Kairo | Anatomy Of The Scariest Scene Ever

[@SpikimaMovies]

I love horror films. What's your favorite horror movie moment?

[@h3mera]

Probably my favorite horror movie moment would be (MINOR SPOILERS) the dream sequence in Hereditary where the mother tells the son she didn't want to have him and waking up lighting a match with gasoline all over them.

[@serbangeorgescu9252]

Antrum s 1 minute of a close up of the devil s face and other disturbing elements

[@TheLazyReviewer]

The Shining, when Dany rides the trycicle and at the end of the hall finds the ghosts of The Grady twins. Such an uncomfortable and disturbing scene.

[@lucasgfw]

Maybe the VHS in The Ring (the american remake). The idea of yourself watching a film within a film which you know that if you watch, you may die in seven days. By the time the movie came to home video, we still watched movies on a VHS platform, so the power of the metalanguage was even stronger. Even so, we have the movie itself, that is a surrealistic depiction of various (almost) unlinked BW scenes of a rural phantom area. It's a very profound way of making us fear the cinematic idea itself.

[@BlightedTunnel]

Hereditary, last act

[@lou_7745]

the fact the he said "there's no jumpscare, and it's quiet" made me relieved and worried at the same time

[@koss7148]

@Repent Repent Will you dipshits stop it? If we were interested in your religion, we’d ask you about it, stop plugging it in a completely unrelated comment section.

[@jasonvoorhees8899]

@@koss7148 what did he say ?

[@rhetthart9311]

Hi shinji

[@le_monke_dunker]

@@koss7148 what happend

[@MaMastoast]

@@le_monke_dunker I assume it's one of those christian "you think you're right, but you're wrong... repent or go to hell" type spammers. They're all over the place.

[@HB-ly4fq]

Did anyone else hate it when he stopped talking? Like please come back, don’t leave me alone with the spooky lady

[@maxlondon7723]

I couldn't agree more 🤣

[@rohsei]

yes 😂

[@emergencyyadav3573]

Brooo you got me 🤣🤣🤣

[@averyzaliasylvia4026]

Exactly lmao

[@justagoreinabox4434]

Yeah

[@hexagon1phoenix551]

the scariest thing a horror movie can present is leaving you on edge waiting for a cheap jumpscare that will never happen

[@amouramarie]

YEs, that's so true what he said: you're willing to forgive the cliche of the jump scare just to _get this tension over with please please please_

[@dylanjperri]

i.e. The Mandela Catalogue. Damn, does that ARG create tension!

[@theeternalslayer]

That's why sinister was really creepy to me, it built tension in the final scene only to not happen. Then right at the end you get the one scare.

[@LerpzZ]

@@dylanjperri have you seen the walten files? You really need too its similar to the mandela catalouge

[@dylanjperri]

@@LerpzZ yes I have! I’ve been really into ARGs recently. I’m so excited that more are being released too.

[@rubub8455]

I can't believe a lady tripping over is the most effective jumpscare ever made

[@zat5176]

Whats scary here? i genuinely don't get it.

[@Rayven_420]

@@zat5176 yeah i don't get it either, i guess different people are scared of different things

[@thebel-boy13]

@@zat5176 it's mostly a subversion of expectation/uncanny valley, as the video pointed out. The woman's movement was somewhat abnormal, like something's off. The sudden drop can catch someone off guard. Some on here mentioned that they thought the woman was gonna sprint at the guy or attack in some way but that didn't happen. But she didn't, which left them wondering, creating a sense of suspense and tension, which can cause anxiety or fear.

[@jayday1503]

A fuckin clumsy ghost? I’m not scared either 🤷🏾

[@dutenica]

You do not have to understand it to be scared

[@miguelgenovata6250]

fun fact, the actress for the ghost, when she watched the movie herself, got scared of her performance and said she could not sleep for almost a week thinking about it

[@adrenolife1460]

Guess she got possessed middle scene lol

[@dandeleon2764]

She's probably afraid that she herself is capable of creating that primal fear.

[@lilporky8565]

@@adrenolife1460 I think she just didn't know how scary her performance would be until she saw it on screen.

[@lucy-qk4id]

Suffering from success

[@bugz7511]

that’s actually so interesting, what a bizarre experience that must’ve been for her

[@omotaraibiloyetwentyninete6279]

Na I think I’ll come back to this in the morning when the birds are chirping

[@Josh-dy4lq]

Exactly what I did, saw this shit at 2am and I could not fucking watch it

[@jaycook6639]

I’m debating doing this.. did it work?

[@phantommagnolia]

@@jaycook6639 he died :(

[@jaycook6639]

@@phantommagnolia definitely not a good idea then :(

[@EddieFreak]

@@Josh-dy4lq yup i’m literally in the exact position you were in 3 days ago rn i’m saving this and watching it later i can’t do this shit

[@shilo5187]

cant believe i got scared of a ghost doing the stanky leg

[@jacobm6617]

thank you for saying that bro that helps so much

[@aniket0070]

this just ruined the movie for me

[@anisa3962]

STFUFJCJ

[@jack-jack7914]

Damn your profile i had to check my internet connection

[@UrsusHaitch]

No

[@vunguyenchannel]

Actress: slipped and almost broke her ankle Director: “That was BRILLIANT”

[@m.nic.5080]

When she wobbles it looks like the way an animal postures when it’s warning you it’s going to attack if you get any closer. The fact that she postures that way and then SHE gets closer, is very scary because it’s not only unnatural but means it’s not defensive, it’s choosing to attack you

[@axzzag1349]

No reply’s?

[@Gobrus]

This explains why my monkey brain started freaking out

[@largecupenjoyer1459]

Uh, It looks like someone who can't walk in high heels tripping...

[@_wayward_494]

@@largecupenjoyer1459 yeah i feel like op is trying to find meaning in the meaningless

[@vampire_6]

Exactly. Shock value like this is always better than any jumpscare

[@jacobjohnston3983]

Even without knowing any context for this movie, that weird movement made my stomach drop. When the ghost wobbled like that I almost thought she was crouching down to get ready to run straight at the guy

[@klaywavy]

that pump fake got me good

[@hideathload]

Not just run at him it almost looked like she was taking a good look and sizing him up. It reminds me of my cat when he is "hunting" and toying with his prey.

[@Keovey]

ME TOO!!

[@GrindfatherJones]

Same. I just got that horrific pit of the stomach feeling

[@jimmehjiimmeehh9748]

Legitimately all I could think is "drunk girl almost fell over!" followed by an internal chortle. If it was actually happening to me I might be frightened that she had friends with her waiting to mug me, but beyond that it's not really scary.

[@groovesan]

at first it looks like she's changing her stance as of readying to run at him, and when she's not, that moment makes you unconfortable even more

[@PandaBearBitches]

I think that’s exactly what freaked me out about it, I was thinking “wait what are you about to do wtf”

[@TheKid377400]

Same here, I was worried that stumble was the start of her moving to a full on sprint at the camera.

[@bmshaven]

@@PandaBearBitches Holy crap, I was thinking the same thing. There is something truly terrifying about this scene. It reminds me of a dream. It's like I'm watching it and experiencing it at the same time. No music or sound; on edge but also in a sense feeling in control and safe. This scene evokes an interesting combination of emotions and thoughts.

[@swordsaintbrie]

bro i was just like "DAMN, SHE GAVE US A LIL STANKY LEG" ahdhhahds

[@sujatahmed7600]

is it wrong that i started wheezing when she did that? lmao

[@lo.lo_marie]

Hiring dancers is such a good choice because they have so much control of their body and movement and can contort in abnormal ways. I think silent hill was the other horror movie with the nurses who were also casted dancers

[@sisyphusmyths]

Annihilation is another good example--Alex Garland cast Sonoya Mizuno as the alien because of her dance training and physicality.

[@fardshidinson158]

The werewolves in dog soldiers were all ballet dancers allegedly

[@connorbranscombe6819]

The clickers in the HBO Last of Us show are also dancers and contortionists for the same reason.

