you may want to sleep with the lights on after this one welcome to watchmojo.com
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after this one welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re counting down our picks
and today we’re counting down our picks
and today we’re counting down our picks for the top 10 scariest nightmares in
for the top 10 scariest nightmares in
for the top 10 scariest nightmares in movies for this list we’ll be focusing
movies for this list we’ll be focusing
movies for this list we’ll be focusing on the nightmarish visions film
on the nightmarish visions film
on the nightmarish visions film characters have experienced in their
characters have experienced in their
characters have experienced in their sleep over the years
we will not be including daydreams fever
we will not be including daydreams fever dreams or hallucinations such as the
dreams or hallucinations such as the
dreams or hallucinations such as the dead baby seen from Trainspotting
dead baby seen from Trainspotting
dead baby seen from Trainspotting however because those are lists for
however because those are lists for
however because those are lists for another day by the way a spoiler alert
another day by the way a spoiler alert
another day by the way a spoiler alert might just be in order number 10 the
might just be in order number 10 the
might just be in order number 10 the woman appears the woman in black boy
woman appears the woman in black boy
woman appears the woman in black boy most horror audiences might know the
most horror audiences might know the
most horror audiences might know the woman in black thanks to Daniel
woman in black thanks to Daniel
woman in black thanks to Daniel Radcliffe’s 2012 film but this 1989
Radcliffe’s 2012 film but this 1989
Radcliffe’s 2012 film but this 1989 British TV version produced for the ITV
British TV version produced for the ITV
British TV version produced for the ITV network petrified a whole generation of
network petrified a whole generation of
network petrified a whole generation of late 80s viewers following the same
late 80s viewers following the same
late 80s viewers following the same story originally found in Susan Hill’s
story originally found in Susan Hill’s
story originally found in Susan Hill’s novel young solicitor Arthur kid is
novel young solicitor Arthur kid is
novel young solicitor Arthur kid is tormented by a spirit who haunts the
tormented by a spirit who haunts the
tormented by a spirit who haunts the grounds of a widows estate he’s taken
grounds of a widows estate he’s taken
grounds of a widows estate he’s taken care of
care of
care of following her recent death Arthur goes
following her recent death Arthur goes
following her recent death Arthur goes to bed still trying to make sense of a
to bed still trying to make sense of a
to bed still trying to make sense of a toy soldier he finds mysteriously he’s
toy soldier he finds mysteriously he’s
toy soldier he finds mysteriously he’s woken up by childlike ghostly whispers
woken up by childlike ghostly whispers
woken up by childlike ghostly whispers quickly followed by the shocking
quickly followed by the shocking
quickly followed by the shocking floating body of the woman in black the
floating body of the woman in black the
floating body of the woman in black the lady’s nails on a chalkboard scream
lady’s nails on a chalkboard scream
lady’s nails on a chalkboard scream makes this nightmare that much more
makes this nightmare that much more
makes this nightmare that much more terrifying
terrifying
terrifying [Applause]
number nine Zelda Pet Sematary good
number nine Zelda Pet Sematary good Stephen King knows how to invoke
Stephen King knows how to invoke
Stephen King knows how to invoke everyone’s deepest darkest secrets or
everyone’s deepest darkest secrets or
everyone’s deepest darkest secrets or regrets turning them into monsters that
regrets turning them into monsters that
regrets turning them into monsters that keep us up at night this film brings
keep us up at night this film brings
keep us up at night this film brings these fears effectively to life as we
these fears effectively to life as we
these fears effectively to life as we follow the terrifying ordeal of the
follow the terrifying ordeal of the
follow the terrifying ordeal of the Crede family and the local pet cemetery
Crede family and the local pet cemetery
Crede family and the local pet cemetery that can bring dead things back to life
that can bring dead things back to life
that can bring dead things back to life kinda daddy but if Church dies what if
kinda daddy but if Church dies what if
kinda daddy but if Church dies what if you guys pass go to the pet cemetery
you guys pass go to the pet cemetery
you guys pass go to the pet cemetery while patriarch Lewis is dealing with
while patriarch Lewis is dealing with
while patriarch Lewis is dealing with the consequences of reviving the dead
the consequences of reviving the dead
the consequences of reviving the dead wife and mother rachel has her own
wife and mother rachel has her own
