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and today we're counting down our picks
for the top 10 most terrifying deaths
in paranormal movies
for this list we'll be looking at the
scariest fatal encounters to grace the
big screen in the context of a film
involving paranormal forces
the deaths need not be supernatural so
long as the film as a whole is defined
by paranormal events
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which paranormal film death left its
mark on you
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number 10 a good day for flying a kite a
bad day to be gage creed
pet cemetery losing a child is every
parent's worst nightmare
and it's this primal fear that stephen
king taps into with his 1983 novel
the 2019 version of pet cemetery
ultimately went a different path
but the 1989 adaptation sticks with the
source material
by having the youngest of the creed
children meet a tragic fate
after moving to rural maine the creed
family is enjoying a picnic on a
beautiful sunny day
you're flying it you got it
gage is flying it you got it can i
fly it now in a minute honey let gage
finish his chart
unfortunately when his father turns his
back momentarily
young gage creed chases a kite string
onto the highway
all right just a minute all the family
can do is look on in horror as the
toddler is struck by a speeding big rig
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it's utterly devastating and paves the
way for further horror when gage is
revived by paranormal means
number nine heather donahue meets the
titular witch
the blair witch project though not the
first found footage film of its kind
the blair witch projects put the
technique on the map by connecting with
a mainstream audience
all of a sudden i felt like something
was near me
right you know kind of an eerie feeling
it was like a woman the sense of realism
imparted by the documentary style
approach and shaky camera work
allowed the filmmakers to deliver
effective scares on a shoestring budget
the movie which is presented as
recovered footage follows three friends
who set out to make a documentary about
the blair witch
there are many unsettling moments
throughout the film but it's the chaotic
final scene that really stays with
viewers after the credits roll
i'm scared to close my eyes
i'm scared to open them
exploring an abandoned house heather is
attacked by something off camera
there's no gore or monstrous reveal it's
instead the enduring mystery of what we
don't see that makes her death so
terrifying
number eight bugsy pushes the possessed
emilia to a breaking point
the babadook paranormal horror films use
larger-than-life
supernatural forces to scare viewers but
for all the overt scares occurring on
screen
the best horror films simultaneously
address more grounded human themes that
are equally terrifying
see him in your room at night
mom does it hurt the boy
mom does it live under the bed
in the case of the babadook the titular
figure can be interpreted as grief
personified and carried to its most
dangerous potential conclusion
amelia is a single mother struggling to
raise her son oscar amelia's husband
died on route to the hospital the day of
their son's birth and she feels his
absence profoundly
exhausted and seemingly losing touch
with reality amelia eventually gives in
to the babadook's influence
just as he foreshadowed in his sinister
pop-up book amelia kills the family dog
in a shocking moment
that will haunt you
number 7 baby samuel's disappearing act
the witch
horror films by definition seek to
thrill viewers by
challenging them with shocking images
and concepts even so there are certain
lines that most horror films refuse to
cross
like harming infant characters while the
witch manages to achieve the same effect
without directly showing a child coming
to harm
the end result is equal parts
devastating and utterly horrific
i beg thee
for the sake of my son
forgive me
set in the 1630s the film centers on a
family of settlers scratching out a life
for themselves in new england
the eldest child thomason is playing
peek-a-boo with baby samuel
filmmaker robert eggers flips this
time-honored game on its head however by
having
samuel be the one who disappears
sam
it's simple but masterfully executed and
excruciatingly effective
number six a fiery prom for carrie's
classmates
carrie high school is tough there's
arguably no phase in life when one's
social status feels more important or
high stakes than during these few years
you eat [ __ ] popularity becomes the be
all and end all of your existence add a
super strict
obsessively religious and downright
abusive mother into the mix however
and it can become hell on earth bullied
at school and made to feel
unsafe at home carrie white is
essentially alienated on all fronts
when her peers set her up to become prom
queen only to publicly humiliate her
she snaps
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using her nascent telekinetic powers she
sets the gymnasium aflame
