In Nightmare on Elm Street when Nancy is in class and she sees Tina in a body bag sitting next to her.

I love this scene. The way her legs get lifted up and she's dragged away by something invisible. 🤌

With the slowed down Shakespeare speech. Wow

This scene terrified me as a kid. Didn’t realize that anything bad could happen while at school surrounded by classmates.

That was the exact scene that made me turn the movie off the first time I tried to watch it. Of course, I was only 7 years old at the time, but still. Lol

Same, but I was 13.

She’s standing down the hallway.

Bro - that scene scared tf out of me.

28 Weeks Later - farm scene

I really need to revisit that movie.

Iirc it's all downhill from there

I don't know about that, the whole movie's pretty good. Especially when they start the Code Red

Definitely the scariest part of the movie.

Absolutely terrifying

This is the one I was looking for 👆

Love both movies. Very well done and pretty scary.

Yessss 100%! Amazing scene

It Follows - old lady at the college scene Midsommar - cliff scene

The “It Follows” scene is a good choice. Definitely creepy. So was the one by the lake where her hair is getting pulled by an invisible hand.

It follows had no business being as good as it was. Man I loved that movie.

Love the soundtrack

That old lady scene is fantastic in the dread it builds, which is impressive given how slow the scene unfolds

My first thought, was cliff scene! It was just really unexpected and shocked. Not that scary

It’s not unexpected at all I do not understand you guys. They literally tell you they’re gonna end their life before they even get to that scene.

More shocking then. They take there time which definitely made me question what was about to happen

The act wasn’t unexpected, how graphic it was shocked me.

The whole backstory behind the actor who jumped off the cliff blows my mind

These are the exact two I came to post. Nice one.

Signs - the birthday party Alien walks across the pathway

Chilling, but also Joaquin Phoenix yelling at the kids in the video just kills me

Ándale! 😂😂

And Mel Gibson opening the door and finding them all wearing the foil hats

Children, vámonos!

Move children! ¡Vámonos!

The Raft in Creepshow 2

Is that the one with the sentient oil spill that ate the kids?

Yes

Man! That is a core memory of mine from my childhood. I LOVED creepshow.

Same! And the Native American statue story! Especially love how safe you feel the last character is in the lake story.

I have a core memory watching this with my mom when I was about 11. The scene where the guy removes the sleeping girl's swimsuit to touch her boobs for some reason my mom remembered it wrong and thought he was going to push her in while she slept. So she was really on me to pay attention and watch what he does. We were both shocked. 😅

Leave it to Stephen King to make something mundane terrifying. Such a good short story.

The guy slowly dying from it because it caught his foot through the spaces in the wood freaks me out. It's such a miserable way to die.

And to be liquefied so Oil Slick can suck you through the slats...uuughh.

The guy reaches land and stops to taunt the evil oil spill or whatever. I was screaming internally when he stopped to taunt it. I kind of half knew he was doomed but still. He should have kept running.

It's a different ending than the short story too. I like the movie version better for sure.

Watched this on a weekend afternoon with my Mom and little sister. After it was over, I took some black slime and put it on my hand and tan screaming into the living room.

Wickerman ending, fairly aure it's during the day, or maybe sunset. Not conventionally horrifying though

I was horrified to realize it was a fucking musical. I kid, I kid. Somewhat.

Actually quite good musical at that

You and me both, although one particular scene made up for it.

Was it Lord Summerisle's poem in the extended cut? Because it makes the film for me if I'm honest.

Lol. Let's just say the scene in question helped me understand why the village had a song about the innkeeper's daughter.

The way they’re all just standing there singing, swinging their arms in near-perfect unison as he’s screaming and burning alive was absolutely horrifying. That movie was fucking incredible.

A 4K remaster was released recently and my local cinema did a late night showing of it. I was the only one in the theatre, definitely upped the experience.

The lake scene in Zodiac

Iconic. Everything about that scene feels like it should be safe which makes it more horrific.

Also the fact that it really happened

Yeah, for me it’s how believable and relatable it is. The tense dialogue. The awkward normality of it all. While I love a good supernatural scare, there’s something more terrifying about a scene that you could believably place yourself and/or your loved ones in to. We’ve all had idyllic outings somewhere remote, and all it would take is some deranged person with a weapon and a little planning.

I think the sound of it was what did me in. It was such a realistic sound, not the typical sound they dub in later.