wife and mother rachel has her own nightmares haunting her living with the
nightmares haunting her living with the
nightmares haunting her living with the trauma of watching her older sister
trauma of watching her older sister
trauma of watching her older sister slowly wither away from spinal
slowly wither away from spinal
slowly wither away from spinal meningitis
meningitis
meningitis Rachel’s nightmares of the sickly Zelda
Rachel’s nightmares of the sickly Zelda
Rachel’s nightmares of the sickly Zelda are a gruesome reminder that the
are a gruesome reminder that the
are a gruesome reminder that the greatest terror does not need to stem
greatest terror does not need to stem
greatest terror does not need to stem from an unknown monster
from an unknown monster
from an unknown monster [Music]
[Music]
[Music] number eight Kara’s dream The Exorcist
number eight Kara’s dream The Exorcist
number eight Kara’s dream The Exorcist why’d you get in line for shows reading
why’d you get in line for shows reading
why’d you get in line for shows reading PO Box
PO Box
PO Box Epson himself I got about another famous
Epson himself I got about another famous
Epson himself I got about another famous character whose regrets manifest as
character whose regrets manifest as
character whose regrets manifest as nightmarish dreams father Karras has to
nightmarish dreams father Karras has to
nightmarish dreams father Karras has to deal with his inner demons before
deal with his inner demons before
deal with his inner demons before beginning his epic battle with the
beginning his epic battle with the
beginning his epic battle with the all-too-real demon Pazuzu which now
all-too-real demon Pazuzu which now
all-too-real demon Pazuzu which now seems to inhabit the body of a young
seems to inhabit the body of a young
seems to inhabit the body of a young Regan MacNeil boy
Regan MacNeil boy
Regan MacNeil boy that’s ours mine guilt-ridden over his
that’s ours mine guilt-ridden over his
that’s ours mine guilt-ridden over his belief that he didn’t do enough to help
belief that he didn’t do enough to help
belief that he didn’t do enough to help his elderly mother who was sent to a
his elderly mother who was sent to a
his elderly mother who was sent to a nursing home against his better judgment
nursing home against his better judgment
nursing home against his better judgment Karras is completely distraught to hear
Karras is completely distraught to hear
Karras is completely distraught to hear about her death I should have been there
about her death I should have been there
about her death I should have been there I wasn’t there isn’t better there was
I wasn’t there isn’t better there was
I wasn’t there isn’t better there was nothing you could do he bitterly and
nothing you could do he bitterly and
nothing you could do he bitterly and drunkenly falls asleep only to be
drunkenly falls asleep only to be
drunkenly falls asleep only to be tormented by visions of her calling for
tormented by visions of her calling for
tormented by visions of her calling for help
help
help short but sweet this dreams bizarre
short but sweet this dreams bizarre
short but sweet this dreams bizarre editing jarring pacing and subliminal
editing jarring pacing and subliminal
editing jarring pacing and subliminal demon flashes make us want to hide under
demon flashes make us want to hide under
demon flashes make us want to hide under the bed not Reagan’s bed though
number seven beyond the grave Carrie
number seven beyond the grave Carrie well he said that she’s young enough so
well he said that she’s young enough so
well he said that she’s young enough so that she’ll forget all about it in time
that she’ll forget all about it in time
that she’ll forget all about it in time many nightmares stem from traumatic
many nightmares stem from traumatic
many nightmares stem from traumatic events whose distressing effect we can’t
events whose distressing effect we can’t
events whose distressing effect we can’t shake poor sue seems to be the only
shake poor sue seems to be the only
shake poor sue seems to be the only survivor of Carrie White’s prom night
survivor of Carrie White’s prom night
survivor of Carrie White’s prom night massacre where she used her telekinetic
massacre where she used her telekinetic
massacre where she used her telekinetic powers to get the ultimate revenge
powers to get the ultimate revenge
powers to get the ultimate revenge the ethereal and dreamlike atmosphere in
the ethereal and dreamlike atmosphere in
the ethereal and dreamlike atmosphere in the final scene as sue brings flowers to
the final scene as sue brings flowers to
the final scene as sue brings flowers to Carrie’s final resting place should be
Carrie’s final resting place should be
Carrie’s final resting place should be assigned to audiences that something’s
assigned to audiences that something’s
assigned to audiences that something’s up notice the red car going backwards
up notice the red car going backwards
up notice the red car going backwards but surely the carnage is now over nope
but surely the carnage is now over nope
