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Nightmare Fuel / Manhunter

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"Well, here I am."

  • The opening scene in which the killer goes to his victim's bedroom - seen through his video camera - just as the mother awakens, Freddy Lounds' fate, Lecktor's subtle lines ("Dream much?") and his phone call are all well and frightening, but Tom Noonan as the Tooth Fairy is pure Nightmare Fuel, especially when he captures Freddy Lounds.
  • Francis' insane Motive Rant to Freddy.
    Francis: To me, you are a slug in the sun. You are privy to a great becoming but you recognize nothing. You are an ant in the afterbirth. Before me you rightly tremble. But you owe me more than fear. YOU OWE ME AWE.
  • Just the way Brian Cox delivers some of his lines, like, "Operator, I have lost the use of my arms and can't dial a phone..." His casual asking Graham if he can have his home phone is chilling in its obviousness, even thought it's Who Would Be Stupid Enough?.
  • The Jump Scare of Freddy Lounds' snapping pics after Graham's having a minor nervous breakdown after visiting Lektor is genuinely unnerving, thanks to the tension that's been ramped up.
  • Graham recounting the details of the Leeds family's murder. Even though we never see the killings actually taking place, we can vividly picture them as Graham describes them, and when combined with the creepy music, it makes for a truly chilling scene.

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