Top 7 Creepiest Props in Horror Films
Steve Barton
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“Dexter” – Box of Slides
At first this one might not seem so creepy. So, big deal, Dex keeps a box of microscope slides that represent each of his victims… Now, let’s say that line again, but instead of starting withm ‘So, big deal,’ we’ll start with ‘Oh, my god,’ as in, ‘Oh, my god, Dexter keeps a box of microscope slides that represent each of his victims!?!’ See how when you really look at this item, it becomes something much more sinister than Dexter’s likable persona allows us to realize? Indeed, this is a trophy case of a murderer. Yes, the victims Dexter killed were all basically really bad people, but the fact that Dex keeps the slides and lovingly runs his hand along the tops of them as he admires them makes for one creepy collectible.
Director Lamberto Bava needed the perfect mask to get the ball rolling, leading to the insane bloodshed that occurs in Demons, and he found it. The shining, polished silver replica of a demon’s face, complete with huge teeth and menacing eyes, made for the perfect prop to begin a demonic apocalypse. From the moment Geretta Geretta donned it and pricked her cheek, you simply had to know that things were going to go bad in a big hurry. And wasn’t that certainly the case? Beginning with Geretta’s awesome transformation scene and ending with our cities becoming our tombs, the demonic mask in Demons was certainly one to avoid wearing. Your mother always warned you not to try on hats in the store… this would have knocked her bloomers off!
As lovable as May Dove Canady is as a character, there is one thing about her that just creeps you out, and that’s her handmade doll, Suzie. Suzie was made by May’s mother, being given to her with the advice, “If you can’t find a friend, make one instead.” These were words that May really took to heart. And even though May felt Suzie was her best friend, the doll was always her target of rage when things went wrong. Suzie made May make bad choices and do “weird” things. But when the glass case shatters, so does May, setting her on a path of destruction, leaving a trail of bodies (parts) in her wake.
The opening scene of The Conjuring introduced us to Annabelle. This doll and the story behind it were so disturbing that she has her own film set to be released later this year. And to top it all off, the Annabelle back story is based on a completely true tale. And not “loosely based” on a true tale either; the tale behind the Annabelle doll is pretty well represented in the film. The real-life Annabelle was actually just a large Raggedy Ann doll, but James Wan and The Conjuring filmmakers decided to make the version of Annabelle that we see in the film quite a bit more chilling than its real-life counterpart. And what about that real-life counterpart? It can still be seen today in the Warrens’ supernatural museum.
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