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picks for the top 20 heroic sacrifices
in horror movies hop in the car Evil
Knievel let's go ride the roller coaster
for this list we're looking at the
greatest and most emotional times that a
character gave everything to save others
we'll include times where someone
survives the sacrifice as long as they
intended on going out with a bang which
of these made you the proudest let us
know in the comments below number 20.
David shoots the gas can Evil Dead when
David takes his sister Mia to isolate in
a cabin so she can detox from illicit
substances they both have to avoid
murder and deal with possession I don't
know if you'd notice this but but
nothing has been fine
everything's been getting worse
every second although David frees Mia
from her possession he is subsequently
stabbed by his demonic friend upon
realizing that his days were numbered he
locked his sister out of the cabin and
shot a gas tank in an attempt to stop
the supernatural rampage this resulted
in an explosion that engulfs the cabin
in flame
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while David only intended to save his
sister from addictive behavior he
ultimately prevented her permanent
possession and death now that's a good
brother right there number 19 Brodsky
finally kills Jason Jason X the original
Friday the 13th franchise canonically
ends with the space adventure Jason X
during the tale we meet the tough as
Nails military leader Sergeant Elijah
Brodsky kicker
a full armor attack
I want nothing left for this guy this
guy by the time he reach Solaris Roger
that you heard him grunts give me after
Jason starts tearing through the Grendel
spaceship the soldier decides to give
the villain a fiery end the duo ends up
in a vacuum of space at the climax
shortly after arriving there bronsky
tackles Jason and sends the villain
barreling towards the surface of Earth
2. it isn't long before both men are
burned to a crisp by re-entry
brodsky's Noble sacrifice the seemingly
unkillable Jason Voorhees finally
expired number 18. Kathy allows herself
to get attacked the monster in this
horror film from a24 Zoe Kazan played
Kathy the distracted and cruel mother of
a teenage daughter named Lizzy while the
mom and daughter were out for a drive
they got trapped on a dark Country Road
and became prey for the titular monster
hey
it's not going to come after people
promise a creature was strong enough to
mortally wound Kathy during his hunt
once she realized how severe her
injuries were she decided to die on her
own terms while saving her estranged
Daughter by using light Kathy was able
to divert the monster's attention and
pull it away from her kid the mom then
suffers a gruesome fate but as a silver
lining her daughter lives to fight
another day look at me
call for you
says you can number 17 Betty blows up
the bus Resident Evil Extinction popular
singer Ashanti played Nurse Betty the
tough medic of Claire redfield's Convoy
is
nothing but if you insist
that's right so sit back and relax and
her downfall comes at the hands or
rather the claws of some vicious Birds a
murder of crows in this universe became
bloodthirsty zombies after eating the
Flesh of the undead these terrifying
Birds eventually attacked Betty and her
allies after the survivors get cornered
in a school bus most are able to escape
out the back door but the crows break
through the windshield while the last of
the group is making their getaway in a
final heroic act Betty trapped herself
in the bus with the attacking birds and
was subsequently eaten alive
ready
her death bought the other survivors
some precious time number 16 Kimberly
goes off script Final Destination two
there's one rule about cheating death
and that is that you do not cheat it we
drove a long way to get here so if you
happen to know how to stop death you're
really great if you told us
there are no excuse well unless you're
Kimberly and Burke the horror heroine
vows to stop death by creating new life
and to do so Kimberly vows to die by
enacting a brilliant but insanely risky
plan she drives an ambulance into a lake
and intentionally drowns shortly after
taking the plunge she is successfully
revived by a doctor these actions
technically counted as Kimberly creating
new life by being brought back from
Death thanks to this plan she and her
friend Burke are able to avoid the Grim
Reaper for just a little longer we did
it
thanks to you we cheated death number 15
