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Two movie moments from this film made the list of the top 100 scariest movie moments. I’m not sure that I agree with the assessment. Maybe I’m jaded, but the one moment (as seen in this picture) didn’t cause me to jump unlike the false moment earlier as the nurse startled a doctor awake which did make me jump. It could be that I knew it was coming since I read about it on this list (but I’d read about the false scare too, but it still made me jump.) The problem I have with this moment is that you don’t see the killing. It’s only implied.

The other moment that made the list is where the old woman crawls across the ceiling unnoticed. While a really cool image, I don’t really find it scary.

To me, the scariest moment of the film was when the possessed woman almost cut the head off of the policeman’s daughter. Seeing the blade around the daughter’s neck and how she’s pulled away at the last moment is the most scary moment of the film for me.

Rating 4 out of 5 stars.

Having completed the Bravo 100 Scariest Movie Moments and the Bravo 30 Even Scarier Movie Moments, I thought I should also tackle this list of scary movie moments.

Ones I’ve seen already are crossed off. Newly watched ones will be in green.

100. The Wicker Man (1973)
99. Return Of The Living Dead (1985)
98. To Kill A Mockingbird (1962)
97. Frankenstein (1933)
96. Blue Velvet (1982)
95. The Hitcher (1986)
94. Jaws (1975)
93. Creepshow (1982)
92. Confessions Of An Opium Eater (1962)
91. The Hills Have Eyes (1982)
90. Dumbo (1941)
89. Them! (1954)
88. Heavy Metal (1982)
87. The Shining (1980)
86. Night Of The Hunter (1955)
85. Altered States (1980)
84. Scanners (1981)
83. The Legend Of Boggy Creek (1973)
82. The Birds (1963)
81. Tombs Of The Blind Dead (1973)
80. Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1978)
79. The Crying Game (1992)
78. The Exorcist III (1990)
77. Event Horizon (1997)
76. The Shining (1980)
75. The House On Haunted Hill (1999)
74. Silent Scream (1980)
73. Gates Of Hell (1980)
72. Poltergeist II (1986)
71. Akira (1988)
70. The Evil Dead (1981)
69. Zombie (1980)
68. Freaks (1932)
67. Prince Of Darkness (1987)
66. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
65. Marathon Man (1976)
64. Poltergeist (1982)
63. The Wizard Of Oz (1939)
62. When A Stranger Calls (1979)
61. The Shining (1980)
60. Pee Wee’s Big Adventure (1985)
59. Jaws (1975)
58. Psycho (1960)
57. The Exorcist (1973)
56. Psycho (1960)
55. The Godfather Part II (1974)
54. The Changeling (1980)
53. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
52. The Ring (2002)
51. Jaws (1975)
50. An American Werewolf In London (1981)
49. Trilogy Of Terror (1975)
48. The Exorcist (1973)
47. Eraserhead (1977)
46. Salem’s Lot (1979)
45. Poltergeist (1982)
44. Repulsion (1965)
43. Friday The 13th (1980)
42. Seven (1996)
41. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
40. King Kong (1933)
39. The Thing (1982)
38. 28 Days Later (2002)
37. The Cell (2000)
36. Silence Of The Lambs (1991)
35. Poltergeist (1982)
34. The Ring (2002)
33. Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom (1984)
32. The Evil Dead 2 (1987)
31. The Exorcist (1973)
30. Alien (1979)
29. Phantom Of The Opera (1925)
28. The Shining (1980)
27. Twilight Zone The Movie (1983)
26. Dracula (1931)
25. Halloween (1978)
24. Suspiria (1977)
23. A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)
22. The Serpent And The Rainbow (1988)
21. The Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1978)
20. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
19. Willie Wonka And The Chocolate Factory (1971)
18. Nosferatu (1922)
17. Misery (1990)
16. The Thing (1982)
15. Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1956)
14. The Blair Witch Project (1999)
13. Night Of The Living Dead (1968)
12. The Exorcist (1973)
11. Deliverance (1972)
10. The Shining (1980)
9. The Exorcist III (1990)
8. Night Of The Living Dead (1968)
7. Jaws (1975)
6. Un Chien Andalou (1929)
5. Poltergeist (1982)
4. Alien (1979)
3. The Shining (1980)
2. Carrie (1976)
1. Psycho (1960)

I like this list because it acknowledges actual scary moments so some films have multiple entries here, as opposed to the Bravo list which basically commented on multiple moments within each movie listed.

83 scary scenes viewed already, and 17 to go.