10 Scariest Horror Movie Twins
2. Alexie And Alexa Grady - The Shining (1980)
During Jack Torrence’s interview for the position of winter caretaker at the Overlook Hotel, hotel manager Stuart Ullman tells him that the previous caretaker Delbert Grady lived at the hotel with his family until he went crazy with cabin fever and murdered his two daughters with an axe before killing his wife and then himself with a shotgun.
It is suggested that the twins were innocent victims of their father's attack, with summer caretaker Bill Watson describing them as 'cute as buttons'. Jack encounters Grady’s spirit in the hotel, and he tells him that one of his daughters stole a pack of matches and tried to burn down the hotel, requiring him to 'correct' her.
This leads to the possibility that one or both of them had 'The Shining' and were able to sense the nefarious intent of the hotel, so Grady killed them to protect it.
The girls are terrifyingly encountered by Jack’s son Danny when he is exploring the hotel. Their appearance suggests that they have been affected by the hotel's sinister influence and are now evil. They urge Danny to "come play with us, forever and ever and ever...", trying to tempt him into letting the hotel take him over. Their synchronised voices and outfits coupled with the flashes to their grisly deaths make them iconic as horror twins.