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30 Scariest Horror Movie Quotes Ranked
From 'Event Horizon' to 'The Silence of the Lambs', these quotes redefine horror.
In brief
From 'Event Horizon' to 'The Silence of the Lambs', these quotes redefine horror. Thirty horror movie quotes ranked from most terrifying to least, spanning classics like 'Event Horizon' and 'The Silence of the Lambs'. Originally reported by Collider.
Event Horizon (1997)
Dr. Weir's line: 'Where we're going, we won't need eyes to see.'
“Where we're going, we won't need eyes to see”
House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
Otis Driftwood: 'It's all true. The boogeyman is real, and you found him.'
“It's all true. The boogeyman is real, and you found him.”
The Witch (2015)
Black Phillip: 'Wouldst thou like to live deliciously?'
“Wouldst thou like to live deliciously?”
The Strangers (2008)
Dollface: 'Because you were home.'
“Because you were home.”
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Dr. Septimus Pretorius: 'To a new world of Gods and monsters.'
“To a new world of Gods and monsters.”
Sinners (2025)
Pastor Jedidiah Moor: 'You keep dancing with the devil... One day he'll follow you home.'
“You keep dancing with the devil... One day he's going to follow you home.”
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Peter: 'When there is no more room in hell, the dead will walk the Earth.'
“When there is no more room in hell, the dead will walk the Earth.”
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Dr. Hannibal Lecter: 'I'm having an old friend for dinner.'
“I'm having an old friend for dinner.”
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Dr. Miles Bennell: 'They're here already. You're next! You're next!'
“They're here already. You're next! You're next!”
Hellraiser (1987)
Pinhead: 'We have such sights to show you.'
“We have such sights to show you.”
The Witch (2015)
Anya Taylor-Joy as Thomasin: 'Wouldst thou like to live deliciously?'
“Wouldst thou like to live deliciously?”
The Strangers (2008)
Gemma Ward as Dollface: 'Because you were home.'
“Because you were home.”
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Dr. Henry Frankenstein: 'To a new world of Gods and monsters.'
“To a new world of Gods and monsters.”
Sinners (2025)
Miles Caton as Sammie: 'You keep dancing with the devil... One day he'll follow you home.'
“You keep dancing with the devil... One day he's going to follow you home.”
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Ken Foree as Peter: 'When there is no more room in hell, the dead will walk the Earth.'
“When there is no more room in hell, the dead will walk the Earth.”
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Hannibal Lecter: 'I'm having an old friend for dinner.'
“I'm having an old friend for dinner.”
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Kevin McCarthy as Dr. Miles Bennell: 'They're here already. You're next! You're next!'
“They're here already. You're next! You're next!”
The headline
Thirty horror movie quotes ranked from most terrifying to least, spanning classics like 'Event Horizon' and 'The Silence of the Lambs'.