[@lo.lo_marie]

@@connorbranscombe6819 I’ll check it out for that reason alone

[@jdub5644]

The vampires on Day Shift are mostly contortionists

[@reubenfuchs2747]

When something is terrifying like this, I try to imagine the director and crew all behind the camera during the scene

[@janetuss6496]

If I had been the director or part of the crew at that time, I would have been scared just the same. This is legit the most terrifying horror scene I've ever seen.

[@AdoteAzhar]

That's a cool trick, I'll keep that in mind!

[@ChiliKatsuRamen]

Im doing the exacttt same thinngggg

[@jdog7797]

I just pretend my blanket is an anti ghost force field!

[@user-jf8wh6ei6b]

it is probably not as scary as the movie, due to the fact that the team already knew the actress, they were seeing everything with more clarity and luminosity, and it must have been more noisy.

[@Sijdwnkzdkdk]

when shawty got low i thought she was gonna start sprinting at me. damn near had a heart attack

[@advena688]

I'm sorry but the fact you nonchalantly put shawty got low in there made the scene so funny for me

[@sockrat7706]

BRO SAME I WENT FROM 🤨 to 😟😟

[@sockrat7706]

@@advena688 💀💀

[@jada1598]

LMFAOOOOOO

[@nilsm.9210]

If, in fact, shawty started sprinting after having gotten low, Reeboks with the straps would have been a wise decision in terms of footwear. Certainly, at least, superior to boots with the fur.

[@poisoNation]

what most American horror movies don't understand is that lingering creepiness and realism is more scary than one time jump scares and cgi.

[@potatopilot16]

That's understood everywhere LOL it's just that our movie industry milks what sheeple love to pay for.

[@poisoNation]

@@potatopilot16 Is it understood everywhere tho?!?!

[@mrii114]

@@potatopilot16 naw.. I don't think Hollywood directors understand that. Even the best horror films in the US haven't used lingering creepiness and background horror to the extent and execution that's done in Asian horror.

[@sumirejr1]

@@mrii114 Because there no reason to do it, why making something better when you can do the bare minimum and still get majority of people praise from it?

[@mrii114]

@@sumirejr1 what are you talking about? Good hollywood horror movies are few and far between and only a handful ever get any praise. 1 movie every 5 years is ever any good after the early 90s

[@yourweirdplant]

The scariest moment still for me was the "Go to sleep." Scene from Skinamarink. It was so simple. It showed the dark eyes of a telephone toy, making it look like a face, before it showed a light on it and made it look like the normal toy it was, before shining the light away, going back to the same, creepy looking face. This showcases the whole idea that we're not afraid of the dark; rather, we're afraid of what's in. Shot to the puddle of blood on the floor, followed by an uncanny face of something resembling a human body, without having eyes, mouth, ear, or hair, but having a nose, and it only saying "go to sleep." Before it just..ends. It's genuinely one of the best written scenes in all of movie cinema for me. Just the absolute devastation and fear you feel when you realize the message behind the scene.

[@georgeofhamilton]

Pretty sure the writer took “Go to sleep” from Jeff the Killer.

[@dominiccruz7469]

It was the "Kevin. Put the knife in your eye." My breath dropped. A twisted moment.

[@MacaldaReye]

I could hardly finish that movie it got to me so bad, reminded me of too many childhood trauma’s. Great movie though!

[@DarkLightCrimeVault]

I had to turn of Skinamarink after like 10 minutes of staring at a blank wall, I guess I just don’t get it lol

[@henrikfitch4017]

I haven't even seen Skinamarink, just watched some videos about it and stuff, and it is STILL the only piece of media to give me a sleepless night since I was a kid. Really well done. I will not be watching it fully through for this exact reason.

[@TashalovesDrPeppa]

I think the scariest part of it is that she's walking so slowly, like she knows she's going to catch you.

[@darthrevan3542]

That and her dress moves slowly, like she’s trapped in time. And also I ain’t fucking wit this vid I am terrified

[@ihavenoname330]

She is walking so slow. I can't tell if she was waking backwards or even stepping towards the camera

[@angelusvastator1297]

I think the part where she looked over was even scarier

[@teaspoonvideos8658]

That's exactly what I find scary in most of horror movies. One of great examples is 'It Follows'.

[@brandontadday6288]

Exactly. This scene evokes the same feeling of dread and terror that you feel when you have a nightmare during which you are trying to flee some kind of threat but your legs feel as though they are made of lead. You know you want to escape, but you know that escape is impossible and all you can do is pray that your end will not be as horrific as you know it will be.

[@endm_]

When she almost fell I immediately thought she was going to start sprinting/crawling her way towards the camera and tensed up in anticipation before she righted her self.

[@hairypotato8469]

Same

[@BruceLeroyUK]

Same

[@MrCrownTiger]

This comment made me cackle. I too thought she was gonna full blown sprint toward the camera. Consider my pants shitted.

[@summersi3361]

Does anyone know who plays the ghost?

[@Keyser___Soze]

It would have been creepier if she started “walking” like that almost like a reverse exorcist walk

[@bluepearl9075]

This scene perfectly invokes one of the oldest primal fears of being trapped while a predator slowwwwwwly stalks toward you. The uncanny valley is a huge bonus.

[@Lil72722]

so it has to do with primal instincts..

[@THETRIVIALTHINGS]

Add on to this. If you move a certain way while looking at yourself in the mirror, you'll freak yourself out. Your brain literally won't recognize itself for a second and see your reflection as a scary threat.

[@Lizzieaftermidnight]

@@THETRIVIALTHINGS whoa really I gotta try this

[@THETRIVIALTHINGS]

@@Lizzieaftermidnight Make sure to move like a broken puppet or something inhuman and make the scariest sound you can think of, for added and prolonged horror and do it at night.

[@DIBDIBCV890]

@@THETRIVIALTHINGS Brooooooo

[@Verdugo_Arulaq]

“Terror is the feeling of dread and apprehension at the possibility of something frightening, while horror is the shock and repulsion of seeing the frightening thing” I think this scene absolutely nailed uncanny terror, the feeling of dread at the ghost and the anticipation of something to be loud and sudden. When uncanny is done well, it can be scarier than any jump scare, it’s that sense of familiar but just offsetting enough to be scary that this scene does really well.

[@Verdugo_Arulaq]

@FreePalestineF-Israel I mean hey It do be that way lol😅 Also Free Palestine

[@belalghunaim7803]

I can't tell you how much chills i got when she bent down and stumbled. I thought she was about to break into an animal run at the camera

[@thegrandnil764]

my first thought is that she needed help walking

[@Falton911]

@@thegrandnil764 you aren’t cool for trying hard to not let it scare you. Congrats it didn’t scare you now move on.

[@BilboSwaggins723]

@@Falton911 so not getting scared is not worth mentioning but getting scared is? Why? Because it's a horror movie and you're suppose to be scared? Because the youtuber says it was scary?

[@Falton911]

@@BilboSwaggins723 it’s not about that it’s that they are clearly just trying to get attention in a comments section filled with people who are appreciating the scene.

[@BilboSwaggins723]

@@Falton911 OP "thought" she was going to run at the cam and GrandNil "thought" it was just a stumble. Sounds like engagement of the scene to me

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Imagine if the actress legitimately tripped and the director just decided to keep it in

[@beanboy7688]

I swear you are following me

[@yuha1018]

I saw you everywhere god😭

[@AMetalWorld]

I thought I had figured out your algorithm but now I’m second guessing myself again

[@andrewgiovannini3382]

Good to see you bro

[@thebiggroup1248]

I met you... let me think... four years ago now?

[@lilweedsea]

She’s moving her arms like she’s running, but she’s walking, but she’s walking in slow motion, some how she still seems too fast.

[@nedlopez8281]

I literally jumped up as she got closer to him and he hid behind the couch. Fuck.

