10 Sadly Overlooked Horror Movie Moments

10. €œYou Wanna See Something Really Scary?€ €“ Twilight Zone: The Movie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPlp-WK0XBo Okay, I€™ll admit that this one is a cheap scare. It strikes the viewer in the same way that a kid is struck at a sleepover when a friend jumps out of a dark corner at them. It€™s not fancy or sophisticated, but that doesn€™t mean that that it doesn€™t work. The same thing applies here. This scene isn€™t psychological and it doesn€™t rely on a build of suspense, but that doesn€™t mean that the scene won€™t make you wet your pants. In this scene, we open on a dark country road. A lone car travels down the road, carrying two average American guys (Albert Brooks & Dan Ackroyd). As they drive, we listen as they talk. The more we listen to these guys try to guess TV theme songs and sing along to Creedence Clearwater Revival, the more we get to like them. They€™re just like any average American male. At one point, Ackroyd turns to Brooks and utters the scene€™s most memorable line: €œYou wanna see something really scary?€ Brooks, a junkie for anything thrilling or scary (as we see earlier in the scene when Brooks tries to scare Ackroyd by driving with his headlights off), readily agrees. Ackroyd advises Brooks to pull the car over, Brooks does so, and it€™s on that shoulder of that lonely country road that Brooks gets the scare of his life. Those who have seen this scene seem to remember it for the rest of their lives; reading the comments on YouTube regarding this scene, one hears many stories of childhoods warped (mine being one of them; I didn€™t see TZ: The Movie again for years after my first viewing because of this scene). However, this only adds to the enjoyment of the scene. Not only does it make the viewer jump, but, once seen, it also makes for an indelible memory to be cherished forever.