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When horror movie characters use their brains instead of losing them! Join us as we count down the most brilliant decisions in horror film history. From sneaky traps and clever escapes to ingenious weapon choices and scientific solutions, these characters prove that staying smart is the ultimate survival skill in the face of terror.
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00:00:00Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the most effective and or
00:00:11clever ways to handle a horror film problem. Some spoilers ahead for the following movies.
00:00:16You have allowed them to dictate every decision of your life.
00:00:22Number 75. Checking the door cameras. Weapons. While grieving his missing child,
00:00:27Archer finally steps up with a possible solution. His idea is to check the security
00:00:31cameras of various families in the neighborhood. With a little amateur sleuthing, the man determines
00:00:36what direction each kid is running. It's an ingenious plan that the cops probably should
00:00:40have thought about before. What do you see? One, two, three, four, five, six, seven.
00:00:50After triangulating these positions, the father receives a tip that sends him straight to the
00:00:58right spot. It all sets up a finale that's as brash and bold as it is violent.
00:01:12Zack Kreger's tight script lets you follow along like an investigator. Keeping the audience at bay,
00:01:18the filmmaker still makes it known how effective this investigation can be.
00:01:26Number 74. Following the rules. Zombieland. Using important guidelines,
00:01:31Columbus survives his adventure through the zombie apocalypse. He exercises caution in any
00:01:35number of situations that keep him safe and ready for action. This includes staying limber, fit and
00:01:40adaptable. Bathrooms should be checked with extreme caution, with a trusty weapon always coming in
00:01:55hand. The characters run in with Tallahassee and other survivors put these rules to the test.
00:01:59What are you looking for? Nothing, I just have this list. No one back there but my duffel bag.
00:02:05Even when he's forced to go back and save his friends, the hero knows to stick to his code.
00:02:09We think if the undead ever take over, we'll need to do a rewatch to get a few extra tips.
00:02:15Rule number 22. When in doubt, know your way out.
00:02:21Number 73. Letting the villain get close. Heretic.
00:02:24In this horror movie, two Mormon missionaries end up locked in a disturbed person's home.
00:02:28Only one makes it to the end, to face off with Hugh Grant's antagonist.
00:02:32Sister Paxton listens to Mr Reed's final monologue and even lets him get close.
00:02:36You are here because the ideas of others have influenced every single decision you've made
00:02:41since the day you were born and I've been able to predict every decision you'd make tonight because
00:02:45of that. Just when he least expects it, the nemesis gets a surprise in the neck.
00:02:49The move gives the young hero a chance to flee. You could call the evil guy short-sighted,
00:02:58but he did fall for an effective blow. Not sure if he'll ever understand the error of his ways though.
00:03:03Grant's villain might be charming, but he's clearly been outsmarted by his uninvited guest.
00:03:14Number 72. Backing up. Jeepers Creepers.
00:03:17Trish and Darry Jenner are on the worst road trip ever. Interrupted by the Creeper,
00:03:21the siblings don't have an easy go of it.
00:03:28This all leads them to a nighttime confrontation. Trish ends up hitting the villain with her car,
00:03:33doing the best that she can to subdue the enemy. The driver then makes a smarter decision than
00:03:37others have in horror movies. She decides to back up over the nemesis, running him over for good measure.
00:03:42It's a meta moment that shows these characters are more skilled than they appear. Jeepers Creepers
00:03:51doesn't end there, but it does give the heroes another chance.
00:03:54I don't know how much further this car is going to go.
00:03:59Far enough.
00:04:02Number 71. Trick Basement. Halloween.
00:04:05Michael Myers is nothing short of a stubborn guy. Throughout the series and this film,
00:04:09he shows how deadly he can be. The villain seems smarter than everyone until he messes with Laurie
00:04:14Strode. With the heroine defending her home and family, the stage is set for a dramatic ending.
00:04:18Happy Halloween, Michael. Myers doesn't account for some added fortifications in the main character's
00:04:25house. When he's surprised by a few hidden features, the slasher antagonist finds himself trapped.
00:04:30Goodbye, Michael.
00:04:39A barrier prevents an exit and a massive fire keeps him at bay. While he isn't completely gone,
00:04:44the enemy meets his match with some skilled opponents.
00:04:59Number 70. Making sure it's the right shark. Jaws.
00:05:03Everybody worries in this movie about the titular enemy. After catching a tiger shark,
00:05:07it appears like things might be okay. The mayor wants the beach to stay open and goes along with
00:05:23everything. Hooper thinks otherwise, cutting into the aquatic predator to be sure. The oceanographer
00:05:28and Brody figure out that there's nothing human inside the dead fish. With this news, they know to
00:05:43keep looking for the real target. It's a small and gross way to double check for the right answer.
00:05:47On their own investigation, the heroes use this information to go on their own hunt. It's often
00:05:52the more scientific characters that can be pivotal in horror plots.
00:06:0669. Zero Gravity. Alien Romulus.
00:06:09For a sequel to a long-running franchise, this entry still has plenty of surprises. This includes a new
00:06:15way to fight the Xenomorphs. Rain and her trusty android are cornered, but a rifle and zero gravity
00:06:20help. Aliens start to float and make for much easier targets. They're also thrown off their usual moves,
00:06:37making it harder to attack. Some well-placed shots take out each one and send their acid flying.
00:06:42Alien Romulus is never more intense or exciting than this late-game scene. Just when you think
00:06:54it could all crumble, the hero finds a way to outsmart her otherworldly predators.
00:06:58Stay behind me!
00:07:05Candy, be careful.
00:07:06Number 68. One way. It comes at night.
00:07:14To survive an apocalypse, a family lives a secluded life in a remote home.
00:07:17They have one door that accesses the house and another behind that.
00:07:21When we're inside the house, the door to the back room stays closed and locked, the one that you came
00:07:27through. And the door leading to the back room also stays closed and locked all the time.
00:07:33This helps centralize all of their worries, with every other entryway boarded up or inaccessible.
00:07:38It's especially helpful when another group shows up to complicate things.
00:07:49The rules might be strict, but they ensure that there's no extra surprises to all hours of the day.
00:07:54Many movie characters over the years might have benefited from the same concept.
00:07:58With this film, Doomsday Preppers could learn a thing or two.
00:08:03Number 67. Iodine. 28 Years Later.
00:08:14Ralph Fiennes is a mystery in 28 Years Later, with his whereabouts and motives proving elusive.
00:08:20The hero finally meets Dr. Ian Kelson and realises the latter is a wizard with the undead.
00:08:25Excuse my appearance. I paint myself in iodine. It's an excellent prophylactic.
00:08:32The virus doesn't like iodine at all.
00:08:34More specifically, he's figured out that the effective don't love iodine.
00:08:38It makes him look extra frightening for the average humans as well.
00:08:42Along with his inventive blow darts, the man might just be the most resourceful of the entire cast.
00:08:47Morphine. Xylozine. He's extremely fast acting.
00:08:51Fine's reserved performance only makes this guy that much more compelling.
00:08:55Regardless of what happens in the sequels,
00:08:57Kelson might be the safest character to work alongside.
00:09:00Get it!
00:09:02Number 66. Zombies Ignore Animals. Dawn of the Dead.
00:09:14When the survivors need to send important items to a neighbour, they realise that they can use a dog.
00:09:19Turns out that the zombies in this Dawn of the Dead don't react to animals.
00:09:22I get it.
00:09:23You've got to get over there anyway because there's more ammunition, alright?
00:09:29I have an idea.
00:09:30As the humans watch from the rooftop, they see chips slip by unscathed.