[@sturmtruppen2353]

Everything about her is so close to normal but definitely not normal

[@timothydavies7417]

like when ur in one of those dreams where ur running to get away from something thats terrufying you but even thoue your running you going super slow" this film looks scary as

[@iinraged2258]

The brain is wired to feel a sense of danger if something is.. uncanny. It’s movements are normal ones we see each day but, not exactly in the way their supposed to be used. Which causes a sense of uncertainty and uneasiness, which I think this film did very well

[@constantdisappointment5658]

When she started walking, it looked like an illusion--I thought the scene was going to be creepy because we don't know if she was moving forward or backward, and while we try to figure it out, she'd already be close enough to grab us

[@DavidWayne-w7n]

She doesn’t just “walk”, she almost glides towards you, very on point for a ghost

[@UrbanArmada]

"She's just standing there..MENACINGLY."

[@ipek2556]

we're literally everywhere ahbsajhbchja thanks for easing my terrified ass my dude

[@mafiaseargent]

WEE WOO WEE WOO WEE WOO!

[@Levi---q7p]

Underrated comment

[@pingpong5877]

ゴゴゴゴ

[@moonster2343]

Careful, she might be a STANDO user

[@EMBEEAY]

Plot twist: *she really just tripped on a pebble and almost twisted her ankle but tried to cover it up*

[@alondrita3107]

actress of the year LMAO

[@MeiButterfly]

this helped alot in making me feel less scared, thank you HAHAHHAHHA

[@The_Metal_Man72]

She squated like a pole dancer😆

[@omaralvarado1264]

she recover quick!

[@kingdom8064]

That what I thought. Ghosts can be clumsy too.

[@jtietjen2052]

The sudden increase in movement, the way the light gives slightly more visibility of the woman’s face, revealing the eye contact with the camera, and the silence of the movements make that small stumble so much more unnerving.

[@littlecup2375]

It wasn’t a stumble oh my god.

[@christopherd8127]

I've seen some "not so well" people in Baltimore and Philadelphia that strut way scarier than this, probably would be willing to take way less money also.

[@bethsemane69930]

@@littlecup2375 what would you call it? lol

[@brendymcc7788]

Not even joking the stumble and arms beginning to flail made me pause it straight away and I'm sitting here now scared to play it lol

[@bottlebeard]

@@brendymcc7788 when i witnessed it i was afraid to pause because i felt like she would continue walking regardless

[@truemom4120]

I gotta say, when I saw this video and your analysis on the scene, I wasn't scared. But when I left my room to go to the bathroom, in the dark, it was actually kinda terrifying and I couldn't stop thinking about the lady.

[@straightjacket308]

For me, one of the most frightening moments in any horror movie is the slow approach of something unseen. Especially when the sound of footsteps approach from the darkness at high speed.

[@shyannmason3558]

I suppose I'm one of the anomalies to this human race then since the unforseen and that slow- or perhaps fast- building tension leading up to the reveal only arouses me every single time. It doesn't matter if it's murder, torture or whatever...I just chuckle and picture something outlandish or sexual. But it's almost always carnal in some varying fashion. Except with children. That's just wrong.🙅 But even still I'd probably imagine an older version of them.🤦🤷

[@lukky6648]

Resident evil 7 with headphones first few hours is true horror , same goes for the 1st game (remastered)

[@avionrico6941]

@@shyannmason3558 You alright man?

[@shyannmason3558]

Well, when hormones are racing and adrenaline kicks in, fear isn't all that different from arousal. They're practically one and the same. Everyone feels differently and I suppose after years of being subjected to certain...adult content, I became desensitized and craved even more to the point of it only becoming stimulating, arousing. Alas, to each their own. Hah. 😊👽

[@blockmanufacturer714]

but when it's approaching you at high speed from the darkness it suddenly stops for no reason, you are expecting to get jump scared but nothing is still happening

[@beatboxingrn2482]

“She walks” *“Dear god”* “There’s more” *“No”*

[@zade8586]

Gold.

[@MathiasGr.]

Got me good

[@Bizzroa]

“This is a bucket” “Dear god” “There’s more” “No”

[@SheriffValentine]

This has me cracking up 😂

[@Kevin-nq5tu]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@thepeopleonthecouch2928]

*starts walking* "Okay yeah this is pretty scary." *Begins to lean to the side* "OH HELL NO"

[@Enriiiqx]

Ikr like WHY YOU NEED TO GET LOW FOR WHAT

[@Lucas-dj6ob]

bro i just can't watch it, for real when she was on her 3rd step or so i paused it cause holy fuck how can a simple thing like this be so scary, gonna try to watch it tomorrow tho

[@YRO.]

@@Lucas-dj6ob same lmao, im stuck here what do i do

[@Lucas-dj6ob]

@@YRO. bro i watched the other morning and was like ok yk, just watch it when you're calm lol

[@YRO.]

@@Lucas-dj6ob It's 2am, I literally cannot sleep

[@UserAteThatName]

I love how you touched on jump scares, so many modern horror movies rely on it and it’s the exact reason I despise the Conjuring movies. It is an effective way to momentarily raise your heart rate, but not effective in the sense of a lingering or lasting terror which I believe a horror movie should accomplish. This brief scene you’ve shown literally gave me goosebumps and terrified me to look around my currently dark room.

[@sunrise5710]

"And we see...a woman, standing still" Me, turning my brightness up and squinting trying to see the woman

[@jhel3128]

LOL

[@chasegriffin5205]

Me too😑

[@hello-ox5rf]

Irl there's no way I'd have noticed her probably at all, I don't have good vision in the dark. People say I'm like a horse because I'm big and startle easy so I'd probably end up kicking the ghost and apologizing profusely before I realized what was up

[@bellebonebag8096]

That's the whole point of the scene. It's so dark, and she blends in so well that you don't notice her until it's too late. Like a slow motion jump scare. You spend half of the scene looking for what you're supposed to be afraid of. When you finally find her, she's right in front of your face.

[@bellebonebag8096]

The worst part about this is how slow she walks. It's like she's mocking you, she doesn't need to run to catch up. She just walks after you as you run away in terror. When you finally get exhausted or go to hide somewhere, that's when she'll getcha. She's not just some ugly creature or spooky ghost. She's an intelligent wraith that waits patiently in the shadows. It's not about whether or not she'll get you, it's a matter of when. Running is just prolonging the inevitable.

[@tigershark2328]

The calmness of the ghost is terrifying. In most horror films, the jumpscares make it feel like there's a rush, that there are time limits... The calm and slow approach just projects a feeling of hopelessness in this situation... The ghost doesn't need to teleport behind you to show that you are screwed.

[@mikeysenseii]

@Im Your Huckleberry yes really I think most people would be like just kill me in that situation

[@zombiefreaktank]

Bro she's legit blocking me from my exit. I'M SCREWED

[@DarkuhSZN]

@Im Your Huckleberry you are not wrong, just watched this movie with my cousin and it was lowkey a snoozefest

[@mikeysenseii]

@Im Your Huckleberry well ofc it wasn't the scariest ever but if she kept walking and didn't trip or whatever she did then yeah it would be top 3 cause I watched a lot of jump scare shit and it's getting kinda old

[@mikeysenseii]

@Im Your Huckleberry nah what's it about

[@TylerG13]

*She walks* “Please stay away” *She does the thing* “I just pissed”

[@spol]

Haha exactly dude

[@intruder9127]

thats a lil sussy boy

[@Breakinpoint-3243]

@@intruder9127 omg look its the guy from manda catog.

[@fennic6892]

Ikr? Like this scene is not scary at all. Wtf is this guy talking about? She literally looked like she tripped. If this "was" scary, it's pretty outdated.

[@rain-me4qg]

@@Breakinpoint-3243 You mean Mandela?

[@siobhan_is_on]

Watching this again, it STILL gives me full body chills! Such a perfect analysis and just under ten minutes, well done!

