History NightmareFuel / Se7en

He made me do it! He - he put that thing on me...! He made me wear it!... He told me to fuck her, and... and I did! I fucked her! He had a gun in my mouth! '''''The fucking gun was in my throat! FUCK!''''' Oh God, oh God... please help me. Help me. Please help me.

He - he put that thing on me...! He made me wear it!... He told me to fuck her, and... and I did! I fucked her! He had a gun in my mouth! '''''The fucking gun was in my throat! FUCK!''''' Oh God, oh God... please help me. Help me. Please help me.

** The most infamous: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8m69o_1PoQ Sloth]], forced to be bedridden and starved '''FOR A YEAR.''' The stench of putrefaction was hidden by dozens upon dozens of pine tree air fresheners. And just when you thought things couldn't get worse, in one of the most iconic {{Jump Scare}}s of all time, '''''[[SpringLoadedCorpse he moves]]'''''.

** Just the way he screams "'''''DETECTIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE!'''''" after he enters the police station is chilling.

*** [[SarcasmMode Here's a nice bedtime story.]] The actor who played "Sloth" (that's right, '''''an actual human being''''', not some animatronic dummy created by the special effects department) weighed 96 pounds at his audition. Creator/DavidFincher jokingly said that if he lost ten pounds he had the role. Later on, when the actor was on set for the first time, he admitted to [[CompletelyMissingThePoint only losing six]]. ''And he was in full makeup when he admitted so.''

*** Eagle-eyed viewers might notice [[SarcasmMode a particularly lovely detail]] about Sloth: HIS LEFT HAND IS MISSING. Granted, it was because Doe took it as part of his plan and NOT because it had [[BodyHorror rotted away somehow]], but still...

*** The man's traumatized confession is truly terrifying in that NothingIsScarier kinda way. Even scarier is how Creator/LelandOrser prepared for the role that almost rivals that of the Sloth actor: he didn't sleep for a few days, in order to give himself an authentically traumatized appearance, and practiced rapidly breathing in and out so he could hyperventilate on cue. The result is truly nightmarish.

** Just the way he screams "'''''DETECTIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE!'''''" when he goes into the police station is chilling.
*** The scene is even worse on repeat viewings, as we see John Doe covered in blood and we know what he just got done doing to poor Tracy.

* The opening credits sequence is incredibly unnerving all on its own. The way it's filmed combined with the [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic music]] gives us a very clear idea of what it's like to be inside the mind of someone like John Doe and, boy, it is not a pleasant experience.

*** The man's traumatized confession is truly terrifying in that NothingIsScarier kinda way.

** The most famous: Sloth, forced to be bedridden and starved '''FOR A YEAR.''' The stench of putrefaction was hidden by dozens upon dozens of pine tree air fresheners. And just when you thought things couldn't get worse, in one of the most iconic {{Jump Scare}}s of all time, '''''[[SpringLoadedCorpse he moves]]'''''.

** Just the way he screams "DETECTIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE!" when he goes into the police station is chilling.

* Every single one of the bizarre "seven deadly sins" murders is so extreme, horrifying and painful that it's barely imaginable.
** The most famous: Sloth, forced to be bedridden and starved '''''FOR A YEAR.''''' The stench of putrefaction was hidden by dozens upon dozens of pine tree air fresheners. And just when you thought things couldn't get worse...
--> "[[OhCrap He's alive!]] He's alive! ''[[AndIMustScream The cocksucker's alive!]]"''
** [[SarcasmMode Here's a nice bedtime story.]] The actor who played "Sloth" (that's right, '''''an actual human being''''', not some animatronic dummy created by the special effects department) weighed 96 pounds at his audition. Creator/DavidFincher jokingly said that if he lost ten pounds he had the role. Later on, when the actor was on set for the first time, he admitted to [[CompletelyMissingThePoint only losing six]]. ''And he was in full makeup when he admitted so.''

** Eagle-eyed viewers might notice [[SarcasmMode a particularly lovely detail]] about Sloth: HIS LEFT HAND IS MISSING. Granted, it was because Doe took it as part of his plan and NOT because it had [[BodyHorror rotted away somehow]], but still...

** Greed; just imagine that you have to decide what part of your body is more disposable to pay the deed of one pound of flesh. '''And, then, having to cut it off yourself!'''
** Lust was by far the most horrid, her genitals repeatedly mutilated with a bladed strap-on until she bled to death. It doesn't matter that none of it was really onscreen. The man that was forced to do the deal was understandably traumatized.
** The man's tramatic confession is truly terrifying in that NothingIsScarier kinda way.
* The disturbingly calm John Doe alone qualifies as this, especially if you have read the GraphicNovel. To avoid identification, he removed not just his fingerprints but his teeth.

* It's testament to the sheer atmosphere of the film that even the murder given the least screen time nevertheless succeeds in being immensely disturbing in its own right. The Pride victim has her nose forcefully chopped off, at which point she is given the choice of calling a hospital or [[DrivenToSuicide killing herself]]. Guess which one she picks.
* The last twenty or so minutes; a very disturbing end to a very disturbing film. Especially when it is revealed that Tracy was pregnant.