but surely the carnage is now over nope we’re jolted back to reality just as sue
we’re jolted back to reality just as sue
we’re jolted back to reality just as sue is jolted out of her sleep in one of the
is jolted out of her sleep in one of the
is jolted out of her sleep in one of the most shocking horror endings seeing
most shocking horror endings seeing
most shocking horror endings seeing Carrie’s arm rise out of her grave is
Carrie’s arm rise out of her grave is
Carrie’s arm rise out of her grave is sure to give Sue and us years of
sure to give Sue and us years of
sure to give Sue and us years of recurring nightmares number six birthing
recurring nightmares number six birthing
recurring nightmares number six birthing the fly give us a push you can push it
the fly give us a push you can push it
the fly give us a push you can push it up come on watching your brilliant
up come on watching your brilliant
up come on watching your brilliant scientist boyfriend experiment on
scientist boyfriend experiment on
scientist boyfriend experiment on himself and slowly transform into a
himself and slowly transform into a
himself and slowly transform into a monstrous fly creature is a fantastic
monstrous fly creature is a fantastic
monstrous fly creature is a fantastic example of a living nightmare it’s also
example of a living nightmare it’s also
example of a living nightmare it’s also a fantastic example of a David
a fantastic example of a David
a fantastic example of a David Cronenberg movie don’t worry Veronica
Cronenberg movie don’t worry Veronica
Cronenberg movie don’t worry Veronica comes to the terrifying realization that
comes to the terrifying realization that
comes to the terrifying realization that she’s pregnant and that her mutated baby
she’s pregnant and that her mutated baby
she’s pregnant and that her mutated baby daddy is only getting worse honestly
daddy is only getting worse honestly
daddy is only getting worse honestly it’s too terrifying to imagine what kind
it’s too terrifying to imagine what kind
it’s too terrifying to imagine what kind of horror that would elicit will be over
of horror that would elicit will be over
of horror that would elicit will be over soon here we go this movie pulls no
soon here we go this movie pulls no
soon here we go this movie pulls no punches though and gives us a visceral
punches though and gives us a visceral
punches though and gives us a visceral depiction of Veronica’s literal worst
depiction of Veronica’s literal worst
depiction of Veronica’s literal worst nightmare giving birth to a fly and you
nightmare giving birth to a fly and you
nightmare giving birth to a fly and you can tell that Cronenberg is the master
can tell that Cronenberg is the master
can tell that Cronenberg is the master and Orchestrator of wild nightmares come
and Orchestrator of wild nightmares come
and Orchestrator of wild nightmares come to life because that’s him pulling the
to life because that’s him pulling the
to life because that’s him pulling the creature out of Veronica number five
creature out of Veronica number five
creature out of Veronica number five twins Dead Ringers don’t ever do that
twins Dead Ringers don’t ever do that
twins Dead Ringers don’t ever do that again
again
again separation can be a terrifying thing yep
separation can be a terrifying thing yep
separation can be a terrifying thing yep this movie’s tagline couldn’t be more
this movie’s tagline couldn’t be more
this movie’s tagline couldn’t be more accurate this is a movie about creepy
accurate this is a movie about creepy
accurate this is a movie about creepy twin Gynaecologists once again directed
twin Gynaecologists once again directed
twin Gynaecologists once again directed by David Cronenberg so we’ll try to
by David Cronenberg so we’ll try to
by David Cronenberg so we’ll try to answer the question we know you’re dying
answer the question we know you’re dying
answer the question we know you’re dying to ask yes Dead Ringers goes there and
to ask yes Dead Ringers goes there and
to ask yes Dead Ringers goes there and beyond
beyond
beyond just separate the twins certainly have a
just separate the twins certainly have a
just separate the twins certainly have a weird symbiotic dependent relationship
weird symbiotic dependent relationship
weird symbiotic dependent relationship and are not above secretly sharing women
and are not above secretly sharing women
and are not above secretly sharing women when Beverly Falls for their client
when Beverly Falls for their client
when Beverly Falls for their client Claire the result goes beyond a bizarre
Claire the result goes beyond a bizarre
Claire the result goes beyond a bizarre incestuous love triangle in an extremely
incestuous love triangle in an extremely
incestuous love triangle in an extremely painful disturbing and way too symbolic
painful disturbing and way too symbolic
painful disturbing and way too symbolic dream
dream
dream Beverly finds himself in bed with Claire
Beverly finds himself in bed with Claire
Beverly finds himself in bed with Claire and his brother but is in fact literally
and his brother but is in fact literally
