8 Exact Decisions That Doomed Horror Movie Protagonists

[@markalexander3659]

Jigsaws reason for choosing the surgeon who was kidnapped infuriated me. "You're the type of person to swallow anti-depressants..." Um, YEAH. She takes medication for a disease she has. He also has the audacity to tell her this with about 5 prescription pill bottles next to him that HE takes for the illness HE has.

[@azalago]

Sometimes the writer's own internal biases completely alter how a character behaves and speaks, and I hate it. Especially when it's so inconsistent with the rest of the character's actions.

[@markalexander3659]

@@azalago Hopefully, it was just lazy writing and not ignorance.

[@dawnvalentine74]

He had brain cancer though, didn't he? I'm sure that scrambled his thought process more than a bit.

[@GenericProtagonist7]

Wait, I thought the issue was that they abused their pills, taking way too many way too often? He didn't literally just give them shit for being on medication, right? I knew those movies were stupid but that would be laughable.

[@azalago]

@@GenericProtagonist7 Yup, he accuses her of taking anti-depressants to "hide the pain" while."neglecting" her husband and child. That's not how anti-depressants work. kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4Ccl6Z9ZrmYfLc

[@Lammy4ever7]

The only decision that doomed anyone in Midsommar was going to that commune in the first place. The only people that the commune considered keeping alive were Dany and Christian. The others were always destined to be the "outside" sacrifices. It was just the "how" that got decided afterwards.

[@stevenlebo6922]

Exactly. Mark was doomed whether he peed on a tree or not.

[@zzzmariana]

I believe Christian was also meant to die from the start. They drugged him not only to be raped and get that girl pregnant, but also because Dani would see them together and flip. Everything happened on purpose, they knew she would choose him to be sacrificed instead of a random guy. Pele hand-picked Dani to become part of the cult.

[@johnkelsiemcnair7787]

My money was on Josh getting it and I'm black.

[@fortifarse]

If only they had addressed that aspect in their narration...

[@tehmarok]

@@fortifarse I don't think anyone had the memory to catch your sarcasm. 😆

[@flibber123]

I think in Midsommar the first and worst mistake they all made was willingly taking mind altering drugs as soon as they arrived. In fact, they weren't even at the commune yet and they were already at the mercy of the people giving them the drugs. I'd want to hang out for a day or two and get a feel for the place before I started tripping.

[@jeeither]

I think they trusted Pelle but I'm right there with you. No drugs for me as long as possible.

[@DuskTheBard]

Just a couple days? That's really your limit?

[@flibber123]

@@DuskTheBard If you can't learn what you need to know in a day or two, more time isn't going to help you.

[@nerddub]

Yeah that’s an excellent plan, get your bearings. Wouldn’t help you here because two days in when you get comfortable and take a dose, they immediately do the group gratification ritual or better yet, the cliff scene.

[@williamhanna9718]

I mean they’re millennials from the west.the average Western Millennial will take any mind altering drug you put in front of their face no matter the circumstance or context.

[@haileygates890]

I love this list, but Aster already admitted that the characters would have had the same fates no matter what their behaviors were. Connie & Simon were totally innocent and suffered terrible deaths anyways. Also, Amanda's actions were somewhat forced by Hoffman, so she really didn't have a choice. I just feel that there could have been other inclusions to the list besides these. Great video though!

[@Rico_g15]

The video actually says that before stating that the tree was just the perfect excuse for poulters character

[@kidajjjddd]

@@Rico_g15 the video is wrong though. the cult dont need any excuses to kill anybody and had already killed others simply because they wanted to leave

[@adavies425]

Midsommar wasn’t urinating on the tree that doomed Mark. He was doomed the moment he set foot in the village.

[@northerner3861]

I mean, if you look at the people Pelle brings along... Mark, Christian, and Josh are all douchebags to varying degrees. You could argue that they were doomed the moment he had his eyes on them. Of the whole bunch, only Dani ("Oh look, emotionally vulnerable young woman who I *know* Christian is going to screw over") ever had a shot at being anything else.

[@RibsIsTouchin]

I love A Quiet Place so much. Also Midsommer. I love horror movies so much.

[@anonymousbo0318]

​@@northerner3861🤣

[@Maddie-hx2rd]

Another one in the Saw saga is Peter Strahm when he didn't trust the rules of Jigsaw game and ended up in him not only being crushed between two walls but also being framed as the Jigsaw killer himself

[@joshuawidener8407]

How dare a guy not trust a seriel killer. Are you just dumb or something lol

[@arcticfox037]

It’s been hypothesized that since Hoffman actually made the trap, he would’ve had some kinda fail-safe like a button to switch off the machine. The idea was purely to kill Strahm. If he had stepped in the box, he probably wouldn’t ever be able to get out.

