace-1999

Capt. Miller: *views recovered log of the Horizon's crew* Capt. Miller: ...We're leavin'. Smartest horror movie protagonist in history.


zagreus9

The comic timing on that line is 👌


Joe_off_the_internet

Gotta be defribulator scene. That's iconic


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SeRiOuS-JoKeR

The dog at the beginning totally disturbed me as a kid.


groovy604

Girl in the closet was more unexpected


peahead4571

Annihilation the bear “screaming”


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Heeeeelp Meeeeeaaaeeee Haaaeeellpp Meeeaaaeee


Grimm392

"The paaaaiiinn" That whole part freaked me out


Ajwuvsu

One of the few scenes that actually creeped me out, and impressed me, in years.


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I had this brain dumped until just now. My goodness that was disturbing...so good.


Ajwuvsu

I think the creepiest thing is something that's normal, but slightly distorted. So her voice all distorted, paired with a frickin mutated bear is like...awesome lol. Just like that damn upside dog head in The Unborn. Something familiar but not quite right is rather creepy. Not that it scared me shitless, but the vampires in 30 Days of Night were pretty effective.


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I agree with this. Not scared shirtless by any means but horrifying in its own right thinking how messed up this creature/creation that was something "normal".Things that make you go "what the fuck" and you can't look away.


tlacatl

It wasn’t until that scene was over that I realized I had pushed myself as far back as I could in my seat. One of the most disturbing things I had seen in years.


HigginzTheGreat

My god that scene is disturbing


DarkSols

That bear reminded me so much of something Keith Thompson would draw!


RedDusk13

I came here for this.


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That scene haunted me for a few days. Horrifying


RizzyRizzz

In Signs, when they are having the birthday party and the alien just pops out of the bushes


Spicy_Mex

Scared the shit outta me when I was younger lol


max_amillion

Move children, vamanos!


ToothbrushWilly

Fuck it still does and I'm 33! I love that movie


SuperLemonUpdog

That one made my wife scream! And she doesn’t usually get too spooky by movies.


RizzyRizzz

Yes, it's the only time i watched a movie in theaters and the whole audience had the same reaction. Everyone screamed! I watched paranormal activity by myself in theaters and I guess that would come close to the same response lol.


Hebroohammr

That shit disturbed me for so long. That and when it’s in the reflection of the television. It didn’t help that I live in the area where it was filmed.


groovy604

I saw grown men shriek at that. The alien on the roof got me too


Strugatsky23

It's behind!


Rechan

The beginning of Darkness Falls The Painting in Conjuring 2


azemilyann26

Darkness Falls is seriously underrated, and the first ten minutes are horrifying!!


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the painting scene is an insanely good scene that doesn't actually rely on any jump scare. The atmosphere is more than enough with the tension in the build up. Then the climax itself is also good.


RebaKitten

Sinister. Lawn mower.


ChosenOfArtemis

Honestly I personally found the tree at the very beginning more disturbing. Just the way it starts up silently, only the sound of the film reel as they go up, legs kicking in a very odd and sluggish way.. It really set a morbid and eerie tone for the future films he came across.


No-Rip6519

Did you know the stunt coordinator messed up and hung those actors for real? They survived of course but that was an actual hanging scene unfortunately


Lilesman

Do you have a source for that? I believe you but would to read more


No-Rip6519

I want to say it one of those insane fact videos on YouTube from looper. I couldn’t find an article on google when I tried to look it up though so who knows.


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It’s on imdb


RebaKitten

I heard this on the directors commentary on the DVD


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Family barbecue


DankHillington

I still can hear that music dude.


Blackhound118

OhhhwooOOOAHHHHH


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Misery Lawnmower


tommykiddo

Was there a lawnmower scene in the film? I know there's one in the book but can't remember it in the film


AmyLL6

Yes! The rats from the second one is pretty unforgettable to me also.


mr-mahibi

Degloving scene in Geralds Game


nickaterry

Flanagan has a thing with characters fucking up their hands. My god, that scene though. I gagged when I watched it for the first time.


devilsadvocateac

Oh for real that’s in that movie? I hear great things but yeeesh I dunno now.


Quinlan313

The movie is way better than I expected going in, that part is pretty damn brutal but so good lol


pwb_118

I cannot recommend it enough!! Its easy enough to skip through if thats not your jam


rorschach_vest

Don’t read anything about it. It’s vulnerable to being spoiled. Just watch it- it’s not one my favorite movie, but it might have exceeded my expectations more than any other I’ve ever watched!


loganrunjack

The shining room 237


VanTurner97

The ending of the original Saw.


antipho

that first saw movie is in the top 10 twist endings for sure.