[@lileb1684]

this one scene in hereditary does a similar thing- where the mother’s on the ceiling. the camera focuses on her son and when you notice it your heart sinks

[@tannaikamath773]

Damn, i was thinking the same thing

[@christinekoper2407]

This. That scene messed me up. Straight up audibly gasped when I noticed her

[@jpkrause92]

I had to take a break from that movie after that scene. Probably the most jarring realization on a horror movie I've ever watched.

[@justcallmed5897]

Wait what happened

[@justcallmed5897]

@@tannaikamath773 I'm too scared I don't want to HAHAHAH

[@Simili84]

that scene is brilliant, her wobble almost looks like shes winding up to sprint towards the fixed camera then she straightens back up. Its literally toying with you, going from an uneasy sense of threat to imminent danger... then confusion from the ambiguity of whats going to happen

[@foofoobabyz]

Naw bro she’s just hittin that stanky leg 💯💯💯🥶🥶🥶🥶

[@b3t471]

@@foofoobabyz on god 🥶🥶🥶🥶

[@ItsNessaTho]

@@foofoobabyz 💀💀💀

[@sweetjanexo]

That’s actually a super good observation.. it looks like the moment before she lunges but the delivery never happens, so the anticipation never really relaxes. I couldn’t place why it felt so strange

[@fartknocker_69]

@@foofoobabyz DA FAT STANKY

[@IanKnowland]

Another aspect that caught me other than how she was staged as a background element is her proximity to the stairs. It's like (at least for me) when there's a large spider right next to a door or entryway that you need to go through. Rather than realizing how small the spider is and that you have plenty of space to walk through that door, your awareness of its presence extends outward from the spider giving it a larger perceived size in your mind and causing you to hesitate to cross that threshold or avoid it entirely. In this case, the stairs are his (or your) only way out and since her movements are slow, unnatural, and deliberate, there's no way of ensuring in your own mind that you'd be able to make your way past. You get hypnotized by the movements, and THEN realize her position in relation to where you most want to go. She envelopes that hallway with her presence and denies you access to that threshold to freedom, if only in your mind.

[@sunoolys7201]

I completely agree with everything you said. My breath hitched just listening to you describe the scene!

[@bananamanchester4156]

Yes, you hit the nail on the head here.

[@yamato6114]

My thoughts too... Not to mention a few shots earlier, he actually walked down those stairs to get into the apartment. She was standing right next to him the whole time and we never even noticed until later.

[@sakurasensations4786]

Even that description got me feeling all ominous and spooky. Actually, my drama class has to make a horror trailer. Each group has to. I… Want to utilize the knowledge of this scene and others. I want to use the ways horror has truly succeeded. No jump scares. Just slowly growing dread… That’s what I want to create.

[@router9717]

@@sakurasensations4786 this reminds me of that one film which shall not be named. And of Martyrs, which starts off as seemingly normal until the actual film starts. This brings an idea seemingly fitting for a trailer format. I’ve always been fixated on how typical films get and the formulaic structures that make them completely predictable. What if you make a trailer that appears innocuous and misleading within the opening of the trailer’s runtime, and reveals only more and more of the horror element a mile a minute, but in a way that the trailer doesn’t avert from the formula of one’s choosing (ie: an early 2000’s rom com trailer with mere traces of something having went awfully wrong, only brushed past by the trailer, but sufficient that it is only obvious enough for the viewers, but impossible to notice without actively watching, until the end of the trailer, when it’s real intention is at least hinted at) and reveals just enough at the end to highlight the intrigue of the film, that which is the unsettling element beneath the innocent visage. I believe this has been made before, though I couldn’t recall the most immediate one.

[@赴大家惡化不得好死時]

2:48 is me after 11 beers

[@silent0089]

Never thought that ghost almost tripping like a drunk made me scare silly

[@rektyrektingson4668]

fr! I got major goosebumps. And I'm watching this on my second monitor while working shit

[@thegrandnil764]

idk I laughed, im genuinely a bit confused

[@silent0089]

@@thegrandnil764 i genuinely laugh at that part, i thought she's really going about to lose her balance and break her ankle

[@LookThroughMyEyes00]

@@Moo.1336 i'm guessing you probably watch this while doing other activities,, If you put headphones on and put a full attention while watching this then you'd agree

[@alexcurrlin3848]

@@Moo.1336 its based off fear, its not a jumpscare

[@mbingz6984]

When she wobbled, i felt a sudden rush of adrenaline. Holy shit that scene is real

[@theomars1433]

Now you mention it, I rewind for a few times, and I feel it every time...I think it's normal..right?

[@thorxal5933]

my heart skipped a beat and I don´t know why

[@biz8843]

666th like here!

[@sergiomtz609]

Same here

[@tomatertate]

SAME HOLU SHIT

[@cole5411]

She was just standing and then started walking, scariest shit I've ever seen

[@なんなん-x3r]

lol

[@Tony-fh3ur]

I am reading the comments first and i am already thinking its a bad idea clicking on this

[@cole5411]

@@Tony-fh3ur ngl I'm a huge horror fan and I'm usually pretty jaded and this got me at 3 in the afternoon in rhe daylight

[@PTEC]

^

[@MoreTrenMoreMen69]

the scariest part is her face reveal. all the suspense , just to see a blank, emotionless, stone cold face . almost like that woman isn’t even human, but a non human entity impersonating a human. she appears to be human, but she’s not , as seen in the face

[@DRdalaYANG]

Stumbled on your channel and you described this scene perfectly - fear inducing. I sat watching this video with chills running through my body.

[@blankblankpog]

One the scariest thing is expecting a jumpscare and it wasnt there, you keep expecting it but it doesnt come out.

[@Cairo40000]

Tension is one hell of a drug

[@thepeopleonthecouch2928]

Yeah honestly I think the expectation of a jumpscare is scarier than an actual jumpscare.

[@LuigiGamesful]

@Vid Good luck man, I'm sure you'll do great. I do miss games like Silent Hill 2 that focuses more on using the atmosphere and tension (radio static) as the source of horror rather than jumpscares.

[@killemwifkindness]

@Vid yeah but overdoing it and ending it with exactly nothing happen will make the experience anticlimactic, just some suggestion if you're really going to do it :)

[@zacky7572]

@Heavyhead2k1 Have you tried the indie horror game Anatomy? That came to mind when you mentioned the expectation of a jumpscare. It’s a good piece to study if you want to make your own someday.

[@matman000000]

This scene perfects the feeling of a nightmare. The danger is approaching slowly, but you can't do anything about it. You're trapped, paralyzed by the figure you can't look away from. The sudden stumble makes the ghost seem both unnatural and completely in control of how long this torture will last, almost like a threat: "Don't try anything, you've already lost."

[@sirisaacclarke4964]

Absolutely, the way her eyes are locked onto you is enough to paralyse you. You know what you're looking at has the shape of a human, but you also know that it's not human. That thought alone is nightmare inducing.

[@nilavkalita7448]

dhyanom bhai eyate ki kori asa, science porhagoi

[@chengyee123thao4]

Do you know where I can watch this movie

[@Matt-zp1jn]

This channel should compare and contrast this scene with the more overt scene of a lady moving awkwardly forward from 1980’s The Possession. They both are very different but equally unnerving….

[@bradentheman1373]

@@redbulmatv can you? I wanna watch them, I struggle to find good movies to watch

[@lanaglad5307]

What makes her walk even more terrifying is it seems unpredictable. You can not tell what she is going to do. The scene is so well done it for sure gave me chills

[@toolatetothestory]

I think it helped that the walking was so smooth. It felt deliberate. She wasn't just wobbling, these movements were natural to her, the leaning forward like she is ready to run. It isn't just walking, every movement seems like that is just how she is, and it's unnatural.

[@worldchamp1999]

i legit buried this deep. i forgot it. now its 3am and uh oh

[@user-en4eo1cc4t]

A random dark figure late at night looking at the protagonist following him, you need a big sign telling you the outcome?.

[@steadyrow]

I think the idea is she is walking weightlessly.

[@Dark_Brandon_2024]

I thought she was trying to take a quick start from that position to jumpscare, that's why it was spooky

[@RWAC685]

The Director Of Kairo Knew. 23 Years Ago HE KNEW.

