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My 100 Greatest Scary Moments

by InaneSwine • Created 6 years ago • Modified 6 years ago
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  • The Shining (1980)

    1. The Shining

    19802h 26mX68Metascore
    8.4 (1.2M)
    A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter, where a sinister presence influences the father into violence. At the same time, his psychic son sees horrifying forebodings from both the past and the future.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsJack NicholsonShelley DuvallDanny Lloyd
  • Sissy Spacek in Carrie (1976)

    2. Carrie

    19761h 38mX86Metascore
    7.4 (220K)
    Carrie White, a shy, friendless teenage girl who is sheltered by her domineering, religious mother, unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humiliated by her classmates at her senior prom.
    DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsSissy SpacekPiper LaurieAmy Irving
  • Sigourney Weaver and Carrie Henn in Aliens (1986)

    3. Aliens

    19862h 17m1884Metascore
    8.4 (814K)
    Decades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is sent out to re-establish contact with a terraforming colony but finds herself battling the Alien Queen and her offspring.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsSigourney WeaverMichael BiehnCarrie Henn
  • Alfred Hitchcock and Tippi Hedren in The Birds (1963)

    4. The Birds

    19631h 59mX90Metascore
    7.6 (214K)
    A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsRod TaylorTippi HedrenJessica Tandy
  • Jeff Goldblum in The Fly (1986)

    5. The Fly

    19861h 36m1881Metascore
    7.6 (216K)
    A brilliant but eccentric scientist begins to transform into a giant man/fly hybrid after one of his experiments goes horribly wrong.
    DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsJeff GoldblumGeena DavisJohn Getz
  • Anthony Perkins, John Gavin, Janet Leigh, and Heather Dawn May in Psycho (1960)

    6. Psycho

    19601h 49m1597Metascore
    8.5 (758K)
    A secretary on the run for embezzlement takes refuge at a secluded California motel owned by a repressed man and his overbearing mother.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsAnthony PerkinsJanet LeighVera Miles
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Terminator (1984)

    7. The Terminator

    19841h 47m1884Metascore
    8.1 (971K)
    A cyborg assassin from the future attempts to find and kill a young woman who is destined to give birth to a warrior that will lead a resistance to save humankind from extinction.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerLinda HamiltonMichael Biehn
  • Heather Donahue in The Blair Witch Project (1999)

    8. The Blair Witch Project

    19991h 21m1580Metascore
    6.5 (304K)
    Three film students vanish after traveling into a Maryland forest to film a documentary on the local Blair Witch legend, leaving only their footage behind.
    DirectorsDaniel MyrickEduardo SánchezStarsHeather DonahueMichael C. WilliamsJoshua Leonard
  • [Rec] (2007)

    9. [Rec]

    20071h 18m1871Metascore
    7.4 (209K)
    A television reporter and cameraman follow emergency workers into a dark apartment building and are quickly locked inside with something terrifying.
    DirectorsJaume BalagueróPaco PlazaStarsManuela VelascoFerran TerrazaJorge-Yamam Serrano
  • Max von Sydow in The Exorcist (1973)

    10. The Exorcist

    19732h 2mX83Metascore
    8.1 (481K)
    When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.
    DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsEllen BurstynMax von SydowLinda Blair
  • Dead Set (2008)

    11. Dead Set

    20085 eps18TV Mini Series
    7.6 (22K)
    During a fictional series of Big Brother, a zombie outbreak occurs, but the house-mates are unaware of the impending doom outside of the Big Brother House.
    StarsPaul 'Bubble' FergusonJaime WinstoneAndy Nyman
  • Jodie Foster in The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

    12. The Silence of the Lambs

    19911h 58m1886Metascore
    8.6 (1.6M)
    A young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.
    DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsJodie FosterAnthony HopkinsScott Glenn
  • Ghostwatch (1992)

    13. Ghostwatch

    19921h 31m12TV Movie
    7.3 (7.7K)
    In a "live" broadcast on Halloween night, a BBC team investigate a reported poltergeist in an ordinary London home.
    DirectorLesley ManningStarsMichael ParkinsonSarah GreeneMike Smith
  • Misery (1990)

    14. Misery

    19901h 47m1875Metascore
    7.8 (252K)
    After a famous author is rescued from a car crash by a fan of his novels, he comes to realize that the care he is receiving is only the beginning of a nightmare of captivity and abuse.
    DirectorRob ReinerStarsJames CaanKathy BatesRichard Farnsworth
  • Cillian Murphy in 28 Days Later (2002)