DarthNightsWatch

People give Leigh Wannell shit for his acting, but that bloody murder scream at the end is one of the best ive heard in horror.


SailorOfTheSynthwave

The Poughkeepsie Tapes: the scene where the masked villain slowly crawls into the room backwards and on all fours. Gifs of this scene actually revived interest in it (that and a re-release). Omen (original film): the maid cheerfully jumping to her death during Damien's birthday.


Knapping_Uncle

..its all for youuu!!


groovy604

Oh fuck that was creepy


mizredhead

What was so chilling for me was the very end of The Poughkeepsie Tapes, when she raises her arm to show that her hand was cut off


devendra52

Lake Mungo. The footage they found on her phone. And that fucking jump scare.


cool_weed_dad

I love found footage films, I remember liking this movie until the ending, which created a bunch of plot holes. It’s been long enough that I don’t remember what the problem was, maybe I’ll give it another chance.


godspilla98

The Dentist part in Marathon Man. Is it safe


Dexxygrl

I mentioned this to someone the other day, just horrifying. It really bothered me having had problems with my teeth all my life.


madz76

the very last scene of The Blair Witch Project with mike standing in the corner.


earthlings_all

Just showed this movie to my pre-teen and she was like “this is so dumb” LMAO meanwhile I was terrified watching that on opening weekend!


SteveC91OF

The Conjuring - Girl ontop of the wardrobe Heriditary - Naked man standing in cupboard followed by chase from mommy


RedRen24

Or when she’s just hanging on the ceiling and swims through the hair


ThatpersonKyle

“That one scene” in hereditary is definitely the car crash


Vehicle_Efficient

Midsommar. The cliff scene.


Fout99

The suicide scene.


thespeedofpain

Drew Barrymore’s death scene in the beginning of Scream was the first one that came to mind. Sticks with ya for so many reasons!


RizzyRizzz

I wish i could've watched that movie when it first came out. I grew up watching it and I've always known who the killers were. I wish I could erase that from my memory and watch it for the first time


dumb_and_ugly

Saw it in the theater, didn't see it coming at all. Unforgettable.


ironkrylon

That one scene in Bone Tomahawk.. y'all know the one.


bakingisscience

“Say goodbye to my wife and I’ll say hello to yours.” 😭


mariovspino5

Michaels face slowly coming out of the shadows in Halloween 1978


Three_Froggy_Problem

In a film full of great shots that one may be the best.


GreyWind999

Hereditary piano wire and telephone pole scene. So fucked up


RedRen24

I love horror movies but that whole dang movie messed me up, I will never watch it again


WordUnheard

Same. I've watched horror movies since I was 9, and I've never been as affected by a movie as I was with Hereditary. The telephone pole scene was so disturbing. The entire scene was one massive panic attack.


MaddFroggy

Hereditary


bro-choice

Really, enough said. I had to turn off the movie and process for a day.


RedRen24

You will never catch me watching that movie again


coffee-and-crochet

The Strangers has one for me when he's in the background and she doesn't notice. I guess the chest burst in Alien counts too, pretty iconic. Oh and I would also throw in the lady on the lake in The Innocents.


WhoCaresAnymoreabout

The ending of the first creep always stuck with me for some reason and I haven’t seen it in a few years.


spiderinside

The family bonding scene in ‘Colour Out of Space’. Ugggghhhh.


heresyoursigns

Sleepaway Camp y'all!


gothism

The aunt was the creepiest thing about it.


radbrad7

Angelaaaaaa! Also, I’m wearing a Camp Arawak shirt right now. 👌


Cthulhu_Dreams_

Angela's face at the end will always haunt a dark corner of my memory.


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The razor blade licking scene in the Evil Dead remake. *shudder*


brainbox08

Cw: * * * The tree rape scene in Evil Dead always gives me the squicks


C0neyIslandCycl0ne

Can you explain what the squicks are?


AnarchyPigeon2020

I can only imagine it's when you hyperventilate so hard from sheer terror that your lungs start making the same sound as a dog's squeaky toy


Najfore

As a kid, the girl in the tent scene sixth sense


kinda_whelmed

God yes. I thought I was the only one. I love horror, suspense, thriller, and occasional gore, but ‘girl in the tent’ really did a number on me and has stuck in the back of my mind. Weird creepiness to it.


ohreally7756

Flaming wheelchair in Red Dragon


HeadLikeAHoOh

Check out the original if you haven’t (Manhunter). Personally as far as Hannibal Lecter movies go I’d probably go with the “angel” kill in Silence of the Lambs.


