Horror movies are notorious for featuring bleakendings where no one gets out alive.

As the undead horde outside increases, the tension between the humans inside also grows.

As an armed militia arrive in the morning and clears out the undead, Ben emerges to join them.

The Ring, Saw, and The Descent

When he approaches his saviors they mistake him for another zombie and swiftly shoot him in the head.

She wakes the next morning to discover her friends are all alive again.

‘The Ring’ (2002)

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Ben in Night of the Living Dead

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Believing they have defeated the curse, Rachel and her friend Noah return home.

Death does not like to be cheated, and it begins to kill the survivors in freak accidents.

‘Drag Me to Hell’ (2009)

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Freddy Krueger licking Nancy through the phone

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Plagued by disturbing events, Christine visits a medium that seemingly lifts the curse.

The spell failed, and Christine is dragged to hell as Clay can only watch on in horror.

With nothing but a cell phone and a lighter, Paul scrambles to escape his horrifically claustrophobic situation.

A woman watching the cursed tape

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He soon realizes he was given the location of another hostage, who is already dead.

Brenner apologizes to Paul over the phone as his coffin fills with dirt, suffocating him.

‘The Descent’ (2005)

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A woman smiling as she holds a blade to her face

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When six friends decide to explore an uncharted cave system in America, they soon become trapped underground.

The lone survivor, Sarah escapes the cave and reaches the safety of her car.

‘Saw’ (2004)

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Ali Larter, Devon Sawa, and Kerr Smith as Alex, Claire, and Carter huddled together in Final Destination

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The low-budget horror movie thatspawned a billion-dollar franchise,Sawbegins with two men locked in an abandoned bathroom.

When hospital orderly Zepp, seemingly the killer, shows up to execute them, Adam murders him.

As the mortally wounded Lawrence crawls for help, Adam searches Zepp’s body, finding another tape player.

A woman haunted by a demon in bed

Adam screams for help as he seals him in the room forever.

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A man buried alive in a coffin

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Billy the puppet from Saw

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Night of the Living Dead