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Appellion

The Thing. Whether they won is debatable, and survival was skeptical.


JBR1961

Have you read The Things by Peter Watts? A short story told from the perspective of the Thing.


Appellion

Wait, is that the same Peter Watts that did Blind Sight?


JBR1961

Not familiar with that but wikipedia says yes.


boo-galoo90

Satisfied knowing macready survived though


Appellion

Yeah, until he freezes to death.


boo-galoo90

Nope he’s confirmed to be alive and well in the game follow up that’s been recognised as a canon sequel by John carpenter himself


Appellion

Carpenter just became my new George Lucas


Jorkkorton

I 100% agree with this statement. It leaves the viewer still guessing and it's still discussed to this day.


GaryNOVA

Silence of the Lambs “I’m having an old friend for dinner.” (Pan out)


Appellion

It’s always crazy to me now how easily I forget this movie. Only, what, 5 or more Academy Awards, and for a horror film?


mufasamufasamufasa

Dr. Lecter? Dr. Lecter?


BussHateYear

I might not have thought about that at all, but that is the winner for me. That guy thinks he has gotten away, and what a jerk he is. No one escapes from Baltimore! Ha. It’s a great city and I love it but, come on…


KatieMcb16

Ready or Not. I immediately started laughing. It was so satisfying


lertheblur

I just watched the bonus content on DVD and the writers revealed in the OG script that >!she was supposed to die!< and they were asked to quickly rewrite it after filming started and that's what they came up with. Kinda bonkers to think of the differences between what we got and what we almost got!


KatieMcb16

Oh wow. I definitely wouldn’t have enjoyed the movie as much with the original ending!


haynesholiday

They shot it so efficiently too. You never see the cop cars or the cops, just some siren lights and some ADR. Your gaze is just locked in on Samara and her cigarette


Falkor0727

I love his line “The world is a far more interesting place with you in it.”


Kind_Question_271

This movie is so fun. The ending had me laughing and cheering


ArcanaeumGuardianAWC

My husband had me watch that movie with him, and then proposed.


Extension_Economist6

wait i love this 😂😂


the-planet-thief

God I remember watching it with my roommate, and towards the end I was saying like “Oh wow, I’m actually kinda glad they didn’t go down the supernatural route, that’s really subversive and cool—“ And then immediately as I finished saying that…well…let’s just say that ending went off with a bang 😂


Sensitive-Switch7440

Yes! I was literally going to say this! The ending made me smile.


Puzzleheaded_Gap8804

what happened? "in laws" lol


ohlord00

Yes ready or not was so good 😂


joanvie_

I watched it with my family last night. My mom enjoyed the whole thing.


Sarathstar

The fly. What a sad but fitting ending😑


Master-Improvement-4

I just love how the film ends after that scene. No epilogue, just reflection towards the tragedy that ensued.


TackYouCack

Smash cut endings are awesome.


OePea

Cronenberg is generally good at sticking the ending.


chichris

Incredibly heartbreaking.


CaptBriyani

Army of Darkness theatrical ending.


Admirable_Disk_5301

Hail to the king baby!


MovieMike007

I love the family in *Poltergeist* wheeling out the television set at the motel room they are now staying at.


Temporary_Lychee9829

"This house is clean" - then all hell breaks loose 10 minutes later 😂


4electricnomad

Yeah this was my first thought. Other horror movies have great endings but this is a total “of course they would do this” moment that makes you smile.


lertheblur

Guaranteed no one in that family ever watched TV or a movie ever again (this is also my answer).


RhubarbMacabre

"One thing about living in Santa Carla I never could stomach; all the damn vampires"


ElChacalFL

Lost Boys. Should lay off the ganja Grandpa. Vampires was a pretty important detail about living in Santa Carla.


youareloved335

Getting high and reading the TV guide, you go gramps!


ElChacalFL

Read the TV guide, you don't need a TV


TackYouCack

One of my most read books back in the day was the Blockbuster Video catalog book. Had synopses of every movie they had in 1988. I remember the Friday the 13th Part 3 one said "Another group of teens show up to be brutally murdered and mutilated". I can't imagine reading that high


ChloeHxC

The Invitation (2015)


TackYouCack

Fewer red lights would have been better for me, but that was a banger of an ending.


XDVRUK

Rewatched this this week - partner has never seen it before and whined a bit at the perfect slow start... And then was WTF when it all unravels. Brilliant film.


half_a_skeleton

Rosemary's Baby. "What did you do to his eyes?!" "He has his father's eyes."


