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In 2004, Bravo counted down the 100 Scariest Movie Moments. The list had a fairly even mix of movies from different periods and sub-genres, including the silent screamers, the [[Universal]] monster movies, Italian [[Giallo]], slasher pics and even Asian horror. Moreover, the list included a few movies outside the horror genre because they contained classic examples of [[Nightmare Fuel]]. The list is as follows:
In 2004, Bravo counted down the 100 Scariest Movie Moments. The list had a fairly even mix of movies from different periods and sub-genres, including the silent screamers, the [[Universal]] monster movies, Italian [[Giallo]], slasher pics and even Asian horror. Moreover, the list included a few movies outside the horror genre because they contained classic examples of [[Nightmare Fuel]]. The list is as follows:


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* 100. ''[[28 Days Later|Twenty Eight Days Later]]'': The scene where Jim has just met Selena and Mark, and a <s>zombie</s> [[Our Zombies Are Different|person who's been infected]] suddenly bursts in from outside and attacks.

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* 99. ''[[Creepshow]]'': Upson Pratt dies, and suddenly thousands of cockroaches burst out of his body.
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* 100. ''[[Twenty Eight Days Later (Film)|Twenty Eight Days Later]]'': The scene where Jim has just met Selena and Mark, and a <s>zombie</s> [[Our Zombies Are Different|person who's been infected]] suddenly bursts in from outside and attacks.
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* 98. ''[[Zombi 2|Zombi]]'': A woman is pulled towards a splinter, which eventually [[Eye Scream|goes through her eye]].
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* 99. ''[[Creepshow (Film)|Creepshow]]'': Upson Pratt dies, and suddenly thousands of cockroaches burst out of his body.
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* 97. ''[[Cat People (film)|Cat People]]'': Alice is walking to the bus stop in the dark, and hears footsteps behind her. She stops, and they stop. She picks up the pace and hears the footsteps chasing her. Just as she gets to the bus stop, [[Cat Scare|the bus arrives]] [[Trope Maker|scaring the wits out of her]].
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* 98. ''[[Zombi 2 (Film)|Zombi]]'': A woman is pulled towards a splinter, which eventually [[Eye Scream|goes through her eye]].
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* 96. ''[[The Birds]]'': Melanie hides inside a phone booth as seagulls massacre the people outside, and it cuts to a literal birds-eye view of the carnage.
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* 97. ''[[Cat People (Film)|Cat People]]'': Alice is walking to the bus stop in the dark, and hears footsteps behind her. She stops, and they stop. She picks up the pace and hears the footsteps chasing her. Just as she gets to the bus stop, [[Cat Scare|the bus arrives]] [[Trope Maker|scaring the wits out of her]].
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* 95. ''[[Jurassic Park]]'': The scene where the children are trapped in the kitchen with the raptors hunting them.
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* 96. ''[[The Birds (Film)|The Birds]]'': Melanie hides inside a phone booth as seagulls massacre the people outside, and it cuts to a literal birds-eye view of the carnage.
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* 95. ''[[Jurassic Park (Franchise)|Jurassic Park]]'': The scene where the children are trapped in the kitchen with the raptors hunting them.
* 94. ''[[Pacific Heights]]'': Patty comes back after getting her revenge and finds Carter Hayes waiting for her.
* 94. ''[[Pacific Heights]]'': Patty comes back after getting her revenge and finds Carter Hayes waiting for her.
* 93. ''[[Childs Play (Film)|Childs Play]]'': Andy's mom starts to realize something's not right with Chucky, and threatens to throw him into the fireplace, at which point he comes to life and attacks her.
* 93. ''[[Child's Play (film)|Childs Play]]'': Andy's mom starts to realize something's not right with Chucky, and threatens to throw him into the fireplace, at which point he comes to life and attacks her.
* 92. ''[[Village of the Damned (Film)|Village of the Damned]]'': Gordon puts up a mental brick wall to cover up his plan to suicide bomb the children, and they all try to break it down.
* 92. ''[[Village of the Damned]]'': Gordon puts up a mental brick wall to cover up his plan to suicide bomb the children, and they all try to break it down.
* 91. ''[[Shallow Grave]]'': Juliet, David, and Alex bury their dead roommate in the woods.
* 91. ''[[Shallow Grave]]'': Juliet, David, and Alex bury their dead roommate in the woods.
* 90. ''[[The Night of the Hunter (Film)|The Night of the Hunter]]'': Harry Powell interrogates the children about the location of the heist money.
* 90. ''[[The Night of the Hunter]]'': Harry Powell interrogates the children about the location of the heist money.
* 89. ''[[Alice Sweet Alice (Film)|Alice Sweet Alice]]'': Karen looks for Alice in a big and creepy abandoned warehouse.
* 89. ''[[Alice, Sweet Alice]]'': Karen looks for Alice in a big and creepy abandoned warehouse.
* 88. ''[[Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Film)|Invasion of the Body Snatchers]]'' (1956): Miles kisses Becky, and discovers she's now one of them.
* 88. ''[[Invasion of the Body Snatchers]]'' (1956): Miles kisses Becky, and discovers she's now one of them.
* 87. ''[[Black Christmas (Film)|Black Christmas]]'': A girl is suffocated to death with plastic wrap.
