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The 100 Greatest Scary Moments

Year:
Duration:
245 min (including commercials)
Genres:
Documentary | Horror
IMDB rate:
7.6
Director:
Mark Murray
Details
Country: UK
Release Date: 2003-10-25
Cast
Actor
Character
Jimmy Carr
Himself - Presenter
Kacey Ainsworth
Herself
Patrick Allen
Himself
Stephen Armstrong
Himself
Jane Asher
Herself
Rick Baker
Himself
Jo Berry
Herself
Emily Booth
Herself
Doug Bradley
Himself
Derren Brown
Himself
Adam Buxton
Himself (as Adam and Joe)
Bruce Campbell
Himself
Brian Capron
Himself
John Carpenter
Himself
Chris Carter
Himself
Ian Christie
Himself
Andrew Collins
Himself
Alice Cooper
Himself
Joe Cornish
Himself (as Adam and Joe)
Wes Craven
Himself
Jon Culshaw
Himself
Sean S. Cunningham
Himself (as Sean Cunningham)
Raymond Cusick
Himself (as Ray Cusick)
Dominik Diamond
Himself
Mark Dinning
Himself
Mo Dutta
Himself
Shelley Duvall
Herself
Jeremy Dyson
Himself
Robert Englund
Himself
Angie Errigo
Herself
Dick Fiddy
Himself
Fenella Fielding
Herself
Kerry Fox
Herself
William Friedkin
Himself
Mark Gatiss
Himself
Jerry Goldsmith
Himself
Muriel Gray
Herself
Bonnie Greer
Herself
Gunnar Hansen
Himself (also archive footage)
Jan Harlan
Himself
Adam Hills
Himself
Alfred Hitchcock
Himself (archive footage)
Dennis Hopper
Himself
Sara Karloff
Herself
Mark Kermode
Himself
Nigel Kneale
Himself
Verity Lambert
Herself
John Landis
Himself
Christopher Lee
Himself
Janet Leigh
Herself
Wendy Lloyd
Herself
Bernard Lodge
Himself
Kyle MacLachlan
Himself
Michael Madsen
Himself
Sandra Maitland
Herself
Kevin McCarthy
Himself
Sid McGrath
Himself
Xavier Mendik
Himself
Shazia Mirza
Herself
Matt Mueller
Himself
Kim Newman
Himself
Camille Paglia
Herself
Rowan Pelling
Herself
Steve Pemberton
Himself
Alexis Petridis
Himself
Lucy Porter
Herself
David Prowse
Himself
David Quantick
Himself
Antonia Quirke
Herself
Reece Shearsmith
Himself
David J. Skal
Himself (as David Skal)
Adam Smith
Himself
Kerr Smith
Himself
Steven Spielberg
Himself
Dean Sullivan
Himself
Eduardo Sánchez
Himself (as Ed Sanchez)
Stephen Volk
Himself
Sigourney Weaver
Herself
Joss Whedon
Himself
Margaret Hamilton
The Wicked Witch of the West
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Trivia
Results: 100. The Arrival of a Train (1896): A fifty second long film of a train pulling into a station in France. Said to have scared people who thought the train was going to burst through the cinema. Probably the first scary film moment. 99. The Night of the Hunter (1955): The scene underwater and Robert Mitchum pursuing the children. 98. Doomwatch (1970): TV Series - The Rats. 97. The Roswell Footage (1995): The alleged footage, which is said by Adam and Joe to look like a dolly. 96. Breathe (1996): The music video for this song by The Prodigy. 95. The Singing Ringing Tree (1957): The entire film. Said by the interview guests to be a prime example of Accidental Nightmare Fuel. 94. Cat People (1942): 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. 93. The Thing from Another World (1951): A fully regrown Thing standing right at the doorway when Hendry opens it and it being set on fire. 92. The Stone Tape (1972): A British teleplay. The whole thing. 91. The Star Wars Saga (1977-1983): The character of Darth Vader, especially his breathing and his first appearance. 90. Dracula (1931): Bela Lugosi as the main character, especially his voice and mannerisms. 89. Protect and Survive (1976): A British Public Service Announcement about what to do to survive in the event of a nuclear war - a very real threat at the time. 88. _The Day of the Triffids (1981)_: BBC drama version. A scene where a character attacks one of the plants. 87. _Cracker (1994)_: The episode "To Be a Somebody" featuring Robert Carlyle exacting revenge for the Hillsborough disaster. The scene where he opens the parcel - nothing happens since they switched it. 86. Dead of Night (1945): "The Ventriloquist's Dummy" - scene in which the ventriloquist argues with the dummy. 85. Peeping Tom (1960): Scenes seen from cameraman's point of view. 84. Cape Fear (1962): Max comes after Sam's daughter. 83. Whistle and I'll Come To You (1968): BBC drama adaptation of an M. R. James short story. The scene with the Bedsheet Ghost. 82. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (1967): The whole thing. 81. Brookside (1993-1995): The storyline of the murder and hiding the body of Trevor Jordache under the patio. 80. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937): The transformation scene of the Queen from beautiful to ugly old crone. 