[@Jinxjinxjinxxx]

lmaooooo

[@aacmbirdzilla2343]

I don't get the joke

[@JacksonBlackmon]

Not a horror film, but that one shot of the “ghost” peaking out from the cellar in Parasite will haunt me forever

[@picaweltschmerz6357]

Omg, same.

[@nahthanksno8299]

Spot on

[@hellsalghieri]

agree, that scene traumatized me for a week

[@cupcakemcsparklebutt9051]

Timestamp?

[@hellsalghieri]

@@cupcakemcsparklebutt9051 I don't think it's in this video, just search it up on KZbin perhaps.

[@_femto_101]

I fucking love horror like this, not a jump scare but a very intimate moment where the horror just stares at you while you stare back at it. Such a quiet but shocking moment. Korean and Japanese horror just have it on point.

[@angryboi595]

Meanwhile American movies. RUH RO RAGGY YOU TRIPPED ON AIR AND FELL NOW A SPOOKY MASKED DUDE COMES AND JUMPSCARES YOU 50 TIMES AND KILLS YOU RUH ROOOO

[@tctyt]

@@michaelc2472 it is, depends on your taste, the actual purpose of REAL horror is to make audiences express their uneasiness and projects what we can imagine or picture on what will happen. which some can experience Paranoia, claiming knowing what will happen. in my Opinion, Kairo is one of the best of J Horror, this movie questions existentialism. an underrated gem.

[@tydoom4264]

My second favourite is parasite when the mans face slowly appears above the ground when the child is eating the cake.

[@sammtexx]

could you share some of your favourites? :)

[@_femto_101]

@@sammtexx the wailing is another really good Korean horror. Also watch lake mungo.

[@sittingduck1735]

I'm always more creeped out by humans than ghosts. This scene is straight out of a nightmare. It's so scary I'm going to make my horror loving family watch it today

[@sunoolys7201]

Please do tell us how your special family movie night went. I'm interested in hearing your family's reaction.

[@theauspiciouslamb]

Exactly, which is more scary? A ghost in an abandoned building or freaking homeless drug addict with a rusty ass knife in the same building?

[@tomsdottir]

@@theauspiciouslamb Can't I have both? It's MY birthday after all.

[@nothugo9207]

but she is a ghost

[@あき-h6u]

In my opinion, I'm more scared of ghosts. I don't believe they're real but if one came to you, what are you going to do? Shoot it or punch it? Run? A human at least can be killed or run out of energy after a while. A ghost most likely has limitless stamina and can't be killed unless you have some magic. Unless you're the main character, you're dead unless you just carry around magic spells or have like one specific thing that shall remove the spirit which will be nearly impossible to attain.

[@suzybearheart530]

Thank you so much for talking about this scene! I have been obsessed with this scene and trying to figure out why it scared me so much more than anything I've ever seen in a movie.

[@moontruther7519]

See, this is why, in my opinion the most terrifying thing is humans walking on all fours. They're human, sure, but there's just something.. wrong about it. Like your brain thinks it shouldn't be happening, the uncanny valley is wayy scarier than the normal stuff horror uses.

[@blackkohi]

I don't get scared very easily but there's that infamous scene in The Poughkeepsie tapes where the killer crawls on all four while wearing a mask on the top of his head so that he reseambles some kind of weird walking mannequin. That thing terrified me, I spent days imagining the gut wrenching sensation I would feel if I saw that in my house, lingering in the shadows and slowly creeping towards me. That's what horror is imo.

[@YouOnlyIiveTwice]

There's a deleted scene in 'Alien' where the alien crab walks slowly for a few seconds. It ended up looking too much like a person in a costume so Ridley Scott cut it from the movie. I'd have to agree after seeing it since it does look more goofy than anything, but I can understand what he was trying to go for and appreciate him trying.

[@billygoatchin5498]

I wonder why we feel uncanny valley in the first place wonder if a dog or something gets it if they see another dog running about on two legs wonder if it’s evolutionary

[@Otra_Chica_de_Internet]

@@blackkohi I'm sorry but I laughed my ass off when that scene played because it reminded me of filthy frank lmaoo

[@NadaStuff]

This, I feel, has kind of become a horror movie trope, so the fact that Kairo reached the uncanny valley with something so different and so similar is absolutely terrifying.

[@aaron0405peace]

That's the thing that separates Japan's or even some Asian's horror films from most westerns'. They don't do jump scares often rather, they force you watch the whole thing clearly as it slowly unfolds. Also, their sound design. Oh man... They make you create the fear for yourself and everyone feels/fears differently rather than making them for you through jump scares and loud noises.

[@Rikhardi]

Asian horror movies are next level

[@streetgamer3452]

This is just a theory of mine but I think this is very much because Japanese movies are more independent so they can get away with not doing jumpcares unlike American horror which is usually more controlled by a company or something and if you don’t make them jump then you get flamed

[@ShadowFungus]

Just like the grudge. That sh*t was scary af

[@fennic6892]

Not really. This kind of horror is outdated. Like Macbeth from Shakespeare. It WAS scary, but not anymore.

[@streetgamer3452]

@@fennic6892 if it’s outdated then why is it liked so much even today. If you look at horror lovers who watch a wide array of it the slow burn type of horror is still a lot of theirs favorite

[@julianr8544]

That scene from Parasite, when the kid saw the old man slowly inch his face above the basement stairs scared the shit out of me. All you can see is the whites of his eyes in the darkness around him.

[@pickledrat4232]

FACTS. When I first watched that film my fucking heart stopped. I love horror movies and they dont really scare me but that scene... god damn that huanted me.

[@B.SuperB]

Sometimes I still think about this face when I lie in my bed at night.

[@ariellazarte3669]

I couldn't sleep properly for two nights after that.... even actual movies categorized as horror doesn't have that effect on me. Parasite was just really disturbing overall

[@marchung1237]

@@ariellazarte3669 props to the actor too, dude was creepy as hell

[@javi4581]

the scene in IT 2016 where there was a painting with a warped and distorted face haunts me to this day. out of the entire movie, that is the most terrifying scene in the movie.

[@Infinite_Mortis]

Thanks for posting this, I’ve been meaning to come back to it every time I see the thumbnail. This reminds me of two scenes: - the last shift (2014) There’s a hallway wall scene where an entity is carrying a body. The body is held straight up like it’s possessed but the way it’s carried shows it’s a much larger entity holding the possessed body. Under the skin - some victims are trapped in a void, like underwater, two people lookin at each other. When one of them suddenly is only skin. It’s disturbing and I love it

[@hakanvarna2639]

I didn't scream, i didn't flinch but my heart just stopped for a moment and my body instantly get warm this was the scariest shit i've ever seen.

[@zombiefreaktank]

Dude the reason why you got warm is because ya messed ya self a little. Don't worry I did too

[@LuDuLootYT]

I genuinely thought my heart had stopped

[@Eeveefall]

You guys get scared too easily.

[@zombiefreaktank]

@@Eeveefall i bet your the kind of guy that thinks it's not scary till it happens to you. Think about it. Put yourself in that scenario. Something that some people don't really believe in is just right there in front of you blocking your exit as it begins to walk towards you. And you gave absolutely no idea what it's intentions are. That's what this is trying to explain. That it let's you be part of what's happening.

[@Eeveefall]

@@zombiefreaktank Thanks for retelling me the scene. Do you get scared in transformers movies too? Think about it. According to your logic, it should be scary too because if it actually happened in real life your life would be in danger. A horror movie doesn't work if it's simply supposed to be scary if it were real.

[@not_herobrine3752]

ghost: *dips* me: "I have accepted my fate"

[@aberrant814]

XD

[@Marcus-gw4bb]

*Insert Master Oogway meme* "My time has come" XD

[@Clubsandwich2]

broo me to

[@johnvermintide]

I think its bcs we are afraid what she might do bcs its unusual

[@SenpaimustNotice]

Dude she literally blocks the only entrance as she walks into the foreground.