* 87. ''[[Black Christmas]]'': A girl is suffocated to death with plastic wrap.
* 86. ''[[The Wizard of Oz (Film)|The Wizard of Oz]]'': The flying monkeys, and the witch threatening to kill Dorothy.
* 86. ''[[The Wizard of Oz (film)|The Wizard of Oz]]'': The flying monkeys, and the witch threatening to kill Dorothy.
* 85. ''[[Blood and Black Lace (Film)|Blood and Black Lace]]'': The first victim is attacked by the killer out of total darkness.
* 85. ''[[Blood and Black Lace]]'': The first victim is attacked by the killer out of total darkness.
* 84. ''[[Blue Velvet]]'': Frank first appears, huffing God-knows-what, and rapes Dorothy Vallens, while repeatedly saying "[[Freud Was Right|Mommy! Baby wants to fuuuuck!]]"
* 84. ''[[Blue Velvet]]'': Frank first appears, huffing God-knows-what, and rapes Dorothy Vallens, while repeatedly saying "[[Freud Was Right|Mommy! Baby wants to fuuuuck!]]"
* 83. ''[[The Others (Film)|The Others]]'': Grace finds her daughter apparently possessed by the eponymous "spirits".
* 83. ''[[The Others (film)|The Others]]'': Grace finds her daughter apparently possessed by the eponymous "spirits".
* 82. ''[[Terminator (Film)|Terminator]]'': The now legless cyborg tries to grab Sarah through a grating.
* 82. ''[[Terminator (franchise)|Terminator]]'': The now legless cyborg tries to grab Sarah through a grating.
* 81. ''[[The Howling (Film)|The Howling]]'': Terry goes investigating the colony, and is greeted by the thought-dead Eddie Quist in werewolf form.
* 81. ''[[The Howling]]'': Terry goes investigating the colony, and is greeted by the thought-dead Eddie Quist in werewolf form.
* 80. ''[[Poltergeist (Film)|Poltergeist]]'': Robbie gets attacked by the already creepy looking [[Monster Clown|clown doll]].
* 80. ''[[Poltergeist (film series)|Poltergeist]]'': Robbie gets attacked by the already creepy looking [[Monster Clown|clown doll]].
* 79. ''[[Dracula (Film)|Dracula]]'' (1931): Renfield first meets the title character, and sees him walk through spider-webs...without disturbing them.
* 79. ''[[Dracula (1931 film)|Dracula]]'' (1931): Renfield first meets the title character, and sees him walk through spider-webs...without disturbing them.
* 78. ''[[The Brood (Film)|The Brood]]'': Frank confronts Nola, and sees her give birth to one of her rage-babies, and lick it.
* 78. ''[[The Brood]]'': Frank confronts Nola, and sees her give birth to one of her rage-babies, and lick it.
* 77. ''[[Signs]]'': Merrill watches a news report about an alien sighting, alone, in a dark closet.
* 77. ''[[Signs]]'': Merrill watches a news report about an alien sighting, alone, in a dark closet.
* 76. ''[[Evil Dead (Film)|Evil Dead]]'': [[Two Words]]: [[When Trees Attack|Tree rape]].
* 76. ''[[Evil Dead]]'': [[Two Words]]: [[When Trees Attack|Tree rape]].
* 75. ''[[Candyman (Film)|Candyman]]'': The title character opens his coat, and he's covered in bees.
* 75. ''[[Candyman]]'': The title character opens his coat, and he's covered in bees.
* 74. ''[[Charlie and The Chocolate Factory (Film)|Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory]]'': The tunnel of nightmares, which includes a chicken getting its head chopped off.
* 74. ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)|Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory]]'': The tunnel of nightmares, which includes a chicken getting its head chopped off.
* 73. ''[[Blood Simple]].'': The detective stalks Abby in the darkened apartment.
* 73. ''[[Blood Simple]].'': The detective stalks Abby in the darkened apartment.
* 72. ''[[Them (Film)|Them]]'': The main characters see one of the ants for the first time, and it has a human rib-cage in its jaws.
* 72. ''[[Them]]'': The main characters see one of the ants for the first time, and it has a human rib-cage in its jaws.
* 71. ''[[The Sixth Sense (Film)|The Sixth Sense]]'': Cole meets the little dead girl.
* 71. ''[[The Sixth Sense]]'': Cole meets the little dead girl.
* 70. ''[[The Stepfather (Film)|The Stepfather]]'': Stephanie walks in on Jerry having a meltdown.
* 70. ''[[The Stepfather]]'': Stephanie walks in on Jerry having a meltdown.
* 69. ''[[Re-Animator (Film)|Re-Animator]]'': [[Two Words|Three words]]: Head giving head.
* 69. ''[[Re-Animator]]'': [[Two Words|Three words]]: Head giving head.
* 68. ''[[The Black Cat (Film)|The Black Cat]]'': Dr. Werdegast flays Poelzig alive.
* 68. ''[[The Black Cat]]'': Dr. Werdegast flays Poelzig alive.
* 67. ''[[Duel (Film)|Duel]]'': The trucker tries to force David onto the railroad tracks.
* 67. ''[[Duel (film)|Duel]]'': The trucker tries to force David onto the railroad tracks.
* 66. ''[[The Tenant]]'': Trelkovsky finds a tooth in a wall.
