10 Best First Kills From Horror Movies
1. Marion Crane - Psycho
There really is no debating the importance of Psycho as a film.
It turned everything on its head when it came along, most notably with the decision to bin lead character Marion Crane off midway through the runtime.
Crane, played by Janet Leigh, ends up at the Bates Motel after stealing $40,000 from her workplace. It is there where she meets the owner of the establishment Norman and where she would take her final breath.
Is there any need to go over this scene? You all know it, you must do.
Marion is in the shower. A shadowy figure holding a knife approaches her. They pull back the curtain, stabby stabby violins, and the blood goes down the drain.
That's the very slapdash version of events, but come on! If you haven't seen this scene then what on Earth are you doing?
The shower murder is now part of the bedrock of popular culture. It is inescapable, part of the very fabric of modern civilisation. In many ways, it is still the perfect horror movie kill, with enough tension and violence to satisfy even the most ardent of fans.
Imagine what it must have been like to see this in the year 1960.