Best horror movie easter eggs of all time

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Easter egg: On the first page of the "special features" menu, you will notice a blank space in the middle between "more" and "main menu" on the very bottom of the page. If you got to the main menu button and then go once to the left, a series of numbers like the ones Ben Kingsley draws in the movie will appear where that blank space is. If you select it, it is a short interview with a Taoist master about the "third eye" principle.

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Easter egg: Region 2, disc 2 of The Mummy Returns there is a 'mummification featurette'. To get to it you must highlight and enter Egyptology 201, then enter 'In depth Look at Mummification' section and press right twice to highlight a scorpion. Press enter to see the featurette.

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Easter egg: Go to the Main menu, then to Special features. On the Special Features page highlight the little "New Line Cinema" logo, to open a page of credits.

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Easter egg: On the main page of the DVD, hit up when you're on play, and you will highlight the large fingerprint and unlock a short feature of clips from the movie.

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Easter egg: On the main menu, highlight "Play Movie," then push "Down." This will highlight the Trimark films logo. You will be treated to the trailers for "Leprechaun 2" and "Slam."

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Easter egg: On the DVD's Main Menu highlight the menu entry 'Play' and then press the 'Left' arrow key on your remote control to highlight the bottom left corner of the main TV screen in the background. Now press the 'Enter' key and you will have the chance to take a look at a special letter.

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Easter egg: Go to Special Features. Go to the next screen via the More option. Hit up arrow until a ball becomes highlighted. Select the ball and you will see a picture of the crew and a girl give a long scream.

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Easter egg: Blue Underground version. On the Main Title page, go to Chapters and push the arrow key right to illuminate the hand. Press enter, interview will play.

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Easter egg: On the 2003 Warner Brothers release of The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms, From MAIN MENU, select SPECIAL FEATURES. From HARRISON & BRADBURY; AN UNFATHOMABLE FRIENDSHIP, left click, male star's collar will be highlighted, press Select, a short feature on ARMATURES will play.

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Easter egg: Navigate to the posted sign "Death House" (i.e., right of the South point of the compass menu). Press right again; the Thumb stick figure will highlight. Select it and you will see a short outtake of the "Death House" footage.

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Easter egg: On the Deluxe Edition DVD, go to previews and there should be a couple movies listed below. Press down till you highlight Special Features and then press the right button twice and the dog's eyes should light up. Press enter and you'll get the "Zombie testers" modeling various make up designs for zombies in the movie. This can also be seen in the Special Edition DVD but under the Special Features.

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Saw (2004)

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Easter egg: On the 2nd disc, if you go to dissection then hit the down arrow then the right arrow, it will tell you the story of Billy the puppet.

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Easter egg: On the Special Edition version, go to page three of the special features, go to 'main menu' then hit left, and you can highlight the knife that Jennifer holds. The easter egg reveals a selection of stills from the movie.

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Easter egg: On the normal version of the DVD, in the subtitles section, there is something called "The Zomb-O-Meter Track." Select this, and have a whole heap of extra trivia appear as subtitles, such as music credits, storyline pieces and other good stuff.

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Easter egg: This Easter Egg is on the Theatrical Version Special Divimax Edition, region 1, although it may be on other regions as well. Go to the Audio Setup. Scroll down to the "Main Menu" option, and then press down one more time. This will highlight the zombie silhouette to the right of the screen. Press enter and it will play an interview with Tom Savini.

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Easter egg: On the New Line Platinum Edition, go to Production Workshop then select Visual effects. In the submenu HIGHLIGHT Progress Report then press the right arrow key followed by the up arrow key to highlight a glyph. Select this to see a disturbing message from Guillermo Del Toro to the crew at Tippett Studios.

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Easter egg: On the Region 1 DVD (Only the Canadian Collector's Edition or Special Trilogy boxed set edition, not on the standard American version) at the main menu, highlight the top option and press up to highlight a hidden option that takes you to see storyboards of various scenes.

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Easter egg: Take the paper DVD cover out of the plastic sleeve and you will see four numbers. Go to interactive mode, enter this number and you will have access to the entire movie from the film-makers view, including deleted scenes.

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