Movie Scenes That Frightened You The Most

[Megalodumb]

It's almost Halloween, so why not?

Which horror movie scenes or stories stuck with you as a child (or adult)? Did you ever have to leave the light on all night because you watched something you probably shouldn't have? Did you ever see something horror movie/story-related as a child which terrified you, but as an adult you found utterly ridiculous? Have any good ghost stories to share (real or fictitious)?

 

[trr1]

midnight showing of The Exorcist I cant even watch the trailer since her head spun around just thinking of it makes my skin crawl
if you want something really scary go to www.shocktoberfest.com/attractions the N and S challange

 

[Nemo14]

I was always scared of the flying monkeys in the Wizard of Oz

 

[MOXOMUMD]

Pet Semetary. I saw it shortly after moving into my first apartment on my own. The part where the kid reaches out from under the bed at cuts the guy's Achilles scared me so bad that for over a year I slept with my bed pushed against the wall and I stuffed all kinds of boxes under my bed so no one could hide down there. That was so long ago but I still won't sit on the edge of a bed without putting my feet up.

 

[Nemo14]

I'm still creeped out by Chuckie in Child's Play or the creepy clown that lived in the sewers (It).

 

[GeoDonJac34]

The Shining scene with the two little girls in the hallway. Still scary to me today.

 

[MOXOMUMD]

I was always scared of the flying monkeys in the Wizard of Oz

I have a really good friend that is an Oz fanatic but the flying monkeys freak her out. It's funny how a not scary movie by today's standards can do that. On that note, I am freaked out by Oompa Loompas. I can't even hear that song without the hairs on the back of my neck standing up.

 

[MattC]

So, I'm not really into horror movies or scary movies. But I have seen a couple of scaryish movies that freaked me out a little. When I was a kid I remember having to close my eyes during the scene of Jurassic Park when dude gets eaten off the toliet. And, when I was older my friend and I watched Signs in the theater. That whole movie had my heart beating. I love that movie and if I watch scary movies that is the style I prefer.

 

[Mr Ferret 75]

The scene in Jaws when they find the body underwater still makes me jump no matter how many times i see that film.

 

[PUSH]

Sharknado scared the crap out of me. I haven't been able to look at water the same way since.

 

[NYwdwfan]

Pet Semetary. I saw it shortly after moving into my first apartment on my own. The part where the kid reaches out from under the bed at cuts the guy's Achilles scared me so bad that for over a year I slept with my bed pushed against the wall and I stuffed all kinds of boxes under my bed so no one could hide down there. That was so long ago but I still won't sit on the edge of a bed without putting my feet up.

I caught my foot in the screen door 10 minutes before we went to see this in the theater. I had a big cut in the same spot the psycho kid cut the dad. Freaked me out to no end.

Saw "The Hitcher" when I was little - there's a scene where the guy ties a woman where the semi truck attaches to the 18 wheeler part of the rig - I cringe every time I see a semi.

 

[prberk]

Pet Semetary. I saw it shortly after moving into my first apartment on my own. The part where the kid reaches out from under the bed at cuts the guy's Achilles scared me so bad that for over a year I slept with my bed pushed against the wall and I stuffed all kinds of boxes under my bed so no one could hide down there. That was so long ago but I still won't sit on the edge of a bed without putting my feet up.

I had forgotten that scene. That scene really got me, too, at the time. And I still remember Fred Gwynn saying, "Sometimes, dead is better!" What a creepy, fun thriller.

I also remember the scene from Poltergeist wherein the clown disappeared. It was classic: the kid had been afraid of clowns, but there was one sitting safely on the chair where the child could see it. But while the kid looked away (to bend down and check under the bed, like we all did as kids and like @MOXOMUMD did above), the clown moved and when he looked at the chair again was GONE! What a crazy, amazing scene, that got childhood creeps exactly rigtht!

 

[Nemo14]

I had forgotten that scene. That scene really got me, too, at the time. And I still remember Fred Gwynn saying, "Sometimes, dead is better!" What a creepy, fun thriller.