* 66. ''[[The Tenant]]'': Trelkovsky finds a tooth in a wall.
* 65. ''[[Marathon Man (Film)|Marathon Man]]'': [[Two Words|Three words]]: [[Memetic Mutation|Is it safe?]]
* 65. ''[[Marathon Man]]'': [[Two Words|Three words]]: [[Memetic Mutation|Is it safe?]]
* 64. ''[[Near Dark (Film)|Near Dark]]'': Severen terrorizes a bartender.
* 64. ''[[Near Dark]]'': Severen terrorizes a bartender.
* 63. ''[[Deliverance (Film)|Deliverance]]'': [[Two Words]]: Redneck rape.
* 63. ''[[Deliverance]]'': [[Two Words]]: Redneck rape.
* 62. ''[[The Wolf Man (Film)|The Wolf Man]]'': Larry, as the eponymous monster, attacks Gwen.
* 62. ''[[The Wolf Man]]'': Larry, as the eponymous monster, attacks Gwen.
* 61. ''[[The Devils Backbone (Film)|The Devils Backbone]]'': Jacinto explores the basement, and feels the dead boy's presence.
* 61. ''[[The Devil's Backbone|The Devils Backbone]]'': Jacinto explores the basement, and feels the dead boy's presence.
* 60. ''[[The Beyond (Film)|The Beyond]]'': A possessed girl gets her head blown off.
* 60. ''[[The Beyond]]'': A possessed girl gets her head blown off.
* 59. ''[[Fatal Attraction (Film)|Fatal Attraction]]'': Alex, seemingly dead, bursts out of the bathtub, and Dan's wife shoots her.
* 59. ''[[Fatal Attraction (film)|Fatal Attraction]]'': Alex, seemingly dead, bursts out of the bathtub, and Dan's wife shoots her.
* 58. ''[[Cujo]]'': Donna and her son are attacked by the eponymous dog for the first time.
* 58. ''[[Cujo]]'': Donna and her son are attacked by the eponymous dog for the first time.
* 57. ''[[House of Wax (Film)|House of Wax]]'': Sue tries to fight back against Professor Jarrod, and knocks his mask off.
* 57. ''[[House of Wax]]'': Sue tries to fight back against Professor Jarrod, and knocks his mask off.
* 56. ''[[Single White Female]]'': Allie sees Hedy come down the stairs with the same exact hairdo as her.
* 56. ''[[Single White Female]]'': Allie sees Hedy come down the stairs with the same exact hairdo as her.
* 55. ''[[The Vanishing]]'': [[Overly Long Gag|Two words]]: [[Buried Alive]].
* 55. ''[[The Vanishing]]'': [[Overly Long Gag|Two words]]: [[Buried Alive]].
* 54. ''[[The Changeling (Film)|The Changeling]]'': John tosses his dead daughter's ball into the river, then comes back home, and sees it fall down the stairs.
* 54. ''[[The Changeling (film)|The Changeling]]'': John tosses his dead daughter's ball into the river, then comes back home, and sees it fall down the stairs.
* 53. ''[[Demoni (Film)|Demons]]'': The crowd witness a victim turning into a demon.
* 53. ''[[Demoni|Demons]]'': The crowd witness a victim turning into a demon.
* 52. ''[[The Phantom of the Opera]]'': The famous unmasking scene.
* 52. ''[[The Phantom of the Opera]]'': The famous unmasking scene.
* 51. ''[[The Dead Zone]]'': The deputy commits suicide with scissors.
* 51. ''[[The Dead Zone]]'': The deputy commits suicide with scissors.
* 50. ''[[The Last House On the Left (Film)|The Last House On the Left]]'': The murder of Phyllis, with a healthy dose of [[Hell Is That Noise]].
* 50. ''[[The Last House on the Left]]'': The murder of Phyllis, with a healthy dose of [[Hell Is That Noise]].
* 49. ''[[Les Diaboliques]]'': Christina sees her supposedly dead husband emerge from the bathtub, and drops dead of a heart attack.
* 49. ''[[Les Diaboliques]]'': Christina sees her supposedly dead husband emerge from the bathtub, and drops dead of a heart attack.
* 48. ''[[The Thing (Film)|The Thing]]'': The blood-testing scene.
* 48. ''[[The Thing (film)|The Thing]]'': The blood-testing scene.
* 47. ''[[Nosferatu (Film)|Nosferatu]]'': The scene where Orlock is climbing the stairs then suddenly appears in the doorway.
* 47. ''[[Nosferatu]]'': The scene where Orlock is climbing the stairs then suddenly appears in the doorway.
* 46. ''[[The Sentinel (Film)|The Sentinel]]'': Alison follows a barely seen intruder, and it's her dead father.
* 46. ''[[The Sentinel (film)|The Sentinel]]'': Alison follows a barely seen intruder, and it's her dead father.
* 45. ''[[The Wicker Man (Film)|The Wicker Man]]'' (1973): Sergeant Howie is led into the eponymous structure, which is then set ablaze.
* 45. ''[[The Wicker Man]]'' (1973): Sergeant Howie is led into the eponymous structure, which is then set ablaze.
* 44. ''[[The Game (Film)|The Game]]'': Nicholas comes home, and finds a clown dummy in the same exact position as his father was found dead in.
