30 Movie Buffs On The Most Disturbing Line They’ve Ever Heard A Character Utter

According to Ask Reddit, these are the most chilling words in all of film and television.

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1. Apocalypse Now

“I watched a snail crawl along the edge of a straight razor. That’s my dream; that’s my nightmare. Crawling, slithering, along the edge of a straight razor… and surviving.” — Wizamp

2. Fargo

“Because some roads you shouldn’t go down. Because maps used to say, ‘There be dragons here.’ Now they don’t. But that don’t mean the dragons aren’t there.” — salty_john

3. The Dark Knight

“You see, in their last moments, people show you who they really are. So in a way, I know your friends better than you ever did. Would you like to know which of them were cowards?”  — Spencypoo

4. Utopia

“Most torturers have their favorite parts of the body to work on – the genitals, teeth, soles of the feet – with me, it’s the eyes.” — whalt

5. Game Of Thrones

“I will hurt you for this, I don’t know how yet, but give me time. A day will come when you think yourself safe and happy, and suddenly your joy will turn to ashes in your mouth, and you’ll know the debt had been paid.” — kokomo24

6. American Psycho

“My pain is constant and sharp, and I do not hope for a better world for anyone. In fact, I want my pain to be inflicted on others. I want no one to escape.” — -eDgAR-

7. Se7en

“She begged for her life, and for the life of the baby inside of her.” — zombiegamer723

8. Unforgiven

“That’s right. I’ve killed women and children. I’ve killed just about everything that walks or crawled at one time or another. And I’m here to kill you, Little Bill, for what you did to Ned.” — vashzero

9. True Detective

“If you get the opportunity, you should kill yourself.” — childrenofmiceandmen

10. The Sixth Sense

“C’mon… I’ll show you where my dad keeps his gun.” — slydon1

11. The Mysterious Stranger

“Nothing exists; all is a dream. God – man – the world – the sun, the moon, the wilderness of stars – a dream, all a dream; they have no existence. Nothing exists save empty space – and you.” — saanis

12. Breaking Bad

“If you don’t know who I am, then maybe your best course would be to tread lightly.” — I_play_4_keeps

13. LOST

“If I was one of them – these people that you seem to think are your enemies – what would I do? Well, there’d be no balloon, so I’d draw a map to a real secluded place like a cave or some underbrush – good place for a trap – an ambush. And when your friends got there a bunch of my people would be waiting for them. Then they’d use them to trade for me. I guess it’s a good thing I’m not one of them, huh?” — ItsSansom

14. Reservoir Dogs

“And then I’m gonna torture ya. Not because I want information… or because you’re a cop. It’s cuz it’s fun.”  — TooBadFucker

15. The Silence Of The Lambs

“Put the fucking lotion in the basket.” — ChollyMurphyyyyy

16. IT

“‘WE ALL FLOAT DOWN HERE.’ Demon clown laughter.” — FuturologyDiscussion

17. Pan’s Labyrinth.

“You’d do better to tell us everything. But to make sure it happens, I brought along a few tools.” — riftrender

18. Watchmen

“I am not locked in here with you. You are locked in here with me.” — Pernar

19. House Of Cards

“I’m willing to let your child wither and die inside you if that’s what’s required.” — Echelora

20. The Shining

“I’m not going to hurt you. I’m just going to bash your brains in. I’m gonna bash ’em right the fuck in.” — satanicmartyr

21. Sovereign

“You exist because we allow it, and you will end because we demand it.” — gsr142

22. Snowpiercer

“Babies taste the best.” — NaomiLing

23. Hellraiser

“Do I look like someone that cares what God thinks?” — lag_rvp

24. The Exorcist

“Your mother sucks cocks in hell.” — yankeetider1

25. The Ring

“At the end of The Ring when you think everything is going to be all sappy and ok and the little boy goes, ‘You helped her? You weren’t supposed to help her.'” — I_am_Soup

26. Doctor Who

“Are you my mummy?” — [deleted]

27. Sherlock

“‘People have died.’

‘That’s what people DO!’

Such a simple statement, but the delivery and the context really drove home for me how much of a psychopath Moriarty is.” — souperman08

28. Poltergeist

“They’re here.” — SaucyFingers

29. Breaking Bad

“I will kill your wife, I will kill your son, I will kill your infant daughter.” — lehaxorxd

30. Zodiac

“Before I kill you, I’m going to throw your baby out the window.” — Gaelfling Thought Catalog Logo Mark

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