Most iconic scene in a horror movie

Name it.

I'd say it's either the shower scene in Psycho or Jack Torrance cutting through the door with the axe, aka the "Here's Johnny" scene.

 

Yup, either of those would do.

Chestbuster scene in Alien also (if that applies).

 

I'd go with the shower scene though.

I mean, you can argue that's single most famous scene in movie history.

 

Next to Moses parting the red sea.

 

For its time, utterly shocking, ground-breaking and still effective today.
And, the manner in which it was filmed...

 

Jaws vs the boat

 

Janet Leigh's scream face in that shower scene is definitely one of the most famous images in the history of film.

 

Shaw played that role so well. You could see the naked terror on his face as he was sliding down the boat to the jaws of death.

 

"When he comes at you, he doesn't seem to be living... until he bites you."

 

Funny thing is that during that monologue (which should be added to the monologue thread, incidentally) ...Quint recalls that that was the time in his life that he was the most terrified....little did he know that the next day, his experience would trump that one.

 

That scene was so effective that I was in disbelief that they actually killed him off.

 

"Those black eyes roll over white"
"I'll never put on a life jacket again"

Chilling. Delivered so damn well.

 

Regan spining her head in The Exorcist almost made me pass out!

 

Definitely one of the most iconic

 

You know what she did? Your cunting daughter

 

The Ring - crawling out of the t.v.