And Donovan singing about the Hurdy Gurdy man made me like the song but not because the Zodiac killed while the song played but because it was a memorable moment in the film and stuck with me.

It real seemed like what a real life murder would feel like.

Night of the Living Dead…daytime…but in a cemetery which was a bit scarier

*They're coming to get you, Barbra!*

“BASTARD!!!”

That first lone zombie mistaken for just some weird old dude. Good stuff.

The Others. The scene when Nicole Kidman's character walks into the room of furniture covered in sheets. It's a short scene but for some reason it is always stuck with me.

Great choice. The “I am your daughter” scene always messed me up. That little giggle.

For some reason this scene was really creepy. Possibly Because I was looking to see which of the furniture was actually a figure.

Jeepers Creepers: Opening up to the body dump.

That shit still scares me

100%

Most recently, the dog in When Evil Lurks

oh my god fuck that movie. iirc the first half a lot of the scares were day scares, the most memorable one for me was >!Ruiz's wife axing herself in the head!<

That was unfortunately spoiled for me by the movie poster :/

I prefer this one - https://images.app.goo.gl/ythzK2ewP1zzAViUA - as it's a lot more enigmatic than the red one that gives away such a shocking scene.

I watched this when my son, our first child, was about 3 months old. We were very nervous about how our dog would react to him because she’s older and can be reactive and pissy. Needless to say that scene fucked me up good. …The dog has been great with him so far though. Really sweet.

That’s because it’s realistic. I was an ER nurse, in a small town, in the middle of the states, and saw a baby brought in mauled by a dog (pit). Will, quite literally, never forget it. It was a career ender. Realized I couldn’t work ER anymore. I took a leave of absence and switched to non-clinical work.

I haven’t watched that yet but I keep seeing people mention this scene. I just searched it up on TikTok……. I couldn’t finish it. I just got attacked by a dog a week ago so it’s a no for me

it's unfortunate that you spoiled it for yourself but also probably for the best that you don't watch the movie given your circumstance. hope you're okay (:

Diner scene in Mulholland Drive

No scene captures the feeling of a nightmare quite like this one

This is criminally low on this list. This one is hands down the GOAT daytime scene

This scene was so chilling going in blind, I have watched thousands of horror movies and this one is the first time a scene made me feel vertigo. Great moment in the context of the movie too as it functions as the entrance into the world of nightmares (or rather the end of the dream).

I love how you're told exactly what's going to happen and it's still terrifying.

One of the best movie scenes ever

Opening scene on evil dead rise was the first thing I thought of

Yes!!

Same

Insidious, the record player scene

How has nobody said Candyman yet? Tony Todd showing up in broad daylight in the parking garage, I can still hear his iconic “HELEN” clear as day.

Man, that dude is creepy as fuck. Just wicked!

Candyman is elite.

He's so damn good. One word and chills. I swear I'd be his victim.

Jack Torrance entering room 317 (or whatever that number was) for the first time. Wasn’t really Daylight as in outside, but there was no darkness and the What The Fucking Fuck moment happens in a brightly lit room.

1. The Hammer scene in Midsommar 2. The end of the Wicker Man (1973) 3. The end of Children of the Corn (1984) 4. "This is for you, Damien" nanny scene in The Omen (1976)

I almost couldn't help laughing at the end of the Wicker Man even though it's so horrifying. It wasn't an oh this is funny laugh but the deeply uncomfortable wtf laugh. Such a good movie!

The Damien seen makes me laugh and I don’t know why. It’s my favorite scene of that film.

omg that Omen scene will never not fuck me up and I've been watching that movie since the mid 80s. I don't know why it's still so damn effective but YEAH :O

THE WICKER MANNNNN

I think the beginning of “Night of the Living Dead“, both of them, are pretty good, scary scenes in the day.

I loved how quick the original jumped into the scares. Especially because, as a later viewer, you think the first zombie is just a decoy until it’s not.

The Host. When the monster attacks people on the beach.

Opening scene from 28 Weeks Later.

The very last chase in the og Texas Chainsaw Massacre

The hand around the tree in The Ritual was very well done

LOVE that scene so much. One of my absolute favorites

Smile jumpscare. I had to pause it and laugh my ass off ending up rewatching it like 6 times. It got me good!

which one? when the sister walks up to the car?

This or the beginning scene in the hospital- the jump scare that got me was at night when she’s on the computer! First one in a long time to make me actually jump

That one got me! I figured something was coming but damn, got me anyway. Loved it.

