There’s a valid reason why the vast majority of us are petrified by dark basements. According to many horror or thriller films, some pretty alarming s**t goes down in them. Here’s 5 creepy basements in the movies.
Psycho (1960)
Holy mother of. The basement in the Bates household is not a place you’d like to hang out. Unless you’re into older women.
The House At The End Of The Street (2012)
“Do not go in the basement!” … They never listen.
Scream (1996)
The garage/basement scene in Wes Craven’s teen slasher masterpiece isn’t one you’ll forget easily when you’re going to grab some more beers from the fridge.
Home Alone (1990)
Alright. I know this isn’t the horror/thriller genre, but the basement in Home Alone is scary as hell. You know it.
Zodiac (2007)
I love this movie. And the basement moment really is creepy. It made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.
What’s the creepiest basement in the movies?
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Not certain that’s it actually a basement, but that cellar/room in the last scene of ‘The Blair Witch Project’ really creeped me out!
Best wishes, Pete.
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Yes *shiver*. That is one creepy moment.
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Great list. Loved it. I think one that would probably top my list was from the original Night of the Living Dead. When the couple take their bitten little girl down there (and what happens next) …creepy!
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Thanks for reading! Oh my. You’re right. Ah, I need to watch that movie again, love it!
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Great list! I actually found The House at the End of the Street to be a good film, probably the Jennifer Lawrence factor but I thought she made it work!
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She could make anything work, right? Love her in Winter’s Bone
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She’s certainly my favourite young current actress is that makes sense. Seems like such a cool person as well!
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I find it very true what you say when characters go in the basement by themselves. I’d at least go with someone else just to be safe.
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AGREED! Especially the one in ‘Scream’. Basements are just not OK.
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Attics are the other one in horror films.
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Oh my word, the attic in ‘Sinister’ is scary as hell.
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Attics and basements are just the two places you shouldn’t go to in a horror movie.
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I wish the protagonists had that mentality.
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Me too.
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