I also remember the scene from Poltergeist wherein the clown disappeared. It was classic: the kid had been afraid of clowns, but there was one sitting safely on the chair where the child could see it. But while the kid looked away (to bend down and check under the bed, like we all did as kids and like @MOXOMUMD did above), the clown moved and when he looked at the chair again was GONE! What a crazy, amazing scene, that got childhood creeps exactly rigtht!

I had forgotten all about that scene. My mom made clowns for each of the 20 grandchildren when they were born, and the joke in our family was that we always kept the clown in the closet and only brought it out when she was around. I guess that's probably why...

 

[acishere]

Pretty much any scene in it with Pennywise coming for a kid through a sewer grate or drain.

For non-horror movies I have to go with Willy Wonka and that freaking tunnel of LSD hallucinations where Wonka just goes insane.

 

[Megalodumb]

The one that bothered me the most as a child was a made-for-TV horror film from 1982 called: Don't Go To Sleep. When I first saw this, it certainly lived up to it's name for many nights after. Nothing bloody/gory about this film...but a genuinely eerie ghost story. (Watching this as a child, it certainly brought a whole new level of fear to what's under the bed.)
In a nutshell, the story is about a little girl who begins to have visions, hear sounds, etc. from her dead sister. She ends up becoming possessed, and mysterious murders begin to take place. The pizza-cutter scene rolling up the stair railing was one that stuck with me for awhile.
But it's the ENDING that left the biggest lump in my throat. Having seen plenty of good horror/ghost films, not one packed a punch like this one's last few seconds did. As a child, you think you're safe when under the covers in bed. Well, let's just say this film takes away that comfort. There's just something about that ending that remains eerie, even when watching as an adult. Here's a clip from the final part of the movie. Skip to 7:00 for the ending when ghost daughter appears.

You can find the rest of the movie on YouTube. Worth a watch if you like a good ghost story. Don't expect award-winning special effects or makeup, but it still holds ground as a fun yarn.

 

[Goofyernmost]

Never had one that frightened me, but many grossed me out.

 

[Hakunamatata]

The original "The Blob" and "The Birds" scared the crud out of me as a kid.

Today, pretty much any movie that has the house as the main evil character eating, absorbing, attacking the people that live in it. I dont know why that bothers me.

 

[jw24]

I'm not a fan of horror movies either. I want to be entertained and enjoy myself while watching a movie, not get scared and have traumatic nightmares about it! Jurassic Park scared me when I was young. It's the scene where the T-rex is attacking the two grandkids in the vehicle when the powered vehicle shut down in the rain. That traumatized me for years! When you're 3 or 4 years old seeing it on VHS, you don't know the movie magic and that it's not real. And the flying monkeys from the Wizard of Oz, have to agree on that. Got over it but seeing for the first time as a small kid, well, that wasn't something pleasant to see. They probably look even more terrifying in IMAX 3D!!

 

[Megalodumb]

I'm not a fan of horror movies either. I want to be entertained and enjoy myself while watching a movie, not get scared and have traumatic nightmares about it!

I'm really not a big horror buff either...except for this time of year...Sep/Oct near Halloween I love a good scary movie. But other times of the year I don't really have a desire or taste for them.

I'm also not big on bloody/gory horror, but rather the scary/eeriness of the story & mood. Movies that play with your mind and let your imagination do the work rather than throwing CGI effects in your face non-stop. A good example of this is the first Paranormal Activity film. (No, not those terrible sequels which never should've been made in the first place). But the 2009 original (imo) was pretty darn good, and effective with it's scares. It's what the film doesn't show you that makes it creepy. During many of the nighttime scenes when the guy & girl are sleeping, you're constantly watching that open doorway with nothing but darkness down the hall, waiting to see what was going to happen. Subtle noises here & there, etc as it builds up the fear factor to it. I like those types of horror films a lot better than the constant blood/gore fest.

 

[mickey2008.1]

Poltergeist, the scene with the tree in the storm and those creepy closets. Stephen Kings "It" was way out there! But lets not forget Twighlight zone with the airplane scene and John Lithgow.