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The scariest horror film icons
Jack Torrence – 'The Shining' (1980)
Why so scary?: Madness
At the beginning of 'The Shining', Jack seems like a normal man. It's therefore his descent into homicidal insanity that is most is most frightening. Not only does he turn against his own wife and child, deliberately cutting them off from the possibility of external aid, but his behaviour also leads us to question everyone around us. Â
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