Whitehurst jumps on a grenade Child's
Play 3. at first Harold Whitehurst
seemed unfit for the military what are
you doing
what's it look like I'm pausing
Shelton's shoes
it makes you polish his shoes no I
offered out of the kindness of my heart
he wasn't there by choice the other
members of the squad pushed him around
and he literally ran away from
confrontation however he grew during the
movie and eventually developed a sense
of Courage at a key moment when the
Sinister Chucky threw a grenade at
Cadets Whitehurst was the only one who
noticed Thinking Fast he pounced on the
weapon and was blown up
laughs
although Whitehurst was never seen as
the greatest Soldier he'll always be
remembered as a hero for what he did for
his Squad number 14 Sophie frees herself
lights out extended from a short film by
director David F Sandberg lights out
concerns a mysterious killer named Diana
she ends up being a type of shadow
monster who can fittingly only attack
when the lights are out
I once didn't last long
we need to find more light we also
learned that Diana's being is Tethered
to a mother of two named Sophie in the
in the thrilling climax of the film The
malevolent Spirit injures her host's
daughter Rebecca to save her child the
possessed Diana turns a gun on herself
it's unfortunate that Rebecca had to see
her mom die to take out an enemy Sophie
showed in her last moments that she was
willing to give anything to save her
kids number 13. Kevin refuses Satan's
request The Devil's Advocate does it
count if the sacrifice is part of a
vision we're gonna say yes Kevin Lomax
is an ambitious lawyer who meets a
leader of a firm named John Milton as it
turns out this high-powered legal man is
actually the devil I have so many names
see
call me dad the evil entity planned to
birth the Antichrist by having Kevin
conceive a child with a woman named
christabella wishing to save the world
from a literal hellspawn the human
lawyer decides to take his own life he
later awakes in court to find that the
movie's events were merely a premonition
Kevin uses his Newfound knowledge to
make better choices that don't end up
with a fatal sacrifice
I am now number 12. CJ blows up the
truck Dawn of the Dead
Zack Snyder's remake of Dawn of the Dead
is not exactly known for its
well-defined characters but if there is
one obvious standout it's Michael Kelly
CJ throughout the movie CJ goes from
unwelcoming jerk to Hero as he learns to
accept the gang and finds his place
within it in the finale CJ attracts a
horde of zombies so the group can escape
and upon being overwhelmed he ignites a
propane tank that annihilates the truck
and the nearby zombies his final words
are badass and true to character and he
goes out in a literal Blaze of Glory
like a true action movie hero
number 11 tallahassee's Last Stand
Zombieland throughout much of this
zombie classic Tallahassee is portrayed
as a rather aloof and comedic character
I'm not great at farewell so
that'll do pig but he eventually
develops deep and genuine friendships
with three other survivors when
tallahassee's new allies are threatened
by zombies at an amusement park he puts
his life on the line to save them all
while the other three are avoiding death
he equips himself with air horns and
weapons to draw a ton of Undead to a
small Booth Tallahassee proceeds to take
them all on solo the dramatic music
during the scene led us to believe that
he would meet his demise luckily
Tallahassee manages to hold off The
Horde on his own as an added bonus his
friends reward him with the twinkie he's
been craving had to be a clown
and it had to be Wichita for me to
finally understand
that some rules are made to be broken
number 10. sukwu saves his daughter
train to Busan train to Busan is as much
about Parenthood as it is about zombies
suckwoo is a workaholic with little time
for his daughter suan who has pretty
much given up trying to get his
attention
but their relationship changed when they
became trapped on a train to Busan that
was full of snarling zombies just when
they're about to reach safety a Survivor
named yonsuk is overcome by the
infection the father doesn't hesitate to
take out the zombie to save his daughter
unfortunately sukwu is bitten during the
struggle knowing that he's destined to
turn the papa bear uses his last
conscious thought to throw himself off
the moving train car
yes
his devastating sacrifice gave this
zombie tail a Bittersweet end number 9.