[@TraceguyRune]

@@arcticfox037 I'm guessing if he stepped in the box, he would have been left there like a coffin until he suffocated.

[@felixelcat2007]

The bad decision in "Drag Me to Hell" is not checking the envelope containing the very important button when you have dropped it. A quick check while she was in the car still would've fixed everything.

[@grapeshot]

I like the underrated movie Thinners approach to the gypsy curse and what ol boy did to have the curse taken off of him. "White man from town says take it off".

[@buuam7555]

"White man from town" Classic

[@lordtrill7731]

Definitely criminally under rated💯

[@WraythSkitzofrenik]

If they stuck with the book rather than finishing with the cheeky line, it would have been better. There's an edit on KZbin that does just that.

[@LyricaSilvan]

While not as dramatic, I can definitely attest to the truthfulness of the "don't stray from the path" moral with a personal story. Went to a haunted house attraction with some friends in a town about 45 minutes away from ours, one year. On the way home, one of said friends suggested a shortcut that he'd found on his phone's GPS that would supposedly get us home faster. I was the one driving and said "why not." We ended up getting lost for hours driving in circles around the middle of nowhere, between towns we had no knowledge of. We stopped at a house to ask for directions and the guy sent us in the wrong direction on purpose. (admittedly, it was late and maybe he was annoyed, but we felt bad about it even before we decided to try it. We just wanted to get home and we were desperate.) After a while driving around we finally risked trying again; stopped at a nice-looking house and asked the lady there (with many apologies for being at her door in the middle of the night,) for help. Thankfully she was a much kinder soul than the previous person and helped us find the right directions to go. Friend with GPS STILL tried to convince me to take another shortcut on the way home and I swear I could have killed him with my eyes, the way I looked at him. We ended up making it home safely, but I'll never forget what a horrible and scary experience it was, worrying if we'd run out of gas before we made it back (we hadn't been past any stations, either,) and be stranded in the middle of who knows where...or worse.

[@JMcMillen]

Do you know how many horror movies there are where the protagonists doom themselves by taking a shortcut? You're lucky one of those houses wasn't home to a family of inbred cannibals.

[@CharlemagneGuy127]

Definitely sounds like the ideal scenario for the start of a horror film. Good thing you guys didn’t end up running into mutant cannibals or inbred back country hillbillies or whatever.

[@mattmccomas1]

Christine was in the RIGHT in Drag me to Hell. I felt terrible for her at the end.

[@zeckwiz]

This always frustrates me that every video I've seen always blames her for being cursed. If I go to a restaurant and ask the waiter to give me food without paying, am I really going to blame the waiter who, a) is not the owner of the restaurant and therefore has no power to do that and b) might be fired for handing out free food.

[@mattmccomas1]

@@zeckwiz Well said.

[@jakealter5504]

@@zeckwiz Christine did want to help but was kinda pushed by her superiors to not help

[@christopherbennett5858]

Honestly, they're both in the wrong. Christine wanted to show her boss that she could make tough decisions and made an example with Ganush.. Ganush, however, had defaulted on her mortgage 3 times. Kind of sucks as well since her family could have helped but she then decided to put the death curse on Christine even though, until Christine's actions in the fight, she wouldn't have known Christine was voluntarily doing this.

[@nicknelson1915]

@@christopherbennett5858 nah I disagree. Ganush had defaulted 3 times already. Why would anyone give her even more free money? she was basically a Karen having a tantrum because she couldn't get her way

[@ketchupitall]

Amanda not only missed the point, she went contrary to Jigsaw's motive. His point was to teach people the value of life by showing them what they'd do to keep it. She, on the other hand, just got a thrill from gruesome murder.

[@FrizzKid05]

Except, Hoffman blackmailed her into killing Lynne. Also, Jigsaw had ppl die in his traps, regularly.

[@WarrickRanger]

The Ritual is severely under-seen, it's an amazing movie.

[@VENENOSEASON]

It’s on Netflix man, quite popular actually

[@dawnatkinson7704]

I liked it but preferred the book

[@scottjones7469]

Am I the only person that thought that the ritual was boring

[@porcelainmosquito765]

@@scottjones7469 no i think so either

[@soph17]

@@scottjones7469 i can see it being boring for some people, but it's more of a psychological film at the beginning. it's not going to entertain those who crave gore or ghosts, more of a survivalist horror.

