History NightmareFuel / FatalAttraction

* Many of the scenes in Callagher's country house count as NothingIsScarier, as there's many panning shots around house, giving the impression Alex could be ''anywhere'' hiding. This leads to one of the best jump scares in the film as Dan has finished listening to the aforementioned tape in the attic, when some woman's arms wrap around his shoulder from behind making him jump. It's only his wife Beth, but Dan along with the audience think for a moment it's Alex.

* Many of the scenes in Callagher's country house count as NothingIsScarier, as there's many panning of shots around house, giving the impression Alex could be ''anywhere'' hiding. This leads to one of the best jump scares in the film as Dan has finished listening to the aforementioned tape in the attic, when some woman's arms wrap around his shoulder from behind making him jump. It's only his wife Beth, but Dan along with the audience think for a moment it's Alex.

* The creepy way Alex appears suddenly in the kitchen. Smiling. Wearing a white shirt. And asking for a goodbye hug from Dan. Dan obliges. Then blood smears on his face.

* Alex's cries of pain as Dan desperately tries to stop her wrists from bleeding. The music doesn't help either.

* Alex stalking Dan while he makes his way through the parking lot to his car.

* The smash-cuts of Beth opening the boiling pot next to her daughter Ellen discovering the bunny cage empty.
* "Daddy? Whitey's gone! Whitey's gone!"
* The bloodcurdling scream Beth lets out upon seeing the dead bunny cooking in the boiling pan.

* When Alex [[spoiler: takes the pet rabbit belonging to the daughter of her lover Dan Gallagher and boils it alive in a pressure cooker]]. This grotesque act of evil was chilling enough to earn an entry on the MoralEventHorizon page, has given many people who watched it some serious nightmares, and was enough to coin the phrase "bunny boiler" for {{Yandere}}-types soon afterward.

** Unintentionally, the fact that Glenn Close was unaware that she was actually pregnant when filming these scenes, and obliviously put the life of her daughter Annie in danger.

* When Alex's mood swings happen as she aggressively tears at Dan's shirt, then she starts hitting him and pouts on the bed.
* The creepy way Alex appears in the kitchen, smiling, wearing a white shirt, and asking for a goodbye hug from Dan. Then blood smears on his face.
* The close-up of Alex's slit wrists from her attempted suicide with the blood gushing out.
* Alex's crying as Dan desperately tries to stop her wrists from bleeding. The music doesn't help either.
* The ThousandYardStare on Alex's face as she listens to Madame Butterfly and turns her lamp light on and off continually while crying.
* The scene where Dan comes home from work to find that Alex is inside his new house, already introduced herself to his wife and acting friendly.

* The bloodcurdling scream Beth lets out upon seeing the dead bunny in the boiling pan.

* Alex's insane TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to Beth before trying to kill her.

* When Alex [[spoiler:takes the pet rabbit belonging to the daughter of her lover Dan Gallagher and boils it alive in a pressure cooker]]. This grotesque act of evil was chilling enough to earn an entry on the MoralEventHorizon page, has given many people who watched it some serious nightmares, and was enough to coin the phrase "bunny boiler" for {{Yandere}}-types soon afterwards.

* Dan confiding to his friend about the affair, his stalker, his fears and the repercussions of it.

* The original ending, with the last scene showing Alex taking a 9-inch kitchen knife and slashing her own throat while listening to Madam Butterfly.

* Alex unexpectedly springing out of the bathtub, trying to kill Dan and Beth one last time.

* Alex stalking Dan by driving right behind his car with tears streaming down her face.

* Alex cutting herself from the broken glass inside the bathtub and bleeding profusely.

-->'''Alex:''' Why are you here? And don't you think I understand what you're doing? You're trying to move him into the country... and you're keeping him away from me. And you're playing happy family. Aren't you? You wouldn't understand that because you're so... so selfish. He told me about you. He told me about you. He was very honest. If you weren't so stupid, you'd know that. But you're so stupid. You're so stupid... you're a stupid, selfish bitch!

* The climax where Alex shows up in the house to try and kill Beth. Before she attacks her, as she's talking about how resentful she is of Beth, she unknowingly starts cutting herself in the leg with the knife she's holding. It all finally escalates when Alex finally snaps and screams, "YOU'RE A STUPID SELFISH BITCH!" and attacks.

* The climax where Alex shows up in the house to try and kill Beth. Before she attacks her, as she's talking about how resentful she is of Beth, she unknowingly starts cutting herself in the leg with the knife she's holding. It all finally escalates when Alex finally snaps and screams, "YOU'RE A STUPID SELFISH BITCH!" and attacks.

-->'''Beth:''' She keeps calling the apartment. Every time Beth answers the phone, she hangs up. I'm scared, Jimmy. I--I don't wanna lose my family.

* The creepy way Alex appears in the kitchen asking for a goodbye hug from Dan. Then blood smears on his face.
* The close-up of Alex's slit wrists from attempted suicide with the blood gushing out.
* Alex crying as Dan desperately tries to stop her wrists from bleeding.

* The scenes where Alex kidnapped Dan's daughter. You can really feel Beth (Dan's wife) complete panic as she runs around searching for her daughter. That's every parent's worst nightmare--that your kid could so easily go off with a stranger despite your multiple warnings otherwise, that the stranger could be some perfectly normal-looking person rather than the psycho that they truly are, and though she returns the little girl unharmed, let's face it, she could have harmed her if she wanted to.

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