11 Scariest Final Shots In Thriller Movie History

Putting the 'psychological' in psychological thriller.

by Josh Brown
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The most elusive genre in cinema history has to be the thriller or - better yet - the incredibly vague, but far spookier, 'psychological thriller'.

Blending drama with horror in a subtle enough way that studios can market it to audiences who'd usually turn their noses up at sitting down to watch 90 minutes of limbs being torn off or innocent victims being tormented by murderers, these films can still deliver some of the best movie-going frights around.

I've already covered the scariest final shots in horror movie history, but while those often delivered some kind of gut-punch twist or lingered on a terrifying image, the following selections are a bit more subtle, with it being their implications or connotations that are so impactful.

That doesn't mean they're any less effective though, and each one will have left an impression on you - even if you didn't realise it until one sleepless night at 3am.

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Josh has over 11 years of experience as a published writer, having worked nine of those years as a full-time content producer at WhatCulture. In that period he has created hundreds of articles, videos and podcast episodes for multiple WhatCulture channels, specialising in gaming, horror and film & TV. He now primarily works as a senior content producer and presenter on WhatCulture Gaming where he co-hosts the WhatCulture Gaming Podcast, a top 3 UK most listened to gaming podcast that he co-created in 2018. Over the years he has reviewed several high-profile gaming releases, covered industry events with on-site reporting, opined on breaking news, and even kicked off his interviewing career by chatting to childhood hero, Tommy Wiseau.