00:09:34You could see a system like this working well with a fully stocked building.
00:09:40Let me see.
00:09:44Things then get complicated when Nicole goes after the pet, but it's hard not to blame her for wanting to save it.
00:09:49The survivors leave for another area, and you could imagine them using the same method elsewhere.
00:09:54Chips, no!
00:09:59Number 65. Cheeseburger Order. The Menu.
00:10:02In a movie full of fine dining, this one features a surprisingly simple dish.
00:10:06Anya Taylor-Joy's heroine wonders about escaping the deadly dinner.
00:10:10By the end, she forces the evil chef's hand by asking for a burger.
00:10:14You know what I'd really like?
00:10:15Tell me.
00:10:17A cheeseburger.
00:10:26No, we can do a cheeseburger.
00:10:28A real cheeseburger.
00:10:30The order wins the guest a way out and a safe journey off the island.
00:10:33Other customers try to run or reason with the antagonist, but this special task proves to be the golden ticket.
00:10:38No, that is a cheeseburger.
00:10:44It's among the more unlikely and surprising strategies in horror movie history.
00:10:49As the others await their fiery fate, Margot can eat her food safely from a boat.
00:10:59Number 64. Live streaming in Bathroom.
00:11:02Trap.
00:11:03Attending a concert with his daughter, Cooper Abbott must escape the venue with the headliner Lady Raven.
00:11:08This kidnapping prompts the singer to take the villain's phone and lock herself in the bathroom.
00:11:12Hey guys, I need help here. I need it right now.
00:11:16There's a young man named Spencer in a basement. He needs us to find him.
00:11:20This is not a joke. We only have seconds. I know you can do this.
00:11:25Does anyone in Philadelphia or nearby New Jersey live near a statue of a broken lion?
00:11:31She's the only person that's been able to thwart the man up to that point.
00:11:34Taking advantage of the situation, Raven calls on her fans to help her find another hostage.
00:11:39To the girl who just answered. There's only a few minutes.
00:11:43Get your family and other adults and go there right now. There's a young man in a basement.
00:11:48Abbott is unable to steal the device away before the live stream.
00:11:51The performer puts her own life on the line, using social media and her audience to make a difference.
00:11:56M. Night Shyamalan's thriller lets the heroic character improvise in a smart twist.
00:12:02May I have my phone?
00:12:06And the rest of the phones you have.
00:12:08Number 63. Self-surgery. Prometheus.
00:12:11Due to some shifty work by android David, Holloway ends up putting his love interest
00:12:16Elizabeth Shaw in danger. The archaeologist finds herself impregnated with a foreign being.
00:12:21Come on!
00:12:22Initiating anaesthetics.
00:12:23Come on!
00:12:24Come on!
00:12:25Come on!
00:12:25Come on!
00:12:26Come on!
00:12:26Come on!
00:12:27With only minutes to save herself, Shaw takes drastic medical action.
00:12:31She uses equipment to surgically remove the alien.
00:12:33Come on!
00:12:34Come on!
00:12:34Come on!
00:12:36Come on!
00:12:36Come on!
00:12:38Come on!
00:12:38Come on!
00:12:39It's among the more graphic scenes of the franchise, but the result saves the hero's life.
00:12:43Most of the other crew members are not as lucky.
00:12:46The entire procedure goes well enough, with a fast recovery that allows the women
00:12:49to leap into action and run away. We're not sure if we could have been brave enough to pull off the same thing.
00:13:05Number 62. Sneaky Grenade.
00:13:07Maximum Overdrive.
00:13:08It's not the best movie, but Maximum Overdrive is a good time.
00:13:12The film gives you a good idea of what a machine uprising might be.
00:13:15Now when I say run, you run, okay?
00:13:19Emilio Estevez's character uses a grenade against the platform truck,
00:13:22with his stealthy work making for a big boom.
00:13:35He causes a distraction and is able to deliver a major blow to the enemy.
00:13:39It's more of a blunt decision, but one that does end up helping out.
00:13:42Stephen King's world gets a little more wacky here, as the heroes discover a loophole.
00:13:46You can call it ingenuity, or you can call it a half-baked scheme that pays off.
00:13:51It's also a more explosive way to gain the upper hand and eventually escape.
00:13:55Can we get out of here?
00:13:56Yeah, though, I think it's time to get out of here.
00:13:58Let's go, gang. Let's go.
00:14:00Let's go, gang.
00:14:03Number 61.
00:14:04Living Underground.
00:14:05Day of the Dead.
00:14:06In this entry of the Living Dead franchise, George Romero puts his heroes underground.
00:14:10The base is a virtual fortress separated by a large elevator.
00:14:14As long as everybody maintains their cool, this is even better than a shopping mall.
00:14:18The survivors are a group of hotheads and unstable people, making this adventure more complicated.
00:14:37This doesn't change the fact that it's a pretty secure place.
00:14:39We don't get a lot of visitors out here, and we like it that way.
00:14:45There it is.
00:14:47There it is.
00:14:48As long as you don't freak out and let a bunch of zombies inside, you'll do just fine.
00:14:52This crew learns the hard way that you should take these rules seriously in order to survive the undead.
00:14:57Number 60.
00:15:07Poking Hole in Plastic.
00:15:08Terrifier.
00:15:09If you're a fan of the Terrifier series, you know that the villain usually gets his way.
00:15:14The first one in particular involves more than a few gruesome deaths.
00:15:17Art the Clown chooses to wrap plastic around Victoria's head, but the latter has other ideas.
00:15:28She decides to poke a hole in the plastic and gasp for some much-needed air.
00:15:32Rather than suffocating, the character chooses the best way to spare herself.
00:15:40It's incredible that many victims in similar films haven't tried the same trick.
00:15:44With such quick thinking, this distressed damsel knows how to deal with this faulty murder weapon.
00:15:54Number 59.
00:15:55Planting Bombs.
00:15:56The Belco Experiment.
00:15:57On the worst day of his life, Mike Milch must fight off his co-workers at Belco Industries.
00:16:02He's then confronted by the people that organized this disturbing test.
00:16:06When Milch receives a debriefing, he reveals what he's done to outsmart everyone.
00:16:10And where are these explosives now?
00:16:13On you.
00:16:14Every victim has an explosive device implanted in them that can go off with a switch.
00:16:19The hero secretly slips these into pockets, dashing for the board to unleash his plan.
00:16:23This sends almost everyone packing and lets the employee pick up a gun.
00:16:29With some amazing foresight, this everyday man becomes the ultimate warrior.
00:16:33Michael, your actions are today.
00:16:40You believe.
00:16:43You believe life is sacred.
00:16:45Number 58.
00:16:46Boarding Up House.
00:16:47Night of the Living Dead.
00:16:49Ben and the other survivors perform a basic act in this movie.
00:16:52They aren't inventing the act of boarding up a home,
00:16:54but they arguably influenced every zombie story afterwards.
00:16:58The characters know that it's in their best interest to seal everything off from intruders.
00:17:10Night of the Living Dead features a great location and gives the characters a chance to secure it.
00:17:15The heroes know that they'll be much better off inside, but eventually they have to leave.
00:17:19People are much better off staying behind the door and nailing it shut.
00:17:30The only trouble is finding a group willing to let you back inside.
00:17:44Number 57.
00:17:45Pretending to be Zombies.
00:17:47Shaun of the Dead.
00:17:48The lead character and his friends head for a local pub,
00:17:51but they need to get by the Zombies.
00:17:53This inspires the team to do some acting.
00:17:55They all must drop their best impressions, fully prepared to walk by the undead.
