It’s Valentine’s Day, so many of you are probably with your loved one and are out on a romantic day of food, love making, and candles. Well, fuck your happiness because I’m here to ruin your day with some of the saddest scenes in horror!
Look, I realize that horror is meant to be audiences getting spooked beyond belief and also get them cheering when the blood geysers out, but that doesn’t mean that we can’t shed a tear or two (or ten) when the moment is right. After all, horror involves death and death involves grief.
So, below are several scenes that I feel really hammer home the sadness that comes with horror. When you’re done checking them out, share some of yours with me. Let’s drown the world in our tears today, shall we?
The Fly II – The Dog
Is it strange that I cry more at this scene than 99.99% of human deaths in horror? All I know is that I feel absolutely terrible for this poor, pathetic animal that is being kept alive for…I don’t even know. When Martin euthanizes the dog, I felt a horrible mix of sadness and relief. I never want to see an animal die but this one needed to. It crushed me.
Also, sorry for the shitty quality. It’s the only video I could find for this particular scene.
Dawn of the Dead – Roger’s Death
The biggest problem with Roger’s death is that it wasn’t quick. We, the audience, had to experience the entire transformation, from the bite to the bullet. We saw the pain and suffering he endured, the loss of his mental faculties, and ultimately his resignation.
The moment when Roger comes back and Peter has to shoot him, we hear in the background the scientist saying that we have to be “…logical”, over and over again. But how can we? We just lost a friend. How can we be logical at a time like this? How are we supposed to let reason rule when the body is still there?
The Mist – The Ending
Tears. Tears everywhere.
Pet Sematary – Gage’s Death (Again)
Yeah, he’s a murderous little shit but he’s still Louis’ son. And after enduring his son’s death once at the result of a horrible accident, he’s now forced to take his son’s life with his own hands. I’m not a parent, but I can’t imagine what that moment feels like. You can see it in his eyes when we injects Gage just how broken and crushed he is that he caused his son pain.
Pan’s Labyrinth – The Ending
This one is heartbreaking but with a slight ray of hope. Ofelia managed to become the princess and go home to her kingdom, at least in her mind. But we the audience know that it was all in her imagination and we are left to grieve over the loss of a young girl. The revolution might have scored a strong victory but no one feels like a winner.