[@JadeAnnabelArt]

Tbf in Drag Me To Hell, she was just doing her job. You can't just keep giving out infinite loan extensions to people, especially when they've proven they can't pay it back. I'm so sorry I charged you money for the product, Karen, but people here have bills to pay too.

[@Korilian13]

Its stated that Christine had the option to give her another extension, but didn't because she wanted a promotion. Its pretty shitty to take someone's house, for your personal benefit. I think Ghanush was evil, but it shows that Christine was kind of shitty as well. I don't know if her selfishness would have condemned her to hell though, which clearly exists in this movie. Also US banks have a history if predatory lending practises, particulalry aimed at minorities. So I don't know the deal was fair to begin with.

[@basicdva3610]

@@Korilian13 but wasnt the lady given an extension (or a few more) before already?

[@darkblossum4379]

@@basicdva3610 3 times i think

[@abebuckingham8198]

Many evil acts were committed legally by people just doing their jobs. This is no different. Banking is a highly exploitive industry and she chose to be a part of it. That's on her.

[@reggieM2w2]

Not giving someone a 4th extension that they have no intention of paying isnt evil, if so we'd all be dragged to hell

[@Natalie66796]

Amanda didn't really have a choice because of Mark. But I suppose she could have risked it and seen if John would have forgiven her. But she really didn't want to risk it.

[@jerkofalltrades5430]

Wolf Creek, he's on the floor knocked out but she doesn't cave his head in. After that I lost all sympathy for her

[@benf6822]

It's a trope I'm getting really tired of. Double tap ffs!

[@CynAnne1]

Told my hubby, after watching scenes like that... "Smart girls make hamburger outta that noggin!" 💥

[@maggiekarabel123]

Drives me nuts that people in horror movies have never seen horror movies. MAKE SURE HE’S DEAD.

[@rh3medy]

YESSSSSSS!

[@elgambito2003]

One of the characters in Scream (2022) trying to follow the horror movie rules by returning to the killer to make sure they're dead, only to get offed by them.

[@aaronuzcategui287]

Dewey, and the fact that he had already been through a killing spree before, 4 killing sprees in fact, he should've known better.

[@danieljob3184]

Saving your children is not a decision so much as an ultimatum. It is evolution in practice.

[@deannas2778]

Lorna's death was sad. She was just so sweet and naive.

[@markalexander3659]

IF Luke hadn't remained hidden, he would almost definitely have also been killed. Rob was bleeding out extremely quickly and there was nothing Luke could have done to save him. There's a difference between being a coward and being smart. His friend was going to die no matter what he did. Intervening would have done literally nothing but potentially get him killed, too.

[@chubbybunny6975]

In my head when he grabbed the liquor bottle, I said "Throw it at them!" because by the looks of it, none of the robbers had guns. If they had no guns, he could've done something. If they did, he was best to stay hidden

[@markalexander3659]

@@chubbybunny6975 They had a fucking machete lol.

[@FullMoonOctober]

@@chubbybunny6975 One untrained guy with an improvised weapon against multiple guys armed with knives aren't good odds, either.

[@Graycata]

I blame Rob for being stupid and not giving his damn ring to the robbers. Sentiment and bad luck got him killed

[@adrianachong9029]

I’m not mad at Christine’s decision. I don’t think she shamed the woman. Besides if the house was that important to her the huge turnout at her funeral could’ve taken a community collection to help save her home. Mrs. Ganush had an out and didn’t want to take it because of pride.

[@WoW4Hunter]

Christine 100% made the correct decision. The old, sickly woman already had received multiple extensions and continued to fall behind with payments. She was a bad bet at best. The family was just as bad. They believed Christine deserved the curse simply for not giving them a handout.

[@maggiekarabel123]

I mean she could have NOT said to get her dirty pig knuckles off her desk but I agree.

[@abebuckingham8198]

She took the job in the first place. You can't sign up to be evil then complain when your job makes you do the evil you signed up for. She willfully and intentionally did this and she got exactly what she deserved.

[@maggiekarabel123]

@@abebuckingham8198 So everyone who works in loans is evil?

[@abebuckingham8198]

@@maggiekarabel123 Yes, all of them. It's literally their job.

[@denisetidwell3425]

In Midsommar, the moments that spelled doom for the protagonists (aside from Dani) was going to Sweden to begin with. Mark's potty break on the tree and a few other things just meant no one really cared that they offed him. At least I didn't.

[@northerner3861]

Mark, Christian, and Josh were all douchebags to varying degrees. It's Connie and Simon you feel bad for.

