10 Horror Movies You Knew Would Be Good After The First 10 Minutes

10. The Host

There are countless movie monsters that were created after encountering a man-made contaminant. The creatures from C.H.U.D., Godzilla, Them! (and technically the Ninja Turtles) all came to be after being exposed to pollution.

So, when The Host begins with a scene of a scientist dumping chemicals down a sink, it's clear this action will lead to the creation of the film's monstrous villain.

Even though we have seen this scene play out many times, The Host's prologue hits a lot harder, due to sheer volume of waste that the scientist disposes of.

He doesn't just empty a couple of bottles. Instead, he dumps a whopping 200 containers of formaldehyde! For the record, two tablespoons of this compound will kill a human being. As the camera slowly pans across the room, revealing the staggering amount of poison that's about to be poured straight into the Hans river, your mind goes wild, trying to comprehend what sort of behemoth these chemicals will create.

What makes this scene more horrific is the fact it's based on a real event that occurred in Seoul in 2000. (It didn't lead to a mutant tadpole killing people, as is depicted in the movie, but it's still shocking).