Ten Reasons Carrie Is Scary

The re-imagination of Carrie is in theaters October 18.

Ten Reasons Carrie Is Still Scary
King's Creation - 35 years after Stephen King's terrifying tale made generations afraid of the prom, his novel is getting the big screen treatment once again. Director Kimberly Peirce's re-imagining of Carrie is deeply influenced by King's classic horror tale, which focuses on suspense and character rather than cheap thrills. The countdown is on for Carrie — which hits theaters on October 18, just in time for Halloween — and in anticipation of the big event, we made a list of ten reasons Carrie is scary. (Photo: HRC/WENN.com)
Carrie Makes Telekinesis Cool  - Carrie White's hidden power is front-and-center of the film, with Peirce and lead actress Chloë Grace Moretz exploring how the teenager discovers and, ultimately, learns to harness her special skill. In fact, Peirce considered Carrie's power to be a character in itself. The result? Terrifying scenes of levitating beds, stone showers and mass destruction. (Photo: Michael Gibson/MGM/Screen Gems)
Pig Blood! - Carrie's most iconic moment is, of course, the one in which our telekinetic teen gets drenched in pig's blood. Peirce's vision of the defining scene, which sets into motion all the havoc of the film, required weeks of preparation and multiple 5-gallon buckets of the red goo. When it came time to shoot the all-important sequence, Moretz recalls, "the entire cast and crew gathered to watch." The filmmakers' efforts paid off: they nailed the shot in one take. (Photo: Michael Gibson/MGM/Screen Gems)Brian de Palma's Stamp of Approval - While Peirce's version of Stephen King's best-selling novel differs significantly from Brian de Palma's 1976 film (for one thing, she decided to focus more on Carrie's relationship with her mother Margaret, played unnervingly by Julianne Moore), the director sought de Palma's blessings before tackling the film. "She called me up and we talked about the film before she started it," says de Palma. "I'm fascinated to see what she does with it. I’m looking forward to seeing it."

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King's Creation - 35 years after Stephen King's terrifying tale made generations afraid of the prom, his novel is getting the big screen treatment once again. Director Kimberly Peirce's re-imagining of Carrie is deeply influenced by King's classic horror tale, which focuses on suspense and character rather than cheap thrills. The countdown is on for Carrie — which hits theaters on October 18, just in time for Halloween — and in anticipation of the big event, we made a list of ten reasons Carrie is scary. (Photo: HRC/WENN.com)

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