** "Become vengeance, David. Become Wrath."

* Everything about John Doe. A sadistic monster who [[TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse is thoroughly average in appearance]], who wants to cleanse the world of what he sees as sin based on a [[InsaneTrollLogic completely incomprehensible belief system]], who shows absolutely no mercy or [[LackOfEmpathy empathy]] towards his victims or anyone else and who is [[KnightTemplar genuinely convinced that he's doing it for a good cause]]. There's a very good reason he's considered such a terrifying monster despite never being shown killing anyone on screen.

* Honorable mention goes to Creator/LelandOrser's performance as the forced rapist of the Lust victim. He forwent sleep for a few days, and would breathe in and out rapidly so as to make his hyperventilation as freakout look as realistic as possible. Jesus, talk about insane dedication right there.

** The man's tramatic confession is truly terrifying in NothingIsScarier kinda way.

* The opening credits sequence is incredibly unnerving all on it's own. The way it's filmed combined with the [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic music]] gives us a very clear idea of what it's like to be inside the mind of someone like John Doe and, boy, it is not a pleasant experience.

** The most famous: Sloth, [[spoiler:forced to be bedridden and starved '''''FOR A YEAR.''''' The stench of putrefaction was hidden by dozens upon dozens of pine tree air fresheners. And just when you thought things couldn't get worse...]]
--> [[spoiler:"[[OhCrap He's alive!]] He's alive! ''[[AndIMustScream The cocksucker's alive!]]"'']]

** Eagle-eyed viewers might notice [[SarcasmMode a particularly lovely detail]] about Sloth: [[spoiler: HIS LEFT HAND IS MISSING. Granted, it was because Doe took it as part of his plan and NOT because it had [[BodyHorror rotted away somehow]], but still...]]

** Greed; just imagine that you [[spoiler: have to decide what part of your body is more disposable to pay the deed of one pound of flesh. '''And, then, having to cut it off yourself!''']]
** Lust was by far the most horrid, [[spoiler:her genitals repeatedly mutilated with a bladed strap-on until she bled to death.]] It doesn't matter that none of it was really onscreen. The man that was forced to do the deal was understandably traumatized.
* The disturbingly calm John Doe alone qualifies as this, especially if you have read the GraphicNovel. To avoid identification, he [[spoiler:removed not just his fingerprints but his teeth]].
** Just the way he screams [[spoiler:"DETECTIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE!" when he goes into the police station]] is chilling.
*** The scene is even worse on repeat viewings, as we see John Doe covered in blood [[spoiler:and we know what he just got done doing to poor Tracy.]]

* The last twenty or so minutes; a very disturbing end to a very disturbing film. Especially when it is revealed that [[spoiler:Tracy was pregnant.]]

** "Become vengeance, [[spoiler:David.]] Become Wrath."

** Lust was by far the most horrid, [[spoiler:her genitals repeatedly mutilated with a bladed strap-on until she bled to death.]] It doesn't matter that none of it was really onscreen.

* The opening credits sequence is incredibly unnerving all on it's own. The way it's filmed combined with the [[AwesomeMusic music]] gives us a very clear idea of what it's like to be inside the mind of someone like John Doe and, boy, it is not a pleasant experience.

* Honorable mention goes to Creator/LelandOrser's performance as the forced rapist of the Lust victim. He forwent sleep for four days, and would breathe in and out rapidly so as to make his hyperventilation as freakout look as realistic as possible. Jesus, talk about insane dedication right there.

--> [[spoiler:"He's alive! He's alive! ''[[AndIMustScream The cocksucker's alive!]]"'']]

--> [[spoiler:"He's alive! He's alive! ''[[AndIMustScream The cocksucker's alive!"]]'']]

** [[SarcasmMode Here's a nice bedtime story.]] The actor who played "Sloth" (that's right, '''''an actual human being''''', not some animatronic dummy created by the special effects department) weighed 96 pounds at his audition. David Fincher jokingly said that if he lost ten pounds he had the role. Later on, when the actor was on set for the first time, he admitted to [[CompletelyMissingThePoint only losing six]]. ''And he was in full makeup when he admitted so.''

** Pride didn't have it any better. [[spoiler:John Doe severely mutilated her face (we don't see it as it's covered by a bandage, but FacialHorror is implied), then strapped a phone and a bottle of pills in each hand, [[SadisticChoice forcing the victim to choose]] between killing herself or calling for help, thus living with her mutilations. She chose the former]].

** Pride didn't have it any better. [[spoiler:John Doe severely mutilated her face (we don't see it as it's covered by a bandage, but Facial Horror is implied), then strapped a phone and a bottle of pills in each hand, [[SadisticChoice forcing the victim to choose]] between killing herself or calling for help, thus living with her mutilations. She chose the former]].

** Eagle-eyed viewers might notice [[SarcasmMode a particularly lovely detail]] about Sloth: [[spoiler: HIS LEFT HAND IS MISSING.]]

** This troper was always somehow under the impression that the [[spoiler:unborn fetus]] was also in the box along with the head.