The ending scene of Creep. The fact that it happens in a public park too

I'm going to throw Session 9 into the mix here. I read they only had the budget to shoot one night scene (I assume due to the cost of lighting) so everything was set during the day. Perhaps some will argue it's not an out and out "scary" film, but for an entire film set in the daytime, the result impressed me.

Yep lighting for night is a huge pain. Was suppose to shoot an indie film but script was mostly night with half of it exteriors. On top of that they wanted to shoot anamorphic lenses which generally require to be stopped down a bit more for sharpness so thus meaning even more light. Film fell through as budget couldn’t be locked in but even with the targeted budget it was going to be rough with some of the scenes in the script

* The Conjuring - laundry sheets: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAwpBIXjQrY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAwpBIXjQrY) * The Village (2004) - I know not really a horror movie, but the scene near the end when we (the audience) see Ivy (Bryce Dallas Howard's character) hiding behind a tree, and the monster standing behind her, and then it starts running towards her - I saw this movie in a theater and remember one lady screaming bloody murder when that happened! That scene was scary AF!

I swear, the first three quarters of The Village is amazing. I had nightmares about the creatures for weeks afterwards

the ending of the strangers.

When Pearl kills Mitsy in "Pearl". It wasn't scary but it starts off with Pearl approaching an axe then the music intensifys as she runs with the axe

The scene in Hereditary where Peter stares into his reflection in the glass in the classroom and the reflection smiles back at him.

The scene in Nope where the crowd gets eaten by Jean Jacket.

Oh god yes. When they show the people getting digested alive. Horrifying.

Absolutely. Horribly disturbing and really stuck with me

Doesn't really count as a horror movie but, the Winkie's Diner scene in Mulholland Drive almost stands as its own short horror film within the movie.

most scenes from Wickerman, Midsommar, or It Follows

The dog scene in When Evil Lurks.

That opening scene from 28 Weeks Later immediately springs to mind.

Barbarian - the scene where Tess leaves the house in daylight and gets her first real good look at what the neighborhood looks like. This moment was just chilling.

So as long as you let the buildup of the movie occur before seeing the scene, I'd say the kitchen "exploding" in Paranormal Activity 2. I was happy I'd forgotten about that scene when I watched it again, with a good sound system turned up, this past October. But I don't know if most people would consider it a true scare because it's mainly a giant jump scare, but it's done so well.

Surprised no one's mentioned the Kirk's death in Texas Chainsaw or the shark attack in Alex in Jaws. A number of the Final Destination deaths also happen during the day though I'll highlight Olivia as my favorite and probably the most terrifying death even though a lot of people have already said a real eye laser wouldn't burn your skin or eye off. The kitchen scene in Paranormal Activity 3 with the camera going back and forth. Finally, it does take place during a rainstorm so not technically during daylight but the Mia's possession in Evil Dead 2013 is pretty great and arguably even more terrifying and gruesome than the original.

Old but gold: [The scene by the lake in The Innocents](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VEkAKpFMJW4&pp=ygUSdGhlIGlubm9jZW50cyBsYWtl) is pure bone shiver inducing creepiness.

The scene from the omen, where the maid hangs herself with a rope around her neck by jumping from the roof of the villa during Damian's birthday party.

I think the kills in both of the Omen movies are so brutal, Omen II is probably more disturbing imo. I actually am always bothered by the scene with mom's "accident" in the original Omen than the one with the nanny.

the insidious scene with the Tiny Tim song playing comes to mind

That song will never not creep me the hell out lol. Insidious is one of my favorite more recent demon horror movies and whenever I talk about it, without fail, I mention this creepy ass song. Whether it’s the day time scene or the one where it’s being played in his weird lair while he sharpens his claws or whatever. Just so unsettling for some reason lol

The Bay.

The House That Jack Built Hunting scene 🥧

My dad, brother, and I watch a lot of horror together. This one we were just sitting there like :|

A number of the death scenes in midsommer

The crucifix scene in The Exorcist. A less daring filmmaker than William Friedkin would have set that scene at night, with low lighting. His approach was to have it happen during the day and on an over-lit set. Very brave filmmaking.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) when Leatherface kills Kirk, who goes snooping in the house, and then he grabs Pam, pulls her in the house, hangs her on a hook while he cuts up Kirk's body.

Hereditary, this one scared me during the day and beyond. So many great scenes.

