10 of the Most Underrated Kills in Horror Movies
Horror movies are often defined by their kills, but some classics have slipped below the radar.
For many fans, a key characteristic of horror cinema is the gruesome kill scenes. While many iconic set pieces, such as the shower scene in Psycho, the chestburster in Alien, or the blood-spewing bed in A Nightmare on Elm Street, are well-known, there have been hundreds of thousands of deaths depicted in horror over the past 100+ years, with some being underappreciated or overlooked.
In compiling this list, a wide range of kills were considered, spanning decades, genres, and styles, including slashers, creepy ghost stories, and survivalist horror.
Author's summary: Underrated horror movie kills are highlighted.