these trailers are sure to work up your
appetite for a few scares welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 horror
movie trailers something awful happened
here it what is it
whatever Lorraine sees feels touches it
takes a toll on her
for this list we’ll be looking at the
movie trailers and teasers that meet us
most excited to see an upcoming horror
movie look up the road there’s a lot
more though why are they coming here
maybe they’re coming close we’ve
excluded the trailer for psycho because
as entertaining as Alfred Hitchcock’s
commentary is that’s really more of a
featurette in that window on the second
floor the single one in front that’s
where the woman was first seen let’s go
inside number 10
Friday the 13th this trailer opens with
an idyllic lake scene so audiences
already suspect something is amiss that
is quickly confirmed once we hear the
all-too-familiar voice of mrs. Voorhees
did you know young boy drowned here the
teasers continue with shots of a woman
running through the woods while
fearfully muttering to herself a Camp
Crystal Lake sign and flashes of Jason
filling us with fear
as this teaser was followed by an all so
awesome full trailer that hints at even
more of the deaths that we have to look
forward to it’s clear that the team
behind these previews knew what they
were doing number nine the conjuring
many horror fans heralded this
supernatural flick as the scariest film
in years and while its teaser reveals a
few clues about the terror in store it
doesn’t give away too much you took your
wife along I win margin Christine and
Nancy’s room of course we’d be remiss
not to mention the official full-length
trailer which features several jump
scares and downright terrifying moments
but it can’t compete with the teaser it
is not gonna help we watch the family at
the film center playing a game while
things around them move by themselves to
lock you in now
that’s creepy enough but it’s the
teasers final moments that really get
your heart racing number eight Dawn of
the Dead
things start out nicely enough here it’s
a typical day for a typical couple in a
typical neighborhood and I look I can go
backwards noisy hey that’s amazing that
is until a zombified girl appears at
their bedroom door and all hell breaks
loose again honey are you okay
effectively communicating that these are
not your parents ami
while also showing respect to George a
Romero’s original film and its concept
this trailer certainly left a mark on us
all I’ve just been informed that we are
going off the air and switching to the
emergency Broadcasting System and that’s
without even mentioning its final
seconds they were specifically designed
as the cherry on top of one hell of an
alarming preview
number seven the babadook nothing Bad’s
gonna happen 10 did he think that about
my dad before he dies today fans know
the babadook as a modern horror classic
however when this trailer for the
psychological horror was released very
few people knew anything about it
we’re introduced to this Australian
Canadian film with an opening shot of
what appears to be a mother reading an
innocent book to her son you could see
me move to a TV book he can’t get read
and Papa took the images inside the book
are quite disquieting though it’s just a
book
things get even more disturbing when we
then see the mother at her wits end a
strange being coming at the camera and
her petrified boy huddling under his bed
this trailer never fails to give us
goosebumps
number six The Hills Have Eyes – that
shoots from her toe the film it
advertised may have been pretty
forgettable but this simple yet chilling
teaser briefly convinced us that The
Hills Have Eyes – might be worthwhile
this is turned into a search-and-rescue
mission though it was followed by a far
more conventional trailer this teaser
begins with a view of what looks like a
desert that shot is interrupted by a man
struggling to pull a rope that just so
happens to have a lifeless human body at
the other end
then a second person comes into view and
his rope is attached to the camera so we
get a first-person view of what their
victims might be seeing terrifying
number five the witch went way out into
this wilderness to find
leaving our country kindred our fathers
houses for lakhs for the kingdom of God
Wow does this trailer ever do its job
there’s an ominous feeling of foreboding
in this preview from the beginning with
the testimony of several seemingly
awestruck critics that confirms what
we’ve already guessed when a game of
peekaboo goes as horribly wrong as it
possibly could we hold our breath and
realize that this film is not for the
faint of heart
apparently overcome by an untold evil
the family at this film’s core is in for
one rough ride and we can’t wait to see
just how scary it is
this is the before number for the
shining
at first there doesn’t seem to be
anything remarkable about this trailer
as credits scroll over a single static
shot of a hallway then it happens the
words disappear and blood begins to
cascade from an elevator
what begins as a small trace of crimson
soon becomes waves of blood rushing at
the camera while it reveals almost no
details about the film’s plot today this
trailer would still have us getting in
line faster than you can say here’s
Johnny
number three The Exorcist somewhere