    15. 28 Days Later

    20021h 53m1873Metascore
    7.5 (504K)
    Four weeks after a mysterious, incurable virus spreads throughout the United Kingdom, a handful of survivors try to find sanctuary.
    DirectorDanny BoyleStarsCillian MurphyNaomie HarrisChristopher Eccleston
  • Lesley Sharp and David Tennant in Doctor Who (2005)

    16. Doctor Who

    Episode: 

    Midnight

    (2008)
    2005–202245mPGTV Episode
    9.1 (11K)
    As part of a well-deserved holiday, the Doctor takes a tour on a planet called Midnight. Little does he know that something is knocking on the walls, although the planet shouldn't be inhabited. Soon the passengers begin to panic when one of them is possessed.
    DirectorAlice TroughtonStarsDavid TennantCatherine TateBillie Piper
  • Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike in Gone Girl (2014)

    17. Gone Girl

    20142h 29m1879Metascore
    8.1 (1.1M)
    The husband of a missing woman becomes the chief suspect in her disappearance.
    DirectorDavid FincherStarsBen AffleckRosamund PikeNeil Patrick Harris
  • Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler (2014)

    18. Nightcrawler

    20141h 57m1576Metascore
    7.8 (642K)
    A petty thief desperate for work muscles into the world of crime journalism and becomes the star of his own story as he blurs the line between observer and participant.
    DirectorDan GilroyStarsJake GyllenhaalRene RussoBill Paxton
  • The National Anthem (2011)

    19. Black Mirror

    Episode: 

    The National Anthem

    (2011)
    2011– 44m15TV Episode
    7.6 (70K)
    Prime Minister Michael Callow faces a shocking dilemma when Princess Susannah, a much-loved member of the Royal Family, is kidnapped.
    DirectorOtto BathurstStarsRory KinnearLindsay DuncanDonald Sumpter
  • Coral Lorne and Merlee Shapiro in The Work of Director Chris Cunningham (2003)

    20. Aphex Twin: Come to Daddy

    19976mMusic Video
    8.4 (548)
    The video opens with an old woman walking a dog in a grimy, industrial setting. The dog urinates on an abandoned television lying on the pavement, causing it to sputter unexpectedly into life, and a distorted and warping headshot of Richard D. James chants the lyrics. This unleashes a spirit, accompanied by a gang of small children, all of whom bear James' grinning face and who appear to inhabit the abandoned buildings. The children go around wreaking havoc, trashing an alley and chasing a man into his car. The thin man emerges from the television, screams in the woman's face, then gathers the children around him.
    DirectorChris CunninghamStarsKaren AndersonAphex TwinNikki Bond
  • Heather O'Rourke in Poltergeist (1982)

    21. Poltergeist

    19821h 54m1579Metascore
    7.3 (189K)
    A family's home becomes the center of paranormal activity that opens a doorway to the "other side." With help, they must cross over to get their daughter back.
    DirectorTobe HooperStarsJoBeth WilliamsHeather O'RourkeCraig T. Nelson
  • Cube (1997)

    22. Cube

    19971h 30m1561Metascore
    7.1 (256K)
    A group of strangers awaken to find themselves placed in a giant cube. Each one of them is gifted with a special skill and they must work together to escape an endless maze of deadly traps.
    DirectorVincenzo NataliStarsNicole de BoerMaurice Dean WintDavid Hewlett
  • Carla Gugino and Bruce Greenwood in Gerald's Game (2017)

    23. Gerald's Game

    20171h 43m1877Metascore
    6.5 (137K)
    A couple tries to spice up their marriage in a remote lake house. After the husband dies unexpectedly, the wife is left handcuffed to their bed frame and must fight to survive and break free.
    DirectorMike FlanaganStarsCarla GuginoBruce GreenwoodChiara Aurelia
  • Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat in Paranormal Activity (2007)

    24. Paranormal Activity

    20071h 26m1568Metascore
    6.3 (266K)
    After moving into a suburban home, a couple becomes increasingly disturbed by a nightly demonic presence.
    DirectorOren PeliStarsKatie FeatherstonMicah SloatMark Fredrichs
  • Lou Taylor Pucci and Nadia Hilker in Spring (2014)

    25. Spring

    20141h 49m1570Metascore
    6.7 (33K)
    A young man in a personal tailspin flees from US to Italy, where he sparks up a romance with a woman harboring a dark, primordial secret.
    DirectorsJustin BensonAaron MoorheadStarsLou Taylor PucciNadia HilkerFrancesco Carnelutti

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