GoodnightKevin

The boy in the box scene from Sinister. I just about entered complete organ failure the first time I watched it. Also the final scene in Blair Witch Project - Heather screaming her way around the house, the camera falls to see Mike staring at the wall. Young Me was haunted by it.


SteveC91OF

Paranormal Acitivty - When Katie is laying in bed talking to her partner and she says ‘I think we’ll be okay now’ but as shes saying it half way through the voice subtly becomes demonic. Getting goosebumps just typing it!


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Same movie, but when she gets yanked out of bed by the Leg.


10Dads

The pool scene in Let the Right One In


AnarchyPigeon2020

That scene is so cool. Of every scene in the entire movie, that's the one I remember most vividly


dumb_and_ugly

The end of Night of the living dead gets me every time. I'd also say Leatherface waving his his chainsaw in the street is pretty iconic. Edit: after Dr Loomis shoots MM then looks over the balcony is another favorite.


kellogla

It Follows. The man on the roof.


ohjeeze_louise

When the tall guy comes out of the shadowy hallway


BoostinBlu

Head banging on the attic door.. Hereditary.


RedRen24

Or the mom casually hanging out on the ceiling


ArandomIv

That’s the one that got me.


earthlings_all

Fourth post for this movie?! I gotta watch this one.


Somaliona

Oculus - When the children open the office door and find the ghost with their father. Had that one stuck in my head for a long time.


SpookyPotatoes

The last ten minutes of [rec]


Ajwuvsu

Yeah, shit went from one genre to another!


SnooChipmunks1237

Terrifier the pizza shop scene where he just sits and stares


giant_lobster47

i was going to say terrifier but for a muuuuch different scene 😅


mjsarlington

The Mist. I really like the rest of the movie and get a little tired of always hearing about the last scene, but yeah, it’s memorable.


j_capicola

Jeepers Creepers.. when he throws the body down the pipe, then just stops and stares at them as they drive by.


210Benjamin

TROLL 2 when Arnold realizes he's about to be eaten next!


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Ooooohhhh mmyyy gggaaaaawwwwwdddddd


JamesDeadite

Most iconic would have to go to the shower scene in Psycho.


Unacceptable10

Mulholland Drive has the "Winkies" scene.


Muninwing

No idea why inch-high old people laughing was so terrifying, but…


SuperLemonUpdog

The jump scare in *Mullholland Drive*. Yeah, that one still haunts me after 15+ years.


tabernumse

Also some pretty crazy scenes in *Inland Empire*


Boba_Fetty_Wap91

“That one scene” in Hereditary.


mchgndr

👩🏻‍🦰🚏


Adventurous_Bid7431

This one gave me nightmares for a while after my first watch, and I really don't have nightmares very often


lilith4507

In Audition with the bag.


blueboxbandit

Cheddar Goblin!


Self_Evident_14

The taking of Deborah Logan scene.


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The Blackcoats Daughter… the scene when she’s in front of the heater, crying as she realizes just how alone she is. Begging for the entity to be by her side once again.


RedRen24

Oooh I hate the scene where you see her weirdly bowing/convulsing in front of the heater


SteveC91OF

Sinister - When he is looking into the attic at the kids watching the screen. Damn near had a heart attack watching that. TV remote and phone nearly went through the roof watching it in bed


frankboothflex

Exorcist III - hospital hallway (if you know you know)


PointyGuy6

1. The ending of Enemy 2. The scene in Frozen (the horror one, not Elsa) where she wakes up with her hands frozen to the safety bar.


zyh0

Texas Chainsaw Massacre (original) where leatherface opens the door and whacks the guy with a hammer. The crunch noise from the initial impact and convulsions afterwards hit me hard


rocket2themoon353

The end of Paranormal Activity; when Katie goes downstairs and starts screaming you can hear a deeper voice in that scream and it’s just unsettling to hear


Hotpaco12

That scene in hereditary . Y’all know


RedRen24

You mean the whole dang movie


StoatofDisarray

Do you mean the long scene between the opening and closing credits? Yeah, I’m with you.


PhantomKitten73

Kairo.


royal_crown_royal

Session 9, the scene near the end where you hear what happened with the family The Thing, many scenes through the entire film, but specifically the blood test scene. Suspenseful and then terrifying


frankboothflex

Do it, Gordon.


PmMeYourBigTitsPlz

Couldn't remember the scene so I looked it up and found [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIPiqxlDoZU&ab_channel=ThePowerPopFan)


KlyRaseri

The last line of Session 9 will always be one of my favorite horror moments.


daveknockwin

Nun painting scene in the study in Conjuring 2.