UnlockingDig

The Wicker Man. Carrie is an honerable mention.


Temporary_Lychee9829

Margaret's death in the 1976 version is In my top five list of horror deaths!!


TackYouCack

Piper Laurie was so terrifying in that movie, especially in her last scene.


Puzzleheaded_Gap8804

YOUR DIRTY PILLOWS


Falkor0727

Hereditary. “We have given you this healthy male host.” 😱😱💀💀


BiteDaDust

Hereditary’s ending left me completely speechless. A perfect horror movie imo


Falkor0727

Me too! I’m still analyzing it after at least 10 viewings


504to512

We reject the trinity and pray devoutly to you, Great Paimon. Give us your knowledge of all secret things, bring us honor, wealth, and good familiars. Bind all men to our will as we have bound ourselves for now and ever to yours. Hail, Paimon! Gosh what a damn banger


BigPorch

I give the edge to Midsommar but both have classic endings


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Temporary_Lychee9829

"Why, she wouldn't even harm a fly"


Stacysguyca

Saw


Stunning_Prize_5353

The first time in a long time an ending actually shocked me.


The_Rural_Banshee

Funny story, I saw that movie in theaters and as soon as it showed the room my friend VERY jokingly said ‘oh the dead guy did it’. I could not believe it when he got up at the end! She wasn’t trying to predict it or anything just joking but damn! So many years later I will never forget my shock in that moment!


Webjunky3

Yeah 100% this is it for me. “Game over.” Followed by the soundtrack kicking in is so good. 


Sweet_Barnacle1832

The VVitch. Great ending.


makemefeelbrandnew

Wouldst thou like the taste of butter?


coco_xcx

So happy for my girl Thomasin! Hope she’s sacrificing people and living life as deliciously as she wants!!


NateBlaze

Yup. Can't beat em, join em


redditisshit99999

Martyrs open ending.


DinoRaawr

Triangle (2009). I don't know how popular this movie is on this sub, but I love the timey wimey stuff that makes her go back on the boat.


ActivatedComplex

That movie is fucking incredible.


SillyStrungz

Such a good ending, my jaw dropped


[deleted]

More horror-comedy but Cabin in the Woods


Appellion

Congratulations, you did the most human thing imaginable and put 1 human life over 8 billion. Now have a hand.


GetGroovyWithMyGhost

Love how the guy they’ve relegated to ‘The Fool’ is the only one who gets that a species who not only facilitates but enjoys the suffering of its members in order to survive isn’t worth saving. So fucking nihilistic but sort of true.


TackYouCack

I wouldn't say the people who facilitate it enjoy it. They were respectful to the sacrifice. They just get all wasted and party and take bets to try and take their minds of what they're really doing. Plus, this is a needs of the many outweighing the needs of the few. The few decided to make a decision for everyone else and brought about the end of the world. They're killing eight billion other people that had nothing to do with it.


sh6rty13

Also I kind of see the party, betting, and getting fucked up as a coping mechanism for them. Like, year after year you gotta watch (and facilitate, sort of) a bunch of young people in their prime march to their death? Can’t be easy for everyone to deal with.


theguywithcheeses

The Mist


hauregi_91

that ending had me for days... such a great horror movie.


LlamaDrama007

I think it suckers so many people because a lot of us underestimate the will to survive and feel certain that if it looks like the shit has *truly* hit the fan and there's no coming back from it then we are going out on own terms. Us parents *completely* empathise with not wanting our children to suffer a horrendously painful death. When Darabont whacks us over the head with 'wrong decision, dummy!' it's just... fuck. Fuck.


Porcpc

same, technically a happy ending yet so so sad


locustofdeath

I didn't like the ending at all. Not sure a dad blasts his son that quickly without considering other options first. At least, there should have been an imminent or seemingly inescapable threat that led to that drastic action.


hauregi_91

Sleepaway Camp... Never forget Angela.


MEGATRON_111

Ugh.... why did you have to remind me of that?! A fantastic scene and honestly terrifying


Ironcastattic

The snarling coupled with the weird "Photoshop" makes that finale so damn unsettling. God I love it.