[@crash-testproductions9341]

The "urinating on the tree in Midsommar" is totally false, because you see later that the villagers have remove the tree (certainly to build that strange altar that burn at the end), proving that the tree wasn't sacred at all. The whole point of that charade was to convince the main girl that her "friends" were disrespectful of their traditions and deserved to die. That's also why they explain in high details to the black guy they have a book with all of their traditions written inside kept in their temple, to make him try to steal it and have a reason to kill him too. I never understood the way people saw that movie. Pretty much every critic and review I've saw about the movie present it as a feminist story, about the heroine obtaining in this new community the freedom and respect she never had in her old life, and her revenge about an infidel and unconcerned boyfriend. But I saw this movie from start to finish as a warning about sects and religion. The community (starting with her boyfriend's friend, the one who invite them all to Midsommar) prey on the main girl because they know about her tragic loss and her feeble state of mind, kind of like some sects searching around trash cans to find news of people having lost loved ones in real life. They present their way of life starting only with the best and more attracting parts (kind community, traditional farming, DRUGS !). They follow with the less pleasant parts while trying extremely hard to explain how they're not as bad as they seems (the 2 old persons jumping of a rock), they split the main girl from the group by making her companions doing various sins (the famous tree, the book in the temple, they drug her boyfriend to make him cheat on her), and when the couple try to leave (they did nothing to break any rules of the village), they're simply tortured and killed out of sight. They make Dani win at the dance festival to convince her she will be happier in their community, and then end her conversion when they make her choose to sacrifice her old boyfriend at the ritual, because let's be honest, after all the drugs she took, and the fact they made her do this choice like 1 hour after she saw Christian cheat on her, she was not going to spare him.

[@krislatoya7556]

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[@tonguelessghostofsin]

It's interesting you put it like that, because it sounds like a feminine-centred Fight Club. FC author Chuck Palahnuik was often asked about if he intended FC as an anticapitalist call-to-arms or call to rediscover productive masculinity for alienated young men and he affectively said: "No, it's a warning about cults."

[@sunilsameer1080]

I wonder if the harga chose dani over christian because she was more accepting of the two

[@oliviav.3565]

Ganush was a deadbeat, and putting that curse on Christine was the mother of all overreactions.

[@peachysbaby3088]

The mother of all overreaction was the gypsy putting g the curse on the little boy for stealing a freaking necklace 😒

[@erinmccutcheon3751]

She acted like a total Karen.

[@Tacktickle]

Excellent premise for the video, but I am sure there are more than 8. Looking forward to a sequel from you.

[@horsewings3561]

A lesson that for those that act in their own self interest? No one is going to take care of you, you have to be responsible and take care of yourself. If I remember correctly, in drag me to hell, the old woman was told SEVERAL times in the past to pay the money but she didn't. I don't think the girl deserved her fate simply because she was holding the old woman accountable for not paying ANYTHING. Also the girl was just trying to do her job and succeed as all of us try to do at our jobs. The only lesson I got from that movie was that the old woman was an entitled woman who thinks as long as she begs every time, she'll get her way. That poor girl didn't deserve that fate.

[@andytheshark]

Lets not also forget at the start of the movie she had literally cursed a child.

[@theoneeyedartist3253]

@@andytheshark Yeah. A child who made a mistake. And tried to fix the mistake. But she being a petty ole bitch sends a child to hell. I think we all know that bitch went to hell after she died. And the kid, the bank lady, and anyone else she sent there will be waiting in a line to kick her ass.

[@bobbydelacroix1515]

Midsommar had the most unlikable main characters ever. It felt like being stuck in a car with a toxic couple that keep fighting infront of you

[@peachysbaby3088]

💯

[@cherryenthusiast]

That’s the point they make all the characters dislikable but not enough for you to be happy when they die Midsommar ending and story was made to make you feel all types of emotions happy ending at first but slowly melancholy

[@andimatrus]

The Descent II is one of the dumbest sequels I have seen. All decisions made by all the characters in the movie got me willing to see them dying at minute 10.

[@kevinwebster7868]

I’m convinced the people at whatculture horror have only seen about 10-15 horror movies and their sequels.

[@joshuawidener8407]

I've said the exact same thing. Every list is basically the exact same lol

[@kjoc70]

Yeah, but when you add up all the sequels, that's like 798 movies.

[@aaronkindig8016]

Yeah I'm about to unsubscribe

[@fortifarse]

@@aaronkindig8016 oh no please don't

[@FrizzKid05]

Lol. I've said that before.

