in this genre you need to get creative
to make people truly afraid welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten
little-known phobias that would make
great horror movies before we begin we
publish new content every day so be sure
to subscribe to our Channel and ring the
bell to get notified about our latest
videos for this list we’re focusing on
phobias that are painfully real to some
and that would likely shock modern
horror viewers under the right
circumstances given the sensitive nature
of horror plots in general viewer
discretion is advised
number 10 Kyra phobia the fear of hands
few people are completely satisfied with
their looks but can you imagine if the
sight of your own fingers made you
cringe people suffering from Kyra phobia
often wear mittens usually following a
traumatic event that’s made them
terrified of their hands so here’s a
movie plot for you a political thriller
in which an aspiring politician must
overcome his or her issues on the
campaign trail there will be a lot of
handshakes also the character falls in
love with a massage therapist or how
about a crime thriller about a Kyra
phobic serial killer who makes it their
mission to rid the world of all hands
number 9 spec’s o phobia the fear of
wasps while Nicolas Cage’s version of
The Wicker Man gives us a brief glimpse
at the darker side of bees it’s weird
that there haven’t been more movies
about their more dastardly relatives the
possibilities are numerous and varied
you could make a Hitchcock II and throw
back to the birds featuring a retired
beekeeper who dons their protective suit
to fight against swarms of wasps that
have suddenly started terrorizing the
neighborhood or an alien style movie
about a genetically mutated spider wasp
that starts laying its eggs in people
plus you could have a post-credits scene
that’s a literal stinger get on at
Hollywood number eight rid of phobia the
fear of getting wrinkles picture this an
aging professor cuts the faces off young
students to stay forever young this
character is suffering from a major case
of ready phobia but his or her
colleagues don’t suspect anything until
a surprise birthday party as you can
imagine it doesn’t go well for the party
guests
especially the young ones imagine the
film eyes without a face but with an
updated mask okay lots of masks voila a
new horror icon is born the Forever
Young professor this wrinkly character
is known for delivering lectures at the
most dramatic moments beautiful on the
outside but struggling with in number 7
I a Truffaut BIA the fear of going to
the doctor this one seems like a
no-brainer there’s nothing scarier than
visiting a person who’s supposed to make
you feel better only to find out that
they’ve got the exact opposite in mind
the movie could have a child protagonist
just like it or stranger things fretting
over getting their first flu shot their
parents and friends tell them there’s
nothing to worry about but then the kid
discovers their fears are totally
justified and the doctor is a depraved
sadist and maybe also a werewolf
we’ll leave the details up to the
professionals number six EICMA phobia
the fear of sharp objects this horror
begins as a love story in which two
recovering heroin addicts celebrate
their one-year anniversary in a romantic
city let’s say Paris but after taking a
wrong turn they’re kidnapped and
immersed into the underbelly of a
disturbing narcotics operation locked up
with junkies just the sight of sharp
objects gives the characters pain but
they’re gonna need a few needles and
other sharp objects to fight their way
out and so they’re forced to face their
fears
alternatively an EICMA phobic teen is
locked in a kitchen supply store
overnight by local bullies and there
just so happens to be an escaped killer
in the neighborhood number 5 guitar
phobia the fear of mirrors we can see
the tagline now sometimes the scariest
thing in the world is you except like
reversed but seriously there’s a lot of
potential to build a horror movie around
a fear of mirrors
everyone knows carnivals are pretty
creepy on their own so why not set the
film in a funhouse haunted by spirits
that travel through other people’s
reflections or you could take a more
psychological approach for example what
if a twin after the loss of their
identical sibling became terrified of
their own reflection and steadily
slipped into madness number 4 a para
phobia the fear of eternity the
things scarier than dying is living
forever for this film you could open on
14th century Europe where a man dies of
the Black Plague however after his body
is disposed of the man wakes up and
learns he’s immortal unfortunately he’s
also very unlucky and finds himself
living and dying through the worst
atrocities in human history including
but not limited to the Spanish
Inquisition the Holocaust and eventually
the destruction of earth itself the
final shot could be the man drifting
through space as he silently screams in
the vacuum his mind devastated by the