trapping her peers and tormentors inside
it's a horrific fate and it's made all
the more terrible by the claustrophobic
cinematography and editing number five
the townspeople meet the vampires
30 days of night when you're in a new
town first impressions are everything
you should be courteous considerate and
approachable you don't bring me what i
want to eat
what i want to drink that's enough pal
leave the lady b or you can eat the
locals
sure that works too in this 2007 comic
book horror adaptation we catch up with
the town of barrow alaska
just as they prepare for a month of
polar winter while this is a
psychologically taxing month under the
best of circumstances
things take a turn for the worse when a
boatload of vampires decide to stop by
it doesn't take a vivid imagination to
imagine why vampires might find 30 days
of night tantalizing
the filmmakers however chose to leave
nothing to the imagination
what ensues is a massacre you'll never
think vampires are sexy again
number four father carys makes the
ultimate sacrifice
the exorcist among the greatest and most
influential horror films of all time
the exorcist has enough terrifying
moments to warrant its own list
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focusing specifically on deaths however
the fatal fall of father karis
certainly leaves a lasting impression on
the viewer after killing burke jennings
and giving father lancaster maran a
freaking heart attack
the demonic pazuzu battles damien carys
for the soul of reagan mcneil
having been bested at every turn the
good priest takes drastic measures
by inviting the demon into his own body
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unable to pass up such a tantalizing
host pazuzu makes the jump
only for father karis to promptly hurl
himself out the window and down a flight
of stairs in a bid to kill them both
it's horrific and heroic number three
dick halloran's painful reception at the
overlook hotel
the shining is our list 40 stephen king
adaptations
yes it is and we regret nothing though
the author wasn't a fan of stanley
kubrick's interpretation of his novel
it's now widely considered a masterpiece
of horror cinema
here's johnny with his father jack fully
succumbing to the maddening supernatural
influence of the overlook hotel
a young danny torrance uses his fear to
connect with dick halloran
unfortunately rather than swoop in to
save the day halloran cuts his vacation
short only to be cut down
minutes after walking into the hotel as
the friendly telepathic cook wanders the
seemingly empty halls a
sense of dread sets in anybody here
then out of nowhere jack attacks
after such a long slow tracking shot
this sudden act of violence is utterly
explosive
number two noah meets samara for the
first and
last time the ring yes this scene has
been
endlessly parodied in the years since
its release but back in 2002 when the
franchise was first unleashed upon
western audiences
cinemagoers were absolutely terrified it
never could have become so popular to
spoof if it hadn't first made a massive
impression on the pop culture landscape
your phone ranks someone knows you've
watched it
and what they say is you will die
in seven days by this point in the film
we've already seen samara's handiwork
and it's not a pretty sight but
witnessing her do the deed is something
else entirely
like noah all we can do is watch on in
horror as samara adds him to her list of
victims
what makes this scene so effective is
the slow building tension
there's no need for a jump scare
samara's slow approach
is plenty horrifying as is
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
paula's eyeball meets wooden splinter
zombie two
this master class and practical effects
would make anyone lose their appetite
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mika hits the camera paranormal activity
now that's how you use the found footage
technique to maximum effect
dr burke gets hooked candyman the
condescending doctor learns firsthand
that the candyman
is all too real
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number one pennywise takes a bite under
the bleachers
it chapter two
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the titular clown from stephen king's it
has mastered the art of ending lives
a cosmic being with more supernatural
abilities than bronze age superman
it isn't content to just consume his
victims efficiently
he savors their fear and that means that
every meal is an opportunity to terrify
the audience by extension
tasty tasty beautiful fear
pennywise the clown's most iconic
cinematic moment
is his toothy exchange with georgie
denbroe
in both the 1990 version and the 2017
adaptation
georgie's fate chills us to the core
even after countless
repeat viewings
but director andy muschietti somehow
managed to up the ante in chapter two
the fatal bite is indeed terrifying sure
but it's the drawn out manipulation that
occurs first
that makes the whole thing so deeply
disturbing
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