[@tommystrickland6268]

The ritual was definitely one of my favorite movies at the last few years

[@ToriBelle96]

The drag me to hell movie felt unfair, you can't just curse people for not giving in! Like maybe if Cristine had spit in her face, laughed and called her a dumb hag who should be homeless, it might be a bit more justified but no it was a simple turn down. Midsommar I just don't get the group's decision to go to a whole ass different country AND do drugs from random strangers, that's how you get kidnapped and trafficked jeez

[@abebuckingham8198]

Taking someone's home away when they have days left to live is pretty evil just on the face of it, and the fact that she was a banker is more than enough to damn her. She got what she deserved.

[@cppblank]

If you work at a bank you are going to have to make choices like that sometimes. Good thing curses aren't real for those with that job.

[@abebuckingham8198]

Yeah if you sign up for a job that requires being evil then don't be surprised when you get cursed.

[@cppblank]

@@abebuckingham8198 although it isn't really evil to foreclose on someone's house if they don't pay their mortgage.

[@GuukanKitsune]

@@abebuckingham8198 You know what? Loans aren't evil. When you take a loan, you are making a deal. You will either pay it back, or give up your collateral. You are offering something of value against a promise you will pay the money back. You are agreeing to these terms of your own will. You are not being forced. Yes, some banks and loan companies are scummy and exploitive, but not all are. Because when a bank is scummy and exploitive, funnily enough word of mouth spreads and PEOPLE DON'T GET LOANS FROM THOSE COMPANIES. But when you take an offered loan, you are told what you are agreeing to. You pay the money, or you give the collateral up. So, no, when you offer your house for a loan you can't pay back, it is not evil for them to take what is due them, and what you promised they could have. Cold, yes. Heartless? Sometimes. But not evil.

[@abebuckingham8198]

@@GuukanKitsune I've heard that speech before and it's not convincing mostly because the harm is obvious and widespread. You say it's not evil yet you make account for the horrific evils banks perpetrate and facilitate. When thought experiments don't agree with reality you should reject them.

[@GuukanKitsune]

@@abebuckingham8198 Harm? Obvious? Okay, point it out to me. Usually when someone says it's 'obvious' it's because they can't think of specific examples. The truth is, all you have is a straw argument, a declaration with no substantiation. Avoiding the 'evils' and 'harm' of a loan is easy; LIVE WITHIN YOUR MEANS. Do not take a loan you can't repay!

[@4fortune1984]

Her death in Hostel two is the reason I have never watched the rest of that damn movie or any of the sequels she suffered was to much with being the most innocent one

[@chrisbergmanniii59]

Drag me to hell is quintessential Raimi. None of his stuff is scary. It's a specific brand of gruesome fun.

[@maggiekarabel123]

Idk man the old woman vomiting in her mouth really got to me. The tone isn’t scary but there are some moments.

[@quatchkopf3658]

The movie is good for one watch. The woman should have put the curse where it belonged. On the bank owner. Not an employee under an employee under another employee.

[@rh3medy]

@@quatchkopf3658 💯💯💯💯💯💯👏🏽

[@eslwgpg1226]

@@quatchkopf3658 the curse shouldn’t have been put on anyone. It is neither the bank owner’s nor Christine’s fault that the woman couldn’t pay back her loan even after three previous extensions.

[@cassandraspoelhof3752]

#7 💔😭 I can’t remember if I cried the first time I watched the movie but ever subsequent viewing has me sobbing my eyes out.

[@sister_bertrille911]

Small quibble: The end of Lee's life was not caused by his children. It was caused by the aliens. They are not to blame, really.

[@tommystrickland6268]

Seriously did you watch the movie Because if it wasn't for his kids poor choices then he would not have had to sacrifice himself to save them so yeah they kinda did get him killed

[@sister_bertrille911]

@@tommystrickland6268 Of course I didn't watch the movie. I just love commenting on random videos. The family was in an impossible situation caused by the aliens and it was a miracle they survived as long as they did. The children were VICTIMS of the invasion, and it's foolish to expect them to behave flawlessly in every situation. You probably think Beau deserved to die when he was acting the way most four-year-olds act.

[@tommystrickland6268]

@@sister_bertrille911 no I think The irresponsible little girl that gave him the toy that had a noise making mechanism on it and then put batteries in it for him it was definitely her fault not the four-year-old that got murdered but also in the movie that's the world they live in you can't act like people don't have to deal with circumstances that they live in everyday in real life that's just ignorant

[@esppupsnkits4560]

@@tommystrickland6268 she was deaf and didn’t know it made noise.

