10 MORE Scariest Opening Horror Movie Scenes Ever

10. Children Of The Corn

One of Stephen King's most creepy novels adapted to the screen, Children of the Corn is your typical 80s horror movie served with lashings of violence and a more than its fair share of cheesy filmmaking, telling the story of a cult that takes over a remote town in Nebraska. Whilst it's aged like milk in the years since its release, Children of the Corn's opening is one that has long preserved the movie despite its flaws, making for an entirely terrifying introduction to the very naughty Isaac and his wayward congregation.

We begin with a voiceover from young Job, watching as he leaves church with his dad and stops by a diner to grab a milkshake. As his dad rings home to check on Job's sick sister Sarah, a group of youths walk in and lock the door behind them. But that's all the warning we get that something isn't quite right.

No sooner has a table downed their coffee are they choking on poison, and the young townsfolk brandish all manner of knives, scythes, and pointy things to bleed the poor breakfast patrons dry. Well, that's one way of having your strawberry milkshake.