Horror Shots

Our #HorrorThemes tradition is back! Each day in October, we’ll have a theme and we encourage you to chime in. The first theme is ICONIC OPENING SCENES like JAWS (1975), HALLOWEEN (1978), WHEN A STRANGER CALLS (1979) and SCREAM (1996). What’s your favorite horror opening scene?

LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL (2023) Director: Cameron Cairnes, Colin Cairnes Cinematography: Matthew Temple

THE BLOOD ON SATAN'S CLAW (1971) Director: Piers Haggard Cinematography: Dick Bush

TV horror in POLTERGEIST (1982), VIDEODROME (1983), A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS (1987), and RINGU (1998).

BLACK SUNDAY (1960) Director: Mario Bava Cinematography: Mario Bava

NOCTURNE (2020) Director: Zu Quirke Cinematography: Carmen Cabana

MANHATTAN BABY (1982) Director: Lucio Fulci Cinematography: Guglielmo Mancori

INFERNO (1980) Director: Dario Argento Cinematography: Romano Albani

THE DEVIL'S REJECTS (2005) Director: Rob Zombie Cinematography: Phil Parmet

THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1957) Director: Terence Fisher Cinematography: Jack Asher

THE EXORCIST III (1990) Director: William Peter Blatty Cinematography: Gerry Fisher

CRIMSON PEAK (2015) Director: Guillermo Del Toro Cinematography: Dan Laustsen

COBWEB (2023) Director: Samuel Bodin Cinematography: Philip Lozano

BONES AND ALL (2022) Director: Luca Guadagnino Cinematography: Arseni Khachaturan

SCREAM (2022) Directors: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett Cinematography: Brett Jutkiewicz

Framed in the doorway in BLACK SUNDAY (1960), AUDITION (1999), US (2019), and SICK (2022).

BRIDE OF CHUCKY (1998) Director: Ronny Yu Cinematography: Peter Pau

IT'S A WONDERFUL KNIFE (2023) Director: Tyler MacIntyre Cinematography: Nicholas Piatnik

Hung on a wall in A BAY OF BLOOD (1971), FRIDAY THE 13TH PART III (1982), ALIEN VS. PREDATOR (2004), and HALLOWEEN ENDS (2022).

THE INVISIBLE MAN (1933) Director: James Whale Cinematography: Arthur Edeson

THE NEON DEMON (2016) Director: Nicolas Winding Refn Cinematography: Natasha Braier