Top 100 Scariest Horror Movie Scenes Of All Time

[@WatchMojo]

Which horror movie scene continues to haunt your nightmares? Let us know in the comments, if you dare! For more content like this, click here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/imTRd3SYbtuchJI

[@marcusyates3044]

PLEASE, WatchMojo? Top 10 BEST Halloween Episodes / Specials from Cartoon Network?

[@santipierinirees3994]

All of the movie 28 days Later

[@ashlibabbitt1111]

Why is Night of the Living Dead not on the list? You think it would be top 10 when the little girl turns into a zombie

[@whitleysdollhouse877]

Not all of them, sorry and that's not gonna happen

[@infamouswickedjokestar]

28 Weeks Later

[@8ojack]

100. The gas station scene - The Hitcher 99. The "behind you" scene - Hush 98. Train station sequence - Train to Busan 97. Body horror transformation - Titane 96. The hanging scene - The Lodge 95. Ghost in the bathtub - What Lies Beneath 94. Prayer scene - Saint Maud 93. Frank's demise - Hellraiser 92. The basement scene - 28 Weeks Later 91. Alligator attack - X 90. Jump scare - House on Haunted Hill 89. C-section scene - Inside 88. The execution scene - Frailty 87. Subway tunnel possession - Possession 86. The bear scene - Annihilation 85. Allie's death - Terrifier 2 84. Therapy session - Smile 83. Pearl's breakdown scene - Pearl 82. The nail scene - A Quiet Place 81. The doorway scene - Nosferatu 80. Gabriel reveal - Malignant 79. The Grabber scene - The Black Phone 78. The mermaid scene - The Lighthouse 77. Lawn mower scene - Sinister 76. Blood rain - Nope 75. The stairs scene - Ju-On: The Grudge 74. Abandoned city - 28 Days Later 73. Alien hand signs - Signs 72. Man with no eyes - Jacob's Ladder 71. Vampire invitation - Let the Right One In 70. Eye slice - Un Chien Andalou 69. Riley's possession - Talk to Me 68. The torture scene - Audition 67. Basement scene - Zodiac 66. The stabbing - Last House on the Left 65. The bus scene - Cat People 64. Jump scare finale - Wait Until Dark 63. Breakfast attack - The Hills Have Eyes 62. Surgery scene - Eyes Without a Face 61. Keith's death - Barbarian 60. Mirror summon - Candyman 59. Doppelganger reveal - Us 58. Anna's discovery - Martyrs 57. "The call is coming from inside" - When a Stranger Calls 56. The cliff scene - Midsommar 55. Restaurant scene - The Invisible Man 54. Sarah's daughter reveal - The Others 53. Transformation scene - Freaks 52. Girl in tent - The Sixth Sense 51. Sunken place - Get Out 50. Zelda flashback - Pet Sematary 49. Final scene - Paranormal Activity 48. Night visit - The Babadook 47. Hobbling scene - Misery 46. Tent emergence - A Field in England 45. Lake jump scare - Friday the 13th 44. Subway sequence - Cloverfield 43. Birth scene - The Fly 42. The ritual - House of the Devil 41. Bathroom scene - The Orphanage 40. TV crawl - The Ring 39. Hospital scene - One Missed Call 38. Drag to Hell scene - Drag Me to Hell 37. Buried alive - The Vanishing 36. Dance finale - Carnival of Souls 35. Tall Man appears - It Follows 34. Cave witch - The Witch 33. Sloth victim - Se7en 32. "Why not check on the children?" - The Strangers 31. Sacrifice scene - The Wicker Man 30. Georgie meets Pennywise - It 29. Mirror scene - Repulsion 28. Night vision sequence - Silence of the Lambs 27. Wardrobe scare - The Conjuring 26. Reverse bear trap - Saw 25. Nurse station - The Exorcist III 24. Attic scene - Hereditary 23. Baby reveal - Eraserhead 22. Night vision crawlers - The Descent 21. Final revelation - [REC] 20. Rosemary's nightmare - Rosemary's Baby 19. Werewolf transformation - An American Werewolf in London 18. Nanny's death - The Omen 17. Prom revenge - Carrie 16. Diner figure - Mulholland Drive 15. Opening phone call - Scream 14. Blood rain dance - Suspiria 13. School nightmare - A Nightmare on Elm Street 12. First shark attack - Jaws 11. Closet scene - Halloween 10. Linda's possession - The Evil Dead 9. Clown attack - Poltergeist 8. Shower scene - Psycho 7. Red coat reveal - Don't Look Now 6. Final chase - The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 5. Chest defibrillator - The Thing 4. Basement finale - The Blair Witch Project 3. Room 237 bathtub - The Shining 2. Chestburster scene - Alien 1. Head spin - The Exorcist

