As an adult , ok this is going to sound weird , but horror films dont scare me , they just make me angry...but as a kid , I was traumatised by the robot bit in Superman III for YEARS..

Just watched it on Hulu last night and that was the scene where I realized “welp, I guess I’ll be watching 2 hours of parks and rec after this so I can sleep.”

For a new classic scary scene I humbly submit the bear scene from “Annihilation”. My teenage daughter noped the fuck out during that scene and that’s not like her. 

OMG Blair Witch utterly destroyed me. Then we came home from the theater and our Norwegian Elkhound was - on my life, I am telling the truth - STANDING IN THE CORNER, staring at the wall, making these light chuffing barks ... my husband thought it was hilarious. He’s now my ex.* 

*No, not (entirely) for that.

The Exorcist. Saw it for the first time with a buddy in an empty theater when it was rereleased in the late 90’s. And it wasn’t the loud, violent exorcism scenes that got me. It was one shot. The face on the vent hood of the stove when the mom walked through the kitchen. We both looked at each other like we were…

Hurdy-Gurdy Man freaks me out now, thanks Fincher!

The last few minutes of Blair Witch undid me. I left the theatre so terrified, at 3 in the afternoon. Also, The Ring, when she climbs out of the tv. Ohboy.

The Silence of the Lambs, when after what seems like an eternity of suspense, Lecter snaps the handcuffs on the guard. The whole audience lost their minds.