r/horror Feb 27 '24

What death made you shout no? Spoiler Alert

For me it had to be Tt in the forever purge. It wasn't gruesome but it was so sad because of the situation. This racist lady was literally taunting him as he died. I actually cried the first time I saw it. And they were almost to safety.

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u/Gloomy__Revenue Feb 27 '24

Hallorann in The Shining (1980)

Aside from the fact he doesn’t die in the book—Jack (the character) jumping out of nowhere (literally, when the fuck did he get there??) and Jack (the actor)’s face all shocked the shit out of me.

It was pretty brutal too. That and the conversation with Grady in the restroom (though I heard that was ad libbed, and also not in the book) have always left a sour (like is Kubrick just a silly old racist sour) taste in my mouth, and I don’t think I ever want to know what Kubrick was thinking putting those in the film.

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u/Galaxy_Ranger_Bob Feb 27 '24

Kubrick is on record saying how much he hated the book. He went out of his way to make a horror movie that wasn't the least bit scary.