and his brother but is in fact literally attached at the hip to Elliot let’s just
attached at the hip to Elliot let’s just
attached at the hip to Elliot let’s just say he and Claire’s teeth make clear
say he and Claire’s teeth make clear
say he and Claire’s teeth make clear what needs to happen to this
what needs to happen to this
what needs to happen to this relationship I’m sorry I’m sorry I was
relationship I’m sorry I’m sorry I was
relationship I’m sorry I’m sorry I was baby number four chestburster
baby number four chestburster
baby number four chestburster aliens thank you damn lucky to be alive
aliens thank you damn lucky to be alive
aliens thank you damn lucky to be alive kiddo in 1986 James Cameron had insanely
kiddo in 1986 James Cameron had insanely
kiddo in 1986 James Cameron had insanely huge shoes to fill while making the
huge shoes to fill while making the
huge shoes to fill while making the sequel to one of the most successful
sequel to one of the most successful
sequel to one of the most successful beloved and terrifying science-fiction
beloved and terrifying science-fiction
beloved and terrifying science-fiction films ever made
films ever made
films ever made although we took a more action-heavy
although we took a more action-heavy
although we took a more action-heavy approach aliens was not lacking in
approach aliens was not lacking in
approach aliens was not lacking in thrills and became a huge success itself
thrills and became a huge success itself
thrills and became a huge success itself one of its most surprising scenes not
one of its most surprising scenes not
one of its most surprising scenes not only pays tribute to the originals most
only pays tribute to the originals most
only pays tribute to the originals most famous sequence but also taps into the
famous sequence but also taps into the
famous sequence but also taps into the audience’s fear of the evil that lurks
audience’s fear of the evil that lurks
audience’s fear of the evil that lurks inside heroine Ripley wakes up in a
inside heroine Ripley wakes up in a
inside heroine Ripley wakes up in a hospital bed only to find an unfriendly
hospital bed only to find an unfriendly
hospital bed only to find an unfriendly and unwelcome visitor trying to exit her
and unwelcome visitor trying to exit her
and unwelcome visitor trying to exit her body the audience shares Ripley’s relief
body the audience shares Ripley’s relief
body the audience shares Ripley’s relief that this was just a dream since we
that this was just a dream since we
that this was just a dream since we cannot fathom this badass icon
cannot fathom this badass icon
cannot fathom this badass icon succumbing to this terrible fate bad
succumbing to this terrible fate bad
succumbing to this terrible fate bad dreams again you want something to help
dreams again you want something to help
dreams again you want something to help you sleep No
you sleep No
you sleep No number three lots of bugs drag me to
number three lots of bugs drag me to
number three lots of bugs drag me to hell yeah I couldn’t wake up it’s
hell yeah I couldn’t wake up it’s
hell yeah I couldn’t wake up it’s sometimes hard to know you’re in a
sometimes hard to know you’re in a
sometimes hard to know you’re in a nightmare or in a scary scene for that
nightmare or in a scary scene for that
nightmare or in a scary scene for that matter like when everything seems
matter like when everything seems
matter like when everything seems peaceful and you’re lying in bed with
peaceful and you’re lying in bed with
peaceful and you’re lying in bed with your loved one in this scene however the
your loved one in this scene however the
your loved one in this scene however the creepy music and a pestering fly let us
creepy music and a pestering fly let us
creepy music and a pestering fly let us know that things are not okay as we
know that things are not okay as we
know that things are not okay as we witness Christine swallowing the bug in
witness Christine swallowing the bug in
witness Christine swallowing the bug in her sleep just when we think that this
her sleep just when we think that this
her sleep just when we think that this will wake her up
will wake her up
will wake her up director Sam Raimi decides to up the
director Sam Raimi decides to up the
director Sam Raimi decides to up the cringe factor and we watch in agony as
cringe factor and we watch in agony as
cringe factor and we watch in agony as the evil gypsy woman attacks Christine
the evil gypsy woman attacks Christine
the evil gypsy woman attacks Christine only to baptize her with a swarm of bugs
only to baptize her with a swarm of bugs
only to baptize her with a swarm of bugs that fall right into her open mouth
that fall right into her open mouth
that fall right into her open mouth ah if you’ve got a fear of insects you
ah if you’ve got a fear of insects you
ah if you’ve got a fear of insects you may want to fast-forward through this
may want to fast-forward through this
may want to fast-forward through this one it’s just a dream number two the nun
one it’s just a dream number two the nun
