10 Most WTF Moments From 2024 Horror Movies
8. Margaret's Possession - The First Omen
Beyond the obvious WTF moment that is The First Omen actually being a really, really good movie, its most shocking scene occurs after pregnant novitiate Margaret (Nell Tiger Free) is involved in a gnarly car accident while on the way to have her demonic pregnancy aborted.
Margaret emerges from the vehicular wreckage and stars spasming around on the ground, making beast-like vocalisations before her womb suddenly swells to full term and she's grabbed by the very evil folk who got her pregnant in the first place.
Nell Tiger Free's physical performance in the sequence is absolutely fearless, all the more so as most of it takes place in a single unbroken take. And if that's somehow not enough, the scene also offers up a neat treat for horror fans with its clear nods to a very similar breakdown sequence from 1981's Possession, where protagonist Anna (Isabelle Adjani) miscarries in a subway.
If you weren't on board with the movie yet, this was surely the tipping point for many.