[@chelseacanales8763]

Thanks for this ❤😊

[@SeeingSebastian]

I applaud the dedication 😂 👏🏾

[@lastnamefirstname8655]

thanks!

[@ashlibabbitt1111]

@@8ojack wow, what a dedicated horror fan

[@infamouswickedjokestar]

Huge W for that! Enough said 😎🤝

[@robinbates6230]

Correction on the Alien movie. The cast did not know about the chest bursting open. The director wanted it to be a surprise and get a real reaction from the cast. This is what the director said his self in an interview.

[@melt_brain]

i really don't seem to understand how this youtube channel has been around for almost a decade and still hasn't done proper research. everyone who's even seen snippets of the film in passing knows that that entire scene was shot without the crew's knowledge. sigourney weaver did an interview with E! entertainment forever ago about it and said it was still one of the scariest things she has ever witnessed as an actress on set. i've seen that move a million times almost, and even i get a little freaked out by it every now and then. it isn't that hard to look up an interview about this film. hell, they've had so many collabs with big brands like fortnite and alien vs predator, it's not hard to find something related to that.

[@RobLinscott]

They did know. Just not how it would happen

[@dreamguardian8320]

I remember seeing Spaceballs and the seeing that chestburster scene, back then I never even heard of Alien, but when I watched it, it was really hard to watch.

[@IMIatix]

Who remembers 100 scariest movie moments on the Bravo Tv channel!? Used to love that every Halloween.

[@thepickle2557]

A classic list! 👏

[@QueenofXandria]

Loved it! You can find it on KZbin still.

[@jacknecron123]

It's my October tradition to re-watch it!

[@anthonyg2889]

Now that's a list with people that know their shit

[@pathendlem]

Pretty much made me a horror fan

[@dawnpowers7626]

Not mentioned: Halloween II. Security guard searching the grounds for an intruder. Goes over to a trash dumpster. Cat leaps out at him. Memorable for me because I was in a dark theater looking for my dad. He jumped and screamed and I found him.

[@hhairball9]

The summer before The Ring came out, I was with some friends at ComiCon and we came across a barrel filled with video tapes and a sign that said, "Free! Take One!". I took the tape and put it into my backpack and forgot about it. A week later, my friend and I remembered and put it into the VCR. If you've seen the movie, you know what was on the tape. We hadn't. When the tape ended, my friend looked at me and said, " Why would someone do that?!" and burst into tears. It was a long time before she could calm down.

[@ivypoisonx]

that must be an iconic memory though sounds terrifying at the time. I still remember watching the Ring for the first time and when the movie finished my aunt rang us and me and my mom screamed at the phone call lol

[@zedudems]

Same here! Except at the festival I was at, somebody left the tape on my car with a 'watch this' sticker on it. My friends and I were like "dude, I hope this isn't child porn!" 😂 Then we watched it and were just like "okay, that was weird". The next year when I saw The Ring and it got to the part where you saw what was on the video, I remember being like "wait....I've seen this before....oh wow!"

[@cakes3958]

Sally running away from Learherface is far from the scariest scene in that movie! 1. Hitchhiker chasing the van 2. The realisation that the clerk is part of the Sawyer family and attacks her 3. Leatherface putting the chainsaw through her brother (can’t remember his name rn) and then chasing her through the forest 4. First appearance of Leatherface 5. Putting the girl on the meat hook 6. Sally sat at the dinner table

[@SeeingSebastian]

Dude, that one scene in sinster, with the kids on the table. Had the whole theater clutching their pearls 😂

[@yMerCuRioO]

The opening scene of Scream is the most iconic opening scene of all horror movies...