00:18:06Not everyone in the group is up to the task, though.
00:18:08If the apocalypse happens, you'd be much better off shacking up with some method actors.
00:18:12Two seconds.
00:18:14Hey, Noodle.
00:18:14You alright, mate?
00:18:16Yeah, man.
00:18:16I can't really talk now.
00:18:17Did you get anything yet?
00:18:18I've got nothing.
00:18:19Oh, really?
00:18:19No, I'm right in the middle of something.
00:18:21In the middle of something.
00:18:21Yeah.
00:18:22It's weird, isn't it?
00:18:23Oi!
00:18:24What are you doing?
00:18:25The plan doesn't last all that long as some of the survivors can't maintain focus.
00:18:29Shaun of the Dead does a brilliant job at setting up the horror genre,
00:18:32poking fun at the nature of a walk astride.
00:18:34You were saying about another way in?
00:18:37Yeah, there's a girl.
00:18:40What are you doing?
00:18:42No!
00:18:45Get inside!
00:18:46Number 56
00:18:47Evie Bites Walter
00:18:48At the climax of this horror movie, The Invitation gives you a wedding scene to remember.
00:18:53Evie figures a way out of this horrific situation.
00:18:55Biting her new husband's arm, the heroine becomes a vampire.
00:18:59This makes her a practical superhero in this movie world.
00:19:10With maximum power and a renewed confidence,
00:19:12the lead character fights back against Deville's crew.
00:19:23This all makes for an exciting and massive turn of events.
00:19:26Sometimes it's best to just give in to the process.
00:19:29But to use it all to your advantage.
00:19:31That's certainly the case with The Bride in this film.
00:19:42Number 55
00:19:43Escape Plan
00:19:44Event Horizon
00:19:46This rescue mission doesn't go exactly as planned.
00:19:48Investigating a distress signal, a space crew discovers a horrifying story on the titular ship.
00:19:54The rescuers watch a disturbing video that shows them what happened.
00:20:00I'm stuck!
00:20:01Upon seeing the evidence, Captain S.J. Miller tells everyone it's time to go.
00:20:05Other horror movie heroes would want to stick around and take their chances.
00:20:09Thankfully in this story, somebody has the brains to step up and tell everybody to leave.
00:20:15We're leaving.
00:20:16Event Horizon doesn't end well for everybody, despite this intelligent decision.
00:20:20At the very least, Miller tries to give his crew a fighting chance to not suffer the same fate.
00:20:25The crew is dead, Doctor. Your ship killed them.
00:20:28We came here to do a job.
00:20:29We're aborting, Doctor!
00:20:31Number 54
00:20:32Shaving His Head
00:20:33Friday the 13th, the final chapter.
00:20:35The many sequels of this franchise revolve around a fight with Jason.
00:20:39This climax is no different in its setup, but the villain might have met his match.
00:20:43Trish fends off Jason long enough for Tommy to show up with a bald head.
00:20:55The younger character stuns the masked killer, leading to a team-up of epic proportions.
00:20:59There's also a useful machete up for grabs.
00:21:01The Jarvis family each take turns with a sharp blade,
00:21:04making for an intense and satisfying comeuppance.
00:21:06Who would have thought that a new haircut could foil one of the great horror icons?
00:21:21Number 53
00:21:24Getting Freddy and Jason to Fight
00:21:26Freddy vs Jason
00:21:27Lori and Will are in a tight spot near the end of this film.
00:21:30The heroes and their friends find themselves between two titans, but they discover an escape.
00:21:34Freddy is about to strike until Jason shows up.
00:21:37This gives the protagonist a chance to flee, with the main villains fighting each other.
00:21:54It's just the chance the good guys need to make a mad dash.
00:21:57The two horror legends can't resist duking it out,
00:22:00distracted by each other and eager to prove themselves.
00:22:04This helps in the short term, even though characters like Kia don't make it out.
00:22:23Number 52
00:22:24Pretending to Patch Things Up
00:22:25The Invisible Man
00:22:26Throughout this tense thriller,
00:22:28Cecilia Cass believes that she's being tormented by her ex-partner.
00:22:31The ending then gives Cass a chance to get her revenge.
00:22:34When her former boyfriend makes a surprise return,
00:22:36the hero decides to meet the man for dinner.
00:22:39And we can't start this with a lie.
00:22:41But I'm not starting with a lie.
00:22:47It wasn't me.
00:22:48Things take a violent turn with a knife,
00:22:50and the potential use of an invisible suit.
00:22:52You're left with a few questions,
00:22:54but you're also pretty sure that Elizabeth Moss' character made it all happen.
00:23:01She pretends to give the antagonist what he wants before turning the tables.
00:23:05After so much gaslighting,
00:23:06the victim manages to take charge and provide a convincing alibi for herself.
00:23:11It's a 3333 Celestial Drive.
00:23:25Number 51
00:23:26Stash Guns
00:23:27Sinners
00:23:28Smoke stashes away some high-powered weapons for a rainy day,
00:23:31or in this case, a fight with some racist villains.
00:23:34He survives a terrifying night, a vampire ambush, and a brawl with his brother.
00:23:38You'd think he'd be worn out or worse.
00:23:41A gang then shows up to throw the main character for a loop.
00:23:43Using a Tommy gun and more, Michael B. Jordan's hero surprises his enemies and takes them all out.
00:23:52He could have easily been killed if he didn't have that kind of firepower waiting.
00:24:00While he might be mortally wounded,
00:24:02the man still wins the day before seeing his family again.
00:24:09Number 50
00:24:10Ripley sets off the fire alarm.
00:24:12Aliens
00:24:13Poor Ripley and Newt find themselves in a waking nightmare,
00:24:16surrounded by live facehuggers, completely defenseless and unable to cry for help.
00:24:20Help! Help! Help! Help! Help! Help!
00:24:25Break the glass!
00:24:27They're trapped in the station's medical bay, and none of the other marines can hear their scuffle with the facehuggers.
00:24:33Fortunately, Ripley thinks on her feet. She takes a lighter and puts the flame next to the room's
00:24:37fire suppression system, causing an alarm to go off.
00:24:40Seeing the alarm, the marines rush to the medical bay, just in time to save Ripley and Newt.
00:24:45All clear!
00:24:47Nailed the other one. It's history, man.
00:24:4849
00:24:49Making a newspaper curtain
00:24:51Train to Busan
00:24:52Featuring uncommonly smart characters for a horror film,
00:24:56Train to Busan follows a group of people stuck on a train with bloodthirsty zombies.
00:25:00These zombies are of the 28 Days Later variety. Screechy, speedy, and highly aggressive.
00:25:06In one scene, a horde of zombies are looking through a glass door at our heroes,
00:25:10and Seok Woo realizes that they're attracted to movement.
00:25:17Thinking fast, Song Kyung grabs a water bottle and a newspaper.
00:25:21She splashes the water onto the glass and sticks the newspaper to the water,
00:25:25effectively making a curtain that prevents the zombies from seeing them.
00:25:28And with that, the threat is neutralized. For now.
00:25:35Number 48
00:25:37Selina Kills Mark
00:25:3828 Days Later
00:25:39Speaking of 28 Days Later, this film revolutionized the zombie genre,
00:25:43introducing fast runners and new rules.
00:25:46In most zombie movies, characters have a couple of days from when they're infected until they turn.
00:25:50In 28 Days Later, it's 20 seconds.
00:25:53So you have to act fast, and that's exactly what Selina does.
00:25:56Were you bitten?
