when you think about it it's more
laughable than horror inducing welcome
to watchmojo.com and today we're
counting down our picks for the top 10
horror movies that try to make you
afraid of stupid things here have a
tomato don't be afraid
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looking at the antagonists and gimmicks
of horror films that try to make the
ordinary frightening Leigh extraordinary
this isn't to say that these are all old
b-movies or that the films aren't
effective in their scares just that the
source of the horror is average
unexpected or straight-up mundane also a
spoiler alert is now in effect number 10
leprechauns leprechaun is that okay we
can see how this might be scary if
pitched with a slightly different angle
an item is stolen from a disturbed
mythical creature of the old world who
pursues the thief back home to America
to cause havoc and exact revenge
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actually sounds a little like the plot
to the Exorcist however in the case of
fathers Merrin and Karis then you were
battling a possessing demon most people
associate leprechauns with Lucky Charms
and wishes even traditionally in Irish
folklore they're more fun-loving
trickster fairies the bearded buckle
shoot image is just too hard to let go
of and there's just something so unscary
about a murderous fairy number nine
snowmen
Jack Frost it's a snow day classic get
bundled up and build a snowman
you can deck them out just about any way
you like and these delightful backyard
sculptures have inspired more than one
song and book out there they're round
and merry
so of course someone tried to make one
scary not to be confused with the family
film of the same name which hit theaters
just a year later the makers of the 1997
Jack Frost didn't even go with an
intimidating character design with his
carrot nose and tartan scarf he could be
on anyone's lawn I said so maybe that's
supposed to be the kicker who knows the
weather outside may be frightful but
frosty over there not so much
number eight VHS tapes Ringu while this
film and the international remakes it's
inspired or genuinely frightening movies
providing film goers everywhere with an
original setup and twist
perhaps its greatest success was making
people everywhere leery of screens and
certain technologies the premise would
be replicated in future films with
everything from killer websites to phone
calls claiming unsuspecting victims but
after seeing this movie who out there
would be willing to just pop an old
unlabeled tape into the VCR without the
teensiest bit of apprehension be honest
it's just as mojo holux here that's what
we thought no one that's who
number seven beds death bed the bed that
eats
I'm just a big toasty cinnamon bun it's
been noted that beds are the places in a
home where life is most likely to both
begin and end and you know they also
provide great source material for pillow
forts and staying cozy on cold winter
days I could sleep on the floor now
there's plenty of room I'm not gonna
have you sleep on the floor Susan but
that first awfully poetic sentiment must
have occurred to the makers of the
efficiently named death bed the bed that
eats in this movie the evil bed eats a
series of young people who keep showing
up and sprawling out on the old musty
covers as youth are want to do
so when you tuck in tonight maybe bring
a bucket of chicken and a bottle of wine
and keep your eye on your mattress you
know just in case number six
Skype unfriended granted the program
itself is not the antagonist or
assailant in this film and the video
chat system is more or less the medium
for the film however it's clear from the
delivery that the filmmakers wanted the
experience to feel familiar perhaps
enough so that next time you log on to
Skype
you'll wonder about who is also there on
the whole unfriended is supposed to be a
message about the evils of bullying but
it's the sort of film that leaves you
frustrated you see the problem with
internet based horror is it's easy fix
just log off and run out the front door
problem solved right number five
vagina's teeth drawing from the folktale
of vagina dentata this film works the
old lore into a modern story of rape and
revenge basically here's the plot
abstinent teenage girl dawn gets raped
by the boy she likes
so her vagina bites off his penis you
with us so far honestly the idea of
rapists getting their just desserts
isn't so bad
the problem here is that the movie will
likely freak out any one rapist or not
so well let's just be very clear about
one thing even if it's a bit of a
mystery there is nothing to be afraid of
down there
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number four earthworms squirm their
small slow legless invertebrates need we
really say more sure
earthworms can be a little slimy if you
tug one out of the ground or pick one up
in the rain but can something that can
be easily dispatched by a songbird ever
truly be considered an avatar of terror
what are they gonna do squirm at you
well apparently these massive big screen
ones have developed a taste for human
flesh how they don't have teeth should
you find yourself the unlikely victim of
a worm attack just take a look around
for a large fishing tackle or head for a
big bird sanctuary
honestly the remedy for this one just
sounds like a pretty relaxing day number
three tomatoes attack of the killer
tomatoes okay at least this one isn't
taking itself seriously in the beginning
the audience is reminded then when
Alfred Hitchcock first pitched the birds
people laughed but those people weren't
laughing anymore after the movie and
with that the filmmakers continued to
drive home the idea that the next tomato
you see might kill you and all you hold
dear
that's not blood it's tomato juice with
its b-horror set up this story of evil
produce will likely produce a lot of
laughter and perhaps a whole lot of
ketchup we will show ourselves out you
might say that I'm in tune with my
tomatoes number two sand the sand yeah
don't touch the sand most of us have
probably had to hop run across a hot
beach or two in our lives but the worst
thing we had to worry about was if some
jerk broke a bottle at our favorite
beach bumming spot however this film
challenges you to go one step further
what if the sand itself were the danger
to be fair to the filmmakers they give
this one they're all making it so that
instead of the
at the beach lurking in the water it's
all around the hapless partygoers in the
form of a sand creature doesn't make it
any less ridiculous however before we
unveil our number one pick here are some
honorable mentions number one plants the
happening
let's just stay ahead of the wind Oh am
night what happened this movie seems to
start off with a pretty creepy premise
all over the world people are
spontaneously losing their minds and
killing themselves
soon after what could be causing such a
thing is it a terrorist attack is all
that poison being spewed into the air by
nuclear power plants finally coming back
to haunt us or is it something even more
sinister that we can't even imagine well
actually it's the plants like trees and
stuff we're just gonna leave that's okay
they're giving off toxins that compel
people to commit suicide so next time
you see a group of trees gently swaying
in the breeze
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