[@tommystrickland6268]

@@esppupsnkits4560 ya but again she knows the rules of the world they live in I'm not saying she maliciously got her brother killed but she made a bad choice and he died because of it that's just a fact .the dad took the toy away she gave it back not thinking of potential consequences

[@thegamingwolfe1038]

Creep was a very well made found footage movie. It was actually creepy. The second wasn't the best though and just felt un-needed

[@mysticfire5850]

What the heck was the picture with the kid with straw in his mouth and eyes?? The opening picture or whatever you call it?

[@rh3medy]

I'm guessing it was midsommar as there was a guy in that movie who got his face cut off, I thought the same thing when clicking this video and only just realized when I saw another dude wearing his face in this video. Never seen the whole film myself

[@morganleanderblake678]

It was definitely not the first day Mark was there in Midsommar. Details gotta be details.

[@jesk743]

Was gonna say I thought they were already there a day or two before he pulled that little stunt

[@EDsavant]

Midsomer the movie that made you hate everyone.

[@cppblank]

Unless the tree was very clearly marked as sacred his choice wasn't stupid. Besides people that have spent no time at all outdoors everyone has urinated on a tree.

[@nigel_saxon]

Christine didn't deserve that

[@rugerbagels]

So what was the thumbnail from?

[@hazbinnerdy]

For Amanda from saw 3, she didn't know John was testing her. She thought it was Lynn's test. When Amanda is freaking out with the gun she yells at John to test her and fix her

[@lindildeev5721]

Nancy being tricked and mortally stabbed by Freddy in Freddy Krueger The Last Nightmare ?

[@keithsavage4463]

Thank you for the positive affirmations at the end of the video. Didn’t expect it but they definitely put a smile on my face. Thank you 🙏🏾

[@peachysbaby3088]

The ritual is brilliant and my favourite British horror film.

[@chubbybunny6975]

I mean, I'd argue that Hutch wasn't the reason for everyone getting screwed over. Dom twisted his knee, and because he's a city slicker that hates doing any bit of physical activity, they knew he was gonna bitch and whine about how much farther they had to go. Hutch only suggested the woods, Dom had the final say and demanded they do it so he could get off his knee faster. I kinda put my money on it being Dom's fault. He was the one who got injured from simply *walking* and demanded they take the shortcut, and he really WAS a complainer the whole time.

[@VCDUDE4557]

Thank you for the words on encouragement at the end that was unexpected and needed

[@brennanhearn6342]

Also y'all left something out in number six. What really, ultimately doomed Christine was not making sure she broke the curse right. Because had she actually done what she was supposed to do, she would've survived.

[@AngelicusImmortus]

In Saw 3, Amanda makes traps that are impossible to escape - leading to her death. Our later acolyte makes some traps that are also impossible to escape leading to his ultimate death. If you think about it, only the Doctor made the “sacrifice” to escape, so it makes a kind of sense. Just as Jigsaw chooses to free the guy who made a human error with his x-rays in a later signal, so he spares him. It’s part of why the last Saw is rather brilliant. If the protagonists, no matter how horrid they areD had worked together they would have escaped. They wouldn’t have avoided pain, but ultimately their sacrifices would have been minimal. most demonstrated by the electric bath trial and the last where they have to “give” blood. The key problem with the Saw franchise is simple, if you took all the key threads you could make an awesome trilogy. Starting and ending with the doctor. It’s just a shame they dragged it out so king with such stupid ejejebtsZ A personal favourite being that if the cop had listened to Jigsaw and waited he would have found his son safe and well in the back safe, just as Jigsaw promised, The simple fact that he can say where the son is at that point, without seeing the screen tells you those events have already happened. It’s a brilliant final twist,

[@nevetrashed]

Loved it. Loved the end message ❤

[@nobody1747]

I forgot about the ritual but I remember thinking the Indian guy didn't deserve anything that happened. He had the most common sense and you could feel how done he was with the environment he was in since day one. It took people dying for other Charactersto realize they weren't safe..

[@cppblank]

You actually have the most fun and find the best stuff when taking shortcuts.

[@MikeyHazel13]

I forgot about Jules badass positive pep talk at the end of his lists when I stopped watching what culture for a little bit. I think I’m hooked again because of the positive vibes Jules gives at the end. Thanks Jules we love ya!

[@moustachemoe]

On seemingly simple decision can have a domino effect in real life too. The good news is, usually everything works out for the better. Even if it’s hard to see and it may take years.

[@tiramisu_desu]

Descent 2 ignored everything good about The Descent.