79. 1984 (1956): BBC adaptation. The rat scene in Room 101. 78. The Incredible Hulk (1978): Banner's transformation from Human to Hulk 77. Twilight Zone (1959): "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" - The scene with William Shatner looking out the window and seeing a monster on the wing that no one else can see. 76. Children of the Stones (1977): A scene with a brilliant white light from the stone. 75. Lonely Water (1973): A British Public Service Announcement about children drowning with a dark hooded figure who comes to collect children if they play too close to water. Especially the ending "I'll Be Back". 74. The War Game (1965): The whole thing, pretty much. 73. Alice Cooper: All of his music videos and performances. 72. Frankenstein (1931): Frankenstein coming to life. 71. Michael Jackson: Thriller (1983): All of the the music video by Michael Jackson. 70. Quatermass and the Pit (1958): "Quatermass and the Pit" - Opening the alien spacecraft. 69. The Tripods (1984): Scene in which man comes out of the alien spacecraft. 68. Shallow Grave (1994): Juliet, David, and Alex bury their dead roommate in the woods. 67. Misery (1990): Annie breaks Paul's legs. 66. Theatre of Blood (1973): All of it but especially the man eating his poodles. 65. Fatal Attraction (1987): The scene where Alex boils the pet bunny and the ending scene where she jumps out of the bath before being shot. 64. Reservoir Dogs (1992): Mr Blonde cutting off the cop's ear while listening to "Stuck in the Middle with You". 63. Armchair Thriller (1978): The faceless nun in the attic in "Quiet as a Nun". 62. Suspiria (1977): All of it. 61. Blue Velvet (1986): Frank first appears, huffing God-knows-what, and rapes Dorothy Vallens, while repeatedly saying "Mommy! Baby wants to fuck!". 60. Where's Your Head At (2002): The music video by Basement Jaxx. 59. Tales of the Unexpected (1979): The episode "Royal Jelly". 58. Candyman (1992): The scene in which she summons Candyman and he stabs the man through the chest from behind. 57. EastEnders (1985): The 2001 storyline of Trevor Morgan menacing Little Mo Mitchell. 56. Marathon Man (1976): The scene with the Depraved Dentist drilling into the healthy tooth. 55. Goodfellas (1990): The scene where Tommy appears to be offended at being called "funny" by Henry. 54. Doctor Who (1963): The opening titles. 53. Night of the Living Dead (1968): All of it, but especially Helen being stabbed to death with a trowel by her daughter. 52. V (1984): Robin giving birth a lizard baby. 51. Rosemary's Baby (1968): The dream-like rape scene. 50. Hammer House of Horror (1980): The episode "The House that Bled", when a pipe breaks and pours blood over a children's party. 49. AIDS - Don't Die of Ignorance (1987): A British Public Service Announcement narrated by John Hurt, featuring a gravestone being chiselled with 'AIDS'. 48. Diabolique (1955): Christina sees her supposedly dead husband emerge from the bathtub, and drops dead of a heart attack. 47. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956): All of it - allegedly based on the Communist scare at the time. 46. Final Destination (2000): From the original film, all of the death scenes. 45. The Vanishing (1988): the scene where the main character is buried alive at the end. 44. The War of the Worlds (1938): The radio version by Orson Welles that allegedly terrified many Americans who thought it was real. 43. The Birds (1963): Pretty much all of the scenes where Melanie is attacked by the birds, but especially the one where they are gathering on a playground while children sing in the background. 42. Salem's Lot (1979): From the miniseries, the scene where a vampiric Ralphie Glick is floating outside his brother Danny's window and scratching to be let in. 41. Ghostwatch (1992): All of the scenes involving Pipes and the ending scene where he invades the BBC studio and attacks Michael Parkinson. 40. The Others (2001): Grace finds her daughter apparently possessed by the eponymous "spirits". 39. Doctor Who (1963): The Daleks. 38. Nosferatu (1922): The scene where Orlock (and his shadow) is climbing the stairs then suddenly appears in the doorway. As one of the guests says "You can't say it's full of clichés - it invents the clichés". 37. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968): The character of The Childcatcher, who David Quantick compares to a male witch. 36. Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966): A scene with Dracula smiling menacingly down at Helen and then attacking her. 35. Come to Daddy (1997): A music video by Aphex Twin featuring, amongst other things, a Humanoid Abomination who comes out of a tv and screams in the face of a little old lady. 34. The Wicker Man (1973): Featuring Christopher Lee again, the scene in which Sergeant Howie is led into the eponymous structure, which is then set ablaze. 33. The Sixth Sense (1999): The scene in the hospital in which Cole reveals to Dr Crowe that he sees dead people. 32. Coronation Street (1960): The storyline involving Richard Hillman, the serial killer ("Norman Bates with a briefcase"). 31. The Judderman (2000): A terrifying advert for the Bacardi alcopop 'Metz'. The producer of the ad tells of how they frightened a whole load of kids. 30. Carry on Screaming! (1966): A film from the Carry On series, parodying Hammer Horror films. The whole film, but especially "Frying tonight!" 29. Poltergeist (1982): A large ghostly hand comes out of the TV and touches Carol Anne, before a mini earthquake happens. "They're heeeeere!" 28. The Silence of the Lambs (1991): Lecter's first meeting with Clarice and the scene in the dark in which she shoots Buffalo Bill dead. 27. Carrie (1976): The penultimate scene - Susan dreaming of putting flowers on Carrie's grave only to have Carrie's arm come out of the ground and grab her. 26. Jam (2000): An episode in which a woman calls a plumber to fix her "baby son"/boiler. 25. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997): The Episode "Hush", in which a bunch of creepy Humanoid Abominations steal people's voices. 24. The League of Gentlemen (1999): The Christmas special - The scene in which Wolf Lipp's wife Lotte and the choirboys turn out to be vampires and attack him. Also, Papalazarou's appearances. 23. The Wizard of Oz (1939): The flying monkeys, and the witch threatening to kill the Scarecrow with fire and Dorothy throwing a bucket on her and melting her. 22. Scream (1996): All of the film, but especially when the killer is attacking Drew Barrymore. 21. Twin Peaks (1990): Many of the scenes, but especially the last one in which he smashes his head against the mirror and he sees Killer Bob in it "How's Annie?! How's Annie?!". 20. Don't Look Now (1973): John corners a person who he thinks is his dead daughter, but is in fact a midget serial killer. 19. Hellraiser (1987): Kirsty opens the box, and the Cenobites appear. Also, the scene in which Frank is ripped apart by chains. 18. 28 Days Later... (2002): Most of the scenes involving The Infected. 17. The Thing (1982): The scene in which a monstrous jaw bursts out of a person's chest and bites the doctor's arms off. 16. An American Werewolf in London (1981): The transformation sequence. 15. Friday the 13th (1980): Alice gets dragged into the lake by Jason. 14. Se7en (1995): The Sloth victim. 13. The X-Files (1993): All of the episode "Squeeze". 12. The Evil Dead (1981): The scene in which the possessed woman attacks another by stabbing her in the ankle with a sharp pencil. 11. Psycho (1960): The Shower scene. Also, the scene near the end in which they discover the mummified corpse of Mother. 10. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984): Many parts of the film, but especially when Freddie is chasing people. 9. The Omen (1976): The scene in which the maid jumps out of a window and hangs herself and the scene in which a priest is stabbed through his body from a falling church spire. 8. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974): Leatherface bashes a guy's head in with a hammer and the scene in which he hangs the girl on a meat hook. 7. Halloween (1978): Laurie relaxes after apparently killing Michael, when, behind her, we see him suddenly sit up. 6. Ring (1998): The Japanese version - the scene in which Sadako emerges from the tv and kills Ryuji Takayama. 5. The Blair Witch Project (1999): The scene in which Heather apologises to her friends' mothers and saying they were going to die out there. 4. Alien (1979): The alien bursts out of Kane's chest during dinner. 3. Jaws (1975): When the shark comes out of the water and when the head pops out of the boat underwater. 2. The Exorcist (1973): The scene in which Reagan vomits green fluid onto Fr Karras; when she turns her head around 360 degrees and levitates off the bed. 1. The Shining (1980): "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy". Also, the scene in which Jack Torrance hacks the door away and says "Here's Johnny".
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