Every time I think I’ve sussed out the general infrastructure of the scary movie blog world, I stumble upon another interesting writer who has put their unique spin on things. Why is it that horror movies are so much fun to write about? Are there this many blogs dedicated to romantic comedies? I somehow doubt it.
Anyway, there are several memes going around on these blogs, and I’ve decided to throw my hat in the ring for one of them. The Horror Digest kicked it all off July 1st with their Top Ten Willy Inducing Moments, then invited the rest of the Internets to chime in.
As Horror Digest author Andre Dumas stated in her original post: “PLEASE NOTE these are willy inducing MOMENTS and not necessarily movies.” With that in mind, here is my personal list of movie scenes that scared the crap out of me. I left off childhood traumas, with the exception of a few scenes that still creep me out today (The Shining). Instead, I chose to focus on scenes that have frightened me fairly recently. I also did not include scenes that were simply gross or disturbing. Anyone can depict sadism or violence onscreen, but it takes something special to make a jaded viewer like myself jump or look away from the screen in sheer fright.
Most importantly, these scenes have all stuck in my subconscious, and come back to haunt me long after I was done watching the films in question.
I guess I’ll list them in chronological order. Most of these have appeared on other lists at this point, but hopefully I will have something unique to say about some of them.
A note about spoilers: I’ve tried not to include any. I also chose pictures that didn’t necessarily depict the scary scenes mentioned. If you want to look up the scenes yourself, there are plenty of pics and videos out there. But I suggest watching the entire films instead. At night. In the dark…
BLANKED AS ORDERED 