[@It-is-me...Melsie]

I was shocked to the core when Drew's character died. I expected her to make it even as she was taking her last breath. That was very clever of the film makers to use such a big star in that opening scene.

[@Carlanga3533]

The Thing is one of the greatest movies ever made.

[@It-is-me...Melsie]

Absolutely. Perhaps right next to Alien

[@mattmc5069]

For me the scariest is Salem's lot 1979 when that guy is in jail and the creepy vampire just jumps in your face in a close up. No music cues to warn you.

[@olvialee7221]

173: Might be heavily underrated but I consider it one of the best and that’s You’re Next. What I love about horror movies is a badass final girl

[@IMIatix]

Glad to see #7 absolute masterpiece of a film doesn't get much attention.

[@Partypooperfanmade]

That movie is more known for the actors allegedly having actual sex on camera

[@Djmbs237]

Glenn's death in A Nightmare on Elm Street, messed me up as a kid. Absolute nightmare fuel, pun intended 😂

[@tylermcbean273]

I love that texas chainsaw massacre is above most of the iconic horror movies

[@WilliamEllis-z5m]

I nominate 2...the Room 237 scene in The Shining (1980), and the moment in When A Stranger Calls (1979) when the police officer on the phone told the babysitter "we've traced the calls. They're coming from INSIDE the house". I was home alone at 11 years old and it was dark outside. I've never been that frightened in my life and I'm 54 years old.

[@It-is-me...Melsie]

Honestly, that moment when the officer told her the call was from inside the house made me feel like I'd been punched. I too remember the feeling so vividly all of these decades later.

[@CandiceVidito32]

Honestly The Grudge & The Ring haunt my nightmares.

[@tylergoodman3560]

My favorite is the thing. 🎉

[@dianamcmahon51510]

Even as an adult, Zelda from Pet Sematary still scares the crap out of me

[@Animeguy300]

Awesome horror list guys thanks

[@stephenjacewicz4594]

The Whispers scene from Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum and Safe Haven from V/H/S 2 are true horrors

[@chrishorsfield9164]

Just love an ad every 2 minutes

[@philipwolfe7687]

You got that too?

[@Jefferson-jh3bt]

FR

[@paulinegallagher7821]

Desperate channel, switched off halfway through. They show two seconds of each movie and 30 seconds per ad. Fuck that!

[@jacobwaters1147]

Good thing I have premium 😁

[@WatchMojo]

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[@HrglassHealer]

Well done! The Exorcist is the pinnacle of horror!

[@flowerbunny91]

I don’t it a bit overhyped. Other horror films got me way more..

[@lucikazmar13]

50:53 I think Reagan peeing on the floor in front of all the guests was more disturbing than the head spin 😧😧😧

[@KenL414]

The Exorcist III jump scare darn near ended me when I saw it in the theater. Great to see some classics in here too like Suspiria and Don't Look Now. This is a pretty good list given that there are so many good ones.

[@BlackHammer0891]

Y’all left out tha kid Tarman And the Sleepaway Camp reveal

[@tsukig.p.7848]

Is the Sleepaway Camp reveal actually scary though? I love that movie but I wouldn't really call it 'scary'....

[@BlackHammer0891]

@@tsukig.p.7848 yeah maybe more freaky than anything

[@NoirFan84]

There's no way you can't have done this list before.

[@thepickle2557]

Double negative much? 😮

[@ashlibabbitt1111]

They have done a hundred horror lists. I think they did do this one, too

[@BlackHatCinephile]

@@thepickle2557 Advanced grammar includes math. Pit the two negatives against each other and see what the result is.

[@Will-fk2dk]

​@BlackHatCinephile And advanced Mathematics involves grammar. Uh oh!

[@At65461]

@@BlackHatCinephile put

[@njj8186]

Kane on Poltergeist 2, Kane coming out of Dad in worm form. Ravenous' tee tee tee- tee tee tee and music, Robert Carlyle

[@loushia16]

The Lodge is actually an insane movie. It's hard to know who to root for but it's definitely not those kids.

