17. Jesus Opens His Eyes - Exorcist III (1990)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT8GsBIhe2g For my money, I reckon this is one of the scariest horror movies ever made. It starts off in spectacular pee your pants scary style. We sense the stirrings of evil in a church. The door opens, leaves are blown into the church and a crucifix of Jesus opens its freaking eyes! Argh! Any inanimate object coming to life is scary. But a crucifix? The fact that it is Jesus strikes cold terror into our hearts. The Lord getting involved in a horror film? He should be absolving us of our sins not hanging around with William Peter Blatty.
Clare Simpson
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My first film watched was Carrie aged 2 on my dad's knee. Educated at The University of St Andrews and Trinity College Dublin. Fan of Arthouse, Exploitation, Horror, Euro Trash, Giallo, New French Extremism. Weaned at the bosom of a Russ Meyer starlet. The bleaker, artier or sleazier the better!
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