The new movie Mirrors reminds us how inconvenient those household fixtures are. One minute, you're brushing your teeth, the next you're picking brimstone and demon fingernails out of them.
8. Evil Dead 2- Right from the start of this sequel, Bruce Campbell's Ash is locked in mortal combat with…himself. A demonically possessed hand is one thing, but when your own reflection gets in on the dog pile you're forgiven for losing your shit.
7. The Omen- Being alone in a sterile, white bathroom at night is unsettling enough without the idea that you could turn around at any moment and come face-to-face with stage dressing from an Iron Maiden stadium show. Shudder.
6. The Shining- We've all had that moment when we look in the mirror and suddenly realize that our kid hasn't been scribbling an ad for Captain Morgan vintage all this time.
5. Bram Stoker's Dracula- The concept of vampires and their lack of reflections is an old one, but Francis Ford Coppola put a nice, creepy spin on it by setting up a little Drac POV cam. It almost feels like it's you skulking up behind Keanu Reeves, trying desperately not to snicker at his accent.
4. Poltergeist- Here's a handy way to tell if your house is haunted: You have trouble sleeping. You find yourself wandering around the house at all hours of the night. Oh, and you imagine yourself literally clawing your own face off in the bathroom mirror. Time to call in an expert!
3. An American Werewolf in London- Your buddies always have the worst timing. Especially when they've recently been mauled to death by a werewolf and are now part of the walking undead. Seriously, can't a guy even piss in peace without seeing their crumbly mugs?
2. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors- Girls tend to nitpick their appearance whenever they look into a mirror, so imagine what was going through Patricia Arquette's mind: "Ugh. I'm so fat. And I have to do something about this complexion—how did I suddenly wake up with the face of a horribly burned bastard son of a hundred maniacs? On school photo day, no less?"
1. Candyman- Freddy's got your nightmares. Jason has campgrounds. Michael Myers has festive autumn holidays. But Candyman's whole schtick revolves around, you guessed it, the mirror. Just say his name a few times and voilà! You get a rusty blood-caked hook right in the grill!