From Laurie Strode’s famous statement about Michael Myers to the final line of Ti West’s incredible film X, there are several quotes from well-made slasher films that make these stories even more meaningful and special.
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“It was the Boogeyman.”
Laurie Strode is a classic final girl and horror fans love watching Jamie Lee Curtis play this character again and again. The 1978 film Halloween has a lot of famous quotes, but when Laurie talks about Michael Myers being the Boogeyman, this line has stuck with audiences the most.
Halloween’s villain Michael Myers really is just like the myth of a scary monster who hides under the bed, just waiting to strike. Michael and the Boogeyman are both legendary and they both scare children, making them wonder if danger is inside of their house. As Laurie realizes the threat to her own survival and to her entire town’s safety, she is terrified to admit that she knows just how afraid of Michael she should be.
“Because nobody takes the true fans seriously, not really. They just laugh at us, and why? Because we love something? We’re just a fcking joke to them! How can fandom be toxic? It’s about love! You don’t fcking understand, these movies are important to people.”
There are a lot of memorable things about the latest Scream movie. Scream (2022) has many death scenes, the return of Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), Dewey Riley (David Arquette), and Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox), and a new story. The movie also has a great quote from Richie Kirsch (Jack Quaid).
While teaming up with Amber Freeman (Mikey Madison) to orchestrate the murders, Richie has thought long and hard about how much they love watching the Stab movies. Richie explains that he and Amber couldn’t be bigger fans of this slasher franchise and that’s why they have decided to create some real life drama and actually kill people so there’s material for a requel. It’s such a shocking and horrible idea that it’s impossible to forget about.
“Must be one goddmn fcked up horror picture.”
X can inspire horror filmmakers as Ti West’s latest film is so epic and interesting. While much of the movie’s dialogue is smart and witty, with characters talking about wanting to be famous and make a difference in the world of adult cinema, it’s the movie’s last line that is equally frightening and memorable.
Sheriff Dentler (James Gaylyn) looks at the crime scene outside of Howard (Stephen Ure) and Pearl’s (Mia Goth) house, and he also finds RJ’s (Owen Campbell) video camera. When the Sheriff puts the pieces together, he wonders if the actors were making a scary movie that went horribly wrong. This quote is definitely hard to forget about, as it’s exactly true. The events of the film were awful and terrifying and now Maxime (Goth) has to live the rest of her life with this trauma.
“What are you waiting for?”
The I Know What You Did Last Summer TV series falls flat, but the ’90s movie is still totally entertaining. Everyone knows the moment when Jennifer Love Hewitt’s character Julie James stands around and yells at the killer, asking them to show themselves. It’s a cheesy, silly scene since Ben Willis could definitely come out of the shadows and murder Julie. But fans know that she’s at the end of her rope as she’s tired of being stalked and tormented, which makes sense.
Jennifer Love Hewitt shared the truth about this line with Us Weekly. The actor said that a child won a contest and wanted her to say that line. The actor explained, “it became the biggest part of the movie. I have no idea where he is but he’s like I want her to stand in the street and turn around and just scream ‘What are you waiting for, huh?’ I was literally like, ‘Are you kidding me right now? This is what I’m gonna do? OK. This was a great idea.’”
“Whatever you do, don’t fall asleep.”
Nancy Thompson is a great final girl and Heather Langenkamp’s A Nightmare On Elm Street character says a quote that has become a famous part of the franchise. Nancy comes right out and says to her boyfriend Glen Lantz (Johnny Depp) that he needs to stay awake. It’s no wonder that this is such a memorable quote: Nancy is explaining that Freddy Krueger kills people via dreams, and if they have any chance of staying alive, sleep is out of the question.
The Nightmare franchise has many quotes that fans know well, since Freddy is a horror movie villain who speaks, like the Ghostface killers in Scream. While Freddy can be funny and his dialogue sticks out, there’s something about Nancy’s line that works so well. It’s simple, perfect, and scary.
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