Best Horror Movie Quotes - Beyond Spooky

Here's your list of great one-liners from horror movies, as chosen by Fandango filmgoers in an online survey in the month of September. To quote a forgotten horror movie ad, these are "Words To Die By..."

1. "Heeeeere's Johnny!" - The Shining (1980)

We'll never forget that moment when Jack Nicholson forces his demented face through a broken bathroom doorframe and screams this crazed quip at his horrified wife and son. This one-liner, which pays homage to The Tonight Show's famous Johnny Carson intro, was apparently ad-libbed on the set by Nicholson.

2. "I see dead people." - The Sixth Sense (1999)

With these four simple words, Cole (Haley Joel Osment) reveals his long-kept secret to his psychologist, Dr. Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis) in M. Night Shyamalan's The Sixth Sense, soon-to-become one of the most popular scary-gone-funny(-gone-annoying) catchphrases of all time.

3. "They're heee-re." - Poltergeist (1982)

In perhaps one of the most well-known scenes of Poltergeist, Carol Anne (Heather O'Rourke) utters these legendary words (which would soon become the tagline and most famous quote from the film), referring to the "TV people" that eventually abduct her into her bedroom closet.

4. "I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti" - The Silence of the Lambs (1991)  

While addressing Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) through the bars of his cell, Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) refers to the census taker who "tried to test" him.

5. "It's alive! It's alive!" - Frankenstein (1931) and Young Frankenstein (1974)

In the 1931 classic based upon Mary Shelley's masterpiece, Dr. Henry Frankenstein (Colin Clive) cries out this famous line when his lab creation stirs to life. Gene Wilder, as the good doctor's grandson in Mel Brooks' classic comic remake, also utters the famous line.

6. "You're gonna need a bigger boat." - Jaws (1975)

A pretty funny line during a pretty scary moment, delivered by Chief Brody (Roy Scheider) to Quint (Robert Shaw), immediately after coming face to face with the great white shark.

7. "Was that the boogeyman?" "Yes, I believe it was." – Halloween  (1978)

Laurie (Jamie Lee Curtis) asks Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasance) after he rescues her from "The Shape", aka Michael Myers, by shooting him six times. Dr. Loomis looks out the window only to discover that the killer is nowhere to be found (cue gasp).

8. "Oh yes, there will be blood!" – Saw II (2005)

Indeed...and lots of it. This line, delivered by Jigsaw (Tobin Bell), gave the audience a warning, and delivered in a way that made viewers want to upchuck their popcorn.

9. "A boy's best friend is his mother." - Psycho (1960)

The extent of Norman Bates' (Anthony Perkins) unusual relationship with his controlling mother is reflected in this dialogue with Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) in Alfred Hitchcock's film, which the director called a "black comedy."

10. "They're all going to laugh at you!" - Carrie (1976)

Begging her daughter not to go to the prom, Piper Laurie screams this memorable line which would later be repeated over and over in Carrie's (Sissy Spacek) mind.

And rounding out the Frightful Fifty are some unforgettable quotes that didn't quite make the top 10, but still have the ability to scare us silly.

11. "Do you like scary movies?" – Scream (1996)

12. " Kill her, Mommy. Kill Her!" – Friday the 13th (1980)

13. "Would you like to play a game?" – Saw (2004)

14. "Have you checked the children?" - When a Stranger Calls (1979 and 2006)

15. "Be afraid. Be very afraid." - The Fly (1986)

16. "Get away from her, you b*tch!" - Aliens (1986)

17.  "You're one ugly mother******!" - Predator (1987)             

18. "Whatever you do, don't fall asleep." - A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

19. "Help me! Help meeeeeeeee!" - The Fly (1958)

20. "The blood-sucking Brady Bunch!" - The Lost Boys (1987)

21. "You're gonna die up there!" - The Exorcist (1973)

22. "Get out! GET OUT!" - The Amityville Horror (1979)

23. "Soylent Green is people!" - Soylent Green (1973)

24. "Look what your brother did to the door!" - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

25. "It wasn't the airplanes. It was beauty killed the Beast." - King Kong (1933 and 2005)

26. "I'm so scared..."- The Blair Witch Project (1999)

27. "Boy, the next word that comes out of your mouth better be some brilliant f**kin' Mark Twain sh**. 'Cause it's definitely getting chiseled on your tombstone. - The Devil's Rejects (2005)

28. "No more wire hangers EVER!" – Mommie Dearest (1981)

29. "Want to see something really scary?" - Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)

30. "I never drink...wine" - Dracula (1931 and 1992)

31. "No tears please. It's a waste of good suffering." - Hellraiser (1987)

32. "More brains!" – Return of the Living Dead (1981)

33. "You're all going to die down here." – Resident Evil (2002)

34.  "I have come here to chew bubblegum or kick ass, and I'm all out of bubblegum." - They Live (1988)

35. "I'm NOT going to be ignored, Dan." - Fatal Attraction (1987)

36. "I don't know what the hell's in there--but it's weird and it's pissed off!" - The Thing (1982)

37. "I'll swallow your soul! I'll swallow your soul! I'll swallow your soul!" - Evil Dead II (1987)

38. "You're next!" - Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

39. "You got a letter? I got run over, Helen gets her hair chopped off. Julie gets a dead body in her trunk, and you get a letter?? Oh, that's balanced!" - I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)

40. "They're coming to get you, Barbara! They're coming for you!" – Night of the Living Dead (1968)

41. "Joinnnn usssssssss!" – The Evil Dead (1981)

42. "It's a good day to die."- Flatliners (1990)

43. "Feed me! Feed me!" - Little Shop of Horrors (1960 and 1986)

44. "Gimme some sugar, baby!" - Army of Darkness (1992)

45. "Thanks for the ride, lady."- Creepshow II (1987)

46. "We belong dead!" – Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

47. "It's just people killing people." – 28 Days Later (2002)

48. "His dinner is in the oven." – Fright Night (1985)

49. "I prefer to use my hands." – Hostel (2005)

50.  "Put the candle back!" – Young Frankenstein (1974)

 

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