[@josh72456]

I’ve only seen The Hitcher, What Lies Beneath, Hellraiser, 28 Weeks Later, Frailty, Annihilation, A Quiet Place, Nosferatu, The Lighthhouse, Sinister, Ju-On: The Grudge, 28 Days Later, Signs, Jacob’s Ladder, Audition, Zodiac, Last House On The Left, Candyman, The Invisible Man, The Others, The Sixth Sense, Get Out, Pet Sematary, Paranormal Activity, The Babadook, Misery, Friday The 13th, Cloverfield, The Fly, The Orphanage, The Ring, Drag Me To Hell, It Follows, Se7en,The Wicker Man, It, Repulsion, The Silence Of The Lambs, The Conjuring, Saw, Hereditary, Eraserhead, The Descent, Rosemary's Baby, An American Werewolf In London, The Omen, Carrie, Mulholland Drive, Scream, A Nightmare On Elm Street, Jaws, Halloween, The Evil Dead, Poltergeist, Psycho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Thing, The Blair Witch Project, The Shining, Alien and The Exorcist.

[@whitleysdollhouse877]

I love Scariest Horror Movie scenes of all time, especially number one

[@mr.decencykeepinitreal6348]

As longtime horror/slasher movie fans, we love it. 😁

[@WatchMojo]

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[@alioh7615]

Don is absolutely the antagonist in 28 Weeks Later

[@cakes3958]

Where is the ending of ‘Sleepaway Camp’?

[@Scipio488]

It is more shocking than scary.

[@cakes3958]

@@Scipio488 I suppose so. But that music and face definitely freaked me out!

[@jacktherich7136]

39 years old and the Zelda scenes from the original Pet Semerty still scares the shit out of me. "I'm coming for you Rachel"

[@ericmwanza99]

I love this channel

[@joannewilson1162]

Zelda and pet Sematary still gives me nightmares. Is one of the scariest images from my childhood.😂😂

[@Djmbs237]

"Uncle Ray Ray's gotta game" 😂

[@olleselin]

That REC ending still haunts me to this day.....

[@BlackHatCinephile]

🥈

[@adriennemeyer3408]

It's legit one of the best horror movie jump scares

[@esccyprus]

The best horror movie

[@infamouswickedjokestar]

True that tho

[@rubygracemoseley8144]

Candyman’s a weird horror movie in that unlike most horror movies where you’re screaming at the characters to run away, to not go into the haunted house, to not mess with the so called cursed or haunted thing….All you have to scream at the characters is just DON’T SAY HIS NAME FIVE TIMES! Literally that’s it! You can say it once, twice, three times even four times…..JUST DON’T SAY IT FIVE TIMES! That’s it! Honestly if Candyman kills you it’s on your own head dude. All you had to do was NOT SAY HIS NAME FIVE TIMES!

[@ElizabethMcCormick-s2n]

Janet Leigh never showered again for a reason after doing the shower scene!

[@andyroid5028]

She must have smelled awful. Just kidding (I know she switched to baths). LOL

[@matthewminelli]

Strangers should've been much higher. And, Zodiac was my number 1. I know what happens, and it still creeps me out!

[@mortal1501]

Thank you for the list I need to watch all these movies

[@Sunprism]

When I try to search for number 18, I always get the song "All for you" by Damián Rice, and that's just funny to me

[@aidenjames8061]

None of these 100 horror films are ruining my dreams during night

[@olvialee7221]

171: Rest in Peace to the actress that played Sally. The actress that played her in the 2022 film is a true badass

[@anacaona5630]

Recently watched Shudder’s 100, I love spooky month

[@flowerbunny91]

Long live Juon the Grudge!

[@olvialee7221]

172: Before Freddy, Before Jason, Before Michael, there was LeatherFace. The one that put horror on the map

[@mikeveis7322]

The bats from the Goonies

[@olvialee7221]

170: Speaking of horror movies, I had fun at this museum with my mom and cousin. I forgot what the place was called. One of the areas is the horror section and I thought it was pretty cool

[@Will-fk2dk]

#98 Just my opinion, but this one should be much higher... Top 30 I should think. I mean, this is one of the most unexpected, well shot "fast zombie" attacks ever filmed Also, the acting is spectacular. Everyone in this scene (non-zombies) looks genuinely terrified, as if the notion of escaping this zombie horde has now become an impossible task... And they just now realize this.