* 44. ''[[The Game (film)|The Game]]'': Nicholas comes home, and finds a clown dummy in the same exact position as his father was found dead in.
* 43. ''[[Its Alive (Film)|Its Alive]]'': The opening birth scene.
* 43. ''[[It's Alive|Its Alive]]'': The opening birth scene.
* 42. ''[[An American Werewolf in London (Film)|An American Werewolf in London]]'': The transformation sequence. At the time [[Visual Effects of Awesome]].
* 42. ''[[An American Werewolf in London]]'': The transformation sequence. At the time [[Visual Effects of Awesome]].
* 41. ''[[The Hills Have Eyes (Film)|The Hills Have Eyes]]'' (1977): Mars and Pluto invade the camper.
* 41. ''[[The Hills Have Eyes]]'' (1977): Mars and Pluto invade the camper.
* 40. ''[[Black Sunday (Film)|Black Sunday]]'': Asa is executed in the opening scene.
* 40. ''[[Black Sunday (film)|Black Sunday]]'': Asa is executed in the opening scene.
* 39. ''[[Dawn of the Dead (Film)|Dawn of the Dead]]'' (1978): A zombie gets the top of his head cut off by a helicopter blade.
* 39. ''[[Dawn of the Dead (film)|Dawn of the Dead]]'' (1978): A zombie gets the top of his head cut off by a helicopter blade.
* 38. ''[[Peeping Tom (Film)|Peeping Tom]]'': Mark menaces the heroine's blind mother.
* 38. ''[[Peeping Tom (film)|Peeping Tom]]'': Mark menaces the heroine's blind mother.
* 37. ''[[House On Haunted Hill (Film)|House On Haunted Hill]]'': Nora is looking for a secret passage, then turns around and a freaky looking woman is ''right there''.
* 37. ''[[House on Haunted Hill]]'': Nora is looking for a secret passage, then turns around and a freaky looking woman is ''right there''.
* 36. ''[[Cape Fear]]'' (1962): Max comes after Sam's daughter.
* 36. ''[[Cape Fear]]'' (1962): Max comes after Sam's daughter.
* 35. ''[[Alien (Film)|Aliens]]'': Ripley and Newt are locked in the infirmary with two face-huggers.
* 35. ''[[Alien (franchise)|Aliens]]'': Ripley and Newt are locked in the infirmary with two face-huggers.
* 34. ''[[The Hitcher (Film)|The Hitcher]]'': John Ryder tears Nash in half with two trucks.
* 34. ''[[The Hitcher]]'': John Ryder tears Nash in half with two trucks.
* 33. ''[[The Fly (Film)|The Fly]]'' (1986): In a nightmare sequence, Veronica gives birth to a giant maggot.
* 33. ''[[The Fly]]'' (1986): In a nightmare sequence, Veronica gives birth to a giant maggot.
* 32. ''[[Pet Sematary]]'': Jud is killed by evil little Gage.
* 32. ''[[Pet Sematary]]'': Jud is killed by evil little Gage.
* 31. ''[[Friday the 13th (Film)|Friday the 13 th]]'' (1980): Alice gets dragged into the lake by Jason.
* 31. ''[[Friday the 13th (film)|Friday the 13 th]]'' (1980): Alice gets dragged into the lake by Jason.
* 30. ''[[The Blair Witch Project (Film)|The Blair Witch Project]]'': The last thirty seconds of the entire movie. You simply see Mike facing the corner, then a scream from Heather. Then silence.
* 30. ''[[The Blair Witch Project]]'': The last thirty seconds of the entire movie. You simply see Mike facing the corner, then a scream from Heather. Then silence.
* 29. ''[[The Serpent and The Rainbow (Film)|The Serpent and The Rainbow]]'': Dennis stumbles through the village, pleading, "Don't bury me!"
* 29. ''[[The Serpent and the Rainbow]]'': Dennis stumbles through the village, pleading, "Don't bury me!"
* 28. ''[[When a Stranger Calls (Film)|When a Stranger Calls]]'': "The calls are coming from inside the house!"
* 28. ''[[When a Stranger Calls]]'': "The calls are coming from inside the house!"
* 27. ''[[Frankenstein 1931 (Film)|Frankenstein]]'' (1931): The creature accidentally kills a little girl.
* 27. ''[[Frankenstein (1931 film)|Frankenstein]]'' (1931): The creature accidentally kills a little girl.
* 26. ''[[Se7en (Film)|Se7en]]'': [[And I Must Scream|The Sloth victim]].
* 26. ''[[Se7en]]'': [[And I Must Scream|The Sloth victim]].
* 25. ''[[Phantasm (Film)|Phantasm]]'': Mike wakes up to find himself in a cemetary, and the Tall Man is standing over him.
* 25. ''[[Phantasm (Film)|Phantasm]]'': Mike wakes up to find himself in a cemetary, and the Tall Man is standing over him.
* 24. ''[[Suspiria (Film)|Suspiria]]'': The opening murder scene: A woman is stabbed in the heart, falls through a stained glass window, and is hanged on a cord, while her friend below is impaled by the falling glass.
* 24. ''[[Suspiria]]'': The opening murder scene: A woman is stabbed in the heart, falls through a stained glass window, and is hanged on a cord, while her friend below is impaled by the falling glass.
