17 Horror Movies With Diabolically Clever Foreshadowing

Nothing in horror movies should surprise you.
17 Horror Movies With Diabolically Clever Foreshadowing

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Horror movies are built for maximum shock and surprise, right? As it turns out, not so much. In fact, they're crammed to the ear-tufts with hints about what's coming.

This contest was suggested by mkad, who definitely doesn't shout out spoilers in the movie theater. Even when it comes to things like ...

Of all the rings in the rin g in Aidan's drawings, on the rims of water glasses, even on clothing the most prominent portent of death is the ring left
THE LOST.BOYS IN THE FIRST SCENE, WHEN THE VAMPIRES HARASS THE BLONDE ON THE MERRY-GO-ROUND, THEY ENTER THE FRAME IN THE REVERSE ORDER IN WHICH THEY W
IT FOLLOWS At the beginning the kids play Old Maid, the point of which is to get rid of the old maid by passing it off to other players. The person
KILL LIST (2011) ENDS WITH ITS PROTAGONIST BEING TRICKED INTO KILLING HIS WIFE AND SON IN A WAY THAT'S HINTED AT IN THIS EARLY PLAY-FIGHT SCENE.
17 Horror Movies With Diabolically Clever Foreshadowing
CRACKEDco Early in Fatal Attraction, Alex tells Dan she loves animals and she's a great cook. Her words prove horrifying later in the film, when she e
AMERICANPSYCHO (TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE) Patrick Bateman's VHS viewing CRACKED.COM a clue- next chain ofevents. of
The twist, ending. of Final, .Destination Five revealed that it was actually a prequel. NEW 203 MAR B598C4 Perhaps the biggest hints throughout the mo
SALS TELEGRAPHS JOHN'S PLANS FOR THE WORLD TO SEE, LONG BEFORE THE END OF THE FILM. DURING THE FLASHBACK OF DR. GORDON AND THE MEDICAL STUDENTS, JOHN'

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THE CRACKED OTHERS Grace scolds her sulking daughter, Anne, saying, 'Stop breathing like that... Stop breathing!' It is revealed at the end that Grace
SCREAM When we meet boyfriend (and killer) Billy during the famous PG-13 Relationship scene, a song plays in the background, hinting at his secret ide
GET OUT During the very first scene, Chris worries about meeting Rose's parents, saying: I don't want to be chased offthe lawn with a shotgun. In the
During one of the first scenes in THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE a character explains how slaughterhouses kill animals using sledgehammers. The animals d
DESCENT In the beginning scenes of The Descent, Sarah has a vision of her deceased child blowing out 5 birthday candles, U one-by-one. Each candle r
Early on, in Alien, Kane says Oh, I feel dead. Parker replies: Anybody ever tell you you look dead, man? Kane is the first crew member to die, in
JAWS FOR A MOMENT, WE GET A GLIMPSE OF THIS ILLUSTRATION FROM A BOOK BRODY IS FLIPPING THROUGH WHICH FORESHADOWSJUST HOW THE SHARK GETS KILLED IN THE
Halfway through 2017's It Bill wakes up to water dripping from the ceiling. The water splashes on his drawing of Beverly making it look like blood. La

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