The Shaft (2001)

There have been many unlikely and terrifying villains in the history of scare cinema, but none quite so unexpectedly off-putting as the titular nemesis of The Shaft (2001). Imagine a malevolent elevator shaft that has developed both the ability to reason and a murderous grudge against the human race. A remake of the international German hit De Lift (1983), The Shaft showcases spunky Australian sprite Naomi Watts as a fearless reporter determined to uncover the motives and methods of a vertical conveyance that has discovered a way to dispose of its passengers somewhere between the ground floor and the 102nd story.