* 23. ''[[Rosemary's Baby (Film)|Rosemarys Baby]]'': The dream-like rape scene.
* 23. ''[[Rosemary's Baby|Rosemarys Baby]]'': The dream-like rape scene.
* 22. ''[[Don't Look Now (Film)|Don't Look Now]]'': John corners who he thinks is his dead daughter, but is in fact a midget serial killer.
* 22. ''[[Don't Look Now]]'': John corners who he thinks is his dead daughter, but is in fact a midget serial killer.
* 21. ''[[Jacobs Ladder (Film)|Jacobs Ladder]]'': Jacob is at a party, dancing with his girlfriend, and sees some kind of [[Naughty Tentacles|tentacle]] writhing all over her.
* 21. ''[[Jacob's Ladder|Jacobs Ladder]]'': Jacob is at a party, dancing with his girlfriend, and sees some kind of [[Naughty Tentacles|tentacle]] writhing all over her.
* 20. ''[[The Ring]]'': The scene where Samara crawls out of the television.
* 20. ''[[The Ring]]'': The scene where Samara crawls out of the television.
* 19. ''[[Hellraiser (Film)|Hellraiser]]'': Kirsty opens the box, and the Cenobites appear.
* 19. ''[[Hellraiser]]'': Kirsty opens the box, and the Cenobites appear.
* 18. ''[[The Haunting (Film)|The Haunting]]'': The door bulges inward, as if something's trying to get in.
* 18. ''[[The Haunting]]'': The door bulges inward, as if something's trying to get in.
* 17. ''[[A Nightmare On Elm Street (Film)|A Nightmare On Elm Street]]'' (1984): Tina is dragged onto the ceiling, and sliced up by an invisible Freddy.
* 17. ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street]]'' (1984): Tina is dragged onto the ceiling, and sliced up by an invisible Freddy.
* 16. ''[[The Omen (Film)|The Omen]]'': Mrs. Baylock pushes Katherine out of the hospital window.
* 16. ''[[The Omen]]'': Mrs. Baylock pushes Katherine out of the hospital window.
* 15. ''[[Freaks (Film)|Freaks]]'': The freaks chase down the acrobat, and proceed to make her "one of them".
* 15. ''[[Freaks]]'': The freaks chase down the acrobat, and proceed to make her "one of them".
* 14. ''[[Halloween (Film)|Halloween]]'' (1978): Laurie relaxes after apparently killing Michael, when, behind her, we see him suddenly sit up.
* 14. ''[[Halloween (film)|Halloween]]'' (1978): Laurie relaxes after apparently killing Michael, when, behind her, we see him suddenly sit up.
* 13. ''[[Scream (Film)|Scream]]'': The killer toys with Casey.
* 13. ''[[Scream (film)|Scream]]'': The killer toys with Casey.
* 12. ''[[Misery]]'': Annie breaks Paul's legs.
* 12. ''[[Misery]]'': Annie breaks Paul's legs.
* 11. ''[[Audition (Film)|Audition]]'': Asami tortures Shigeharu. [[Hell Is That Noise|Kiri kiri kiri kiri...]]
* 11. ''[[Audition]]'': Asami tortures Shigeharu. [[Hell Is That Noise|Kiri kiri kiri kiri...]]
* 10. ''[[Wait Until Dark]]'': Roat jumps out of the darkness and grabs Susy.
* 10. ''[[Wait Until Dark]]'': Roat jumps out of the darkness and grabs Susy.
* 9. ''[[Night of the Living Dead (Film)|Night of the Living Dead]]'' (1968): Helen is stabbed to death with a trowel by her zombified daughter.
* 9. ''[[Night of the Living Dead]]'' (1968): Helen is stabbed to death with a trowel by her zombified daughter.
* 8. ''[[Carrie]]'': Susan dreaming of putting flowers on Carrie's grave only to have Carrie's arm come out of the ground and grab her.
* 8. ''[[Carrie]]'': Susan dreaming of putting flowers on Carrie's grave only to have Carrie's arm come out of the ground and grab her.
* 7. ''[[The Silence of the Lambs]]'': Hannibal makes his escape.
* 7. ''[[The Silence of the Lambs]]'': Hannibal makes his escape.
* 6. ''[[The Shining (Literature)|The Shining]]'': "[[Memetic Mutation|All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.]]"
* 6. ''[[The Shining]]'': "[[Memetic Mutation|All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.]]"
* 5. ''[[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Film)|The Texas Chainsaw Massacre]]'' (1974): Leatherface bashes a guy's head in with a hammer.
* 5. ''[[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre]]'' (1974): Leatherface bashes a guy's head in with a hammer.
* 4. ''[[Psycho]]'' (1960): [[Refuge in Audacity|Two words]]: [[Shower Scene]]. The stairs scene too.
* 4. ''[[Psycho]]'' (1960): [[Refuge in Audacity|Two words]]: [[Shower Scene]]. The stairs scene too.
* 3. ''[[The Exorcist (Film)|The Exorcist]]'': Regan's head starts spinning around.
* 3. ''[[The Exorcist]]'': Regan's head starts spinning around.
* 2. ''[[Alien]]'': The alien bursts out of Kane's chest during dinner.
* 2. ''[[Alien]]'': The alien bursts out of Kane's chest during dinner.
