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M -- the chase scene.
The Lodger (talkie version) -- the lodger talks about his brother.
The Unknown -- learning how far the armless man has gone to keep his secret.
I also imagine that the Lon Chaney Phantom of the Opera would qualify (the first time you see the Phantom's face) if you're unspoiled.
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Our first sight of Norman's "mother" in the basement rocking chair in Psycho.
Yikes!
Oh, yes. What Robin said. Especially since the shower scene is so well-known that there's no shock factor.
ETA: And the look on Norman's face in the last scene. BRRRRRRRR!
ETA: And the look on Norman's face in the last scene. BRRRRRRRR!
With a very fast and subtle super-imposition of Mrs. Bates' corpse over it just as it fades to the swamp.
In the last few minutes of The Blair Witch Project, when you see Mike standing in the corner. Don't ask me why, but just thinking about that scene freaks me out.
Yup yup yup. That movie was boring in the beginning, but the last half of the film, the tension ramped up slowly but inexorably, and then that last run through the house (with the bloody handprints on the walls) with the last image of Mike in the corner was completely mindblowing. Actually, I didn't understand what exactly was happening, so when the lights came up I asked my sister what he was doing. When she simply said, "Standing in the corner," I shrieked, "Oh, my GOD!!", which made her laugh at me.
Those damn flying monkeys in Wizard of Oz were a guaranteed "hide behind the couch" image from my childhood. Carrie covered in blood at the prom was also unforgettable.
My moment from The Haunting is the same scene, but not the attack on the door. It's when Elenor says, "Theo, don't squeeze so! You're hurting my hand!" and then it's revealed that nobody was holding her hand.
I watched Wizard of Oz religiously every year (except the year The Wiz came out, when I went to see that instead), and it didn't scare me...much.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, now THAT was hide-behind-the-chair material. Also the Grinch.
The Wizard of Oz has come up at least three times now....
It's when Elenor says, "Theo, don't squeeze so! You're hurting my hand!" and then it's revealed that nobody was holding her hand.
Oh yeah. The way that the room is so dark that you can only see her face, and she's having this internal monologue about how Theo is so scared she's holding Elenor's hand and how strong Elenor's going to be for Theo. Then she sits up, realizing that she's in a bed across the room. Hey, I just gave myself the creeps thinking about it.
Hey, I just gave myself the creeps thinking about it.
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I'm having a hard time coming up with moments. It may be because I consciously forget them, so I don't end up huddled in my bed, hiding under the covers, convinced that zombies are at the door.
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Claire Bloom. Philip Roth's longtime lover.