Boo! The 40 Scariest Movie Moments Of All Time

As it's the season to be terrified, we set ourselves the terrifying task of gathering up our favorite scary movie moments of all time. Ok, it's not quite "venturing alone into a darkened mansion during a thunderstorm" frightening, but it is a daunting task, mainly due to the entirely subjective nature of what is "scary." Most of you must have experienced it at some point: you're watching a horror film, paralyzed by fear while the flesh creeps slowly off your bones, then you glance in terror at the person beside you and they are mid-yawn. Or vice versa, perhaps, if you're one of those "don't scare easy" types (personally I take great pride in being a total wuss). It's a phenomenon explored in "Fear Itself" a new docu-essay about horror films and their effects on us, which is streaming now on BBC iPlayer, and it's one that haunts the fringes of this list like a knife-wielding psycho hiding behind a door. Or is it just a cat?

Yet, laughing...