20 Horror Movie Openings That Are Practically Perfect
13. It Follows - An Invisible Chaser
Back in the mid-2010s, horror hadn't started its more recent revival and truly great horror movies weren't coming out too often. However, as soon as the first scene in It Follows concluded, audiences knew they were in for one of those greats.
The camera remains stationary in a suburban street and pans around to track Annie (Bailey Spry) as she is pursued by an invisible entity, all while a dread-filled electronic score by musician Disasterpeace thumps away in the background.
It's immediately clear that something terrible is going on, but what? It's an opener that teases enough to whet the appetite but doesn't give away any of the movie's secrets.
Annie, refusing any offers of help, drives away to a deserted beach, where she makes an emotional phone call to her parents, saying that she loves them. We then abruptly cut to a horrifying and unforgettable image: Annie lying dead on the beach, with her leg almost ripped off. And thus, the stage is set for one of the most terrifying films of the 21st century.