9 Horror Movies That Reward You For Paying Attention

For those of us who were around at the time of The Sixth Sense's initial release back in 1999, it's hard to explain just how buzzworthy this picture was back then.

The feature debut from filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan, not only was The Sixth Sense revered for that mind-blowing twist, it was also lauded for its delicate storytelling, it's genuinely terrifying scares, some stunning central performances, and it was a movie that well and truly put Shyamalan on the map as one of the hottest rising names in the industry.

Where that twist is concerned, though, the most meticulous of viewers will have had a massive sense of reward by the time that swerve is revealed and their suspicions are entirely justified.

You see, there is one major giveaway to the ultimate fate of Bruce Willis' Malcom Crowe that is staring us all in the face throughout the entire movie. No, not the fact that he talks to Cole - who can, obviously, see dead people - but it's the fact that Malcolm wears the exact same shirt from the moment he was shot in the opening act, right through until the closing moments of the film.

This is something that only an extremely small percentage of viewers picked up on - even on subsequent rewatches of The Sixth Sense - yet it's hugely rewarding for those who paid attention to this minor detail.