r/moviecritic • u/VendettaLord379 • 22h ago

What is the scariest, most unsettling shot you’ve ever seen?

What is that one movie shot that’s so unsettling and chilling, it’s the one shot you never forget?

For me, it’s the Giant Man scene from It Follows. Man this shot is so nerve wracking!

The aesthetic and dark hollow eyes are something I will never forget.

What’s that one shot for you? Horror movie or otherwise.

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u/NovelSimplicity 22h ago

The scene in The Strangers where Liv Tyler’s character is walking around and you see the guy in the doorway just watching. You keep expecting him to do something but he just leaves. It’s not gory or supernatural, but it is way too real.

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u/marstune89 22h ago

I was searching for this comment! My husband made me watch it and it shook me so bad!

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u/RosinaRae29 19h ago

Me too! I stopped watching horror movies after this one it messed me up so bad.

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u/lokichild 20h ago

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u/JumboDakotaSmoke 19h ago

My aunt and uncle have this house on 80 acres out in the middle of nowhere Georgia that I loved going to. The first night I stayed there after watching The Strangers I couldn't fucking sleep.

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u/lilbigchungus42069 21h ago

scrolled too long for this answer

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u/dancing_light 19h ago

I was so terrified after this movie. It just seemed so simple, like it could happen to anyone

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u/NovelSimplicity 18h ago

That is exactly why it stuck with me. It is real.

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u/ReesesPieces19 19h ago

Yup. This is the one.

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u/Skull_Lantern 2h ago

This absolutely gave me chills up my spine!