10 Scariest Car Scenes Of All Time

10. Opening Scene - The Descent

In Neil Marshall's The Descent, a thrill-seeker named Sarah organises a cave exploration with her friends, unaware it is populated by savage humanoids called crawlers. Even though the crawlers are genuinely frightening, the most shocking moment occurs long before these nasty little creatures are introduced.

In the first scene, Sarah's husband, Paul, is driving her and her daughter through a forested area. Noticing how distracted Paul is, Sarah asks if he is okay. As he turns to her, he takes his eyes off the road for a few seconds, causing him to collide into an oncoming vehicle, which is carrying a pile of iron poles. The poles fly through the windscreen, impaling Sarah's husband and child, killing them instantly.

The reason why this scene catches viewers off-guard is because they assume the scares will only start when Sarah enters the cave. Instead, The Descent drops the biggest jump scare at the very beginning while the credits are still rolling. The scene may have lasted less than a minute and the victims' deaths were immediate, but it certainly leaves an impression on the viewer.