10 Best Horror Movie Opening Scenes Of The 2010s

What We Do in the Shadows is the film that put Taika Waititi on the map, drawing international acclaim and putting a new spin on the vampire story, with a house share of kooky, mismatched vamps who find themselves at odds with a modern world. 

The mockumentary kicks off with a walkthrough of the vampires' lives, opening on Viago (Waititi), the most well-adjusted and outgoing bloodsucker in their household, narrating and guiding the camera through his home. We meet his "flatmates" - the young rebel of the gang Deacon (Johnny Brugh), the debonair Vladislav (Jemaine Clement), and ancient, Nosferatu-esque Petyr (Ben Fransham) - before getting into a mud-slinging meeting about the dishes having been left dirty in the sink for five years.

As far as opening scenes go, it's got everything and does everything: scares, surprises, supernatural powers, and gag after gag, milking the setup for everything it's worth and sending up the traditional vampire tropes. A fun little segment in its own right, this opening would stand on its own two feet as a piece of sketch comedy, which should come as no surprise, as What We Do in the Shadows was adapted from Waititi and Clement's 2005 comedy-horror short of the same name.