00:25:59A no-nonsense character, focused purely on survival, she quickly deduces that Mark has been infected in
00:26:04the house attack. She simply reads the panic on Mark's face, grabs her machete, and gets to work.
00:26:09Mark?
00:26:13Wait.
00:26:14It's horrifically brutal, but it has to be done, and Selina is the one to do it.
00:26:22Number 47
00:26:23Setting the room on fire
00:26:251408
00:26:26Sometimes you have to fight fire with fire, and Mike Enslin takes that literally.
00:26:31Mike finds himself trapped in a haunted hotel room that plays tricks on his mind,
00:26:35and taunts him with the ghost of his deceased daughter.
00:26:37Are you ready to check out, Mr. Enslin?
00:26:43No.
00:26:44Having no other means to escape, and nearing the end of his sanity,
00:26:47Mike makes a Molotov cocktail, and burns the room down.
00:26:50This not only kills its malevolent spirit, but also allows firefighters to enter the gutted room,
00:26:55and rescue him from the inferno.
00:26:57He reunites with his estranged wife, and all is well.
00:27:00Of course, Mike doesn't make it out in the director's cut,
00:27:02but he's still content with having defeated the room, and freeing its trapped souls.
00:27:07Daddy?
00:27:12Yes, of course.
00:27:16Number 46
00:27:17Getting distance from the entity
00:27:18It follows
00:27:19You're being followed by a deadly entity.
00:27:21It doesn't sleep, no one else can see it, and when it touches you, you die.
00:27:25So, what do you do?
00:27:26That's the question at the heart of It Follows,
00:27:29and while some of the plans are pretty silly,
00:27:31others are surprisingly smart.
00:27:32One of the best ideas comes from Jeff, a student who had previously been infected by the entity.
00:27:38If it kills her, it gets me, and goes straight down the line to whoever started it.
00:27:44Jay, I'm sorry.
00:27:48He implores that the group drive to a remote location and simply hide out.
00:27:52The entity has to walk, so it would be days before it arrives,
00:27:55giving them time to hide and think of more permanent solutions.
00:27:58Walking straight for you, but it is walking.
00:28:03If you drive far enough, you could buy yourself some time to think,
00:28:06decide if you want to give it to someone else.
00:28:08The answer is so simple, yet so effective.
00:28:12Number 45
00:28:12Using the environment
00:28:14The Black Phone
00:28:15A kidnapping drama with a supernatural twist,
00:28:17The Black Phone sees young Finney getting taken by the grabber and held inside his basement.
00:28:22I'm not strong enough.
00:28:23You have to be.
00:28:25You're getting out of here.
00:28:26If you can't do it for you, do it for me.
00:28:28What does it matter?
00:28:29Because I don't want to die for nothing.
00:28:31But in this basement, he accesses the titular Black Phone,
00:28:34some kind of supernatural device that allows him to talk to the grabber's past victims.
00:28:39They all give him various pieces of advice for escaping the room,
00:28:42and Finney utilizes them all in the climactic battle to fantastic success.
00:28:46It's for you.
00:28:56Watching all of the pieces fall into place is incredibly satisfying,
00:29:00as are the various ingenious ways that Finney uses his tools to defeat the grabber.
00:29:05Number 44
00:29:06Playing the Baby
00:29:07Barbarian
00:29:08Tess thinks she has it bad when her Airbnb is double-booked with Keith,
00:29:12but she has no idea that it's about to get so much worse.
00:29:15So there's a bed, and a what? A bucket and a camera?
00:29:18Yeah.
00:29:20I'm just going to-
00:29:20No, no, no, no, no, please don't, please don't.
00:29:22There was like a handprint on the wall.
00:29:23Tess, calm down.
00:29:24She and Keith find a secret room in the basement of the house,
00:29:27and inside this room is a feral creature who kills Keith and takes Tess prisoner.
00:29:32Tess quickly deduces that the creature is a deformed woman who desperately wants a child,
00:29:36so she decides to play along and act as her baby.
00:29:39You can't get upset.
00:29:42If you get upset, she gets upset.
00:29:45She? Who's she?
00:29:46It's deeply uncomfortable watching Tess be embraced and stroked by the creature,
00:29:51but hey, it kept her alive up until this point, so good for her.
00:29:55Number 43
00:29:56Not looking at the alien
00:29:58Nope
00:29:58Jordan Peele's Nope has many thematic ambitions,
00:30:01but it's also a terrifying invasion film in the vein of classic Spielberg.
00:30:05Daniel Kaluuya's OJ is a smart man, and he alone figures out the alien.
00:30:09Make a name for yourself.
00:30:13What is that?
00:30:13My bad, man.
00:30:16It's he who realises that it's a living organism, and not a UFO, and having experience with trained
00:30:23animals, he realises that the alien only attacks those who look directly at it.
00:30:27Yeah, he didn't like that, did he?
00:30:29He then helps devise a plan to capture the alien on film,
00:30:32which is ultimately successful thanks to the help of M and Holst.
00:30:36Number 42
00:30:37Sacrificing herself
00:30:39Alien 3
00:30:40The third entry in the Alien franchise is often criticised for being too dark,
00:30:44and that extends to the somewhat dour ending.
00:30:47What guarantee do I have?
00:30:51Once you've taken it out,
00:30:54they'll destroy it.
00:30:55Ripley learns that she's carrying an alien embryo,
00:30:58and that Weyland-Yutani plans on turning it into a biological weapon.
00:31:02So Ripley has a choice, give birth to an alien that will be used for further violence,
00:31:06or sacrifice herself and end the vicious battle for good.
00:31:10It's the chance of a lifetime!
00:31:12You must let me happen! It's a magnificent specimen!
00:31:18She chooses the latter, throwing herself into a vat of molten lead.
00:31:22It's certainly not a happy ending, and we were sad to see Ripley go,
00:31:25but we suppose she made the right and smart choice.
00:31:29Number 41
00:31:30Hiding in the Mall
00:31:31Dawn of the Dead
00:31:32In the zombie apocalypse, it's everyone for themselves,
00:31:35and if that means taking over a mall and stealing all the goods for yourself, then so be it.
00:31:40Wait a minute, they can't get up here.
00:31:41Yeah, and we can't go down there. Let's check it out.
00:31:44This is what the heroes of Dawn of the Dead realise,
00:31:47when they fly upon the empty mall while escaping Philadelphia.
00:31:50Deciding that it would be the perfect place to hide out for a while,
00:31:53they land on the roof, clear the mall of zombies,
00:31:55and make themselves a nice little nest from the store's contents.
00:31:59There's an awful lot of stuff down there that we could use.
00:32:04I know it.
00:32:05It's a big place.
00:32:08But they're pretty spread out down there.
00:32:10Of course, it's only a matter of time before raiders come a-calling,
00:32:13but this plan worked splendidly for months.
00:32:16Who else was living this comfortably while the world fell apart around them?
00:32:19Number 40
00:32:20Blowing up the house
00:32:22Fright Night
00:32:22We all know the major no-no's that come with being a vampire.
00:32:26Can't go out in sunlight,
00:32:27can't eat garlic,
00:32:28can't touch crosses,
00:32:29and can't enter someone's home without an invitation.
00:32:33But what if there is no home?
00:32:36Colin Farrell's Jerry finds a clever workaround to that last one in this fun remake.
00:32:41Look, we're alright as long as we,
00:32:43some of you stay inside,
00:32:44because obviously you can't get in without an invitation.
00:32:48Like a vampire.
00:32:50Yeah, really, like a vampire.
00:32:51After realising his neighbour Charlie is wise to his undead nature,
00:32:55Jerry pays a visit.
