Top 10 Scariest Scenes From IT (2017)

Stephen King + killer Klowns equals movie magic welcome to watchmojo.com and today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 scariest scenes from it 2017 before we begin we publish new videos every day so be sure to subscribe for more great content for this list we're looking at what we consider to be the scariest and most unnerving scenes from it since we're only focusing on the 2017 movie scenes from the original 1990 miniseries will not be included despite how scary some of them may be and obviously a spoiler alert is now in effect number 10 the dead lights no matter how scary some of its forms may be there is nothing more terrifying than the dead lights the dead lights are it's true unimaginable form and simply gazing upon them is enough to make a person go insane the dead lights are creepy and all but what really makes this scene so terrifying is penny wisest face we watch and heightened anticipation and utter disgust as his eyes roll into the back of his head and his face opens up to reveal an endless ma of sharp teeth in the creepy sounds of people screaming it's enough to send Bev into a catatonic state and it's enough for us to declare this movie a terrifying piece of work number nine Henry Bowers kills his father sometimes the scariest scenes are ones more grounded in reality sure monsters are scary but there's something innately unsettling about an insane child murdering his father with a switchblade the scene ratchets up the tension by showing us the balloon tied to the mailbox the switchblade and Henry's utterly depraved expression we're then treated to the troubling site of a TV presenter and a chorus of children urging Henry to kill his father as he sticks the switchblade in his neck the combination of the dreamlike images on the TV screen and the unsettling realism is enough to make this scene one of the film's most memorable number 8 the burning hands like Henry murdering his father this incident is based on a more realistic concept and it's all the more distressing for it the scene begins relatively tamely with a blackened hand mysteriously emerging from behind the locked door creepy yes but nothing to nightmare-inducing but then the real nightmare begins as more hands emerge while screams can be heard and flames can be seen from behind the door the entire concept of burning alive is enough to send anyone into fits of anxiety and the sight and sounds of helpless people burning to death churns one stomach like no fictional monster ever could number seven the painting we all had that one painting or figurine growing up you know the one that your parents had to stow away in the Attic or the one where you had to cover your face or close your eyes as you were walking past it that relatable childhood experience is exploited here when stan is forced to confront his fears of the unsettling flute-playing thing seriously who would even have this in their study [Music] sure the scene is a little cliched creaky door something lurking in the shadows behind a character but damned if it isn't done in an effective way and then it returns and each Stan's face and we all wet our pants number six the headless chase a boy should be spending a summer outside with friends the library scene is undoubtedly one of the movies best who can forget the images of the creepy librarians staring at ven where the decapitated head in the tree and it ends on a spectacular note with a headless body chasing been through the basement the scene begins with the ominous image of a man descending the stairs the filmmakers then use some expert framing surprising us with the fact that the man is headless complete with screeching musical accompaniment it's all then capped with a perfect jump scare when Pennywise rushes a pen something for everyone eggh boy number 5 the clown doll room [Music] will take rooms we would never want to be stuck in for 200 Alex this intensely creepy room full of clown dolls preys on a not uncommon fear yep the fear of clowns there are numerous ones in this room and they all stare directly at Richie and through Richie's point of view the audience the scene is taught with anticipation and tension as we expect one of the dolls to attack Richie or for Pennywise to jump out from his hiding place however the scene nicely subverts our expectations by revealing a disgusting Richie corpse doll and saving the jump-scare for the end number 4 Pennywise emerges from the fridge [Applause] now this is one image we're never getting out of our heads two seemingly Mach Eddie's broken arm Pennywise slowly emerges from a dark and dilapidated fridge only his body is completely contorted forcing him to crawl out on his hands before completely reconfiguring his body to stand upright the scene starts tamely enough a spooky clown hand emerges from the fridge yawn but then we see the unpredictable and frightening image of penny wises upside down contorted body and we can suddenly relate to Beverly's catatonia the sound effects of penny wises shifting bones and the accompanying creepy music certainly don't help now that's one way to make an entrance number three the Georgie puppet chalk this one up is one of the movie's scariest original scenes we all saw this scene in the trailer Georgie mockingly tots bill with a creepy incantation of you'll float to before penny wise erratically charges a bill but the movie adds an unexpected twist when Georgie's face begins to decompose and his voice grows more demonic we also get to witness the mortifying visual of penny wise melding the words and using Georgie as a little corpse puppet not too many movies contain child corpse puppets so props to it there we guess to end the scene penny wise slithers away like a snake because why not number to the projector scene that's word Georgie disappeared as original as the Georgie puppet is we have to give the most original award to the projector scene it's new it's scary and it's unexpected the scares begin with the slightly unsettling image of the projector moving on its own and showing increasingly sinister pictures of Pennywise freaky but nothing too bad right the true terror kicks in once the projector is knocked over we wait in unbearable anticipation as the slides change and send us into darkness before a giant Pennywise emerges from the wall and chases the heroes a creepy projector is fun harmless horror an unexpected giant penny wise is soul searingly terrifying before we unveil our number one pick here are some honorable mentions number one Georgie's death this was scary in 1986 it was scary in 1990 and it's extra scary in 2017 this is a masterful sequence and it starts the movie in gruesome fashion which is just how we like it the sight of Pennywise in the darkened sewer is unsettling but paralyzing fear sets in once he attacks Georgie we witness the attack in graphic detail and it is overwhelmingly monstrously horrifying the sight of a child missing an arm and screaming in pain is a sight as disturbing as pretty much anything that can be on film ensuring that this movie starts with a warning if you can't handle this content mater turn back now do you agree with our picks check out these other great clips from watch mojo and subscribe for new videos every day

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Length: 10min 12sec (612 seconds)

Published: Fri Jan 19 2018