[@mikeveis7322]

The floating skull from the movie, The Skull.

[@BarsMar]

Me: What is horror? WatchMojo: Everything!

[@xdario10]

Large Marge from Peewee's Big Adventure. Pure nightmare fuel.

[@melissa06660]

Zelda from Pet Sematary should’ve been higher on the list. Scared me for years. The look and the voice. Would have to plug my ears and close my eyes for a long time while watching it. Plus not having Kane from Poltergeist 2 is just wrong. Him and Zelda were the worst.

[@tdamiano1970]

When I was a kid the Hills Have Eyes scene (original) where the cannibal breaks thru the window and squeezes the blood out of the bird...got me every time! LOL

[@JayJay-uq5ez]

Rebecca's narration is absolutely captivating; I recognize it's WatchMojo the moment I hear her voice. It's nostalgic for me, as her voice is soothing and very relaxing! :)

[@Jeremiah_Rivers76]

Say his name while looking in a mirror in the original _Candyman_ from 1992 and the remake that came out a few years ago, and it’s all downhill from there. That’s why I’ve never tried summoning the supposed Bloody Mary. The stars forbid finding out what will happen if I do.

[@ericmwanza99]

WatchMojo keep making this horror videos

[@dawnpowers7626]

One thing that stands out about "Texas Chainsaw" is that ending happens in broad daylight. They don't hide the scary stuff, and the scares are still working.

[@Nicholastrainbecka]

The no batteries head spin from child's play??? As for the thing, i think the blood testing scene is scarier than the defibrillator

[@AndreaDoesYoga]

Definitely had to keep the lights on after this one! 😱🎬

[@TornSparrow1974]

Sometimes a good old-fashioned jump scare will work no matter the movie.

[@andrewhazen5569]

The Ginger Snaps opening scene traumatized me.

[@nyghtmareinmi]

2 out of the top 10 are disqualified...Alien is a sci-fi film and I'll die on that hill.

[@chelseacanales8763]

The scene when the Kayako appear in the woman’s bed and disappears 😱😱😱😱😱😱😨😨😨😨😨

[@JannasCollection]

I can't believe SILENT HILL didn't make it on the list, and isn't mentioned in ANY of the comments! So many scenes to make it onto this list. When that wierd deformed creature spews black tarry vomit out of it's midsection. When Red Pyramid rips the skin off the woman on the steps. When the protagonist has to walk through the herd of stop motion murder nurses. EVERY TIME that anxiety inducing siren goes off. That whole movie is full of crazy scary scenes.

[@bridgetmarden3345]

Hush is my favorite movie❤❤❤❤

[@ewed418]

I was already in my twenties when I went to see the remastered version of the Exorcists. They added scenes which previously did not shoot well like the staircase scene. That evening we were 3 people in an otherwise empty theatre.....that alone gave me the creeps.

[@rubygracemoseley8144]

The Ring is the same thing as Candyman. Seriously…ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS NOT WATCH THE STUPID TAPE! If you find the tape BURN IT! That way no one else has to see it. But seriously just don’t watch the stupid thing! That’s it! Yay you get to live!

[@boydmanning3430]

Get me drunk in a room with someone talking crazy, and I will show you the Power of the Dark Side of GoD!

[@kristinschermann6581]

I still can't watch that scene in Alien- GROSS!!!! And I absolutely ADORED the movie What Lies Beneath- showing off my beloved 😍❤❤ Harrison's ultimate acting skills; nice to see him as a villain rather than the hero he portrays most of the time

[@kristinschermann6581]

That Polergest clip is terrifying! Personally I was more freaked out when that gost hand reached out from the TV for CarolAnne's & near the end when that white creature comes out of the door- I first saw this movie at a slumber party (when I was about 13 years old).... believe me, NOBODY slumbered that night!