[@errortryagainlater4240]

That's what I was thinking too. She waited for the guy to back himself into a corner. It adds to the whole "predatory movements" thing she's got going on.

[@meettheartist5506]

Exactly the reason for hopelessness

[@CL-np4qo]

yea

[@Pixeliarmus]

didn't realize that cause half of my screen was covered the whole time. You just made it worse for me

[@ЗояВельдерштрасс]

Damn, that's an obvious and yet incisive observation. I think that even the viewer doesn't consciously realize that, still, the subconscious mental map of the place insinuates that the single entrance is now barriered off by the threat. I do believe your explanation sheds some light on the harrowing nature of the scene, your comment is quite interesting.

[@Frallemannen]

Remember randomly stumbling upon this movie on TV one late night, and this scene had just started. It defines horror to me and I have never been so terrified and mesmerized since then. It's the perfect scene.

[@nintendawesome]

my walls creaked at the end of this and i jumped 30 ft into the air. Im going to sign up for the Olympics right after i get a clean set of clothes.

[@mohaali2435]

The funniest comment so far 😂😂

[@matthewmcdonough900]

This was super funny to me! Good one, two jokes back to back!

[@lordzooq8987]

666 likes, I'm not liking this comment bro sorry. Its gotta stay that way

[@marcusraabe3571]

This is the greatest comment

[@michaeltsang548]

You are crazy

[@Nacalal]

Describing it like a nightmare is perfectly accurate, it gives you that sense of "none of this is right, something awful is near" that you get when a dream shifts into a nightmare, that moment when you know "I need to wake up now or something horrifying is about to happen to me" but you can't, so you just have to keep watching.

[@shinjite06]

I used to get night terrors as a child and managed to actually train myself to wake up as soon as that feeling appeared. I dont have nightmares so often now though, so when I do have them I usually forget this trick.

[@QuadrielAnderson]

I learned to pinch my eyes shut with my fingers in nightmares as soon as I realized something scary was about to happen 'cause that'd somehow immediately wake me up

[@JoshConder]

“…so you have to keep watching.” I like that. It makes me think, “Scowl in the face of terror and then smile.”

[@devayanid4394]

I used to shake my head in a "no" manner side to side very quickly n it used to always wake me up, now I rarely have nightmares but when I do idk why I have this feeling to know what'll happen even tho it scares me

[@ninjagonish]

Often, when I’m fearing my life in a dream, I begin to realize I’m dreaming, and am able to wake myself up. I think it’s because when something really bad is happening in a dream I start to think things like “this can’t be happening” “this can’t be real” and then I realize it isn’t

[@ohwni]

Y’know, I was fine until she dipped. When she dipped, I lost it.

[@UncannilyAdroit]

When she dipped, i dipped, we dipped

[@Benboothfilms]

The walk was Hella creepy. But the wobble. Fuck me she may as well have been in the room with me

[@bagatelleno.2593]

i just swore right next to my mother, holy crap

[@Keyser___Soze]

When I dip, you dip, we dip! When I dip, you dip, we dip!

[@Keyser___Soze]

@@UncannilyAdroit I’m so glad you wrote that

[@bogdanstojanovic4292]

Bro this is amazing, i like that you're paying so much atention to important little details

[@toxicperson8936]

When I first saw this scene (from your video actually), I thought it was a bit creepy, but nothing that bad. However, for the next few days, it stayed in my head. I’m a restaurant manager, so I’m often the last one to leave at night. For like a week after seeing this, I was legit terrified when I was alone in the restaurant at night, because of this. It’s fascinating how something that doesn’t appear that scary, can stay in your mind for days or weeks, & continue scaring you.

[@jarelllevingston7882]

That is what is unique to horror. Action, comedies, thrillers, romance, those genres peak when you’re watching the movie and then die down immediately after. With horror, the true effect kicks in after the movie is over, sometimes lasting for weeks or years.

[@cnash5647]

It's called haunting.

[@sleepwalking3345]

Yeah this was me with the Walton files. I watched a funni joke filled video but i couldnt sleep for a week

[@SageethChathumadhu]

So..then im not gonna watch it .. im already scared after reading the comments 😳

[@Sadaaaaf]

Yeah I want to watch this video but even thinking about the grudge I get nightmares for maybe years. This happened for 3 years I had nightmares all the time about the grudge. Even now I’m scared writing it because I know I’ll be scared again when I turn the lights off. Man.... good horror. I hate how good some horror is. I hate it. Hate.

[@miri4085]

when she leaned to the side my stomach absolutely DROPPED and i was overcome with a deep sense of dread. this is truly one of the unnerving scenes ive ever seen, and is quite frankly a masterpiece

[@dragonlordsaviour7005]

I finished rewatching insidious with my brother at 3 am and this had me more scared for some reason,thank god its 5 am now

[@orllybish4718]

@@dragonlordsaviour7005 Nah insidious was scary up until we see the hoofed creature. Kairo movie sucked an this scene wasnt all that.

[@axelwedelin92]

I was shocked at how I got a knot in my stomach from something so seemingly mild as this was, very cool

[@helmutkruger1192]

@@axelwedelin92 we understand English isn't the only language in the world!

[@theunfunnychannel5567]

Most*

[@tobias3781]

i love how almost everyone had a heart attack when she stumbled

[@M.D.Y.1222]

I just tried not to laugh cause if how dumb it looked to me

[@importantmancommenting9336]

@@M.D.Y.1222 liar you was scared

[@M.D.Y.1222]

@@importantmancommenting9336 nope

[@importantmancommenting9336]

@@M.D.Y.1222 aight den!

[@ANGELiki1992]

I thought she was about to break into a crawl-run!!!

[@ThePOGF]

I’ll never forget the first time I watched this scene. Me and a couple friends found the movie at a local video store. Absolutely horrifying in the most subtle way. We were shook. Went in completely blind and had no idea what to expect. Still one of my favorites to this day.

[@thosesweetbookpages8123]

I'm going full screen boys, wish me luck

[@irishjay9485]

im hiding in the comments currently, but i want to do the same

[@novemberthe18]

I hid as soon as she started doing that funny walk. Fuck that.

[@Lunk42]

Good fucking luck you madman.

[@moonchildrai6935]

are you still alive mate?

[@drewg7581]

we still haven’t heard back from this guy.. hope he’s okay

[@CDOS.]

"She... Walks." Me: Yea. No f*cking thank you.

[@kbmadethatshit6364]

Lmaoo

[@AniBatFreak]

Just like Jason Voorhees and Michael Myers!

[@fishpump3058]

Yooo Chris it's chad

[@YRO.]

lmfao

[@myckeydoesntwork3907]

It scared me because of the sudden break in rhythm; we expect her to remain walking in that pace because it shows how the situation is controlled and natural, only for that to be shattered by a sudden burst of unpredictable movement from an already ominous figure.

[@sheaz7553]

I genuinely got a shiver when she ducked down. I think it's because when you crouch down like that it's normally to build momentum to start sprinting. But that's then juxtaposed when she returns back to that slow, soft rhythm. Either way, I don't like it and I'd like it to stop :).

[@Person-lk1vs]

not really, you're expected to think she's going to jumpscare you

[@_eIIa_]

it genuinely caught me off guard. she started walking and i was like, 'oh she's just walking in slow motion. not that bad' and then she did that weird dip move where we caught a glimpse of her face out of nowhere, and i was actually frozen. hated every second of that scene tbh (doesnt help that i am not an avid horror movie watcher, and its 2am and dark and im alone lol. not the best situation to watch this scene.)

[@IlmurOsp]

I seriously let out a whimper at that part the first time I watched it 💀

[@zambonibob2026]

Not scary

[@ixnnie4646]

I was intrigued but yet scared to watch. I listened to your video while reading the comments. I turned on my lights after.

[@drawician3686]

She looks like it’s her first time wearing high heels.