00:32:57But his ploy to get invited in is rebuffed.
00:33:00Undeterred, Jerry takes a shovel to their backyard and digs up the gas line.
00:33:04From there, a little exposure and a spark are all it takes to blow up the house from the inside.
00:33:10The occupants are okay, but that's one way to flush out potential victims.
00:33:15You'll need an invitation if there's no house.
00:33:17Number 39. Calling a cab. Scream 2.
00:33:21Do you ever watch a horror movie and think to yourself,
00:33:23there's nothing keeping them there, why don't they just leave?
00:33:26Well, Joel has the common sense to do just that in Scream 2.
00:33:30I should have read your book before I took this job,
00:33:32but I'm reading it now and,
00:33:35I read what happened to your last cameraman.
00:33:37The guy got gutted.
00:33:38After finding out what happened to Gale's camera operator in the first film,
00:33:42Joel is none too pleased to be on campus with a killer running around.
00:33:45So, when Randy gets killed in his news van, he decides he's had enough and skips town.
00:33:51See ya, wouldn't want to be ya.
00:33:53Joel, I need you.
00:33:55No, no, you need to have your head examined.
00:33:58Due to a script leak, Joel's entire character had to be reworked,
00:34:02leaving him without a death or a resolution.
00:34:05It was reportedly actor Dwayne Martin's idea to add in this scene.
00:34:09Wes Craven obliged, but brought back Joel for the ending anyway.
00:34:13I'm, I'm back.
00:34:15You know, I was thinking maybe we could get the scoop like in the old days.
00:34:19Your girl Weathers, at Windsor College.
00:34:23Number 38, Shredding Michael, Halloween Ends
00:34:26While the so-called ending of Halloween received a mixed reception at best,
00:34:31you can't deny that the town's handling of Michael Myers isn't 100% the right call.
00:34:36After we've seen Michael get knocked down and impossibly up again for decades,
00:34:40it seems like Laurie has finally ended the shape.
00:34:43But she too has seen this horror movie before.
00:34:46So, with the help of the authorities, she leads Michael on one last tour of Haddonfield.
00:34:51Time for Haddonfield to start healing.
00:34:53Let's show them all.
00:34:59This is not how it works.
00:35:02It is tonight.
00:35:04With the townsfolk joining the therapeutic funeral procession,
00:35:07it all ends at the salvage yard where they dispose of Michael's body in an industrial shredder.
00:35:12Yeah, no resurrections this time, we think.
00:35:16Number 37, Burying Mia, Evil Dead
00:35:19This movie takes its metaphor of getting clean to the utmost extreme.
00:35:23After Mia is possessed by the evil and two of their friends are killed,
00:35:27David feels resigned to simply set the cabin on fire with his sister in it.
00:35:31But his brotherly nature gets the better of him, and he hatches a plan to save her.
00:35:35With the help of his best friend Eric, David is able to sedate Mia and drag her outside.
00:35:40There, he enacts a live burial.
00:35:42I can't move.
00:35:44I can't breathe.
00:35:46I can't breathe.
00:35:46David!
00:35:48Help me!
00:35:49Help me!
00:35:50Help me!
00:35:51Help me!
00:35:52Help me!
00:35:53You're not hurt.
00:35:54Help me!
00:35:55Mia technically dies, but so too does her possession end.
00:36:00David immediately exhumes her body and resuscitates her, effectively saving Mia's life.
00:36:05Thanks for not leaving me, David.
00:36:07It's just too bad that David ends up burning in that cabin after all.
00:36:12Number 36, Destroying the Cameras, Escape Room
00:36:16What are you doing?
00:36:17Quantum Xeno effect.
00:36:18Atoms won't change if you take continuous measurements,
00:36:20so as long as they're watching us, we can't change our state.
00:36:24The game is designed so they always win.
00:36:26Upon realizing that the shadowy company Minos stays in control as long as they can see the contestants,
00:36:31Zoe takes to smashing all the cameras in the hospital-themed room.
00:36:35While Jason and Ben are able to escape the old-fashioned way,
00:36:38Zoe remains resolute in her plan.
00:36:41Come on, there's a way out!
00:36:42There's a way out!
00:36:44You're suffocating, come on!
00:36:46Go!
00:36:48At first, it seems like Zoe suffocates to death after being exposed to the poisonous gas,
00:36:53but without any eyes on her, she's now able to breathe through an oxygen mask undetected.
00:36:58The clean-up crew thus thinks she's dead, only to get a rude awakening.
00:37:02The oxygen mask.
00:37:04What the hell was she going to do with that?
00:37:05Breathe!
00:37:09It's thanks to Zoe's four-dimensional thinking that she and Ben are able to turn the tables
00:37:13on the Game Master and escape for good.
00:37:17Number 35.
00:37:18Leg Upgrade – Planet Terror
00:37:20Losing a leg to a zombie horde would pretty much spell doom to any other survivor,
00:37:24but not Cherry Darling.
00:37:26Sure, she's a little down on herself at first, but a quick fix from her ex-boyfriend,
00:37:31L-Ray, helps her escape.
00:37:32I have no leg!
00:37:44How you do? What do you think?
00:37:47While the table leg is also a smart decision and helps Cherry take names,
00:37:51it's the next upgrade that earns its spot on our list.
00:37:54When the chips are down and the wooden leg is broken,
00:37:57L-Ray replaces it with an assault rifle with a rocket launcher attachment.
00:38:01I believe it. You could be better. You deserve better. Even better than me. Right now,
00:38:10I need you to become who you're meant to be. Stand.
00:38:17Don't ask us how it works without Cherry's finger on the trigger,
00:38:20but in a Grindhouse movie, all that matters is how undeniably badass she becomes.
00:38:36Number 34. Goading the Demon – The Exorcist
00:38:39Upon possessing the young Regan, and reducing her to a grotesque husk of her former self,
00:38:44the demon Pazuzu effectively saps the hope of all those close to her.
00:38:48Father Keris and Father Merrin do everything they can to exorcise Pazuzu,
00:38:53but this proves futile and results in the latter's death.
00:38:56Incensed as the demon and his inability to save the little girl,
00:39:00Keris flies into a rage. He beats Pazuzu senselessly, challenging it to take him instead.
00:39:20Pazuzu obliges, and Keris, already feeling its influence, hurls himself out a window to
00:39:26present himself from harming Regan. Keris may die, but Regan is safe. Until the sequels, of course.
00:39:33Number 33. Swimming through the Coral – Old
00:39:37The characters in this M. Night Shyamalan thriller are faced with a peculiar predicament.
00:39:41They're trapped on a beach that causes them to age the equivalent of a year every 13 minutes.
00:39:47Trouble is, they can't leave the beach else they lose consciousness, which can be fatal depending on
00:39:52their situation. After everyone else has died of physical or natural causes, siblings Maddox and
00:39:57Trent find themselves middle-aged, having been children just the day before. Thankfully,
00:40:03a secret message makes them believe a nearby coral reef may shield them from blacking out if they swim
00:40:09through it. It's a big gamble, as they risk drowning if they're wrong. But they're not,
00:40:26as they ultimately make it out and expose those responsible.
00:40:30Your aunt will be waiting for you when you land. How's she handling things?
00:40:35How would you feel if a 50-year-old man called and told you he was your 6-year-old nephew?