horrors he’s experienced if you want a
lighter take on the same idea you could
always watch Groundhog Day number three
Logan’s o mccanna phobia the fear of
computers black mirror may have cornered
the TV market when it comes to reminding
us about the dangers of technology but
there’s still plenty of room in the film
world for stories about logos of Logan’s
being afraid of computers consider this
a conspiracy thriller about a 9 to 5
white-collar worker who begins to
believe that someone or something has
possessed all the computers in the world
and is slowly brainwashing people
turning them into apathetic robots
wholly the big twist is there is no
conspiracy it’s people’s own obsession
with computers that’s making them
lethargic huh eat your heart out Charlie
Brooker I’m sorry Dave I’m afraid I
can’t do that
number 2 scopa phobia the fear of
drawing attention for scopa phobes the
last thing they want to do is make a
scene so maybe you can make a black
comedy horror where an unassuming
boompole operator in witness protection
is forced to act in front of the camera
when one of the supporting actors is
killed in a freak accident all of a
sudden the sound guys terrible acting is
broadcast across the world and his scene
goes viral eventually becoming a meme
unable to escape the constant attention
the man slowly starts to lose it but
when an unhinged mafia hit man from the
boom operators past discovers the meme
things get deadly the title scoping for
talent you’rewelcome film producers
before we unveil our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions
[Music]
like the man said the only thing we have
to fear is fear itself
number one trip a phobia the fear of
holes this is a relatively new phobia
one that hasn’t officially been
diagnosed it turns out for some people
oddly shaped collections of holes can be
seriously triggering given that this is
a relatively new concept what if in our
hypothetical film people with
trypophobia were invited to a seminar
offering them support but when they got
there they were actually subjected to
horrifying experiments trippa phobia
triggers created to push their minds to
the very limits of fear and discomfort
and if that doesn’t sound scary enough
about this a trip of phobic man orders a
ham sandwich only to react in horror
when he discovers the sandwich also
contains Swiss cheese Oh for the love of
all that’s holy do you agree with our
picks check out these other great clips
from WatchMojo and subscribe for new videos every day
to make people truly afraid welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten
little-known phobias that would make
great horror movies before we begin we
publish new content every day so be sure
to subscribe to our Channel and ring the
bell to get notified about our latest
videos for this list we’re focusing on
phobias that are painfully real to some
and that would likely shock modern
horror viewers under the right
circumstances given the sensitive nature
of horror plots in general viewer
discretion is advised
number 10 Kyra phobia the fear of hands
few people are completely satisfied with
their looks but can you imagine if the
sight of your own fingers made you
cringe people suffering from Kyra phobia
often wear mittens usually following a
traumatic event that’s made them
terrified of their hands so here’s a
movie plot for you a political thriller
in which an aspiring politician must
overcome his or her issues on the
campaign trail there will be a lot of
handshakes also the character falls in
love with a massage therapist or how
about a crime thriller about a Kyra
phobic serial killer who makes it their
mission to rid the world of all hands
number 9 spec’s o phobia the fear of
wasps while Nicolas Cage’s version of
The Wicker Man gives us a brief glimpse
at the darker side of bees it’s weird
that there haven’t been more movies
about their more dastardly relatives the
possibilities are numerous and varied
you could make a Hitchcock II and throw
back to the birds featuring a retired
beekeeper who dons their protective suit
to fight against swarms of wasps that
have suddenly started terrorizing the
neighborhood or an alien style movie
about a genetically mutated spider wasp
that starts laying its eggs in people
plus you could have a post-credits scene
that’s a literal stinger get on at
Hollywood number eight rid of phobia the
fear of getting wrinkles picture this an
aging professor cuts the faces off young
students to stay forever young this
character is suffering from a major case
of ready phobia but his or her
colleagues don’t suspect anything until
a surprise birthday party as you can
imagine it doesn’t go well for the party
guests
especially the young ones imagine the
film eyes without a face but with an
updated mask okay lots of masks voila a
new horror icon is born the Forever
Young professor this wrinkly character
is known for delivering lectures at the
most dramatic moments beautiful on the
outside but struggling with in number 7
I a Truffaut BIA the fear of going to