[@wob3786]

Gotta leave a like out of respect for the pfp

[@souviktudu28868]

🤣😂

[@darchandarchan7036]

nice legs

[@goaty7766]

@@wob3786 as always

[@EthanKPark]

Tysm this made it a lot less scary

[@haileydixon7239]

“Looks like she’s walking norm- oop don’t like that shit.”

[@悪臭-p9p]

The interpretative dancing kinda ruins the scene for me as far as horror goes imo. Real ghosts never try that hard (lol). But it seems more of an artistic intention to deviate from a traditional horror portrayal, which is cool.

[@SquidneyLuvsYou]

"Oh yeah, I guess her walking that slowly is kinda creepy-- oh nope, fuck that."

[@tarandril95]

@@悪臭-p9p to me it seems more like a stumble which, when paired with the reveal of a calm face, makes it extra uncanny.

[@dudethmcgraff7627]

That’s word for word what I said lmao

[@VVabsa]

@@悪臭-p9p Well, that's the thing. I expected that she would jump-scare right in his face after the move, but she didn't. It kinda sets me off when horror creatures are able to get to their victim instantly but choose not to because they know their victim can't escape anyway.

[@bupkis72]

"Being frightened by a loud noise or sudden appearance is only a temporary sense of surprise." I've never been able to explain to my friends why I don't find horror movies that rely on jumpscares and surprises genuinely scary, but now I can!

[@vojtechvaligura7054]

Yeah, movies full of jumpscares are more tiring, than scary. It's like somebody bashing you reapeatedly with a rubber sword. You get desensitied pretty quickly and then you are just annoyed.

[@whenugetthehawktuah]

yes!! this!! whenever i watch a new horror movie i always hope that it's not boring, the jumpscares only get me because they're so loud, its absurd :/

[@rclrd1]

A “jump scare” merely induces an automatic reflex in the viewer. A kid can do that to you simply by jumping out at you shouting “boo!”. Momentarily being _startled_ is totally different from the slow build-up of a sense of _dread_ and _apprehension_ that truly great “horror” films specialize in. “Jump scares”, used sparingly, can effectively serve to release the tension built up in that way. Overused, they become trivial and silly. The problem with the word “horror” as a genre lable for movies (or books) is that it has a far too wide range of meanings.

[@stellaaltman7267]

@@whenugetthehawktuah e

[@Sohil876]

Its actually just annoying, idk why people even think jumpscares or loud sounds are scary, whenever it happens in movies it im not scared just dissapointed and they also ruin the movie for me.

[@BollywoodBonanzaB]

You nailed it when you said a sudden change is surprise, not fear; fear comes from ambiguity. Perfect! Also yes I did not look when you let that one clip play, I buried myself in the comments!

[@mashedpachicken]

The walk is absolutely terrifying like she wobbles and staggers towards you almost as if she is about to go into a full sprint but only to fix her posture and begins walking “normally” again

[@iPownYouN00B]

This, i feel like during the wobble there were a few different frames where she was in a hostile position. primal, perphaps even ape like with the low stance hands hanging around knee height

[@xChimkin]

she almost trips on her heel but never stops stalking

[@rosesanddaisies5321]

*"It's what she does next that's truly terrifying."* Me: "what" *"she walks"* Me: *laughs* *"and she walks like this"* Me: *watches* "oh... oh hell nah what-"

[@bell5a_xox]

This cracked me up 😅

[@fennic6892]

It's not scary

[@honorous4840]

@@fennic6892 OK Mr. Big Boy

[@waltuh2.3bviews3secondsago3]

Yeah walking like lmao that's fine OK IM OUT NAH, NOT WATCHING THIS

[@PedroHenrique-to1wb]

sure thing bud

[@oreo7259]

When she leaned to the side, I actually felt a sense of horror that I've never felt with a movie like Sinister or Insidious before.. Absolute scariest scene ever.

[@isaacuhunmwuangho7585]

Strange AF... Gave me chills.

[@isopropyltoxicity]

Fr i can't really explain why it sacred me

[@kindledflame5179]

@@isopropyltoxicity for me its not only unnatural but how sudden it is. I felt like she was gonna start crawling on all fours

[@ahabrawgaming1289]

Poor seesee

[@adithyadanaj9768]

Can you tell which movie the video is about? I'm too scared to watch it.

[@Frenchpotato._]

This is me before the video: happy, calm, curious, kinda sleepy Me after: scared of my hallway, intrigued, horrified with the way her face slowly entered the frame

[@StrawberryNUKE]

I had a moment like this in real life I used to work for an auto parts manufacturer and they were onboarding a bunch of new hires. They did this in an unoccupied office space that was mainly used for storage and training. I arrived early and was the first one to head up. It's a long flight of stairs up from the factory floor and it's all completely enclosed. When I got up there I thought I saw someone else up there, waved hello and asked if I was early. What I waved to was just a manikin dressed in the standard work atire and I realized this immediately after talking to it. This triggered the usual uncanny valley response, I froze and my heart began pounding. I had just been tricked by a stationery manikin in what was at the time a dark and unpopulated room. It was just me and this manikin up here and the stairs behind me felt like a long way down. I stood there for what felt like an hour just staring at this thing, my stance was low and my muscles ached as I braced for anything. Finally I backed towards the stairs and began defending as fast as I could, glancing back far enough to use more than my peripheral vision. Turns out I was 25 min early. I can't seem to adequately describe it here but that manikin just standing still was the most frightening experience of my life

[@sujoyatapaul]

this is better and scarier than any horror movie i have ever seen

[@londoncrow500]

Reading this alone puts in the uncanny Vally.

[@clownfiend]

bro you just encountered the stranger don’t worry

[@FREAKOFNATURE-mb8oo]

Same sort of thing happens to me alot of the time. My mother makes fun of me when I run after turning the lights off, and dismisses it as my "imagination" but I really think there's a primal instinct at work in me. Something about empty space and stillness is so unsettling...

[@maybenotsure5380]

I'm in tears 😂😂😂

[@luisadiek6415]

I think it’s so scary because it’s build like in one of our typical nightmares. The camera just stands in front of a creepy thing, you know the thing is dangerous, you want to run away with every cell of your body but you can’t. The camera just stands there and looks at the creepy woman and waits till it comes nearer. This is exactly like my worst nightmares and this is why this scene is brilliant

[@rohithp5201]

this.

[@dev4159]

Little nightmares

[@CoryFalde175]

"Uncanny" is the key word. I think you nailed it. The creepiest things that I've seen in movies are little moments that shouldn't be there. In Babadook when she's watching TV and notices herself in the TV smiling from the window of that murder house is the best example I can think of.

[@darrenmortimore1771]

Brooo why you gotta put that image back in my head

[@caseyr1434]

the babadook is friggin scary

[@gracepicklebottom]

Fuck the babadook

[@BenaldinhoOG]

the babadook is so good. a true horror film

[@amypatterson7395]

The example that this reminds me of is the scene from Paranormal Activity where they find the charred photo from Katie’s burned-down childhood home in the attic crawl space that they didn’t know existed. It has stuck with me since I first saw the movie back in high school because of how terrifyingly IMPOSSIBLE and WRONG it was for that photo to be there. To this day it is (imo) the scariest scene of any movie I’ve ever watched.

[@Shacthulhu]

Terrific stuff! I really appreciated the sound design liner notes! That sub bass element of the scene was something I’d never considered.

[@DjTheFrog5525]

When she went from walking to that sudden crouching motion, my heart literally dropped. Even without the context of the movie, it scared the fuck out of me and I'm not even sure as to why. The slow stride, the erect to slouched posture, the simplicity of her appearance contrasting the intense "wrongness" of her movements- it could've been anything. Absolutely a masterfully shot scene, and a terrifying piece of cinema.

[@bigsleez8655]

Fr that shit scared the fuck out of me

[@dj_wh4le820]

Literally just watched that part, had to pause it because it terrified me so suddenly

[@chimpzeehut]

Same, I literally jumped when she started bending down like that, just really creepy. Literally had to pause when it happened and still scared to unpause while writing this.

