Top 10 Dumbest Characters to Survive in a Horror Movie

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Horror movies are notorious for characters making terrible decisions. Join us as we count down the most mind-boggling survivors who defied logic, common sense, and sometimes even basic survival instincts. These characters prove that sometimes, luck trumps intelligence in the world of horror!

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00:00What's he doing?

00:03What the hell is that?

00:09Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for horror movie characters

00:12whose questionable decisions and lack of common sense didn't prevent them from making it

00:16out alive, or who survived through sheer dumb luck.

00:20Since this list shows the fate of potentially important characters, there is a spoiler warning.

00:2610.

00:31Louis Creed

00:32Pet Cemetery

00:33Oftentimes in horror movies, stupid characters are necessary to get the ball rolling.

00:38In that department, Louis is very useful.

00:41First of all, his negligence leads to his little boy running out in the middle of the

00:48road.

00:49Then, against the wishes of his elderly neighbor, he meddles with the forces of nature and resurrects

00:54his deceased son.

01:02Once that plan backfires horribly, he decides to resurrect his wife, even though it turned

01:06the previous things he's buried into malevolent entities.

01:09In the final scene, it's kind of ambiguous as to what Louis' fate is once he brings

01:14his wife back.

01:15What is clear is that he never learns from his mistakes.

01:219.

01:25Nancy Adams

01:26The Shallows

01:28Despite being a med student, Nancy doesn't exercise a lot of caution.

01:32She goes out surfing alone in Mexico with strangers because her friend decided not to

01:36show up.

01:37When a shark attacks, she decides to use her last flare to set whale oil on fire in an

01:42attempt to kill the shark.

01:54She's lucky this reckless stunt didn't cause a fire that got out of hand.

01:58Instead, the shark becomes more aggressive because of the fire, so she doesn't end up

02:01ahead anyway.

02:13Fortunately she is able to survive the shark attack and becomes stronger than ever.

02:248.

02:29Bobby Dagan

02:30Saw 3D

02:31This man made a name for himself writing a book about his experience surviving a trap

02:35set up by Jigsaw.

02:37There's just one problem.

02:38He made the whole thing up.

02:41His grift takes a lot of nerve, but doesn't show a lot of sense.

02:54Dagan should have known that Jigsaw's minions wouldn't take his stolen valour lightly.

02:58Jordan Kramer tried to call Dagan out, but the fraud wasn't smart enough to take the

03:02hint.

03:03Unfortunately, other people in his life paid for his stupidity.

03:18Kramer's acolytes could have easily killed this moron, but letting him live with the

03:22consequences of his actions was a much more effective lesson.

03:297.

03:32Julie James

03:33I know what you did last summer.

03:35This final girl is out with her friends one night when they accidentally run over a man.

03:47Rather than report this to the authorities, they dump the person's body into the ocean

03:51and participate in a cover-up.

03:58Julie could have gone to the cops, but she let Barry pressure her into participating

04:03in the cover-up.

04:04When someone starts stalking them over the incident a year later, Julie could have gone

04:07to the authorities but decides to keep it to herself.

04:11As a result, most of her friends end up getting killed, and she's consumed with guilt that

04:15ruins her life.

04:16What was the point of staying silent?

04:18Just to be a team player for Barry?

04:266.

04:28Paxton

04:29Hostel

04:30As this American tourist clubs his way through Europe, he doesn't show a lot of respect or

04:34consideration for the people in the countries he's visiting.

04:37When a shady character tells him about a hostel in Slovakia where girls fall for American

04:42guys, Paxton is gullible enough to believe him.

04:50Later in Slovakia, when he's looking for his friend Josh, he wanders deep into a torture

04:54chamber, ignoring all of the red flags that the building isn't safe for tourists.

05:02Initially, Paxton looks like the character who gets bumped off, while the more thoughtful

05:08Josh seems like the protagonist who will survive.

05:11Directed director Eli Roth makes Paxton the unlikely hero who gets away… until the sequel.

05:225.

05:25Madison

05:26Zombieland, Double Tap

05:28Normally in a zombie apocalypse, the dimwits tend to be weeded out early.

05:32However, Madison is a notable exception, having been able to survive in a freezer at a shopping

05:37mall for 10 years before Columbus found her.

05:50A vapid airhead, Madison has no survival instincts, common sense, or sense of self-preservation.

05:56One notable example of her lack of judgment was eating a trail mix bar despite having

06:00a deadly nut allergy because of a horribly misinformed assumption.

06:16Through sheer luck, though, she is able to beat the odds and survive the apocalypse.

06:264.

06:28Billy Peltzer

06:29Gremlins

06:30When Billy originally received his pet mogwai, Gizmo, he was given three simple yet crucial

06:36rules to properly take care of the creature.

06:51Through his carelessness, these rules are immediately broken, thus creating a horde

06:55of gremlins that wreak havoc on Billy's entire hometown.

07:15In the film's climax, he splits up from the group he's with and faces off against

07:19the main gremlin's stripe alone in the dark.

07:23At the end of the movie, Gizmo's original owner takes the pet mogwai back, which was

07:27definitely for Billy's own good.

07:343.

07:36The Freelings

07:37Poltergeist

07:38Let's say ghosts abduct your daughter, and you have to hire a team of paranormal specialists

07:44to rescue her.

07:45Once you get her back, you hightail her out of the house where the freakish event occurred,

07:49right?

07:50Well, not if you're the Freelings.

07:53After their ordeal, they decide to stay for one more night before moving out.

08:04As a result, a sinister spirit referred to as The Beast unleashes a host of horrors before

08:09causing the house to collapse into another dimension.

08:23We're just saying, it wouldn't have killed them to stay at the motel a night earlier.

08:312.

08:34Jonathan Harker

08:35Bram Stoker's Dracula

08:38First off, it didn't help that Keanu Reeves was cast in this role around the time of his

08:42surfer dude image, thanks to movies like Bill & Ted.

08:52When playing John Harker, Reeves also didn't do the best job at maintaining a consistent

08:57British accent.

08:59Having said all of that, Harker overlooked

09:07some major red flags during his stay at Dracula's castle.

09:11If any sane person had witnessed these things, they would have gotten out of dodge.

09:15Fortunately, he is able to survive the castle after Dracula left him with the Count's brides.

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09:471.

09:48Trish Jenner

09:49Cheap as Creepers

09:51Throughout the movie, Trish takes actions that make things harder for her.

09:54Against her better judgement, she listens to her brother, Darry, about going back to

09:58investigate some mysterious activity from a motorist who ran them off the road.

10:07Instead of running off as soon as she sees the Creeper, she stays around long enough

10:10for the Creeper to notice her and follow her.

10:13When she comes across a psychic who appears to know what's going on, she blows the psychic

10:17off rather than ask relevant questions that could help her and her brother.

10:30It's almost like Trish doesn't want to make it to the end, but she ends up surviving

10:34because the Creeper chose to take her brother over her.

10:48What horror movie character were you surprised didn't end up receiving a Darwin Award?

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