13 Horrific Horror Movie Moments That Come Out Of Nowhere

13. Summer Of 84 - The Bathtub

Summer of 84, which tells the story of a group of teenagers who suspect a local cop is a serial killer, is an enormously entertaining teen horror flick, and one that hasn't got the attention it deserves since its release. It's one hell of a refined work, and it evolves in a very interesting way tone-wise.

Earlier on, although there's an unmistakable atmosphere of dread and suspense the film has quite a light, nostalgic tone, bolstered by the chemistry between its four young leads and an effective undercurrent of comedy. Nonetheless, much like with many other great horror movies before it, the tone has completely changed by the final act.

And the moment that really makes this clear is when protagonist Davey (Graham Verchere) and two other characters break into the cop's house and discover... a child's rotting corpse in the bath.

As a sudden excursion into the grotesque - coming at the tail-end of what had been a largely gore-free movie, no less - that explodes onto the screen without any sort of warning, this really is an exemplary jump scare that kicks the film right into high gear. And the movie maintains this level of dark, adult terror right up until its bold, surprisingly bleak ending.