[@jermainerodgers]

Idk but it didn't scare me at all. Maybe bcs im thinking that . Its only a movie.

[@Joseph_Hamilton]

I thought she was going to lunge or something!

[@geonhuckyoon726]

Everybody gangsta till ghost starts wobbling and tripping

[@geonhuckyoon726]

@That’s One Smug Wojak I’m a cute dumbass tho :)

[@mitotae]

lol people really mad at a meme format nowadays

[@kiraanne3524]

I love that all the rest of the comments are talking abt the design of the scene or how scary it is. And my mans out here just being himself (no matter how many times it’s used, it’s still effing hilarious)

[@anthonyhernandez7799]

@The One, The Only, The Official Mr. Troll Face Ooooooh you're so special, you're woke as hell looking at all the sheep. Get a life dude and just enjoy the joke. Stop being miserable.

[@anthonyhernandez7799]

@The One, The Only, The Official Mr. Troll Face Clearly the OP hurt yours. So don't start snow flake.

[@DJ-uy7hb]

"It's what she does next" My blind ass trying to see what she's doing

[@SoupSackHandle]

Damn fr?

[@olukiyesimi]

turning up my brightness & everything 😭😭😭 out here squinting loool

[@noanzone]

Same lmao but I stil cant see it and got scared, removed my phone in front of my face, and yes i didnt see it lmao

[@georgia860]

"She's standing in the background" *turns my brightness up to full, squints *

[@Maric_IQ]

@@georgia860 Holy shit, that works xD

[@kentamoriyama7808]

It made me think if i were the guy who saw that ghost what exactly would make it scary. When the scene was shown where it was walking it instantly crossed my mind in those few seconds. It was so human, realistic, and so slow its like the fear is striking you in forms of needles, slowly but damaging. How it walked slowly made me think what it can do when it reaches me, or what it cant do, whats the intent behind those steps. The duck was the last nail in the coffin for me. It made me believe just how unhinged the ghost was making me think it would do unfathomable things once it gets to where im standing.

[@shikiisandoval51]

when she got low my fucking heart dropped

[@angelarballo4478]

"Alexa, play, Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz, "Get Low".

[@PumpkinLicorice]

She hit the flo’! (she hit the flo’!) Next thing you know! (next thing you know!) Shawty got low-low-low-low-low-low-low-low!

[@lucylu3342]

God dammit when you describe it like that I can't help but laugh lol

[@ShockWaveLostPlanet]

It looks like she is ready to run towards you hahah

[@zs3473]

Damn shawty got low

[@v_o_r_p_a_l]

when she started walking I turned my volume down and went straight to the comments

[@chinngisskhan79]

You too

[@xxjer23xx91]

bum

[@thegrandnil764]

I havent seen the movie, but its just a ghost waifu walking towards me. fuckin almost falls over so its pretty weak as well,. It looks pretty chill, maybe it just wants to hang out.

[@stephaniepotts8256]

Same I covered the screen and just listening to this fucked me up

[@mervinempleo6082]

YES MAN HAHAHAHAHAHAH it is not dark here but I feel so terrified

[@kaaiineeii9804]

The scariest thing in this video is the reflection of me everytime the screen goes dark

[@Riceball_caws]

oof untill you saw something in the edge of your reflection

[@nanjibanfa2979]

😂😂😂

[@karolainemorais9869]

@@Riceball_caws dies

[@Elche-vv6jx]

And when you see another figure in the reflection

[@karolainemorais9869]

@@Elche-vv6jx OH NOO

[@sethstewart9704]

I'd seen this scene out of context, and while I admit it's creepy it never raised my neck hairs. Tonight, my wife and I watched this film for the first time. She began to walk. It took 4 seconds of my brain observing her movements. At the end of that 4 seconds, I had to stop my body from escaping the room. I got hit so hard by the uncanny valley that my lizard brain said fuck no and tried to leave. Brilliant stuff. If you have only seen this scene please go watch this film in full. 10/10 would shit again

[@marziabaglioni6950]

the scary thing for me it's that when she trips her head , she stays still looking in one direction, while the rest of her body moves. It's inhuman cuz us human have eyes that are able to lock on something,so that when we move our heads, we can still see the thing that we locked on, while animals, birds particularly, cant do this, so they lock their entire head,while they keep moving the body. this creates the uncanny vally effect

[@starfishjunky]

I know what you mean but the point about animals not being able to do that is simply not true. How did you come up with such a ridiculous idea? Do you really believe animals can't lock their eyes on a target? Or maybe I just misunderstood.

[@marziabaglioni6950]

@@starfishjunky sorry, not all animals, only birds

[@marziabaglioni6950]

@@starfishjunky it's called optokinetic head (or gaze stabilization)

[@starfishjunky]

@@marziabaglioni6950 The thing which you mention is that birds are able to keep their *head* in the same place while their lower body is moving. That is indeed special. But while keeping their head in the same place, *their eyes can look at whatever they want* The thing you mention has nothing to do whith where the eyes are looking.

[@marziabaglioni6950]

@@starfishjunky well yes but that helps them a lot to focus on a target

[@Kirrie_Sushicat]

Funny thing is - in my first university year I enroled in so many courses I ended up returning home very late almost every day. As a woman who is affraid of the dark, I needed to come up with something to feel safe. I have long dark hair. So I walked very slow in the middle of the street with my hair in front, just similar to the ghost in this movie. My steps echoed through the streets and I sang calming songs to myself and no-one ever dared to approach me. It worked! Weird that I feel less scared but familiar watching her.

[@xenostim]

Damn!!! that sounds scary as hell lol. Not sure if I'd want to try that in rough areas though because it may draw attention and also could get hit by a car.

[@ai77997]

Dude do you have a long hair to try that and also you missed the whole point of why "She" does it

[@JackisJack_]

Wonder how many urban legends you’re in now

[@helloitsVehere]

@@ai77997 It's official. Men can't get long hair or be a victim of crimes according to this stranger online

[@danielhodson6411]

That's genius, if you take a wrong turn down an alley YOU are the threat, not whatever is in there.

[@s.g.7572]

The other thing about that little wobble she does is that, at first, it looks like she's about to break into a sprint directly towards us, which is just such a nope. It means we essentially get the effect of a jumpscare while not relieving us of the tension.

[@tristanmcdaniel7659]

I think this was the perfect movie to watch past midnight right before I go to sleep. Thank you so much! You were right! This is one of the scariest things I've ever seen. Oh my god.

[@hfrmartin]

i have NEVER seen a walk that is so authentically unnatural

[@pamellacastro9210]

05:30 I'd say the shock comes from the change of pace. She goes from slowmo monotonous walk to suddenly fast and uncommon moves done by people while they're walking. I'd say it adds up to the suspense because now it's known by the viewer than she could walk faster if she wanted, which creates a whole new uncertainty of her next moves.

[@deideisayskatsu]

The walking in itself is much more unsettling to me than her stumbling (?) movement. The way her arms move is so unnatural and the movement looking like someone filmed in time lapse is unnerving.

[@pamellacastro9210]

@@deideisayskatsuYeah, I see where you're coming from. The movements from her arms are similar to the movements of someone's who's walking in a fast pace, right?

[@colt9836]

@@pamellacastro9210 It just pulls me out of the scene; it reminds me of a model's heel accidentally breaking and they stumble. But if she just kept walking-- arms still, her seemly human illuminated by the light, that would terrify me. Because she knows she had me trapped, she knows I am vulnerable; so she would move like a predator: Calculating, cautious, and absolute..

[@bandeirarv]

That thing being able to walk faster is honestly terrifying. I didn't think about that before ☹️

[@wiiolis6131]

you guys can see something? It's so dark i can't see shit :DD

[@redclayscholar620]

Me: C'mon! It can't be that scary. *ghost does the stanky leg* Me: 😓

[@lilbenji5561]

lmaoaooa

[@moonbulschair1047]

💀

[@SadBheeseChurger]

😓