between science and superstition there
is another world
this trailer could have rested on its
laurels and simply shown images of a
possessed little girl that’s pretty
scary
instead it’s masterfully edited to creep
the bejesus out of us focusing primarily
on the adults that seek to contend with
the demon that has his sights set on
young Regan this trailer ratchets up the
tension by showing nothing but a few
glimpses of the creature itself
including some of the most dramatic
iconic and well-constructed shots from
the now classic supernatural horror this
preview is at once scary and beautiful
one hope the only hope The Exorcist
number two jaws there is a creature
alive today who has survived millions of
years of evolution without change
beginning with dramatic music dramatic
voice-over and a dramatic underwater
first-person view this teaser shows an
iconic scene from an iconic horror movie
after that deep boy sets the perfect
mood by describing a mysterious
bloodthirsty monster the view moves its
way upwards to focus on the famous image
of a woman innocently waiting in the
water unaware of the horror that lurks
beneath her is as if God created the
devil
gave him jaws
even when all we see are people having
fun on the beach we worried the girl
that killed him as quick and you you it
you knew there’s a shark out there you
knew it was dangerous just like the film
itself the trailer for Jaws does not
rely on shots of the titular monster but
that may be an even more effective way
of making sure we’re afraid to go in the
water you’re gonna need a bigger boat
before we reveal our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions the
search of the three missing Montgomery
College students continues in Frederick
County tonight ten days and thousands of
man hours have been unable to produce
any clues we have a few leads
few other options so we want to take
advantage of and just try to put
together
you want to know my name you don’t want
to know who I’m looking at
now number one alien
if the word alien was cropped out of
view while you watched this trailer
you’d have no idea what was going on but
you still likely be uneasy the reveal of
what appears to be a landscape leading
to an egg is accompanied by off-putting
sounds and indecipherable shots of
people in peril
topped off by the haunting tagline in
space no one can hear you scream this
trailer stands out as a masterpiece
and that’s without a single line of
dialogue
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite horror movie trailer well
they’re paint all this huh no big
difference
for more traumatizing top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
appetite for a few scares welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 horror
movie trailers something awful happened
here it what is it
whatever Lorraine sees feels touches it
takes a toll on her
for this list we’ll be looking at the
movie trailers and teasers that meet us
most excited to see an upcoming horror
movie look up the road there’s a lot
more though why are they coming here
maybe they’re coming close we’ve
excluded the trailer for psycho because
as entertaining as Alfred Hitchcock’s
commentary is that’s really more of a
featurette in that window on the second
floor the single one in front that’s
where the woman was first seen let’s go
inside number 10
Friday the 13th this trailer opens with
an idyllic lake scene so audiences
already suspect something is amiss that
is quickly confirmed once we hear the
all-too-familiar voice of mrs. Voorhees
did you know young boy drowned here the
teasers continue with shots of a woman
running through the woods while
fearfully muttering to herself a Camp
Crystal Lake sign and flashes of Jason
filling us with fear
as this teaser was followed by an all so
awesome full trailer that hints at even
more of the deaths that we have to look
forward to it’s clear that the team
behind these previews knew what they
were doing number nine the conjuring
many horror fans heralded this
supernatural flick as the scariest film
in years and while its teaser reveals a
few clues about the terror in store it
doesn’t give away too much you took your
wife along I win margin Christine and
Nancy’s room of course we’d be remiss
not to mention the official full-length
trailer which features several jump
scares and downright terrifying moments
but it can’t compete with the teaser it
is not gonna help we watch the family at
the film center playing a game while
things around them move by themselves to
lock you in now
that’s creepy enough but it’s the
teasers final moments that really get
your heart racing number eight Dawn of
the Dead
things start out nicely enough here it’s
a typical day for a typical couple in a
typical neighborhood and I look I can go
backwards noisy hey that’s amazing that
is until a zombified girl appears at
their bedroom door and all hell breaks
loose again honey are you okay
effectively communicating that these are
not your parents ami
while also showing respect to George a
Romero’s original film and its concept
this trailer certainly left a mark on us
all I’ve just been informed that we are
going off the air and switching to the
emergency Broadcasting System and that’s
without even mentioning its final
seconds they were specifically designed
as the cherry on top of one hell of an
