Don’t you love when a horror movie starts off with a strong and sometimes shocking opening scene? Over at Nerdist.com, the staff chose their top picks from the best opening scenes in horror movies.
Here they are, in no particular order:
1. “Jaws” . . . Nothing like a skinny dip in the ocean that results with a Great White attack and blood-curdling screams to kick off a movie.
2. “Scream” . . . You got DREW BARRYMORE, the first phone call introduction to Ghostface, and the iconic line, “What’s your favorite scary movie?”
3. The 1978 “Halloween” . . . Young Michael Myers kills his sister while wearing a clown costume.
4. “Final Destination 2” . . . This scene has probably caused freeway anxiety for anyone who has seen it. A tree trunk comes loose on the back of a lumber truck on a highway and immediately crashes through the windshield of the car behind it, causing a massive pile-up.
5. “A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors” . . . It opens with PATRICIA ARQUETTE and the concept of a “dream within a dream”. Her character thinks she’s woken up from a dream, only to find her bathroom faucet handles are Freddy’s claws as he cuts open her wrist.
6. “Jurassic Park” . . . Even though this isn’t a typical “horror” movie, the opening is violent enough to count. Let’s just say the transport of a velociraptor doesn’t go very well for a few.
7. “The Hitcher” . . . C. THOMAS HOWELL picks up a hitchhiker . . . and well, it gets creepy and the hitchhiker says he murdered the last guy that picked him up.
8. “The Silence of the Lambs” . . . JODIE FOSTER is seen running through the forest with ominous music. It’s shot from an angle like she’s being watched.
9. “Get Out” . . . It opens with the kidnapping of Andre. He is dragged into a man’s car while the song “Run Rabbit Run” plays.
10. “It Follows” . . . A girl runs from her house in undergarments and heels from an invisible monster . . . she drives off to a beach, where she meets her demise.
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