[@woudgy]

Re: the Midsommar example, I think it's important to try to preserve the distinction between arrogance and intelligence. Many people of low intelligence are kind and empathetic and humble. Many highly intelligent people behave in monstrously short sighted ways because of arrogance or egotism.

[@philgood8089]

ok, we love horror, but Jules - - - that sign-off was lovely. how is it horror lovers are THE kindest sort?!

[@GrimmBones]

Honestly, what's far worse than a protagonist making dumb ass decisions that get them killed is the protagonist making the absolute best possible decisions that make even the viewers proud and in awe, and even those amazing decisions not being NEARLY enough, and the death of the protagonist being absolute inevitable. The horror of hopelessness of the inevitable can be the most dread inducing feeling in a horror movie.

[@UKProgRock]

I've said it before and I'll say it again; It's KRASINSKI KRAS-IN-SKI. C'mon Jules.

[@karawardlaw4090]

I wondered if anyone else noticed that he said Kran-sinski

[@UKProgRock]

@@karawardlaw4090 I'm kinda glad it wasn't just me though 😂

[@abebuckingham8198]

I've said it before and I'll say it again; they make intention mistakes because people like you can't help but comment on them which is good for their engagement. You are being manipulated to please an algorithm.

[@KorpsePaintKlown]

Amanda doesn’t make a mistake, she was blackmailed by Detective Hoffman who was also Jigsaw’s apprentice.

[@kristentaylor5359]

talking about not leaving the path.. American Werewolf in London is the first! Yikes

[@davidblank420]

"You cant make a horror movie in daylight." "Hold my beer."- Ari Aster.

[@geardog24]

Drag Me To Hell was just idiotic. First the main character was punished for just doing her job, then failing to get the curse off because she dropped the button that was cursed. This could've been done so much better.

[@abebuckingham8198]

Countless war criminals were also punished for just doing their jobs. Banking is a highly exploitive industry that provides no real value to the world. She got what she deserved.

[@tamsmith6751]

I had heard The Ritual was an excellent movie and it was from start to finish it was pure excellence.

[@vaspar]

Had to be Jules, the cool one, who acknowledges The Descent Part II and does not put it in a bad movie list

[@ArcherSuh4721]

Sgt. Howie not going for it with Willow the landlord's daughter in The Wicker Man. One could argue his decision to go to Summerisle doomed him, but he was a police officer investigating the disappearance of a child, so that wasn't really HIS decision. But had he let Willow dance around his maypole, he would've lost his virginity and wouldn't have been used for the sacrifice.

[@CynAnne1]

Willow even says as much to the doomed fellow, as they're 'bathing' him.

[@maggiekarabel123]

YUP. That one gets to me. He had an out!

[@bigjedimullet]

They gave him so many chances to turn the investigation into a fun pagan sex retreat, and he just kept right on being holier-than-thou.

[@mdizzle85ify]

Beautiful ending comments. Thank you so much!

[@sinner2133]

Remember, guys and girls: NEVER urinate on the Erdtree. Wait-

[@PlusUltraAdrian]

Going to start smashing my life goals. Thank you Jules.

[@Graycata]

I think the punishment for Christine in Drag Me to Hell was a little much. She made the right decision from a business standpoint. Maybe not not morally but it seems more like if she had agreed to extend the mortgage it would have just been postponing

[@jannynascimento5937]

The message at the end is the greatest thing

[@tinydaydreamer1577]

I’m just gonna say it I FRICKEN LOVE both ‘Creep’ movies!! 🖤🖤🖤

[@mare8992]

Jules: What happened to your "one per list?"

[@kennethqueen9629]

I saw hostel 2 and I just got to say I saw that ending coming a mile away you don't keep bringing up the fact that your character was from money unless you're going to let her live to be part of the group that was planning on torturing her

[@AnUnhingedMind]

In Halloween (1978), Laurie dropping the key off at the Myers house.

[@olliesmith2890]

Same horror movies again(A Quiet Place, Midsommar, Drag Me To Hell etc).

[@chanelhenderson8460]

Lees death just killed me....

[@FrizzKid05]

Ummmm...Hoffman blackmailed Amanda into her actions in SAW III. They showed the note he sent her in a later movie.

[@dareisayit]

Lee’s decision to leave the batteries lead to his own death, not saving his children. His careless actions lead to one of his children’s death and, in the moment he couldn’t do anything to save him. He had the ability to do it this time so he made the choice. (And yes, in a world where noise is death, leaving batteries for children to get to is like leaving a loaded gun out and expecting kids to act responsibility)

[@bigkebang]

What is the scene in the thumbnail?