the doctor this one seems like a
no-brainer there’s nothing scarier than
visiting a person who’s supposed to make
you feel better only to find out that
they’ve got the exact opposite in mind
the movie could have a child protagonist
just like it or stranger things fretting
over getting their first flu shot their
parents and friends tell them there’s
nothing to worry about but then the kid
discovers their fears are totally
justified and the doctor is a depraved
sadist and maybe also a werewolf
we’ll leave the details up to the
professionals number six EICMA phobia
the fear of sharp objects this horror
begins as a love story in which two
recovering heroin addicts celebrate
their one-year anniversary in a romantic
city let’s say Paris but after taking a
wrong turn they’re kidnapped and
immersed into the underbelly of a
disturbing narcotics operation locked up
with junkies just the sight of sharp
objects gives the characters pain but
they’re gonna need a few needles and
other sharp objects to fight their way
out and so they’re forced to face their
fears
alternatively an EICMA phobic teen is
locked in a kitchen supply store
overnight by local bullies and there
just so happens to be an escaped killer
in the neighborhood number 5 guitar
phobia the fear of mirrors we can see
the tagline now sometimes the scariest
thing in the world is you except like
reversed but seriously there’s a lot of
potential to build a horror movie around
a fear of mirrors
everyone knows carnivals are pretty
creepy on their own so why not set the
film in a funhouse haunted by spirits
that travel through other people’s
reflections or you could take a more
psychological approach for example what
if a twin after the loss of their
identical sibling became terrified of
their own reflection and steadily
slipped into madness number 4 a para
phobia the fear of eternity the
things scarier than dying is living
forever for this film you could open on
14th century Europe where a man dies of
the Black Plague however after his body
is disposed of the man wakes up and
learns he’s immortal unfortunately he’s
also very unlucky and finds himself
living and dying through the worst
atrocities in human history including
but not limited to the Spanish
Inquisition the Holocaust and eventually
the destruction of earth itself the
final shot could be the man drifting
through space as he silently screams in
the vacuum his mind devastated by the
horrors he’s experienced if you want a
lighter take on the same idea you could
always watch Groundhog Day number three
Logan’s o mccanna phobia the fear of
computers black mirror may have cornered
the TV market when it comes to reminding
us about the dangers of technology but
there’s still plenty of room in the film
world for stories about logos of Logan’s
being afraid of computers consider this
a conspiracy thriller about a 9 to 5
white-collar worker who begins to
believe that someone or something has
possessed all the computers in the world
and is slowly brainwashing people
turning them into apathetic robots
wholly the big twist is there is no
conspiracy it’s people’s own obsession
with computers that’s making them
lethargic huh eat your heart out Charlie
Brooker I’m sorry Dave I’m afraid I
can’t do that
number 2 scopa phobia the fear of
drawing attention for scopa phobes the
last thing they want to do is make a
scene so maybe you can make a black
comedy horror where an unassuming
boompole operator in witness protection
is forced to act in front of the camera
when one of the supporting actors is
killed in a freak accident all of a
sudden the sound guys terrible acting is
broadcast across the world and his scene
goes viral eventually becoming a meme
unable to escape the constant attention
the man slowly starts to lose it but
when an unhinged mafia hit man from the
boom operators past discovers the meme
things get deadly the title scoping for
talent you’rewelcome film producers
before we unveil our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions
[Music]
like the man said the only thing we have
to fear is fear itself
number one trip a phobia the fear of
holes this is a relatively new phobia
one that hasn’t officially been
diagnosed it turns out for some people
oddly shaped collections of holes can be
seriously triggering given that this is
a relatively new concept what if in our
hypothetical film people with
trypophobia were invited to a seminar
offering them support but when they got
there they were actually subjected to
horrifying experiments trippa phobia
triggers created to push their minds to
the very limits of fear and discomfort
and if that doesn’t sound scary enough
about this a trip of phobic man orders a
ham sandwich only to react in horror
when he discovers the sandwich also
contains Swiss cheese Oh for the love of
all that’s holy do you agree with our
picks check out these other great clips
from WatchMojo and subscribe for new videos every day
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