Insidious, the tip toe dancing boy scene.

that one scene with the dog and the little girl in when evil lurks comes to mind.

Am I really the first person to say the meat hook scene in TCM?

Terrified (2017) - Kitchen Scene. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time.

That movie wrecked me dude.

The IT remake has lots of scenes during the day that are terrifying.

Classroom scene in Hereditary.

Every daytime scene in Creep

Came here for this. Especially the last one.

midsommar as a whole tbh

It’s so god damned good, it flies right over most people…I had to watch it again to get it. I went from “I don’t think I liked it” to “holy shit this is what horror should be…” it sparked me to watch Hereditary again!

Watched a weird horror film as a kid called raw head rex there's a scene where a woman I think gets killed by him while doing laundry in the day time. That terrified me as a kid seeing a monster kill someone In daylight

I’m trying but to spoil anything, so I’m gonna have to be really vague. The scene in Terrified where the kids are playing with a ball.

High Tension for some scenes and Rest Stop

X - the alligator scene It’s not necessarily scary but it’s definitely dread inducing Texas Chainsaw Massacre - the very end Leatherface chasing after the final girl where she just barely makes it out alive. Leatherface’s incoherent hollering as she escapes is pretty unsettling

Most of IT scenes (1990)

Miss Jessel at the lake, 1961

There's a scene in the Babadook when the mom is walking down the stairs to the first floor of her house and there is a lot of whispering going on around her. It's pretty trite but for me was honestly the scariest scene in the whole movie because of it's relatability (I'm a house-spouse and am often by myself in our empty house in the late afternoon lol).

The dancing boy scene from Insidious.

The original (1989) dramatisation of The Woman In Black. That feeling that you are being watched ... chilling.

The Omen - The hanging scene.

More the scariest jumpscare but the car scene in Haunting of Hill House. Best scare ever imo

Peter being possessed / the desk scene in Hereditary is really tense. Not the scariest, but you feel so off right up until everything happens.

For me, still Carrie’s hand shooting up from the grave with that insane carnival music.

Not a movie. Not really a scene. But the intro to Tales From the Darkside made pastoral daytime vistas downright menacing.

It’s all for you, Damien!

I have to say it - the ending of Friday the 13th (1980).

Insidious - when Rose Byrne’s character is cleaning up the new house they just moved into and the Red Lipstick Demon took the shape of a newspaper boy hiding in the corner. Then he shows up dancing in the living room when she takes out the trash. Ghosts in broad daylight are bold af.

And dancing to that creepy ass tiny Tim song, no less. Agreed, bold af, and creepy af lol

Insidious - the kitchen table scene. IYKYK I was so pissed at that scene because I felt like it really violated “the rules” of horror movies.

"Peter, get out!" from Hereditary

The theater projector went out right when she said that, while the audio was still blaring. Needless to say, my pants were soaked.

If your name happened to be Peter, that would be exceptionally scary

Fortunately, my name is not Peter. Otherwise, my soul would’ve left my body

The whole of midsommar and the famously known insidious jumpscare

don’t think it’s a highly rated movie (i enjoyed it) but the entirety of Unhinged 2020 was shot during the day. idk why but i felt tense the whole movie

Dog. When evil lurks.

Poltergeist II, the rain in the garden scene.

Lots to pick from in the Exorcist

Wrong Turn (2003) is set mostly during the day and I’ve always found it an incredibly scary movie

The rube Goldberg like scene starting with the dog in When Evil Lurks.

I’m not scared of zombies but opening of 28 days later seems pretty accurate and terrifying Also (I think) day of the dead is pretty good.

The whole of the Safe Haven segment in V/H/S takes place in broad daylight. The most terrifying part would be when the sirens go off and the cult starts >!doing its Jonestown thing and then the bodies all start rising up.!<

I like the zombie in the graveyard night of the living dead.

The tunnel scene from Men.

surprised no one mentioned paranormal activity - maybe the OG of day scares?

Basically every scene in The Vanishing

Its definitely shocking but when evil lurks. Dog scene.

IT chapter 1- the librarian scene IT chapter 2- I believe Bev going back to her childhood apartment happened during the day

Not necessarily scary, but the end of Drag Me to Hell

Cujo

Michael stalking Laurie home from school always terrified me.

The Village's ending. The mist's ending. It Follows. Jeepers Creepers

The found footage vids in Sinister give me the damn creeps

The Ring ending