6. “Ghost Ship” (2002)
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It’s pretty safe to say that horror movies often abuse the plot twists and surprise endings, but Ghost Ship makes you want to throw your popcorn at the screen. The movie involves a pretty sweet mystery and plot twist, and it turns out the devil was among the salvage crew all along. This was an awesome development that we were all okay with.
Yet just when everything seems to have gone pretty well, and the demonic forces behind the ghost ship sent back to heck, the devil and his crew are seen boarding a new boat, ready to capture a thousand more souls. HOW? WHY? So frustrating.
7. “Signs” (2002)
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M. Night Shyamalan is notorious for his plot twists and surprise endings. In fact, after a few successful runs, they became the hallmark of his suspense and horror films. As a whole, Signs is a good movie. It’s filled with suspense, fun, and scares, and that quick moment where we see an alien on the news invading a Mexican birthday party has got to be one of the creepiest things ever.
Then the ending comes around, and we learn that water can kill the aliens. Tap water, actually. There’s a big difference between a plot twist and a letdown, and this was certainly the latter.
Tap water. Smh.
8. “Night of the Living Dead” (1968)
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One of the greatest zombies movies out there–and arguably the one that started it all–Romero’s Night of the Living Dead is fantastic… until the ending. Just when you’re so happy that at least one protagonist made it through the night from heck, Ben takes a bullet straight in the head from the cops. Give me a break.