Doyle is immolated to save the kids 28
Weeks Later I need you to help me okay
help me with your sister 28 Weeks Later
maybe little more than a brainless
action movie when compared to its more
Humane predecessor but Jeremy renner's
Doyle is the most compassionate
character of the series behind Frank
after defying orders and leaving his
post Doyle helps the kids and Scarlett
escape the zombies and the blood-hungry
military who's looking to kill any
survivors when the group comes across a
stalled car Doyle gets out and pushes
allowing Scarlett to pop the clutch and
Escape unfortunately the military is
literally on their heels and Doyle is
violently immolated by a flamethrower
too bad he may have put the rest of
Europe in Jeopardy by allowing the kids
to escape whoops
number eight NADA destroys the
transmitter they live don't interfere
you can't win a Drifter discovers that
aliens are living among us and
sacrifices himself to save the planet
it's a tale as old as time after finding
the transmitter that's masking the
aliens NADA is faced with a choice
surrender to the aliens or destroy the
signal knowing full well that it will
lead to his death NADA decides to
destroy the transmitter and expose the
aliens To The World At Large as if that
wasn't cool enough he also smiles and
flips off the aliens on his way out
which is pretty much the coolest way a
Humanity saving martyr can go
number seven Billy stays behind to fight
the predator predator
Billy let's go Predator is chock full of
amazing moments and Billy's sacrifice is
undeniably one of them after they fail
to capture the Predator the group makes
their escape only for Billy to turn
around and face the danger head-on
Gandalf Style cue the dramatic music
with a defiant look on his face Billy
Cuts himself and attracts the Predator
who soon shows up and swiftly takes care
of business
ah
unfortunately his sacrifice was for
naught as the Predator quickly catches
up with the group and kills Pancho oh
well there was an attempt Maybe feet
said You shall not pass he would have
had better luck
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props must also be given to tabe who put
up a great fight against the Predator in
prey number six Miller detonates the
explosives Event Horizon
climax of the film Miller devises a plan
of breaking the ship in two and floating
the forward half to rescue unfortunately
Miller's hopes of rescue were dashed
once he's attacked by Weir he detonates
the explosives and his half of the ship
falls into a black hole while the
forward half floats to safety
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oh
what makes this sacrifice so brilliant
is that we don't know Miller's fate he
may have died in the explosion he may
have been sucked into space or he may
have entered hell and suffered for
eternity if the latter is true then this
is one hell of a heroic sacrifice no pun
intended number five Ebon turns himself
into a vampire 30 Days of Night
what did she do to yourself
what would they say if you can't beat
him join them and then beat him while
the month of darkness is coming to an
end Evan realizes that he can't save his
estranged wife Stella and defeat the
vampires in his current very human state
so what does he do he injects himself
with infected blood becomes a vampire
and punches a hole through the head
vampire's head causing them all to flee
in fear realizing that he's doomed he
and his wife share a romantic Sunrise as
he screams in pain and turns to Ash the
movie itself could have been better but
the ending is emotional and impactful
4. Sam saves Neville I Am Legend when
Sam's owner Neville is ensnared in a
trap the loyal canine leaps into battle
to defend him from infected dogs but the
wound she receives caused her to fall
ill knowing that his trusted companion
is now infected and turning on him
Neville is forced to end her life
Samantha look at me girl hey
you're okay you're okay Samantha
just gotta get you home fortunately
Sam's sacrifice wasn't for nothing her
passing puts Neville down a path that
ends with him making a huge breakthrough
about the infected humans in one ending
of the movie her owner even makes a
sacrifice himself
I'm not gonna stop
they're not gonna stop
stay until dawn
whether you watch that conclusion or the
one where Neville lives Sam's actions
cemented her Legacy as a very good dog
number three Ripley falls into the lava
alien 3.
help me while Gorman and vasquez's
sacrifice in Aliens was certainly heroic
we have to give the spot to Ripley
seeing as how she's the protagonist and
all at the rather Infamous climax of
Alien 3 Ripley decides to throw herself
and the alien embryo into a pit of lava
rather than letting the alien fall into
the dangerous hands of Weyland yutani it
was certainly a ballsy choice to kill
off Ripley and despite alien 3's rather
lackluster quality we must respect its
penchant for risk taking however no one
seemed to like the movie or its
relatively unhappy ending and the series
was unfortunately retconned with alien
resurrection you know what they should
have left well enough alone
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you're crazy number two Lee saves his
kids a quiet place
quiet place is one of the best horror
movies in recent years and it's because
of layered and emotional scenes like
this after Marcus reactively screams and
reveals their location Lee emotionally
declares his love to Reagan before
screaming and attracting the attention
of the monster it not only works as an
emotional heroic sacrifice but also as a
touching moment between father and
daughter that beautifully completes
their respective character arcs
a quiet place was just as much about
family as it was about scary monsters
and this scene Blends both halves of its
story into a perfect and cathartic whole
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number one Karis jumps out the window
The Exorcist
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this is one of the most iconic endings
in movie history after overcoming his
crisis of faith and reaffirming his
belief in God and Holiness Kara
successfully exercises Pazuzu from
Reagan unfortunately the demon gets
comfy in charis's body rather than
allowing himself to serve as a human
host for Pazuzu and harm Reagan Karis
throws himself out of Reagan's window
and falls down a massive flight of
stairs to his and pazuzu's end it's a
classic tale of good overcoming evil and
it's a perfect conclusion to a perfect
horror movie now let's pretend The
Exorcist story stopped here
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