one it’s just a dream number two the nun the conjuring – no who’s that ed and
the conjuring – no who’s that ed and
the conjuring – no who’s that ed and Lorraine Warren or two of the most
Lorraine Warren or two of the most
Lorraine Warren or two of the most famous real-life ghost hunters and
famous real-life ghost hunters and
famous real-life ghost hunters and demonologists in the world in the sequel
demonologists in the world in the sequel
demonologists in the world in the sequel to the conjuring we find them tackling
to the conjuring we find them tackling
to the conjuring we find them tackling even more terrifying demonic forces
even more terrifying demonic forces
even more terrifying demonic forces Lorraine played once again by Vera
Lorraine played once again by Vera
Lorraine played once again by Vera Farmiga was always known to have visions
Farmiga was always known to have visions
Farmiga was always known to have visions of things to come and seeing her husband
of things to come and seeing her husband
of things to come and seeing her husband being killed in one of these visions
being killed in one of these visions
being killed in one of these visions during a seance understandably puts her
during a seance understandably puts her
during a seance understandably puts her on edge especially since the death is
on edge especially since the death is
on edge especially since the death is always accompanied by a monstrous
always accompanied by a monstrous
always accompanied by a monstrous demonic nun in one such dream as she
demonic nun in one such dream as she
demonic nun in one such dream as she sleeps on her couch she and all of us
sleeps on her couch she and all of us
sleeps on her couch she and all of us received quite a pants oiling scare as
received quite a pants oiling scare as
received quite a pants oiling scare as the gruesome nun jumps out of a painting
the gruesome nun jumps out of a painting
the gruesome nun jumps out of a painting and makes her plans very clear she wants
and makes her plans very clear she wants
and makes her plans very clear she wants Edie Warren
before we unveil our number one pick
before we unveil our number one pick here are some honorable mentions
all right already number one classroom
all right already number one classroom nightmare a nightmare on elm street what
nightmare a nightmare on elm street what
nightmare a nightmare on elm street what is seen is not always what is real
is seen is not always what is real
is seen is not always what is real topping our list is none other than the
topping our list is none other than the
topping our list is none other than the granddaddy of them all the king of
granddaddy of them all the king of
granddaddy of them all the king of nightmares Freddy Krueger who are you
placing him at number one was a
placing him at number one was a no-brainer
no-brainer
no-brainer the hard part was narrowing down
the hard part was narrowing down
the hard part was narrowing down Freddy’s ultimate nightmare from two
Freddy’s ultimate nightmare from two
Freddy’s ultimate nightmare from two decades worth of terrifying sequences
decades worth of terrifying sequences
decades worth of terrifying sequences Freddy is the personification of the
Freddy is the personification of the
Freddy is the personification of the nightmare and the dream master knows
nightmare and the dream master knows
nightmare and the dream master knows exactly what to conjure up to make you
exactly what to conjure up to make you
exactly what to conjure up to make you sweat the best example has to be Nancy’s
sweat the best example has to be Nancy’s
sweat the best example has to be Nancy’s torturous dream when she falls asleep in
torturous dream when she falls asleep in
torturous dream when she falls asleep in English class
English class
English class Freddy uses her recently deceased
Freddy uses her recently deceased
Freddy uses her recently deceased friend’s corpse to lure her outside and
friend’s corpse to lure her outside and
friend’s corpse to lure her outside and deeper into her dream chasing her into
deeper into her dream chasing her into
deeper into her dream chasing her into his industrial lair it’s nevertheless an
his industrial lair it’s nevertheless an
his industrial lair it’s nevertheless an iconic turning point in Nancy struggle
iconic turning point in Nancy struggle
iconic turning point in Nancy struggle as she realizes it’s only a dream that
as she realizes it’s only a dream that
as she realizes it’s only a dream that she can eventually control Freddy do you
she can eventually control Freddy do you
she can eventually control Freddy do you agree with our list
agree with our list
agree with our list that’s just natural side effects of such
that’s just natural side effects of such
that’s just natural side effects of such an unusually long hypersleep what other
an unusually long hypersleep what other
an unusually long hypersleep what other movie nightmares gave you nightmares of
movie nightmares gave you nightmares of
movie nightmares gave you nightmares of your own Oh
your own Oh
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