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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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One of the all-time great Disney animations, and an unexpectedly resonant story, with oh-so-demure Snow White brilliantly counterpoised by the Wicked Queen and those great character 'actors' - the Dwarfs. The Queen's quest is to rid herself of Snow White forever so that she can become "the fairest of them all" once again. Of course, this being Disney, she fails to bump Snowy off and it is she who comes to a painful end. So painful, in fact, that the scene in which she morphs from witch to harmless old woman was cut by the censors when the film was first released so that it could receive a U rating. more »
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On 12th December 1954 George Orwell's controversial play was transmitted, live from the BBC, to an audience of 9m people. Never before in the history of television had so much fuss been caused by one programme. Even today, few other programmes have been as controversial and 1984 stands as a landmark in scary TV history. The Daily Express reported that a woman had collapsed and died whilst watching the play and MPs complained about the level of "sexual and sadistic tastes" in the programme. So what caused all the fuss? Rats. Torture. Mind control. Remember the scene with Peter Cushing and the rats and, even 50 years later, you might be prompted to write a stiff letter of complaint yourself.
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78 - The Incredible Hulk (1970s)
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The Incredible Hulk was adapted from the Marvel comic to become one of the seminal images of Seventies TV from across the pond. Dr David Bruce Banner – two names, two personalities – was a fugitive scientist exposed to gamma rays and who became the jolly green giant known as the Incredible Hulk when under stress. With the fantastic line, "You wouldn't like me when I'm angry", his clothes ripped from his body, he developed muscles that would put Arnie to shame and he turned bright green – and into a different actor, Lou Ferrigno, multiple Mr Universe winner.
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77 - The Twilight Zone (1963)
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The Twilight Zone was the brain-child of writer/presenter Rod Serling and set the standard for sci-fi series to come. This cult phenomenon was an anthology series with a different setting, story and characters each week. One of the scariest episodes was called Nightmare at 20,000 Feet and featured William Shatner, terrified by the sight of a goblin through his plane window. Strangely, no one else can see it sabotaging the plane.
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76 - Children Of The Stones (1976)
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Children's ITV drama broadcast in 1977 about a village held in the grip of psychic forces. The series centred around a father and son who came to live in a quiet English village called Milbury, which featured a rather spooky stone circle. They discover that everyone seems to be under the influence of strange psychic forces and for that reason the series is often referred to as The Wicker Man for children. Children of the Stones starred Gareth Thomas before he went on to fame in Blake's 7.
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