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The Results
Here they are. The 100 Greatest Scary Moments from film, TV, advertising and pop. Check out the full results on these pages, then test how much you know with our Scary Moments Quiz.
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Memorably terrifying Dutch tale of abduction, obsession and psychosis. Immaculately crafted, understated and compelling, this arthouse chiller become an enormous cult hit, prompting its director, George Sluizer, to come up with a markedly less effective Hollywood version in 1993. When Saskia is abducted by scientist Raymond Lemorne, her boyfriend Rex engages in a dangerous game of trust with her kidnapper in a desperate bid to get her back. It's a game Rex is destined not to win and Lemorne fashions a truly hideous fate for him - he wakes up from a drugged sleep to find himself buried alive in a coffin, using his last breath in a futile scream for help. more »
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44 - The War Of The Worlds (1938)
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The scariest piece of radio of all time, this inspired work of genius from Orson Welles sent America into a state of panic. A story is told through news bulletins and on-the-spot broadcasts of an invasion from Mars of aliens with terrible instruments of destruction who systematically wreak havoc from a farm in Grovers Mills, New Jersey. In 40 minutes of air time heat rays, machines as tall as skyscrapers and clouds of deadly gas have subdued all organised resistance to the invasion. Unfortunately, the vast majority of those who heard the broadcast believed it was true and mass hysteria broke out across America, predominantly in the area of New Jersey where the story was set.
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It's woman vs nature in Hitchcock's masterful suspense thriller, starring Tippi Hedren as an icy, unsympathetic blonde socialite who sets her sights on Mitch Brenner (Rod Taylor) when she comes across him buying a pair of lovebirds for his sister in a pet store. Hedren pursues her target to the coast but, before long, she too is being pursued...by a host of menacing birds. Hitchcock's portrayal of Hedren's relentless feathered enemies is so convincing it couldn't fail to send a shiver down the spine of even the most committed bird lover, particularly when Hedren is attacked by a flock in an attic - a perfect fusion of claustrophobia and bird attack! And then there's the climbing frame scene... more »
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42 - Salem's Lot (1979)
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This classic American series starred Hutch himself, David Soul, as a writer investigating spooky night-time bloodsuckers in his home town. Based on the novel by Stephen King and directed by Texas Chainsaw Massacre's Tobe Hooper, Salem's Lot also featured a fantastically creepy performance from James Mason as a suave antiques dealer whose shop isn't the only thing that's ancient and covered in dust - his partner is a vampire bent on draining the local bloodlines. The scene featuring a boy finding his dead brother tapping on the bedroom window is still spine-chilling 25 years on.
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This BBC drama from Halloween 1992 was so realistic that viewers thought it was for real. But it was never meant to be a hoax, just a sophisticated drama about a live TX broadcast (hosted by Michael Parkinson) which saw a ghost called Pipes appear in an allegedly possessed house. Other scary bits included reporter Sarah Greene being sucked under the stairs, and a scene of panic in the studio as lights went out and wind possessed the set causing everyone to abandon the studio.
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