THE 100 SCARIEST MOVIE SCENES

This has been a great labour of love and truly one of the most fun articles I've ever had the pleasure of putting up on retroCRUSH. It's easy to talk about scary movies, but we wanted to highlight the individual scary scenes that really stick out. Some films aren't scary by design, but happen to have creepy and shocking moments that deserve special recognition. So enjoy this list and have fun discovering a bunch of new movies to see! Special thanks to Darin Wood and Christy Savage of TRASH FILM ORGY for their efforts, and the hundreds of you who responded with your own suggestions.

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100 The Wicker Man - "It's YOU!"

99 Return of The Living Dead - "BRAAAAINNNNS!"

98 To Kill A Mockingbird- "Jem is truly outrageous"

97 Frankenstein- "Little girl takes a dive"

96 Blue Velvet- "Frank comes home"

95 The Hitcher- "You want fingers with that?"

94 Jaws- "Quint tells a story"

93 Creepshow- "Creature in the crate"

92 Confessions Of An Opium Eater- "Vincent Price trips out!"

91 The Hills Have Eyes- "Geekin' out!"

90 Dumbo- "Pink Elephants On Parade"

89 Them!- "THEM!"

88 Heavy Metal- "Undead Air Force"

87 The Shining- "All work and no play"

86 Night Of The Hunter- "Shelly Winters takes a bath"

85 Altered States- "Special FX spook overload"

84 Scanners- "Killer migraine"

83 The Legend of Boggy Creek- "Not even the toilet is safe"

82 The Birds- "The eyes have it"

81 Tombs of the Blind Dead- "Slow motion horseback riding"

80 Invasion of the Body Snatchers- "That's one ugly dog"

79 The Crying Game- "Nice package!"

78 The Exorcist III- "Old lady crawls on the ceiling"

77 Event Horizon- "OK, retroCRUSH is scared by missing eyes"

76 The Shining- "Red Rum"

75 The House On Haunted Hill- "Ghosts in the viewfinder"

74 Silent Scream- "Through the craw space"

73 Gates of Hell- "Puke your guts out"

72 Poltergeist II- "Swallow the worm"

71 Akira- "Teddy bears are supposed to be cute"

70 The Evil Dead- "No means no, even for trees!"

69 Zombie- "Surprise, more eye trauma!"

68 Freaks- "One of us!"

67 Prince of Darkness- "What the HELL is that?"

66 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre- "Do you like head cheese?"

65 Marathon Man- "Without novacaine"

64 Poltergeist- "Who moved those chairs?"

63 The Wizard of Oz- "Flying monkeys!"

62 When A Stranger Calls- "The call is coming from your house!"

61 The Shining- "Furry Freakout!"

60 Pee Wee's Big Adventure- "Large Marge sent me!"

59 Jaws- "We're gonna need a bigger boat"

58 Psycho- "Hi, Mom!"

57 The Exorcist- "Subliminal seduction"

56 Psycho- "Norman's eyes"

55 The Godfather 2- "Fredo...."

54 The Changeling- "Follow the bouncing ball"

53 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre- The Bone-Room

52 The Ring- "Girl in the closet"

51 Jaws- "Shark tug of war"

50 An American Werewolf in London- "A walk in the woods"

49 Trilogy of Terror- "Zuni fetishist"

48 The Exorcist- "Pea soup puke-fest"

47 Eraserhead- "Cutest baby ever"

46 Salem's Lot- "Who's that scratching on my window?"

45 Poltergeist- "What nice complexion you have!"

44 Repulsion- "Delusions of madness"

43 Friday the 13th- "Swimming with Jason"

42 Seven- "Sloth"

41 Reservoir Dogs- "Lend me your ear"

40 King Kong- "Kong shakes his big log"

39 The Thing- "Creepy crawler"

38 28 Days Later- "Where is everyone?"

37 The Cell- "A horse is a horse, of course of course"

36 Silence of The Lambs- "With a nice chianti!"

35 Poltergeist- "Time to clean the pool!"

34 The Ring- "Samara comes out of the well"

33 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom- "I hate bugs!"

32 The Evil Dead 2- "Grabbin' Ash"

31 The Exorcist- "Hot crucifix action"

30 Alien- "That egg looks bad"

29 The Phantom of the Opera- "Unmasked!"

28 The Shining- "Here's Johnny!"

27 Twilight Zone The Movie- "Wanna see something real scary?"

26 Dracula- "Renfield eats flies"

25 Halloween- "Sheet with glasses!"

24 Suspiria- "Eyes without a face"

23 A Nightmare On Elm Street- "What big arms you have"

22 Serpent and the Rainbow- "Not the spider!"

21 Invasion of the Body Snatchers- "Sutherland screams"

20 Full Metal Jacket- "Pyle loses it"

19 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory- "Wonka's boat ride"

18 Nosferatu- "Shadow terrors"

17 Misery- "Hobbling"

16 The Thing- "Blood Runs Cold"

15 Invasion of the Body Snatchers- "You're NEXT!"

14 The Blair Witch Project- "If this tent's a shaking..."

13 Night of the Living Dead- "They're coming to get you, Barbara!"

12 The Exorcist- "Head spinning"

11 Deliverance- "Squeal like pig"

10 The Shining- "Room 237"

9 The Exorcist III- "Head scissors"

8 Night of the Living Dead- "Look who's outside"

7 Jaws- "Heads will roll"

6 Un Chien Andalou- "Eye slicin' fun!"

5 Poltergeist- "Clown under the bed"

4 Alien- "Chestburster"

3 The Shining- "Danny takes a trike ride"

2 Carrie- "Surprise Arm"

1 Psycho- "Shower scene"