15 Most Terrifying Sci-Fi Movie Scenes Ever

Predator is one of the greatest action movies ever made and introduced the world to one of the most awesome and recognisable alien creatures to ever conceived. On top of all that, it also has a fair few shocking and scary moment, that will leave you shacking in your seat.

Some of the most famous of these terrifying scenes include when the Predator invisibly stalks its prey, as well as when it reveals its face for the first time. But, the one scene that really stands out, and sets the tone for the terrifying brutality that the Predator brings, is when Dutch (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and his team find the bodies hanging from the trees.

The whole sequence is proper 80’s horror, loads of gore, a sudden reveal, and an explosively frantic score. It is also so unexpected. It happens so early in the film, that the audience have little time to settle in before they’re faced with three, skinned and disembowelled bodies. It’s such an unexpectedly brutal change of pace, that you can’t help but recoil in your seat.

What’s even more impressive, is the fact that this scene is still so impactful despite the beginning of the film spoiling its mystery. You already know an alien has done this, as you’re shown a spaceship heading towards earth in the opening shot, but that doesn’t stop the shock factor and unexpected gore from being absolutely terrifying.