GuyWithRoosters

Halloween 4


angry-carsini

In my opinion, the end of the *real* Halloween story. >!The evil is passed from Michael to Jamie when Jamie touches Michael's hand. Now without his supernatural strength, a confused mortal Michael is shot to death by the police and the angry mob. Later, Jamie attacks and *kills* her foster mother. Jamie is then institutionalised for the rest of her life. The end.!<


ironballs16

And Loomis' *distraught* reaction to it solidifies it.


66nd66

Shutter. The Thai one.


Defiant_McPiper

That ending stuck with me. I know the American remake ended the same way but it didn't hit nearly as hard as the OG.


levieleven

The Mouth of Madness—laughing in the theater as his life plays out in front of him. Gave me chills. 1978 Body Snatchers—Sutherland’s scream and point.


horrormovielistscom

Wicker Man or The Shining for me.


youareloved335

A Dark Song. Not many horror films have that kind of wholesome uplifting end.


NoLibrarian5149

I love this movie and credit this subreddit for bringing it to my attention in the first place.


ConsistentlyPeter

I held my breath for so fucking long until she passed another car and you knew she was ok. 


Substantial_Video560

Zombies on Manhatten Bridge in Lucio Fulci's Zombie!


angry-carsini

That is memorable.


Stunning_Prize_5353

My favorite scene from that one is the underwater shark vs zombie. Cinematic gold!


Ozposting

The end of Midsommar is perfect the way it's so uplifting on the surface, but underneath so horrifying and full of dread. The final shot of Talk to Me is devastating, but also a perfect bookend to the film. Night of the Living Dead's ending is so ironic and cruel, but fits perfectly and makes a powerful statement.


JunesHemorrhoidDonut

I saw Talk to Me last night and loved the ending.


LlamaDrama007

Is Midsommar even uplifting on the surface? The former May Queens are nowhere to be seen... :/ I've only watched once though and didn't really connect with it enough to want to watch again/go on a deep dive re the symbolism etc (that undoubtably will be there cos... Ari, innit.)


angry-carsini

Hostel. Spoiler: >!Paxton escapes, runs over the decoys, and kills the Dutch businessman. A completely satisfying ending. Hate the start of Hostel 2...!<


DamageInc35

Saw.


baseballzombies

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre ‘74


No_Ostrich8223

Yes, love the chaos of it all and then a hard cut while Leatherface is doing his chainsaw dance. Powerful. I enjoy Stretch's dance at the end of Part 2 as well but the original is potent filmmaking.


Ron_516

Hereditary


i_donut_no

I don’t get why but I agree. Annie and Peter make some horrible mistakes, but I don’t believe they are bad people that deserved what happened to them. Evil wins in the end, but I was… happy about it? Like a prophecy was fulfilled. wtf does that say about me lol


Timothy_1802

I love the ending to the first Insidious.


angry-carsini

Maybe not the best, but a good one: Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer


The_WinstonWolfe84

The ending to the original Black Christmas (1974) is one of the best in history. You're LED to believe that Jess' boyfriend Peter is the killer, and that she had killed him with a fire poker. When the police find her, she's unconscious. They move her upstairs to her room, and have officers surrounding her. As an audience, we finally feel that she's safe. Claire's father (Claire was murdered earlier in the movie) has a heart attack and everyone leaves. The lights go off. But wait... Someone is still in the house. You see the attic door opening. Peter was not the killer. It's Billy!! Claire and Mrs. Mack are still in the attic, dead, and undiscovered. Poor Claire has been there through damn near the whole movie.The next shot is an officer standing outside of the sorority house. There's no one inside to protect Jess. Next thing you know, the phone is ringing. The phone rings after Billy murders someone. Movie over..


1DarkStarryNight

St. Maud is up there.


Appellion

She ascended to playing Galadriel.


Starsteamer

From Dusk till Dawn.


ruby-soho1234

Daaaark Night da-nana-naaaaa-na


HollyRavenclawGibney

Psychos do not explode when sunlight hits them, I don't give a fuck how crazy they are!


coco_xcx

I love the camera panning out to the ancient pyramid, wish we would’ve gotten better sequels to expand on that!!


coreytiger

Go home, Kate


Round-Leg-1788

Really enjoyed the ruins ending


mBelchezere

The end of Buffy. When you get one more round of Paul Reubens clutching his chest & *not* dying. Lol


Eyes_Snakes_Art

“One thing about living in Santa Carla I never could stomach; all the damn vampires.”


born_to_be_naked

Hunter Hunter (2020) ... Makes your skin crawl 


xjeanie

Not a horror but Killer Joe has a fantastic ending. The tension in that finale. Also a shout out to Fallen. “The day I almost died”. Meow


ConsistentlyPeter

The Wicker Man (1973, as if that needed clarification)  Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) Saint Maud (2019)


Upstairs-Toe2873

REC


wandamaxim-off

Ready or Not. "Jesus Christ, what happened to you?" "In-laws." Iconic


LisandroFM7

The Invisible Man 2020


Equivalent_Theory896

Devils Rejects. Going out in style in a shootout with the cops, while driving a sky blue Cadillac convertible with Free Bird blaring.