* 1. ''[[Jaws (Film)|Jaws]]'': The very first few minutes where the woman is eaten by the unseen shark.
* 1. ''[[Jaws (film)|Jaws]]'': The very first few minutes where the woman is eaten by the unseen shark.


There was another program that aired in October 2006 entitled "''30 Even Scarier Movie Moments''", mostly consisting of movies that just barely missed the first list, and recent horror films that had come out since. It is as follows.
There was another program that aired in October 2006 entitled "''30 Even Scarier Movie Moments''", mostly consisting of movies that just barely missed the first list, and recent horror films that had come out since. It is as follows.


* 30. ''[[The Grudge (Film)|The Grudge]]''
* 30. ''[[The Grudge]]''
* 29. ''[[Cape Fear|Cape Fear (1991)]]''
* 29. ''[[Cape Fear|Cape Fear (1991)]]''
* 28. ''[[Cabin Fever (Film)|Cabin Fever]]''
* 28. ''[[Cabin Fever (film)|Cabin Fever]]''
* 27. ''[[Slither (Film)|Slither]]''
* 27. ''[[Slither]]''
* 26. ''[[Play Misty for Me]]''
* 26. ''[[Play Misty for Me]]''
* 25. ''[[Red Eye (Film)|Red Eye]]''
* 25. ''[[Red Eye (film)|Red Eye]]''
* 24. ''[[The Hand That Rocks the Cradle]]''
* 24. ''[[The Hand That Rocks the Cradle]]''
* 23. ''[[Manhunter (Film)|Manhunter]]''
* 23. ''[[Manhunter (film)|Manhunter]]''
* 22. ''[[American Psycho (Literature)|American Psycho]]''
* 22. ''[[American Psycho]]''
* 21. ''[[Braindead (Film)|Braindead]]''
* 21. ''[[Braindead]]''
* 20. ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey (Film)|2001: A Space Odyssey]]''
* 20. ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey]]''
* 19. ''Fear''
* 19. ''Fear''
* 18. ''[[Army of Darkness]]''
* 18. ''[[Army of Darkness]]''
* 17. ''[[Christine]]''
* 17. ''[[Christine]]''
* 16. ''[[Saw (Film)|Saw II]]''
* 16. ''[[Saw|Saw II]]''
* 15. ''[[The Exorcism of Emily Rose (Film)|The Exorcism of Emily Rose]]''
* 15. ''[[The Exorcism of Emily Rose]]''
* 14. ''[[Scanners (Film)|Scanners]]''
* 14. ''[[Scanners]]''
* 13. ''[[Dawn of the Dead 2004 (Film)|Dawn of the Dead 2004]]'' (2004)
* 13. ''[[Dawn of the Dead (2004 film)|Dawn of the Dead]]'' (2004)
* 12. ''[[Wolf Creek (Film)|Wolf Creek]]''
* 12. ''[[Wolf Creek]]''
* 11. ''[[The Stepford Wives]]'' (1975)
* 11. ''[[The Stepford Wives]]'' (1975)
* 10. ''[[Children of the Corn]]''
* 10. ''[[Children of the Corn]]''
* 09. ''[[Open Water (Film)|Open Water]]''
* 09. ''[[Open Water]]''
* 08. ''[[Land of the Dead (Film)|Land of the Dead]]''
* 08. ''[[Land of the Dead]]''
* 07. ''[[The Devils Rejects (Film)|The Devils Rejects]]''
* 07. ''[[The Devil's Rejects|The Devils Rejects]]''
* 06. ''[[Vertigo]]''
* 06. ''[[Vertigo]]''
* 05. ''[[Old Boy]]''
* 05. ''[[Oldboy]]''
* 04. ''[[Videodrome (Film)|Videodrome]]''
* 04. ''[[Videodrome]]''
* 03. ''[[Saw (Film)|Saw]]''
* 03. ''[[Saw]]''
* 02. ''[[A Clockwork Orange (Film)|A Clockwork Orange]]''
* 02. ''[[A Clockwork Orange (film)|A Clockwork Orange]]''
* 01. ''[[Hostel (Film)|Hostel]]''
* 01. ''[[Hostel]]''


Another follow-up episode titled "''13 Scarier Movie Moments''" aired in October 2009 which also just updated the list with mostly recent entries.
Another follow-up episode titled "''13 Scarier Movie Moments''" aired in October 2009 which also just updated the list with mostly recent entries.


