10 Most Messed Up Horror Movie Openings

9. Antichrist

Ghost Ship Captain
Nordisk Film Distribution

One thing that many people can’t abide by, even in horror movies, is child death. If that’s the case for you then this film can instantly be erased from your watch-list.

With the first few seconds not only do we get a full on penis shot, but we also are quickly introduced to just how bad our two protagonists are as parents. In peak winter with the wind howling and snow flurrying, they’ve left a window wide open (maybe because it’s getting so steamy, if you know what I mean).

Neither of them is watching their son, who clearly has a penchant for adventure as he eagerly undoes his own baby gate. Worst of all, even as their kid knocks everything off the nearby surfaces as he climbs to the window, neither of them even looks his way.

I know you heard him! Why did you ignore him?

Anyway, after all that we get to watch in black and white slow-mo as the child hurtles to his death on the snowy concrete below. It’s not nearly the worst thing you’ll see in this film, but it’s definitely the saddest.

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