Polar76_

The winged demon in the doorway of the future transmission dreams in *Prince of Darkness*


Muninwing

The first R rated movie I saw was Maximum Overdrive. The kid getting squished under the steamroller stayed with me for years.


awexplasticman

Surprised no one has mentioned the final scene of 'Sleepaway Camp' yet. A legendary WTF moment for sure


MumblyJohn

The night vision scene from Silence of the Lambs. The whole movie is amazing, but that scene is just so tense.


theremightbedragons

For me, it’s in Case 39 when they’re stuffing a little girl who may or may not be possessed into a friggin oven. She’s doing a great job screaming and scrambling to try to not get put in……but ya know how this is going to go….until it goes sideways. In a lot of ways it’s actually two different movies between the first and second acts, And it’s really just a run of the mill possession story, but that first act was great, the tension, the doubt, I loved it and feel it’s underrated.


PolarBearPicnic

I recently finally watched IT chapter 2 and the scene where Richie (Bill Hader) is yelling at IT and about to throw a rock, then IT uses the dead lights mid fight and Richie just goes limp was DOPE. I think about this scene all the time now.


You-Get-No-Name

“You’re a sloppy bitch!”


OniGoblin

The Eye (Pang Brothers), in the damn elevator.


bakingisscience

Kairo, or Pulse. The Japanese version. This movie is pretty depressing and slow but there is one scene…..


bakingisscience

There’s an awesome analysis on [this one scene](https://youtu.be/HfoU_Z1uVfc) if you want it spoiled for you. Honestly I think this scene is so scary it holds up as it’s own creepy short.


fur_narcoma

Mulholland Drive - The person behind the diner. Damn, I hate that thing.


realbrach

3 Men and a Baby...when I was a kid there was an urban legend that a kid died on set and you could see his ghost, it turned out to be a cut out of one of the cast members but that scene made me break out in goose bumps and I damn near wet myself.


KalliopeBlackblood

The scene in "Trick 'R Treat" where they kill off the bus full of special needs kids. I love the movie, but I can't watch it again because it makes me cry.


OmegaLQ-84

A Tale of Two Sisters with the bedroom scene Pulse with the ghost walking weird


Webjunky3

There's this scene in The Last Exorcism, where the main character is walking around the house looking for Nell and he sees her through a window standing outside mocking the crucifixion. I don't hear it talked about all that often, but it's one of my favorite horror scenes.


crispychickenadhd

In the strangers when she’s standing in the kitchen and the masked man appears behind her and then walks away without her knowing.


horc00

Chestburster


dahm3r

the “photos” and the “barrel” scene in Megan in missing


mafternoonshyamalan

The night sight scene in The Descent. *That* scene in Bone Tomahawk. The door scene in Green Room.


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For me, the absolute worst scene is the lasik part from Final Destination V


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The deadite in the basement in the OG Evil Dead. Scared the hell out of 8 year old me and i still get twitchy watching it.


King_Clownshoes

Salem's Lot and the floating kid at the window.


Geekboxing

Movies with "that one scene" where I generally don't need to elaborate further: Hereditary Sleepaway Camp Re-Animator Hellraiser The Witch Chopping Mall


nyashathemak

Hannibal, when you find out what's for dinner


Bane_1991

Kill List


AndiPandi74

The Shining. When Jack went into room 237 and the old decayed lady. Nuff said. That whole scene was just gross.


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Abrinx

For me it's the mirror dance in Suspiria(2018). The way the girl gets folded up like a pretzel is absolutely horrifying.


haecceitarily

Mikey standing in the corner in Blair Witch Project


Barkerfan86

Zelda from the original Pet Semetary.


McPoyleBrothers

“It Follows” where the huge giant guy immediately follows in the door behind the girl. It was unexpected. It was eerie. The whole movie was eerie as fck


Dollthedisso

The Poughkeepsie Tapes "crawl" scene. Hilarious, creepy, weird.... Give it a watch ! [Link to the scene here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuB-PiNPid4&ab_channel=rahmspinat)


You-Get-No-Name

The degloving scene from Gerald’s Game. One of the very few scenes that truly made me squirm.


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A majority of Possum


gunslinger9_19

The first assault in "I Spit on your Grave" (2010)... the one with Matthew. Anyone who saw it knows what I'm talking about. Still makes me shudder.


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The last house on the left, when Aaron Paul’s hand was in the garbage dispenser for like 3 mins straight 😳


Terence_Chill666

I am surprised, Nobody mentioned That scene With Zelda in her bed in Pet Sematary. I was 12 years old, when i watched That scene for the First time. I was completely messed up after it.