* 13. ''[[The Strangers (Film)|The Strangers]]''
* 13. ''[[The Strangers]]''
* 12. ''[[Cloverfield (Film)|Cloverfield]]''
* 12. ''[[Cloverfield]]''
* 11. ''[[Hard Candy]]''
* 11. ''[[Hard Candy]]''
* 10. ''[[No Country for Old Men]]''
* 10. ''[[No Country for Old Men]]''
* 09. ''[[Hostel|Hostel: Part II]]''
* 09. ''[[Hostel|Hostel: Part II]]''
* 08. ''[[Diary of the Dead (Film)|Diary of the Dead]]''
* 08. ''[[Diary of the Dead]]''
* 07. ''[[Frailty]]''
* 07. ''[[Frailty]]''
* 06. ''[[Ginger Snaps (Film)|Ginger Snaps]]''
* 06. ''[[Ginger Snaps]]''
* 05. ''[[Maniac (Film)|Maniac]]''
* 05. ''[[Maniac (film)|Maniac]]''
* 04. ''[[Zodiac (Film)|Zodiac]]''
* 04. ''[[Zodiac (film)|Zodiac]]''
* 03. ''[[Bug (Film)|Bug]]''
* 03. ''[[Bug (film)|Bug]]''
* 02. ''[[Henry Portrait of a Serial Killer (Film)|Henry Portrait of a Serial Killer]]''
* 02. ''[[Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer]]''
* 01. ''[[The Descent (Film)|The Descent]]''
* 01. ''[[The Descent (film)|The Descent]]''


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    In 2004, Bravo counted down the 100 Scariest Movie Moments. The list had a fairly even mix of movies from different periods and sub-genres, including the silent screamers, the Universal monster movies, Italian Giallo, slasher pics and even Asian horror. Moreover, the list included a few movies outside the horror genre because they contained classic examples of Nightmare Fuel. The list is as follows:

    • 100. Twenty Eight Days Later: The scene where Jim has just met Selena and Mark, and a zombie person who's been infected suddenly bursts in from outside and attacks.
    • 99. Creepshow: Upson Pratt dies, and suddenly thousands of cockroaches burst out of his body.
    • 98. Zombi: A woman is pulled towards a splinter, which eventually goes through her eye.
    • 97. Cat People: Alice is walking to the bus stop in the dark, and hears footsteps behind her. She stops, and they stop. She picks up the pace and hears the footsteps chasing her. Just as she gets to the bus stop, the bus arrives scaring the wits out of her.
    • 96. The Birds: Melanie hides inside a phone booth as seagulls massacre the people outside, and it cuts to a literal birds-eye view of the carnage.
    • 95. Jurassic Park: The scene where the children are trapped in the kitchen with the raptors hunting them.
    • 94. Pacific Heights: Patty comes back after getting her revenge and finds Carter Hayes waiting for her.
    • 93. Childs Play: Andy's mom starts to realize something's not right with Chucky, and threatens to throw him into the fireplace, at which point he comes to life and attacks her.
    • 92. Village of the Damned: Gordon puts up a mental brick wall to cover up his plan to suicide bomb the children, and they all try to break it down.
    • 91. Shallow Grave: Juliet, David, and Alex bury their dead roommate in the woods.
    • 90. The Night of the Hunter: Harry Powell interrogates the children about the location of the heist money.
    • 89. Alice, Sweet Alice: Karen looks for Alice in a big and creepy abandoned warehouse.
    • 88. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956): Miles kisses Becky, and discovers she's now one of them.
    • 87. Black Christmas: A girl is suffocated to death with plastic wrap.
    • 86. The Wizard of Oz: The flying monkeys, and the witch threatening to kill Dorothy.
    • 85. Blood and Black Lace: The first victim is attacked by the killer out of total darkness.
    • 84. Blue Velvet: Frank first appears, huffing God-knows-what, and rapes Dorothy Vallens, while repeatedly saying "Mommy! Baby wants to fuuuuck!"
    • 83. The Others: Grace finds her daughter apparently possessed by the eponymous "spirits".
    • 82. Terminator: The now legless cyborg tries to grab Sarah through a grating.
    • 81. The Howling: Terry goes investigating the colony, and is greeted by the thought-dead Eddie Quist in werewolf form.
    • 80. Poltergeist: Robbie gets attacked by the already creepy looking clown doll.
    • 79. Dracula (1931): Renfield first meets the title character, and sees him walk through spider-webs...without disturbing them.
    • 78. The Brood: Frank confronts Nola, and sees her give birth to one of her rage-babies, and lick it.
    • 77. Signs: Merrill watches a news report about an alien sighting, alone, in a dark closet.
    • 76. Evil Dead: Two Words: Tree rape.
    • 75. Candyman: The title character opens his coat, and he's covered in bees.
    • 74. Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory: The tunnel of nightmares, which includes a chicken getting its head chopped off.
    • 73. Blood Simple.: The detective stalks Abby in the darkened apartment.
    • 72. Them: The main characters see one of the ants for the first time, and it has a human rib-cage in its jaws.
    • 71. The Sixth Sense: Cole meets the little dead girl.
    • 70. The Stepfather: Stephanie walks in on Jerry having a meltdown.
    • 69. Re-Animator: Three words: Head giving head.
    • 68. The Black Cat: Dr. Werdegast flays Poelzig alive.
    • 67. Duel: The trucker tries to force David onto the railroad tracks.
    • 66. The Tenant: Trelkovsky finds a tooth in a wall.
    • 65. Marathon Man: Three words: Is it safe?
    • 64. Near Dark: Severen terrorizes a bartender.
    • 63. Deliverance: Two Words: Redneck rape.
    • 62. The Wolf Man: Larry, as the eponymous monster, attacks Gwen.
    • 61. The Devils Backbone: Jacinto explores the basement, and feels the dead boy's presence.
    • 60. The Beyond: A possessed girl gets her head blown off.
    • 59. Fatal Attraction: Alex, seemingly dead, bursts out of the bathtub, and Dan's wife shoots her.
    • 58. Cujo: Donna and her son are attacked by the eponymous dog for the first time.
    • 57. House of Wax: Sue tries to fight back against Professor Jarrod, and knocks his mask off.
