10 Most Overlooked Horror Movie Scenes
2. The Calls Are Coming From Inside The House - When A Stranger Calls (1979)
The trope that the killer has been in the house the whole time has now become overused and boring. However, one of the scariest moments in horror history is in 1979's When a Stranger Calls when the police tell Jill that they've "traced the calls, they're coming from inside the house!"
Because of the overuse of the killer hiding in the house, this scene is now often overlooked for the sheer terror both the audience and Carol Kane's Jill Johnson were feeling when that shocking twist was revealed.
Even the chilling call of the stranger asking if Jill's checked the children is more disturbing after finding out the killer had already killed the youngsters before calling her.
The classic line plays from a famed urban legend of "The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs", which originated during the 1950s from the unfortunate true story of Janett Christman. Christman received calls from a stranger when babysitting, and was tragically murdered.
Despite house calls now being an old and (almost) unusable trope due to the use of smart phones, the original use never fails to send chills down anyone's spine.