00:00Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're looking at the Top 10 Traps In Horror Movies That
00:10Are Near-Impossible To Survive. This is your spoiler alert.
00:2010. Giant Oven – Escape Room
00:26Lured by the promise of a large cash prize, six people find themselves trapped in a series
00:31of deadly rooms, where every puzzle could mean life or death.
00:35Although each segment is meant to be tougher than the last, the giant oven scene at the
00:38start truly sets an eerie tone. It all begins in a seemingly normal waiting
00:56room, which the players soon realise is their first challenge. Things get terrifyingly real
01:00as the room's heat gets cranked up, turning it into a massive oven. In full panic, these
01:17players scramble to solve the clues and uncover a hidden door to escape. Luckily, they make
01:21it out just before the room's engulfed in flames. That was close. A second slower, and
01:28they'd all have been toast.
01:339. Erin's Front Door – You're Next
01:45Adam Wingard's slasher flick might start off as your basic break in horror, but with
01:50Shani Vincent's tough-as-nails lead, it changes the game. Where other female characters
02:03might scream or freeze, Erin does the opposite. Using her survivalist background, she invents
02:09brutal ways to take out her attackers.
02:20And when injured, she stays a step ahead with clever booby traps. One of the best is a rigged
02:24front door that swings an axe down on anyone who dares open it. It's one inescapable trap,
02:30because once the door opens, there's no reversing it. While it misses its original target, it
02:35clears the head off of a cop who shot Erin, thinking she's the villain. Perhaps Erin
02:45deserves a spot beside the trap mastermind, Jigsaw.
02:498. The Mausoleum – Saw 4
02:52Designed by the Saw franchise's resident mastermind, John Kramer, this trap is a pure
02:57nightmare fuel, pitting two victims against each other in a ruthless struggle for survival.
03:07In this case, Art and Trevor wake up in a mausoleum, chained by the neck to a large
03:12device. But here's the kicker. Trevor's eyes have been sewn shut, and Art's mouth
03:18is completely sealed, making communication impossible. Blind and terrified, Trevor begins
03:30hurling weapons in Art's direction, who tries to calm him. But as they're pulled
03:35closer to this device, their fear skyrockets, and a brutal fight soon breaks out. It ends
03:47with Art killing Trevor after retrieving the key attached to Trevor's collar. The
03:51poor guy never stood a chance in this twisted game.
03:557. The Slice and Dice – Cube
03:58Right from the start, this horror gem grabs your attention with its irresistible premise,
04:02packed with surprises and inventive booby traps. Imagine being stuck in an elevator.
04:12Terrifying, right? Now imagine that this elevator is a death trap, ready to slice you up and
04:17trap you if you take the wrong step. That's exactly what happens to Alderson, who finds
04:21himself trapped in this box. He wanders into the wrong room, takes a single fateful step,
04:27and in a split second, he's sliced into smaller cubes.
04:33The craziest part of this trap? You can't survive or avoid it, because it's over even
04:38before you realise what's happening. Throw in the claustrophobia and fear of the unknown,
04:43and you'll see why no one can beat this easily.
04:466. Dance of Death – The Collection
04:50A sequel to the 2009 movie The Collector, this continues the story of The Collector,
04:56a serial killer with a talent for elaborate traps. It kicks off with a jaw-dropping, visceral
05:00sequence in a nightclub, rigged with deadly surprises. How The Collector set this up?
05:05Who knows. But after this, you might think twice about visiting a nightclub.
05:14The chaos begins when Elena opens a box and unknowingly frees Arkin, triggering a wave
05:19of deadly traps. Rotating blades come raining down, slicing through partygoers, and turning
05:31the dance floor into a literal meat grinder. Those who survive are then trapped and crushed
05:36by a slowly descending box. It's a clean sweep, and only Arkin manages to escape while
05:49Elena's kidnapped by The Collector.
05:525. The Venus Flytrap – Saw II
05:55The second instalment in the Saw franchise begins with yet another hardcore trap. This
06:00time, Jigsaw chooses police informant Michael as his victim for his habit of spying on others.
06:05Michael wakes up in a strange room with a bloodied eye and a spike-filled mask locked
06:10around his neck. A billy puppet appears on a screen, revealing that the key to his freedom
06:19lies within his eye, and he only has 60 seconds to free himself. A frantic Michael accidentally
06:25triggers the timer, making his survival even more unlikely. Unable to bear the agony of
06:30cutting into his own eye, the nail-spiked mask snaps shut, ultimately killing him.
06:38This is one brutal trap that forces victims to face unimaginable self-torture or death.
06:454. Waking World Gooby Trap – A Nightmare on Elm Street
06:52This masterpiece from Wes Craven follows Nancy and her friends, whose dreams are plagued
06:56by the hideous killer Freddy Krueger. Unlike most horror scenes where the hero runs or
07:09hides, Nancy boldly decides to take Freddy down herself. After rigging her house with
07:14booby traps, Nancy pulls him into the real world, where every step he takes is met with
07:19a brutal surprise. The tables turn as the hunter becomes the hunted. First, Freddy is
07:29slammed in the chest by a sledgehammer, followed by a rigged lightbulb explosion to the face.
07:34It's clear Nancy calculated every move, ultimately leading Freddy to the basement, where she
07:38sets him ablaze. Well, Freddy clearly underestimated Nancy, and got himself nearly defeated.
07:523. The Razor Wire Maze – Saw Another simple but brutal trap from the original
07:58film, this sadistic set-up is a caged-in area in a basement lined with razor-sharp
08:03spikes. To survive, the victim must crawl through this maze to reach an exit door, but
08:14there's a catch. If they don't make it out in two hours, the door automatically
08:18locks, leaving them to die inside. The truth is, surviving unscathed is the only way to
08:33survive, especially with the victim almost naked and likely to be slashed in the process.
08:39In the film, Paul Leahy, the unfortunate victim, struggles to escape but meets a fatal end.
08:44Sure, this may look easy to beat, but let's not forget it's designed by one of horror's
08:49most sadistic villains, and definitely meant to kill.
08:572. The Entire Cabin – The Cabin in the Woods
09:03Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard's anti-horror follows five stereotypical horror characters,
09:08who venture into the woods for a stay in a remote cabin. But this isn't just any cabin,
09:14it's a house of terror. From hallucinations to zombies and monster attacks, along with
09:20other gruesome fates, horror after horror is visited on these poor souls. No matter
09:32what they do, they can't seem to escape this mind-altering reality, all orchestrated
09:36by technicians. When does it all end? Perhaps when the old gods are satisfied by the bloody
09:49performance these unsuspecting teens put on. The brilliance of this movie is that the entire
09:53cabin is a rigged stage where characters are sacrificed for our entertainment. Survival
09:59was never an option for them.
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10:25The whole thing. Circle. Another trap-based horror flick that feels like reality from
10:30hell, The Circle dives into an alien game where survival feels impossible. Fifty strangers
10:36wake up in a strange room, only to realize that every two minutes someone dies.
10:48They're clueless about what's happening until they realize they must vote who dies next.
11:03How do you escape such a consensus? You don't. Where still, moving from your spot or touching
11:08someone else triggers an alarm and ignoring it means instant death.
11:19With panic high and death inevitable, surely some of us will make rash decisions and that's
11:31where the film succeeds in drawing you in. The big question is, would you vote for someone's
11:36death and what determines who should live or die?
11:49What horror movie scene has haunted you for years? Let us know in the comments section.
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