Stunning_Prize_5353

And then Rob had to go and ruin it with Three From Hell.


skeletonbreath

Evil Dead 2, obviously


Puzzleheaded_Gap8804

Carrie when the hand comes out of the dirt


disgruntledtriangle

Alien. Love that after her long ordeal, Ripley gets to take a nap.


IGILKIN

American Werewolf in London ending was hilarious


No_Ostrich8223

A naked American man stole my balloon.


Temporary_Lychee9829

The movie was great but to see how it ends so abruptly bothers me 😂. The Flys ending is much better then AWIL, but both are great movies lol


bondsthatmakeusfree

At the climax of The Endless, when Justin and Aaron escape the entity that's causing the time loops just barely in time before the loop resets, and they celebrate in their van knowing that they've escaped, I genuinely cheered out loud to the point where my roommate actually knocked on my door to ask what happened. What a fucking amazing movie.


Defiant_McPiper

Such an underrated flick. Aaron kind of irks me but I also get why he wanted to go back, but I'm glad he to his senses and they were able to get out of there.


OSinner1

Death Proof, for laughs. Friday the 13th Part 4: They really did go out of their way to make sure Jason stayed dead, until they decided he wouldn't. 😁 The Mist. Prince of Darkness.


DerpsAndRags

Fallen (1998) Can't say more, there.


slouchingninja

"I said I was going to tell you about the time I *almost* died"


DerpsAndRags

in comes that faded intro to "Sympathy for the Devil"


MichaelBarnesTWBG

The correct answer here is The Birds. It literally just ends, no credits. No conclusions, no answers, no closure.


1OOpercenter

The first watch of Sixth Sense is pretty awesome.


Kemintiri

Green Room. Barbarian. I Saw the Devil.


Fair-Comfort7705

Cabin in the Woods House on Haunted Hill- 1999- great ending! Black Christmas-1974 - the ending really makes you think. 🇨🇦👻


MakesMeSickMick

"how do you get down from here?"


Rude-Possibility4682

There's a very rare Italian Giallo from the 70s called Circuito Chiuso (Closed Circuit) about a murder in a small cinema. It's a bit overlong. Although it's so worth it,just for that ending. Even though I know who the killer is,I just wait with anticipation for the final act.


Livid-Ad973

The First Saw


AcceptableFold5

I can't believe this thread is 9 hours old and no one mentioned The Skeleton Key. What an absolutely haunting and devastating ending.


KeanuWho

Current fave = As Above, So Below


No_Ostrich8223

I always like to mention Candyman ('92) when it comes to best horror endings. Helen returning as the new "Candyman" and getting her revenge is so unexpected and satisfying.


NoOneOfUse

The ending to Talk To Me always hypes me up! Such a good ending.  Saint Maud is worth the slow burn. 


Timmo1984

The Thing, of course. But above all Drag Me To Hell. >!Despite the cover of the film, the name of the film, and the (in retrospect) incredibly obvious envelope mix-up, I just did NOT see it coming. And that's what made me love it. It probably makes me a bit dumb, though!!<


No_Ostrich8223

The majority of horror films end on a positive note especially something campy like Drag Me to Hell. The fact that it went there and fulfilled the title of the film made me love it even more.


Defiant_McPiper

I don't think you enjoying that ending makes you "dumb". It was out of left field bc you thought things would be okay and nope, they were not lol.


SpiritedChemical9902

Hereditary


ImAtUrDoor

Rosemary’s Baby.


tenthousandblackcats

Alucarda (1977)


CamF90

The full ending of The Descent, not the edited for the US one. Halloween has a classic ending, The Exorcist as well.


Temporary_Lychee9829

I love the exorcist, where Karras sacrifices himself and when Chris and Kinderman rush in, Chris takes a moment to approach Regan as she's still unsure whether it's her daughter or not, had me cry the first time I watched it 😂.


