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welcome to watch mojo and today we're
counting down our picks for the top 10
behind the scenes secrets of famous
horror movies yeah you're gonna love
this one it's a scream baby for this
list we're looking at notable tidbits
from the sets of famous horror movies
this includes anything from the
production side of things that was
insightful strange or dare we say
horrifying since some of these entries
deal with key moments here's your
spoiler warning what are some of your
favorite horror movies let us know in
the comments below
number 10 the blood is chocolate syrup
psycho
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alfred hitchcock was known for many
innovative techniques in the thriller
and horror genres with psycho in 1960
the director pulled out all the stops to
create an influential masterpiece while
filming the iconic shower sequence
hitchcock needed a lot of blood to
appear after the protagonist marion
crane gets stabbed shot in black and
white the traditional fake blood didn't
have the visual impact hitchcock needed
in a stroke of horror genius the
director chose to replace the blood with
hershey's chocolate syrup
the rich brown syrup showed up just as
director intended capping off the famous
scene that arguably created the slasher
genre
number nine matthew lillard's
improvisation scream surprise sydney
scream once again showcased director wes
craven's subversive take on the horror
genre for the first film in the series
the twist comes when skeet ulrich and
matthew lillard's characters both reveal
themselves as ghost face the murderous
duo then explains their scheme before
stabbing each other to make themselves
look like victims
yeah
i'm ready
night get up get man get up
when nev campbell's heroine turns the
tables on them they end up on the wrong
end of a phone call as ulrich's hands
were covered in slippery fake blood he
accidentally slammed the phone into his
scene partner's head
everyone
lillard's reaction is completely real
and the subsequent line was unscripted
not only does this speak to lillard's
dedication but it also shows how
improvisation can make a scene that much
more impactful
number eight tony todd's method b acting
candyman
be my victor
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be
my victim before the 2021 sequel there
was the original candyman film based on
clyde barker's short story and starring
tony todd as the titular supernatural
villain as the result of a tragic
backstory one of candyman's unsavory
features is his attraction to bees
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for one of the film's most iconic scenes
todd decided to have real bees placed on
him and inside his mouth but if you're
thinking he did it just for the sequence
he reportedly received a thousand dollar
bonus for each sting and deservedly so
seeing as he racked up a whopping 23 of
them not only did todd make it to the
scene in one piece but his stunt really
sells the moment making candyman's
presence that much more terrifying
number 7.
stun gun grapes a quiet place
every film relies on technicians known
as foley artists to record additional
sounds that couldn't be captured during
production this is especially important
for a quiet place a movie that uses
sound in such a sparse yet distinct way
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for the film's alien creatures the
filmmakers needed a specific noise to
represent their advanced hearing ability
the only natural solution a mix of
grapes and a stun gun
zapping grapes and slowing down the
audio in their editing software the
foley team stumbled on the trademark
clicking noise
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it's exactly this sort of inventive idea
that proves how essential every craft
department is in creating a movie who
would have thought that electrocuting
fruit would make for such a memorable
movie sound
number 6.
vomit misfire the exorcist well then
let's introduce ourselves i'm damien
carros and i ain't the devil
now kindly undo these strats still
terrifying to this day the exorcist is
chock full of iconic horror set pieces
little do people know the filmmaking
process didn't come easy for director
william friedkin and company problems
varied from cast injuries to an onset
fire one particular mishap was less
dangerous but made for one of the film's
most horrific moments as father karis
talks to the possessed reagan she vomits
into his face
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originally the pea suit vomit was set to
fire into actor jason miller's chest
since it wasn't planned miller's
reaction was completely natural
considering nobody got hurt it's not out
of line to say this enhanced the scene
with something memorably visceral and
disgusting
thank you number five
stanley kubrick gave shining outtakes to
ridley scott's blade runner the shining
controversial as he was stanley kubrick
turned the shining into a legendary
horror film one scene from the film
wherein jack drives to the hotel
features many helicopter shots of the
car and surrounding mountains
around the same time ridley scott was
filming blade runner too bad she won't
live
but then again who does
while discussing each other's films
scott mentioned that the studio ordered
a happier ending wherein harrison ford's
and sean young's characters drive off
into the sunset scott asked kubrick if
he could use any of the director's extra
helicopter footage to scott's surprise
kubrick sent over hours of helicopter
outtakes that made it into the
theatrical version of blade runner it
was good enough for me
i hope it was good enough for her at
least scott didn't have to do too much
extra work on what is universally deemed
an inferior ending a day later he called
up said it's stanley and what he said
one other thing i know you don't do my
footage right now if you use anything
that i use you can't have it got it i
went okay boom that was it that was
cooper
wow amazing number four alfred hitchcock
tormented tippi hedren the birds
at the height of his fame the birds saw
alfred hitchcock crafting a superb nail
biter for lead actor tippy hedren
however she came to realize director had
a dark side
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in one of the film's bird attack scenes
hitchcock ordered real birds to interact
with her rather than the planned
mechanical ones however her resulting
facial injuries didn't mark the
beginning of the director's controlling
behavior as hitchcock had reportedly
made passes at hedren and this wasn't
the first reported instance of the
director being obsessed with a leading
lady guess what is it you're looking for
sir
love bird
love for it sir yes i understand there
are different varieties is that true oh
yes there are while hedron worked with
hitchcock again she never forgot the
treatment she received from him in the
end her story reflects the corrupt power
structures still at work in hollywood
what did he say to you he said i'll ruin
your career
wow i said do what you have to do and i
out the door i went and did he ruined
your career yes he did number three
pinheads accidental fame hellraisers
explorers in the further regions of
experience demons to some
angels to others clyde barker's
hellraiser series features a number of
truly unforgettable and horrifying
monsters chief among them is pinhead the
signature villain and flagship character
surprisingly enough pinhead was not
intended to become the icon of
hellraiser
oh no tears please
it's a waste of good suffering making
his debut near the end of the first film
the striking monster appears alongside a
group of other unsightly beings called
cenobites due to the heavier makeup and
prosthetic work on the other actors
pinhead was in a unique position to
deliver more lines actor doug bradley
didn't have anything hindering his
speech allowing pinhead to become a
defining villain of the horror canon
jesus christ
not quite
number two practical chucky doll child's
play for the remake of the 1988 horror
film the production of child's play
wanted to maintain the practical effects
of the original time to open you up
let's see what we're dealing with the
special effects artist at masters fx
designed a fully functional chucky dial
with a robotic interior the only catch
was that the puppet needed to be
operated by several puppeteers at the
same time this is for tupac
with only minor cgi adjustments the
resulting invention produced a highly
accurate doll not only did this help
sell the physicality of the toy but it
allowed actors to perform with a living
representation of the murderous
plaything i was broken andy i couldn't
make you smile
but i'm better now i know how to make
you happy now while the remake might not
reach the heights of the original the
special effects created a suitably scary
and believable chucky doll before we
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number one the skeletons are real
poltergeist
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poltergeist might be among the more
cursed productions in film history as a
number of accidents deaths and other
mysterious happenings can be traced back
to the 1982 film for those who believe
it's often argued that the supposed
curse stemmed from filming with actual
skeletons specifically for the climactic
pool scene the real skeletons were
supplied in part because of their cost
effectiveness
we've heard of realistic makeup and
effects but this might have been a step
too far wherever you land on this morbid
application or the so-called curse it's
all undeniably added to the film's
everlasting horror legacy it's son of a
you moved the cemetery but you
left the bodies didn't yet
the son of a you left the bodies
and you only moved the headstones you
only moved the headstones
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