Hello Girls & Ghouls,

I’m here to pay homage to a strange and uncanny phenomenon that’s been occurring for decades now in the horror-genre (and related movies)…

Final freeze-frame shock-shots!

Everybody around here must know what I’m talking about, yes? And I personally think every self-acclaimed horror-fan should love them!

Those typical freeze-frame final shock-endings of a movie, very popular in the horror genre during the 70’s and 80’s.

The 90’s took it even one step further, as some comedies started spoofing those typical endings. By the time the new millennium was approaching, however, they became virtually extinct. Nowadays, some contemporary directors seem to be picking up the taste again for shock-endings. But due to the visual language having changed drastically since the 70’s, final freeze-frame shots nonetheless have become a rarity.

I’m here to guide you, through all those memorable endings. A life’s work, one could consider, since for me it is nearly impossible to know and track down every single movie ever made that qualifies the criteria to make it onto this page. But we’ll do our very best to present you: The Good, the Obscure, and the Very Ugly.

I mentioned certain criteria already, meaning that, for instance, an ending containing just a final plot-twist or an end-scene having a jump-scare somewhere in it doesn’t qualify. Final shots only, and here’s what they have to look like:

1. A freeze-frame shot

2. A slow-motion shot

3. A zoom-in shot (preferably of a frozen frame)

4. A still-shot with a colorization effect

5. All of the above thrown in a mix and more even (Basically: When it shocks, it rocks!)

It doesn’t always have to be a horror-film in the strictest sense of the word. And we’re not only talking about films from the 70’s or 80’s either. Anything goes, when it comes to the genre and the era the movie was made in. And since a list of such films could be on-going, I can always use a little help. So if anybody has any recommendations or thinks a movie that isn’t featured on this page yet might qualify, then feel free to let me know (on the forum, perhaps?). If I haven’t seen it myself yet, I’ll go on a quest to hunt it down and present it to you here.

So, off you go now to stroll around on this page, and I hope you all have fun while you’re at it (I can imagine for some of you this will also be a trip down Memory Lane ;-). Just click on the title to reveal the shock-ending. And beware if you encounter movies you haven’t seen yet, because due to the content of each page a few thingies might spoil the fun if you’re still considering watching the movie.

Enjoy, and… Scream until you like it!
V-Tron_G, the Shock-Shot Lover