10 Perfect Horror Movie Lines

10. "Be afraid. Be very afraid." - The Fly

There's a reason David Cronenberg chose this legendary soundbite as the tagline for what is arguably his most celebrated work to date. 1986's The Fly was released to a wave of critical acclaim off the back of a brilliantly stomach-churning performance from electric lead Jeff Goldblum and a stunning display of never-before-seen special effects work.

Depicting the nightmarish transformation of eccentric scientist Seth Brundle after he becomes genetically fused with a fly in an experiment gone wrong, the film is universally regarded as a seminal installment for the horror genre. Indeed, it is widely acknowledged that Goldblum's mesmerizing performance was unjustly shunned at the Academy Awards. Legendary late critic Gene Siskel accurately surmised that the older and fustier voting members likely refused to give serious consideration to a horror film - an eye-watering display of prejudice typical of the Academy.

There's just something indelibly perfect about Geena Davis' delivery in the sequence where she produces the line, confronting a clearly unwell Brundle off the back of a one night stand. The actress' words and tone are restrained, but still effortlessly convey the tumultuous mixture of love, concern and disgust that she feels for Goldblum's character in his current hellish predicament. It doesn't hurt that her impeccable timing and the chilling simplicity of the portentous line combine to create one of the more memorable soundbites in horror history.

Sheer perfection all around. In a nightmarishly gruesome, body-horror based sort of way.