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A basement is a
seemingly perfect place to position a terrifying scene. Think about it:
basements are not well-trafficked, often dimly-lit, and rarely lived-in. That
makes them a uniquely terrifying place to set a scene. However, of course,
there are plenty of terrifying concepts that don’t quite pan out. What if you
want to see one that does? Check out this list of horror movies with
terrifying basements, then
learn more about the top six.
6. The Amityville Horror – 5.8 Basement
Evil Score
The crux of this movie hinges on whether or not the movie is a true story.
The people who initially told the story have maintained that the story itself
is true. However, there are reasons to doubt this fact. Regardless of the
truthfulness of the movie, however, it’s definitely scary to hypothesize that
it could possibly be true. The basement is a particularly scary portion of the
house, including some scary-looking rooms that weren’t on the building plans.
5. A Nightmare On Elm Street – 6.0
Basement Evil Score
In A Nightmare on Elm Street, the barrier between the “real world” and the
“dream world” becomes lax. This leads to horrifying scenes where characters die
in their dreams, which causes them to die in real life. The dream world is also
uniquely terrifying; Freddy Krueger, the main villain of the movie, kills his
victims in a variety of manners. He calls his basement the Nightmare Factory
because it’s where he tortures and kills people.
4. Psycho – 6.6 Basement Evil Score
Of all the movies on this list, Psycho may have had the most significant
impact on film as a whole. Filmmakers and film critics regularly cite Psycho as
one of the most significant movies that has ever existed, and for good reason.
Psycho isn’t just an artistic masterpiece; it’s also incredibly scary. One
terrifying moment that has stayed with audiences for decades is when the main
character goes into the fruit cellar, where she finds Norman Bates’ mother’s
mummified corpse.
3. The Evil – 9.0 Basement Evil Score
In The Evil, the basement is literally a pit to hell, which definitely
qualifies this movie to rank so high on the Basement Evil Score. The movie
tells the story of a group of friends that get stuck inside a home when one of
them opens the trap door to the basement, accidentally releasing a demon into
the house. The fact that the basement is essentially just hell makes it pretty
scary overall.
2. Get Out – 9.6 Basement Evil Score
What’s more terrifying than hell? In Get Out, it’s the terror of individual
humans. The traditional colonial design of the home that most of the movie
takes place in seems to try to lure you into a false sense of security. That
sense of security vanishes when the main character, Chris, undergoes hypnosis
in the basement. Upon his hypnosis, he travels to the utterly terrifying Sunken
Place.
1. The Silence of the Lambs – 10.0
Basement Evil Score
At the top of this list is The Silence of the Lambs. This movie has also
had a measurable impact on cinema; even if you haven’t seen the movie, you
almost certainly know Hannibal Lector. However, Hannibal isn’t the reason this
movie ranks so high. The movie’s other serial killer, Buffalo Bill, kidnaps
women, then puts them in a dry well in his basement, where he starves them
until he can kill them.
Conclusion
There are many terrifying movies in the world of horror. These movies may
be horrifying for different ways. Although not all of these movies take their
horror from the basement directly, the basement does play a key role in the
horror they develop. Consider sitting down and watching one of these movies
next time you want to think more about the horror of your surroundings.
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