    • 56. Single White Female: Allie sees Hedy come down the stairs with the same exact hairdo as her.
    • 55. The Vanishing: Two words: Buried Alive.
    • 54. The Changeling: John tosses his dead daughter's ball into the river, then comes back home, and sees it fall down the stairs.
    • 53. Demons: The crowd witness a victim turning into a demon.
    • 52. The Phantom of the Opera: The famous unmasking scene.
    • 51. The Dead Zone: The deputy commits suicide with scissors.
    • 50. The Last House on the Left: The murder of Phyllis, with a healthy dose of Hell Is That Noise.
    • 49. Les Diaboliques: Christina sees her supposedly dead husband emerge from the bathtub, and drops dead of a heart attack.
    • 48. The Thing: The blood-testing scene.
    • 47. Nosferatu: The scene where Orlock is climbing the stairs then suddenly appears in the doorway.
    • 46. The Sentinel: Alison follows a barely seen intruder, and it's her dead father.
    • 45. The Wicker Man (1973): Sergeant Howie is led into the eponymous structure, which is then set ablaze.
    • 44. The Game: Nicholas comes home, and finds a clown dummy in the same exact position as his father was found dead in.
    • 43. Its Alive: The opening birth scene.
    • 42. An American Werewolf in London: The transformation sequence. At the time Visual Effects of Awesome.
    • 41. The Hills Have Eyes (1977): Mars and Pluto invade the camper.
    • 40. Black Sunday: Asa is executed in the opening scene.
    • 39. Dawn of the Dead (1978): A zombie gets the top of his head cut off by a helicopter blade.
    • 38. Peeping Tom: Mark menaces the heroine's blind mother.
    • 37. House on Haunted Hill: Nora is looking for a secret passage, then turns around and a freaky looking woman is right there.
    • 36. Cape Fear (1962): Max comes after Sam's daughter.
    • 35. Aliens: Ripley and Newt are locked in the infirmary with two face-huggers.
    • 34. The Hitcher: John Ryder tears Nash in half with two trucks.
    • 33. The Fly (1986): In a nightmare sequence, Veronica gives birth to a giant maggot.
    • 32. Pet Sematary: Jud is killed by evil little Gage.
    • 31. Friday the 13 th (1980): Alice gets dragged into the lake by Jason.
    • 30. The Blair Witch Project: The last thirty seconds of the entire movie. You simply see Mike facing the corner, then a scream from Heather. Then silence.
    • 29. The Serpent and the Rainbow: Dennis stumbles through the village, pleading, "Don't bury me!"
    • 28. When a Stranger Calls: "The calls are coming from inside the house!"
    • 27. Frankenstein (1931): The creature accidentally kills a little girl.
    • 26. Se7en: The Sloth victim.
    • 25. Phantasm: Mike wakes up to find himself in a cemetary, and the Tall Man is standing over him.
    • 24. Suspiria: The opening murder scene: A woman is stabbed in the heart, falls through a stained glass window, and is hanged on a cord, while her friend below is impaled by the falling glass.
    • 23. Rosemarys Baby: The dream-like rape scene.
    • 22. Don't Look Now: John corners who he thinks is his dead daughter, but is in fact a midget serial killer.
    • 21. Jacobs Ladder: Jacob is at a party, dancing with his girlfriend, and sees some kind of tentacle writhing all over her.
    • 20. The Ring: The scene where Samara crawls out of the television.
    • 19. Hellraiser: Kirsty opens the box, and the Cenobites appear.
    • 18. The Haunting: The door bulges inward, as if something's trying to get in.
    • 17. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984): Tina is dragged onto the ceiling, and sliced up by an invisible Freddy.
    • 16. The Omen: Mrs. Baylock pushes Katherine out of the hospital window.
    • 15. Freaks: The freaks chase down the acrobat, and proceed to make her "one of them".
    • 14. Halloween (1978): Laurie relaxes after apparently killing Michael, when, behind her, we see him suddenly sit up.
    • 13. Scream: The killer toys with Casey.
    • 12. Misery: Annie breaks Paul's legs.
    • 11. Audition: Asami tortures Shigeharu. Kiri kiri kiri kiri...
    • 10. Wait Until Dark: Roat jumps out of the darkness and grabs Susy.
    • 9. Night of the Living Dead (1968): Helen is stabbed to death with a trowel by her zombified daughter.
    • 8. Carrie: Susan dreaming of putting flowers on Carrie's grave only to have Carrie's arm come out of the ground and grab her.
    • 7. The Silence of the Lambs: Hannibal makes his escape.
    • 6. The Shining: "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy."
    • 5. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974): Leatherface bashes a guy's head in with a hammer.
    • 4. Psycho (1960): Two words: Shower Scene. The stairs scene too.
    • 3. The Exorcist: Regan's head starts spinning around.
    • 2. Alien: The alien bursts out of Kane's chest during dinner.
    • 1. Jaws: The very first few minutes where the woman is eaten by the unseen shark.

    There was another program that aired in October 2006 entitled "30 Even Scarier Movie Moments", mostly consisting of movies that just barely missed the first list, and recent horror films that had come out since. It is as follows.

    Another follow-up episode titled "13 Scarier Movie Moments" aired in October 2009 which also just updated the list with mostly recent entries.

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