00:40:40Number 32. Checking into a psychiatric ward – Final Destination 2
00:40:45It doesn't matter how good you are at reading the signs, cheating death in this franchise will only
00:40:49get you so far. And eventually, it will get you. This is what Clear comes to realise after losing
00:40:56fellow Flight 180 survivor Alex between films. Rather than continue to roll the dice, Clear has
00:41:02since committed herself to a psych ward where she spends her days in a padded cell where nothing
00:41:06can actually kill her. You gotta help me. I don't have to do anything. But you beat it. Take a look
00:41:14around. What did I beat, Kimberly? Since this is a story with character growth, however,
00:41:19Clear ultimately decides to check herself out in order to help other survivors. And as you might guess,
00:41:25it finally catches up to her in a hospital explosion.
00:41:36Number 31. Muddying Up – Predator
00:41:46This sci-fi action horror film is full of smart decisions, mostly by the titular creature. But we
00:41:51ultimately have to award the move that decides this game of cat and mouse. After his entire rescue
00:41:56team is picked off one by one by the predator, Dutch is chased to a riverbank to seemingly meet his
00:42:01end. However, the predator fails to see him, and Dutch realises the mud inexplicably covering his body
00:42:08is masking him in his adversary's heat vision. With time to prepare, Dutch becomes a hunter himself,
00:42:14by setting a series of traps, making sure to muddy himself up real good in the process. It's still a
00:42:19struggle, but Dutch's keen insight into his enemy helps him win the day.
00:42:31Number 30. Backing Up – Us
00:42:34Another instance of knowing thy enemy, this one sees a family plagued by their evil doppelgangers.
00:42:39The youngest, Jason, gets time to observe and understand his, Pluto, realising that his double
00:42:45mirrors his actions. After Jason's father and sister dispose of their doppelgangers,
00:42:50the family is ambushed on the road by a flaming car. Upon seeing Pluto, Jason realises it's a trap,
00:43:01and turns the tables. Before Pluto can cause a deadly explosion, Jason starts backing up,
00:43:06knowing Pluto will do the same. While Jason may back up directly into the arms of his mother's
00:43:11doppelganger, Pluto backs directly into the flaming vehicle, catching himself alight and ending his tiny
00:43:17reign of terror. Number 29. Infecting Himself – World War Z
00:43:22The zombies featured in this apocalyptic action horror flick are some of the deadliest put to screen.
00:43:27They're incredibly fast, and infection spreads even faster, turning a human within seconds of being
00:43:32bitten. However, their overzealous predatory nature also turns out to be their downfall.
00:43:38I believe these things have a weakness. And that weakness is weakness. Our weakness.
00:43:44Throughout the film, Brad Pitt's Jerry Lane is able to observe them out in the wild,
00:43:49so to speak, and comes to believe the zombies will deliberately ignore anyone who's terminally ill,
00:43:54wanting only healthy hosts. But even if you're right, I mean,
00:43:57infecting the populace with a lethal illness is not exactly a cure.
00:44:00It's not a cure. It's camouflage.
00:44:04To prove this theory, Jerry fights his way through a research facility and injects himself with a
00:44:09lethal yet curable disease. Not only does it work, but Jerry also gives humanity a fighting chance
00:44:15against the undead scourge. Number 28. Going All Survivalist – You're Next
00:44:21When it comes to smarts, there are few final girls quite like Erin. Unbeknownst to her adversaries,
00:44:27she was raised in a survivalist compound. So when masked assailants arrive to terrorize her
00:44:31boyfriend's family, she doesn't waste a second in setting herself up for success.
00:44:35She sets a slew of traps all over the house, severely injuring the intruders,
00:44:40whether they're just trying to enter or whether they think they have her cornered.
00:44:44Seriously, Erin does so many things right that it'd be easier to list the things she does wrong.
00:44:49Thanks for the help, by the way.
00:44:50Hey, you seem to have a handle on it.
00:44:54She might even be too lethal for her own good, as even after the killers and their
00:44:58conspirators are dead, an arriving police officer gets a wicked surprise.
00:45:03Number 27. Electrocuting the Shark – Jaws 2
00:45:06Shoving a scuba tank into a shark's mouth before blowing it up with a gunshot is ingenious.
00:45:12But Chief Brody might just outdo himself in the sequel.
00:45:23After some local kids find themselves stranded in the ocean with a vicious great wight,
00:45:27Brody again comes to the rescue. He tracks them down to an island that's home to a relay station,
00:45:32but getting them to safety proves exceedingly difficult. He inadvertently uncovers a power
00:45:37cable, but when others' lives hang in the balance, he uses it to his advantage.
00:45:42He whacks the cable repeatedly with an oar,
00:45:44gaining the shark's attention, before getting the beast to bite down on the wiring.
00:45:55The electrocution is so severe that the shark immediately catches fire, absolutely roasted.
00:46:02Number 26. Pipe Bomb Fake Out – Tremors
00:46:05What do you do when you're being hounded by giant sand-dwelling worms? Use pipe bombs, of course.
00:46:11What if we throw one that way, the way that we want to go? Then when it explodes,
00:46:15I mean, if it drives them away, we run like goddamn bastards! Pardon my French.
00:46:22When the group of survivors find themselves pinned down towards the end of the film,
00:46:26they get the idea to not only distract the Graboids with pipe bombs, but to fish with them too.
00:46:32They successfully blow up one Graboid, but another gets wise and spits it back at them. Scattered,
00:46:37they're forced to improvise, before a Graboid pins a few of them down at the edge of a cliff.
00:46:42With just one pipe bomb left, Val tries not to blow it up, but to scare it. After he does so,
00:46:48the thing panics to the point that it shoots right out the cliff side. And Graboids cannot fly.
00:47:03Number 25. Using Audio Feedback – A Quiet Place
00:47:07Every villain has a weakness, even aliens in a fun and original horror movie. A Quiet Place concerns a
00:47:12species of aliens with super-duper hearing. The creatures are able to detect even the slightest bit
00:47:18of noise from miles away, and will devour whoever and whatever made the sound.
00:47:31But this type of extraordinary hearing comes with a cost, and young Reagan utilises it to her
00:47:36advantage. Realising that her cochlear implant emits a high-pitched screech when disrupted,
00:47:41she puts it up to the microphone and amplifies the whine, causing an alien to react in enormous pain.
00:47:46This allows Reagan's mother Evelyn to kill the creature, and with their major weakness exposed,
00:47:51she pumps the shotgun and prepares for battle.
00:47:56Number 24. Threatening Chucky – Child's Play
00:47:59Of course, we as the audience know that Chucky is an evil living doll,
00:48:03but any rational person in that universe would never come to that conclusion.
00:48:08So, when all signs point to her young son Andy being behind the recent killings,
00:48:12Karen doesn't know what to believe.
00:48:14Chucky's alive, really, he is.
00:48:16Andy, Chucky. Chucky is a doll. He's made of plastic and stuffing. Look at him, look at him.
00:48:24Now, does he look like anything else to you?
00:48:25Thanks to her mother's intuition, however, a part of Karen hears Andy when he says Chucky did it.
00:48:31With nothing to lose, Karen ignites the fireplace and tells Chucky that if he doesn't come alive,
00:48:36she'll toss him in. Out of options, Chucky obliges.
00:48:40I said talk to me, damn it, or else I'm gonna throw you in the fire!
00:48:44You stupid!
00:48:44Granted, Karen's got a whole new problem now, but at least she knows who the real enemy is.
00:48:50Number 23. Power Loading – Aliens
00:48:53Ellen Ripley has to be one of the most resourceful heroines in horror.
00:48:57In the same movie that sees her save herself from sabotage by activating the alarm,
00:49:01she also has the perfect answer for the Alien Queen – an exosuit power loader.
