These are the 10 scariest scenes in horror movies, but how many scared you?

Halloween is here, zomboys.

Some people have been dressing up, going out and getting hammered, while others chose to stay in, close the curtains and pop on a horror movie (if you need some suggestions for what to watch, we’ve got you covered).

We all know that the scariest film of all time is Piers Morgan’s unreleased sex tape (which definitely doesn’t exist, sorry if we gave you a fright) but what are some of the movie moments that scared you the most?

A survey from hmv.com asked 2,000 people which horror movie moment freaked them out the most and the results were h o r r i f y i n g. Actually, the answers were fairly conventional, but the movies themselves are h o r r i f y i n g.

Contains minor spoilers of mostly old movies, so, y’know.

The famous ‘head spin’ scene in The Exorcist, in which the possessed young girl Reagan swivels her head 180° to face the petrified priests, came out on top with 18% of the vote, followed by the shower scene in Psycho with 17%, and the hand grabbing the arm in Carrie with 15%.

The full results of the vote are below:

1. The head spin, The Exorcist – 17.95%
2. The shower scene, Psycho  – 16.85%
3. The hand grabbing the arm, Carrie – 15.10%
4. Girl coming out of the TV, The Ring – 14.90%
5. Chest burst scene, Alien – 14.10%
6. Grady Twins in the corridor, The Shining – 12.80%
7. The children being attacked, The Birds – 11.45%
8. Night vision scene, Silence of the Lambs – 10.05%
9. Man cutting off foot, Saw – 9.95%
10. The rocking chair, The Woman in Black – 9.10%

It’s interesting to see that The Exorcist, a film made over 40 years ago, can still scare us silly, but there’s no doubt that horror trends have changed over the years. Ian Hunter, Professor of Film Studies at De Montfort University, commented:

“Traditionally horror films were either about supernatural and primal fears or monsters that transgress what seem to be natural boundaries (the dead who live, humans who are also animals, and so on).

“Today, while such films still exist, the most frightening are perhaps about the terrors of everyday life and the worst monsters are versions of ordinary people – psychopaths, serial killers – who threaten our sense of rationality.”

Of course, the scariest terror of everyday life is seeing an unknown number flash up on your phone. Not only do you not know who it is, but who calls people in this day and age? Chilling stuff.

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