The 5 Best Opening Scenes in Horror Movies

Don’t you love when a horror movie starts off with a strong and sometimes shocking opening scene? Over at Nerdist.com, the staff chose their top 5 picks from the best opening scenes in horror movies.  Here they are, in no particular order:

1.  “Jaws” . . . Nothing like a skinny dip in the ocean that results with a Great White attack and blood-curdling screams to kick off a movie.

2.  “Scream” . . . You got DREW BARRYMORE, the first phone call introduction to Ghostface, and the iconic line, “What’s your favorite scary movie?”

3.  The 1978 “Halloween” . . . Young Michael Myers kills his sister while wearing a clown costume.

4.  “Final Destination 2” . . . This scene has probably caused freeway anxiety for anyone who has seen it.  A tree trunk comes loose on the back of a lumber truck on a highway and immediately crashes through the windshield of the car behind it, causing a massive pile-up.

5.  “A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors” . . . It opens with PATRICIA ARQUETTE and the concept of a “dream within a dream”.  Her character thinks she’s woken up from a dream, only to find her bathroom faucet handles are Freddy’s claws as he cuts open her wrist.