00:49:07Get away from her, you b****!
00:49:10While the power loaders are, of course, designed to move heavy objects,
00:49:14with the lack of an appropriate mech suit, it definitely works in a pinch.
00:49:26While the Queen definitely has the upper hand in terms of arsenal,
00:49:30Ripley has the wherewithal to drop it in the airlock.
00:49:33Sure, she takes a tumble with it too, but from there, all it takes is a pulling of a switch
00:49:38and holding on for dear life.
00:49:48Number 22. Using the Mask – Prey
00:49:51Much like Dutch from the original Predator film,
00:49:53Naru too obscures her scent by eating the orange Totsuya flower and dropping her body temperature.
00:50:00But it's what she does afterwards that's really brilliant.
00:50:03After getting the drop on the Predator, she steals its mask and leads it to a trap.
00:50:08Sure, there's still a physical battle to be had, but Naru's picked up a thing or two.
00:50:13For one, she knows that its projectiles use a targeting system attached to its mask.
00:50:17When the Predator's stuck in the mud, it fires directly at Naru.
00:50:21However, Naru's positioned the mask to train its crosshairs right at the thing,
00:50:26and the projectile whips around and takes the Predator out instead.
00:50:39Looks like the Predator becomes the prey.
00:50:41Number 21. Nullifying the Reverse Bear Trap – Saw VI
00:50:46Mark Hoffman is a pretty detestable villain, but even we can't help but be impressed
00:50:50when he beats the seemingly unbeatable Reverse Bear Trap.
00:50:54So when's your test, detective?
00:50:56I don't need one.
00:50:58Oh yeah?
00:50:59Yeah. Because I didn't take my life for granted.
00:51:05Ex-wife to the deceased John Kramer, Jill enacts his last will and testament by dealing with his rogue
00:51:11accomplice. After ambushing him, Jill straps Hoffman to a chair and outfits him with the iconic
00:51:17Reverse Bear Trap. But this time around, there's no key, and no game to be played.
00:51:29Having to think fast, Hoffman uses the device's weight to break his own hand and free himself from
00:51:34the restraint. Then, he shoves his face between two metal bars to open the door's window, preventing
00:51:39the trap from opening completely. It mangles his face, but he also lives to see another movie.
00:51:46Number 20. Face Off – The Silence of the Lambs
00:51:53Good evening, gentlemen.
00:51:55Is there a villain, let alone a horror movie villain, smarter than Hannibal Lecter?
00:51:59Seriously, we could not have concocted such a dastardly escape plan if given an
00:52:04eternity to come up with it. Through his dealings with FBI trainee Clarice Starling,
00:52:08Lecter is able to upgrade his prison digs, only he's more interested in escaping from them.
00:52:25After picking his handcuffs and incapacitating the guards, Lecter does the unthinkable.
00:52:30He feigns his own escape by surgically removing one of their faces and throwing it over his own,
00:52:36tricking first responders into thinking they're saving one of the victims.
00:52:40By the time the authorities find the real body, Lecter's already in an ambulance ensuring his freedom.
00:52:46Number 19. Drawing Blood – The Invisible Man
00:52:49Stabbing yourself in the wrist doesn't seem like a great idea on the surface, but when you've got an
00:52:54invisible foe, you have to think outside the box. Knowing her tormentor wants her alive,
00:52:58Cecilia stabs herself with a pen, faking her own death to catch the invisible man's attention.
00:53:07Lo and behold, he pops up right beside her, close enough for Cecilia to get in some solid jabs at the
00:53:13suit. The attack proves effective enough to get Cecilia out of the mental institution,
00:53:17and all it took was drying a little bit of blood.
00:53:25When your big bad has its own legend, it's best to use that to your advantage. In this
00:53:30return to the found footage legend of the Blair Witch, our heroes made sure to do their homework
00:53:35first. As James and Lisa arrive at the original Blair Witch House, they find themselves at a
00:53:40considerable disadvantage against the vastly overpowering Witch. According to legend however,
00:53:49she can only kill them if they look right at her, so they stare at the corner to stay alive,
00:53:54even using their camcorder to look around without getting killed. Although they're eventually outsmarted
00:53:59back, at least they manage to temporarily outsmart her.
00:54:02Number 17. Turning on the car lights, lights out.
00:54:08When you're dealing with the literal personification of fear of the dark, there's not much you can do
00:54:13when it's nighttime. Diana can only be seen in the dark, and that's where her power comes from.
00:54:19Brett is thwarted and attacked at every turn in his attempts to escape the nightmare creature.
00:54:27Just before he bites the dust however, he uses his phone as a light to ward
00:54:32Diana away, only to be caught again outside. This time however, his car is parked in front of him,
00:54:38and he activates the headlights with his keys. Quick thinking Brett.
00:54:47Number 16. Using a pig, the Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
00:54:54Good things come in small packages. On her own against the chainsaw-wielding Leatherface,
00:54:59Erin has virtually no way to fight back, so she runs into a nearby slaughterhouse to hide.
00:55:05Tucking herself away in a hall full of lockers, Erin covers her mouth and tries to remain silent,
00:55:10but she also has a four-legged friend along to help.
00:55:17Murderer approaching, Erin desperately holds her breath before Leatherface hears a noise and opens a
00:55:22locker. Distracted by the pig inside, Leatherface doesn't even see Erin until she comes down at him
00:55:28with a meat cleaver, taking his arm and chainsaw off in one clever switcheroo.
00:55:33Number 15. Burning the book as a distraction. Misery.
00:55:36This time we'll need two glasses.
00:55:39There's only so much you can do when you're immobilized, and no one knows you've been kidnapped.
00:55:44Sure, Paul's last attempt at escape isn't as elaborate as his previous ideas, but it works.
00:55:50Trapped and forced to write a sequel to his captor's favorite story, Paul ends up burning it,
00:55:54right after he's finished it, destroying all the answers it had to any unanswered questions.
00:56:00Paul, you can't!
00:56:02Why not? I learned it from you.
00:56:05While Annie desperately tries to remedy this situation, Paul uses the distraction to finally
00:56:10end the nightmare he's endured.
00:56:12Number 14. Setting a Trap. The Final Girls.
00:56:15To be honest, it would be pretty cool if we could be transported into our favorite movies, wouldn't it?
00:56:25Well, unless it's a horror movie and you could actually die.
00:56:34Trapped inside the silver screen, Max and her friends must find a way to defeat their
00:56:38massed terrorizer, Billy. They decide to set a trap for him, making weapons, luring him out and attacking him.
00:56:48While it is a good plan involving flaming arrows and a bucket of gasoline,
00:56:52a lot of friendlies die, but at least we get the kick-ass self-referential slow-mo escape scene.
00:57:03Number 13. Using a Hanger as a Weapon. Halloween.
00:57:06You can't kill the boogeyman.
00:57:12Surviving a horror movie means being able to turn anything into a weapon.
00:57:16Chased down by the menacing Michael Myers, Lori finds herself in the hardest babysitting job
00:57:22of her life. Having to protect herself and the children from the seemingly invincible lunatic.
00:57:27Thinking quickly, she fashions a blade out of a coat hanger and stabs Myers in the eye,
00:57:32injuring him long enough for him to get shot by Dr. Loomis.
00:57:36No. 12. Giving himself the Chainsaw Hand. Evil Dead 2.
00:57:48When you've lost a limb, there's no need to completely lose hope.
00:57:51Forced to chop off his own possessed hand, Ash makes the most out of the situation.
00:57:55After all, he still has to face off against the Deadites, right?