alarming preview
number seven the babadook nothing Bad’s
gonna happen 10 did he think that about
my dad before he dies today fans know
the babadook as a modern horror classic
however when this trailer for the
psychological horror was released very
few people knew anything about it
we’re introduced to this Australian
Canadian film with an opening shot of
what appears to be a mother reading an
innocent book to her son you could see
me move to a TV book he can’t get read
and Papa took the images inside the book
are quite disquieting though it’s just a
book
things get even more disturbing when we
then see the mother at her wits end a
strange being coming at the camera and
her petrified boy huddling under his bed
this trailer never fails to give us
goosebumps
number six The Hills Have Eyes – that
shoots from her toe the film it
advertised may have been pretty
forgettable but this simple yet chilling
teaser briefly convinced us that The
Hills Have Eyes – might be worthwhile
this is turned into a search-and-rescue
mission though it was followed by a far
more conventional trailer this teaser
begins with a view of what looks like a
desert that shot is interrupted by a man
struggling to pull a rope that just so
happens to have a lifeless human body at
the other end
then a second person comes into view and
his rope is attached to the camera so we
get a first-person view of what their
victims might be seeing terrifying
number five the witch went way out into
this wilderness to find
leaving our country kindred our fathers
houses for lakhs for the kingdom of God
Wow does this trailer ever do its job
there’s an ominous feeling of foreboding
in this preview from the beginning with
the testimony of several seemingly
awestruck critics that confirms what
we’ve already guessed when a game of
peekaboo goes as horribly wrong as it
possibly could we hold our breath and
realize that this film is not for the
faint of heart
apparently overcome by an untold evil
the family at this film’s core is in for
one rough ride and we can’t wait to see
just how scary it is
this is the before number for the
shining
at first there doesn’t seem to be
anything remarkable about this trailer
as credits scroll over a single static
shot of a hallway then it happens the
words disappear and blood begins to
cascade from an elevator
what begins as a small trace of crimson
soon becomes waves of blood rushing at
the camera while it reveals almost no
details about the film’s plot today this
trailer would still have us getting in
line faster than you can say here’s
Johnny
number three The Exorcist somewhere
between science and superstition there
is another world
this trailer could have rested on its
laurels and simply shown images of a
possessed little girl that’s pretty
scary
instead it’s masterfully edited to creep
the bejesus out of us focusing primarily
on the adults that seek to contend with
the demon that has his sights set on
young Regan this trailer ratchets up the
tension by showing nothing but a few
glimpses of the creature itself
including some of the most dramatic
iconic and well-constructed shots from
the now classic supernatural horror this
preview is at once scary and beautiful
one hope the only hope The Exorcist
number two jaws there is a creature
alive today who has survived millions of
years of evolution without change
beginning with dramatic music dramatic
voice-over and a dramatic underwater
first-person view this teaser shows an
iconic scene from an iconic horror movie
after that deep boy sets the perfect
mood by describing a mysterious
bloodthirsty monster the view moves its
way upwards to focus on the famous image
of a woman innocently waiting in the
water unaware of the horror that lurks
beneath her is as if God created the
devil
gave him jaws
even when all we see are people having
fun on the beach we worried the girl
that killed him as quick and you you it
you knew there’s a shark out there you
knew it was dangerous just like the film
itself the trailer for Jaws does not
rely on shots of the titular monster but
that may be an even more effective way
of making sure we’re afraid to go in the
water you’re gonna need a bigger boat
before we reveal our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions the
search of the three missing Montgomery
College students continues in Frederick
County tonight ten days and thousands of
man hours have been unable to produce
any clues we have a few leads
few other options so we want to take
advantage of and just try to put
together
you want to know my name you don’t want
to know who I’m looking at
now number one alien
if the word alien was cropped out of
view while you watched this trailer
you’d have no idea what was going on but
you still likely be uneasy the reveal of
what appears to be a landscape leading
to an egg is accompanied by off-putting
sounds and indecipherable shots of
people in peril
topped off by the haunting tagline in
space no one can hear you scream this
trailer stands out as a masterpiece
and that’s without a single line of
dialogue
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite horror movie trailer well
they’re paint all this huh no big
difference
for more traumatizing top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
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