10 Great Opening Scenes In Otherwise Terrible Horror Movies

10. The Collection

The Collector is one of the films that capitalized on the torture porn craze that began with Saw and Hostel. In fact, it first began as a prequel to the Saw series but was later reworked into its own movie.

Though nowhere as impactful as its inspirations, the film's sequel, The Collection, has one of the most over-the-top openings in horror history that makes it almost worth the price of admission.

The sequel opens with three friends entering a nightclub to have some fun. Inside, the partygoers are being watched by The Collector above them. When one of the trio leaves after seeing her boyfriend cheating on her, she heads to a secluded room and activates a box that releases Arkin, the protagonist of the previous film. Soon after, a CGI tracking shot of wires and gizmos triggers a trap of spinning blades. The device descends on the dance floor and begins chopping everyone inside into a million pieces with blood and limbs flying everywhere. Think the opening of Ghost Ship but with the subtlety of a Mortal Kombat fatality.

In less than a few minutes, The Collection has racked up a huge body count. Despite the negative reception, the film manages to deliver an opening that won't be leaving the viewers' minds anytime soon.