00:57:58When a demonic force is physically and psychologically destroying you, you're gonna have to be a little
00:58:03unhinged yourself to fight back. And sometimes that means sticking the stump of your own hand into
00:58:08a freaking chainsaw. Let's hope he doesn't get an itch.
00:58:12It's rare to call anyone smart for stabbing themselves in the neck, but it might just
00:58:26save your life in a pinch. Hunting the jigsaw killer, FBI agent Strom stops one killer, only to
00:58:32be caught by another. Finding himself in his own disturbing trap in the process. Waking up in one of the
00:58:37few unbeatable traps of the series, Strom is seemingly doomed, as the box encasing his head
00:58:44quickly fills with water. Already beating one jigsaw killer, Strom uses the pen in his pocket to perform
00:58:50a tracheotomy on himself, allowing him to breathe until he's saved. Talk about thinking outside the box.
00:58:57Number 10. Setting Fireworks. A Quiet Place.
00:59:00When the killer you're avoiding is hypersensitive to noise, the last thing you want to be doing is
00:59:05giving birth. After stepping on a nail on her way to the basement, Evelyn's presence is exposed
00:59:10to the nearby creatures. Thankfully, her husband Lee has a solution prepared for just this occasion.
00:59:18With his son Marcus at the ready, fireworks are ignited to create an auditory diversion,
00:59:22masking Evelyn's cries as she gives birth to their new son. While their troubles were far from over,
00:59:28this clever solution saved almost the entire family, and made for possibly the most thrilling
00:59:32moment of the entire movie. Number 9. The Escape Plan. 10 Cloverfield Lane.
00:59:41Escaping a madman takes a lot more preparation than a spur of the moment idea. Realizing Howard
00:59:46will almost definitely kill her, Michelle has to find a way out of this crazy bunker. After discovering
00:59:52a second exit hatch while fixing their ventilator, Michelle devises a plan to get out. She gets the
00:59:57upper hand on Howard long enough to crawl through the vents and climb to the hatch. Using compressed
01:00:02air to freeze and shatter the lock, Michelle dons her makeshift hazmat suit and rises to the surface
01:00:08to see the outside world once again.
01:00:14Number 8. Putting on the Sweater. Friday the 13th Part 2.
01:00:17You've done your job well and mommy is pleased. Norman Bates, Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees,
01:00:23all the best horror movie villains have mommy issues. However, there are ways to use that to your
01:00:28advantage to beat the bad guy. Ginny is being chased around Camp Crystal Lake by Jason, as per Uge, when
01:00:34she finds herself an altar dedicated to his dead mother. Ginny ingeniously decides to psychologically
01:00:40mess with the mask wearing killer by convincing him that she is Mrs. Voorhees by donning her sweater,
01:00:46persuading him to let his guard down for what she hopes is enough time for her to administer
01:00:51a killing blow. Unfortunately, he realizes it's just a ruse, but he meets his end shortly thereafter
01:01:00anyway. Or does he? Number 7. Shoot the bad guy in the head to make sure. Scream 2.
01:01:08The gang in the Scream series knows how to survive a horror movie, even using internet calls as far back
01:01:13as the 90s to save themselves. However, one thing the group was particularly ignorant of the first
01:01:21time around was making sure the killers were even dead. But in the sequel, Sidney Prescott does not
01:01:27mess around. Consider it done. After seemingly killing Mickey and Mrs. Loomis, Sidney and Cotton take a breath
01:01:37before Mickey comes back, getting immediately shot by Sidney and Gail. Learning her lesson,
01:01:42Sidney shoots Loomis in the head just to be safe. Number 6. Turning household objects on a killer.
01:01:49Hush. When she's terrorized in her home by a crossbow-wielding invader, Maddie uses everything
01:01:54she can grab to defend herself. The killer assumes that because she's deaf and unable to speak,
01:01:59she's helpless. But that's far from the case as he soon learns. In the final scuffle, she sprays
01:02:16insecticide in his face and uses a smoke alarm to rob him of his sight and hearing. She lands the final
01:02:22blow with a corkscrew. As a writer, Maddie is always reworking scenarios in her head. Luckily for her,
01:02:29she found the one where the hero lives in the end. Number 5. Setting up booby traps and waking up.
01:02:35A nightmare on Elm Street. Home field advantages can work two ways. With her friends getting murdered
01:02:40around her, Nancy decides she has to take the fight against Freddy Krueger into her own hands. Realizing
01:02:46she can bring him out of her dream, Nancy booby traps her house and asks Dawn to help her once
01:02:52she gets Freddy on her turf. Managing to pull him out, Nancy gets Freddy into the real world and even
01:02:58lures him into her traps long enough to set him on fire. Not so easily defeated however, Krueger of course returns.
01:03:09Number 4. Pushing the system purge button. The cabin in the woods.
01:03:16This movie contains almost every horror movie cliche in the book and it's damn
01:03:21entertaining for that exact reason. After Dana and Marty find themselves pinned down by a dozen
01:03:27armed and dangerous security forces. There's only one thing left to do. Push the system purge button.
01:03:32Let's get this party started. Sure in retrospect it doesn't seem like a great alternative but it
01:03:39appears to work out okay for them. The button releases all the captive monsters and boy did they
01:03:45have a great time tearing everyone to pieces. Giving Dana and Marty time to escape.
01:03:51It begs the question though, why does this button even exist in the first place?
01:03:55Number 3. Scientific method. The Thing.
01:03:58Now I'll show you what I already know.
01:04:00The researchers in this claustrophobic horror classic are faced with quite the conundrum.
01:04:04How do you find a monster that can look like your friends? Using their brains however, the surviving
01:04:09members of the arctic facility go about revealing the alien in the most rudimentary way possible.
01:04:15A simple blood test. This is pure nonsense. Doesn't prove a thing. Knowing the creature's blood
01:04:21will try to protect itself. R.J. McCready takes a sample of everyone's blood and heats it
01:04:26with a copper wire. We'll do you last. As he dips the wire in Palmer's blood, the sample jumps from
01:04:35the dish and flees. Revealing the alien among them. Number 2. Picking cotton out of the chair.
01:04:41Get Out. This is crazy. Get Out's critical reception was well deserved. The film delves into issues of
01:04:48racism as well as themes typical to the horror genre. While featuring a main character that is far
01:04:53from clueless in almost every regard. Right from the get-go, Chris has a strange feeling about the
01:04:58family he's staying with. When your possible future mother-in-law is a hypnotist who wants to
01:05:03make you docile enough for a brain transplant, there's only one thing you can do. Make sure you
01:05:08don't listen to her. Chris literally picks cotton to keep himself alive by using his chair stuffing to
01:05:14block his ears. And then breaks free to take his revenge. Ingenious. Before we continue, be sure to
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01:05:30into your settings and switch on notifications. Number 1. Danny stopping his snow footprint trail.
01:05:38The Shining. Never doubt the resourcefulness of a kid at death's door. Running for his life from
01:05:46his deranged and homicidal father, Danny heads for the hedge maze at the snowed-in and very haunted
01:05:52Overlook Hotel. Knowing he can't outrun his father forever, Danny realizes he has to throw his dad off
01:05:58the scent and ditches running for a better plan. Backtracking through his own steps and hiding,
01:06:03his father reaches the end of his trail and proceeds to search aimlessly for him in the giant maze.
01:06:09He can't get away! Following his own prince out of the maze,
01:06:13Danny runs into his mother's arms, leaving Dad to suffer in the cold.
01:06:24Did we forget another intelligent choice from your favorite horror? Let us know in the comments below.
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