[@Djmbs237]

The House on Haunted Hill scene always made me laugh, it always reminded me of Eric Idle. Looking at it now it's like if Eric Idle and Lin Shaye had a baby. Tell me I'm wrong? 😂

[@trevorstynes8200]

The seance scene in "The Changeling". The woman's voice changes to a demon voice in "The Amityville Horror". For me, jump scares are cheap and gore is not scary, just gross. I much prefer a psychological scare that builds and builds and stays with you long after it's finished.

[@mywy]

Oh, I was looking to see if someone called out The Changeling! Good catch. Must-see horror, everyone! I'll add the ball-rolling-downstairs scene and the wheelchair-moving-on-its-own scene as the scariest parts.

[@VictorValiant24]

Sinister & Audition deserved to be _much higher_ on this list!

[@amandaflynn5835]

THE ORIGINAL "HELLRAISER " BEST HORROR MOVIE 2 👍 UP

[@AnitaLonski]

U forgot the window scene from Salem’s lot original and bodies popping out in Poltergeist & the whole movie Unhinged

[@dpv2008]

The bathroom scene from the Shining and Zelda are hands down 1 and 2 for me. The Shining scene gave me reoccurring nightmares for months

[@kevinjones4521]

I like how when you talk about the sexual assault in Rosemary's Baby, but not the director, Roman Polanski, who famously is a child rapist.

[@YourUpperLip1]

It’s almost as if this isn’t about playing the online white knight role, and just bringing up scenes…

[@Djmbs237]

Really? That's the scene you picked from Let the right 1 in? Just invite me in? 😂

[@AGETheGawdYT]

That final scene of TCM is fantastic, but my pick would have went to Pam's Death

[@mrsmetalhead666]

I have watched thousands of horror movies, don't scare easily and i can say that Martyrs definitely messed me up, it is so messed up especially if u are female watching it, i wouldn't recommend.

[@wantsome-zs5sq]

What movie is that at 0:08 ?

[@alphakub]

PG-13 wasn't introduced until two years after Poltergeist, not one month. It sure supported the necessity for it though!

[@itslowbridge]

One of the scariest for me would probably be the female ghost that turns around in Grave Encounters 1. Underrated

[@anthonycairo9202]

I knew The Exorcist would be 1 but In my opinion the spider walk going down the stairs is probably the scariest part of the movie for me. Don’t get me wrong, all the scenes from the Exorcist is scary as hell.

[@eddyspaghetti90_]

@43:16 "uncle ray ray's gotta game"

[@cakes3958]

The ‘Scream’ opening scene is practically comedy these days. Should not even be top 100.

[@danielvillamonte7102]

People always overlooks "The Howling " when it comes to werewolf transformation.

[@davsny5]

I think Jupiter in the back seat shown as the rear view mirror POV saying "Daddy" to Big Bob at the gas station is the scariest scene in The Hills Have Eyes 2006 and probably ever.

[@olvialee7221]

164: I’ve seen the trilogy of the remake for The Grudge in the 2000’s and man, did it scare me to the shiver of my spine

[@ScottShedd123]

Nah, Tim Curry's Penny Wise is way more scarier than the new IT. The new IT isn't scary at all.

[@edwarddavis6827]

The last one is correct. But number two is the head in Jaws. Number three is Omen 2, when his brother realised he is the anti christ after killing the guy in the Ice…

[@lonestar6709]

The Ring remake, spectacularly fumbled Sadako's appearance. Using CG, instead of practical, was typical Hollywood BS. Where her appearance in the 1998 original, is top 5 scares ever.

[@Dellaneios]

I'm not gonna lie. The girl in 3:27 pissed me off in the movie on how dumb she act. She was quick to complain over her present, but not running away from a zombie.

[@LucyChapel]

I am extremely disappointed in this list. No George Romero?!?! Night of the Living Dead, Creepshow, hello? No Universal Horror? Frankenstein, Dracula, The Wolf Man?? We needed more Stephen King, too!

[@JohnSampy]

The C - Section Scene In Prometheus And When Rosie Is Listening To Her Laptop In Smile

[@scottyjeff39]

The end of Phantasm with the Tall Man in the mirror should have made this list.

[@huntermyers3551]

Well for your information! I believe I should say all of the horror movie scenes continued to haunt my nightmares, because they are so disturbing and creepy as well as scary if you know what I'm saying by the way.