[@VENOM-lp3qf]

I loved quiet place prob the best monster horror movie ever tbh

[@Blaqsnake]

I know what we’re all thinking, what happens if the creatures from Quiet Place find the town of Midsommar? What if they meet Jason Vorhees, he’s pretty quiet.

[@RealHajimeHinata]

The Death Angels (Quiet Place monsters) would trash the Midsommar cult. They have no way to stop them nor have they faced anything like them. Jason would be very interesting. He’s usually silent but his footsteps are loud as hell I’d imagine and the one and only thing he mumbles is, “ki ki ki ma ma ma.” Once they hear that, he’s done for. He might be able to tear through them but they’re way too fast and he’ll never touch them if they don’t want him to.

[@markalexander3659]

Shaming Ganush wasn't the stupidest thing, NOT CHECKING THE ENVELOPE was the stupidest thing and that one that got her killed/dragged to hell

[@MyRobin38]

Excellent Jules

[@youtubemusicowesmemoney8470]

Although not in your list: Captain Rhodes in Day of the Dead. He's mean, vicious, and quite correct that the team should have abandoned the project, taken the helicopter and left the mine. But, as John warned, he probably won't shoot Dr. Logan because"the old doc can talk him(Rhoads) silly". And Dr, Logan talks Rhodes from leaving by actually scaring him more than Rhodes could scare the team. So they stayed at the facility, and the poor Capt got to have that rubber chicken that was irritating his tummy removed!

[@AndreaNikole-f9n]

Ritual my favorite horror movie in the past 15 years

[@joshuawidener8407]

How did pissing on the tree doom anyone? Do you guys even watch these movies? Geez. They never had a chance anyways.

[@SarahJaneOmega]

What about Halloween Resurrection? Laurie has to check it's Michael she's trapped, giving Michael the opportunity to kill her.

[@joshuawidener8407]

I mean, did you not watch the movie? They explain it

[@SarahJaneOmega]

@@joshuawidener8407 Yes, that’s how I know how Laurie died.

[@joshuawidener8407]

@@SarahJaneOmega then you should know why she did what she did. They make it real clear

[@SarahJaneOmega]

@@joshuawidener8407 the title of the video is “8 exact decisions that doomed horror movie protagonists”. Lauries decision to check it really was Michael, got her killed. If she hadn’t, she would not have died.

[@joshuawidener8407]

@@SarahJaneOmega yeah but I mean, she was literally in the crazy house for murdering an innocent man lol. I'm pretty sure her checking was warranted. Why not say anybody in the nightmare on elm Street movies were doomed when they went to sleep rofl. To be honest, their list is stupid too. But thats only because they have only seen like 15 movies

[@thelionbenc]

Amanda broke the rules due to Hoffman knowing she was with the guy that caused John's wife to have a miscarriage and she was desperate to hide that from John.

[@smidge7068]

it feels illegal to be this early

[@BlackHatCinephile]

🥈

[@thegreenmanofnorwich]

Christine did NOT shame Ganush. Ganush had not paid her mortgage, and had no way of paying her mortgage. An extension would have done nothing. How was she supposed to know that she'd get cursed?

[@delraycoles6145]

Mark was always gonna die but you could argue how gruesome it would've been had he not made lemonade on the tree.

[@benfletcher8100]

The Ritual was pretty ok. When you do see the monster and all the spooky bits, it’s pretty good but there’s not many parts like that

[@AmberDuffer]

Am I the only person that is still wondering how they were able to go "full dong" in this video? 🤣 🤣 🤣

[@vivimusjenos8174]

Nope drag me to hell's end was not a twist, it was the cover of the DVD case.

[@johnstephenreyes]

I hope someone here can help me Hello Whatculture Horror I'm a fan from the Philippines I really hope you can help me with the title of this slasher film, the plot begins when a young girl survives his family massacre and after many years she becomes the killer she killed the sister of the boyfriend by drown her with a automatic pool cover, a friend of his boyfriend with a pitch fork, and the ending was the youngest sister of his boyfriend is the last survivor when she was cornered by the killer she count to 5 down to 1 covering her face mirror what killer did when her family massacred. I'm if my English is bad. I hope you can help to find this film I wanna watch it again.

[@gypsydildopunks7083]

I like your positive msg at the end

[@keithjones9148]

Another 1 that should be on this list is the girl that stayed in the house after her friend killed that family in Martyrs.

[@signeaarejrgensen61]

This makes Sweden out to be a very scary place😆