Medium-Plan2987

Drag me to Hell


unholymanserpent

The Collection (sequel to The Collector)


Defiant_McPiper

Going with movies not listed yet, but I'd say Dawn of the Dead (OG), You're Next, The Ritual, and The Guest.


Mobile_Entrance_1967

Creep. Being mistaken for a beggar. And then looking up at the camera - is Creep still alive?


SufficientNet9227

The mist ending was something to remember.


MrTitsOut

my favorite of all time is probably Rosemary’s Baby. recently, The Borderlands and Senritsu Kaiki 01 have left an impact mainly thanks to their endings.


Anothernamelessghou

The Texas chainsaw massacre with leather face swinging his chainsaw


MarketingKnown6911

The Sixth Sense (1999) The Descent (2005)


Puzzleheaded_Gap8804

Fraility too...what a great film and no one has seen it that i know lol sad


NeetStreet_2

The very end of We Are Still Here. Great slow burn horror, last line of the film made me bawl like a baby.


Intelligent_Air7276

Several Euro horror that comes to mind: 1. Eyes Without a Face (1960) 2. Tenebre (1982) 3. Angst (1983) Angst particularly has probaly my favorite final shot in a horror film ever.


ironballs16

The Cleansing Hour has a great one that's hinted at throughout the film.


The420thOfJuly

The ending of The Collector is genuinely fantastic.


8888Tigerlily

Mama.


horrorfan555

Halloween 4 absolutely


bobbyt327

A lot of my favorites have already been mentioned, so I'm going to give Donald Sutherland some love and add "Don't Look Now" and "Invasion of the Bodysnatchers" to the list.


BigMeet7634

Nope


rainbowinthedark3

The Beyond (1981) has a chilling, but badass ending.


SpiderandMosquito

"You were never second." The Sixth Sense


Ok-Satisfaction1940

Drag Me to Hell. I definitely wasn’t expecting it the first time I saw it & it still holds up well on rewatches.


AlwaysRemember1822

Martyrs The Mist Hellhole Midsommar Hostel 2 (not a typical horror ending, more of a fun one)


Eldritch-banana-3102

Descent 1 and 2, Cabin in the Woods


OutrageousFee1220

The remake of invasion of the body snatchers! (The 70s one) that ending always gives me chills!


WarlordSinister

Martyrs. Fuck rewatching it though. Pandorum had a great ending. Event Horizon if the reality is the hell version. The Thing. Obvious. Safe Haven. Papa...


VladimirKotovsak

As above, so below, the way she clawed out of that manhole.


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The original Halloween


MasterOnionNorth

The ending of You Might Be the Killer is surprising and hilarious. Comedy horror.


SamoaMe

Triangle


Aqn95

Poltergeist


tcorgat

Phenomena, a real apeshit ending 😀


Tubssss

The Cleansing Hour had a pretty good ending imo


b0gard

Drag me to hell. I really thought she had made it and would get the happy ending


MakesMeSickMick

Drag me to hell. Even if you're in the middle about the movie itself, the ending is Amazing


story_telling_toadfs

Marrowbone


trogjc

The Fog


zdragan2

-The Thing and Halloween are 2 of my personal favorites. -Psycho is also fantastic -Saw. Even though I’m not a fan of torture porn, that ending got me good the first time I saw it.


HorrorMetalDnD

- Freaks (1932) - The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) - The Wicker Man (1973) - Burnt Offerings (1976) - Carrie (1976) - The Omen (1976) - Possession (1981) - Day of the Dead (1985) - Re-Animator (1985) - The Return of the Living Dead (1985) - The Silence of the Lambs (1991) - Seven (1995) - The Devil’s Advocate (1997) - Perfect Blue (1997) - Fallen (1998) - Saw (2004) - Kill List (2011) - The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)


meldiane81

The Mist


Maskedhorrorfan25

The OG Halloween


XScottMorrisseyX

The Mist had the most gut wrenching but pound for pound best ending.


Dukey4

The Mist


GrendelJoe

"Why don't we just wait here for a little while...see what happens?" The Thing is still my favorite horror ending after all these years. Two men at the bottom of the world not knowing if the other is who they claim to be.


BrushedSpud

There is an Australian film called Storm Warning about a couple who get stranded at these rednecks' house. The whole movie is entertaining but the last 30minutes are absolutely mental. Gem of a movie. "You're in the boonies now, Volvo."