10 Horror Films Much Weirder Than You Remember
How did we forget these bizarre moments?
There are scenes in horror which are destined to stay with fans for the rest of their lives. The transformation in An American Werewolf in London. The chestburster sequence in Alien. The shark leaping out of the water in Jaws. Moments like these have been preserved in moviegoers' memory banks, even if they haven't seen the film in question in decades.
Upon revisiting these creepy flicks, horror fans may notice there are shots, performances, or subplots they totally forgot about, despite the fact they are really weird. For example, a ghost child keeps inexplicably popping up in Friday the 13th Part VIII, Bride of Frankenstein stops the whole show to introduce a bunch of micro-people, and a cyborg shows up unannounced in Army of the Dead's third act.
Scenes like these should be imprinted in our brains forever, since they are deeply jarring, outlandish, or silly. But for one reason or another, these moments managed to slip our minds.
If you're planning on giving any of these horror features a rewatch, be prepared. The entries on this list are far stranger than you remember.
10. Bride Of Frankenstein
Frankenstein may have ushered in the monster genre, but the sequel is arguably superior. Bride of Frankenstein is closer to the source material, delving more into the novel's themes of destiny and defying nature. The Creature is able to speak in this instalment, giving Boris Karloff more opportunities to explore his most iconic role. Not only is Dr. Septimus Pretorius a boundlessly entertaining villain, he encapsulates the mad scientist trope better than Frankenstein himself.
However, there is one scene that clashes with the story. When the title character meets Pretorius, the deranged doctor is busy playing with tiny artificial humans called homunculi. For his own amusement, Pretorius dresses these Lilliputians as kings, queens, and bishops, urging them to play with one another.
Although this scene is meant to highlight Pretorius' eccentric methods and his desire to play God, it doesn't gel with the movie's otherwise serious tone. Looking at the scene out of context, there's little indication this is a Frankenstein movie.
Due to the homunculi's squeaky voices and silly antics, it feels like the scene would work better in a slapstick comedy, not an adaptation of Mary Shelley's gothic masterpiece.