No computers needed here! For this list, we’ll be looking at the best, most believable or iconic examples of practical effects found within horror movies. Our countdown includes scenes from “Jaws”, “Evil Dead II”, “The Fly” and more! Do you have a personal favorite? Let us know in the comments!
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6:17 The scene changes before the best part: When Freddy says, “Welcome to Primetime, bitch!”
Personally I think the animatronic Chucky in child’s play 2 and 3 is better than the first one but apart from that I agree with this list
The blob remake are you serious mojo ? Once again mojo fucked up
The chest opening and biting off the doctors hands in The Thing is in first place of favorite special effects of all time in my personal list.
Franks resurrection scene in Hellraiser should be on this list!
You should have done the predator from Prey all of the predator was practical
ehere the fuck is Christine
When are you gonna make a list about the BEST CGI effects?
Or better yet, how about a list about the WORST practical effects?
controversial opinion but…. Tina's death in Nightmare on Elm Street is WAAAAAAAY more impressive effects wise than Glen's bed scene. Just saying.
Braindead from Peter Jackson deserves a Spot on that List!
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One of my favorite practical effects is Frank Cotton's reanimated in the original Hellraiser. It's really cool how they did that! Tom Savini and Rick Baker are 2 of my favorite franchise artists.
For me, AAWIL should be number one. By the way, Fright Night should be on this list too!!!
Practical effects are almost always better for horror/gore. More Tom Savini's, less shitty CGI, please!
I always loved Belial in Henenlotter's Basket Case. By God, so bad it was good. Gory and funny.
Maybe it's just me but I hated jaws I was sooooooo boring
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0:23 which movie is this from?
I have all these in my collection I love them.
You should have mentioned Frank Cotton's resurrection from Hellraiser. Greatest use of practical effects complimented wonderfully with Christopher Young's music
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Donald Sutherland being attacked by rootlets and then birthed from a pod in The Invasion of the Body Snatchers! Made me nope out of watching more of it as a kid!
"Alien" is still the most believable practical effects, start to finish, of any film I've ever seen, and a reason why it holds up so well, even today, and even in 4K. There was NOTHING more shocking than walking into that theater for the very first time, not knowing, and never seeing clips on the internet, and getting hit with those scenes, ESP. "THAT" chestburster scene—in 1979—it was pure heaven!
and yes, the Thing is amazing, too…but, just not as "believable" as is "Alien"…makes Alien much scarier, IMHO.
The Void should have been on here too.
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“The Thing” is definitely one of, if not my favorite horror/monster movie. Truly great on every level of scares and effects.❤️
"The Fly" is by far my favorite horror film ever!
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“Who’s in my fruit cellar?” Evil Dead 2 😂😂😂
What a bunch of cool movies
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Not full on horror movies, but the practical effects in Ghostbusters 1 and 2, still look great today(i class the original as a horror first, whilst the second is scarier than you are led to believe. Horror movies for kids i call it).
I may be biased but, my favorite practical effect scene is from The Exorcist. In the head-spinning scene toward the end of the movie, just after Lankester Merrin yells out Damien, you'll see Regan's head stop in front of the camera with two faces in view. One is of Reagan and the other is a superimposed face of the Devil (Satan).
The Exorcist was made in 1973, and although CGI was first used in the movie, Westworld (also 1973), The Exorcist had not used CGI, only mechanical and camera effects were used at that time. It was when the movie was remastered in the year 2000 that CGI was incorporated into it. In fact, it was that scene that had intrigued me since I first watched the movie, back when I was 8 yrs old.
I agree with the late William Blatty and William Friedkin, both, the novel and the movie were not meant to be portrayed as horror or evil, but about spiritual faith over good vs evil. I also believe this is one reason why the movie's first opening was on Cristmas day.
😁I'm surprised the effects in Jurassic Park aren't mentioned here. I know it's not a horror film, but the incredible sound design and unbelievably realistic animatronics of the dinosaurs still scare the crap out of me to this day😱. The practical effects of the film still hold up to this day, better than any film I can think of.
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Bro I renounce your list Tremors graboids streakers and ass blasters were all practical effects is in none of those fucking numbers
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Duuuuuuuude the blob traumatized me as a kid. Of course, my uncle had to turn me around to watch just as Paul was about to be digested.