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00:00Even though we always hope a film's protagonist makes it to the end, that's not always the
00:04case, especially when it comes to horror.
00:07After being tormented relentlessly by a masked serial killer, aliens or the forces of hell,
00:12there are heroes who can't see any chance of surviving and so decide to throw in the
00:17towel.
00:18Whether it's because they find themselves in a hapless situation, wish to sacrifice
00:21themselves to save another, or simply lose the will to live, some people just give up.
00:26However, there are occasions where a character manages to survive even after they said their
00:30goodbyes and willingly marched into the jaws of death.
00:34It just goes to show that even when someone is fully prepared to meet their maker, fate
00:38can have other plans.
00:39And so, with that in mind then, I'm Ellie with WhatCulture here with 9 horror movie victims
00:44who gave up and survived.
00:46Number 9, Bol in his house.
00:50In his house, Bol and Rial are forced to flee South Sudan when a civil war breaks out.
00:55After they receive accommodation in Britain, the pair attempt to adjust to their new life.
00:59But after a spectre called an Apeth invades their home, Bol and Rial are forced to face
01:03the sins of their past.
01:06Throughout the story, it's heavily implied the pair are having relationship problems because
01:09their daughter died while escaping South Sudan.
01:12Through a flashback, we discover the reality is far worse.
01:16While Bol was in Sudan, he learned that the buses set to leave the country were only letting
01:19on people with children.
01:21Out of desperation, Bol snatched a girl and passed her off as his own to guarantee his
01:26place on the bus.
01:27Even though Rial saw what Bol did, she said nothing.
01:31After Bol and Rial acknowledge their misdeeds, the Apeth informs them that it will resurrect
01:35the girl if Bol repays the debt.
01:38Wanting to atone, Bol allows the creature to burrow into his body, causing him to experience
01:42unimaginable pain.
01:44Just as the Apeth is about to kill Bol, Rial cuts its throat, nullifying the deal.
01:49In the final scene, we see Bol and Rial have accepted the evil they committed and are trying
01:53their best to move on.
01:558.
01:56Alex in Final Destination
01:58In Final Destination, Alex has a premonition that the plane he's boarded is about to explode.
02:04Alex starts having a meltdown which causes him and six others to be removed from the plane
02:08moments before it blows up.
02:10Because these seven passengers cheated death, the Grim Reaper must kill them off to restore
02:14balance.
02:15When Alex warns his peers that death is coming for them, they ignore him, which results in
02:19their demise.
02:21When he learns death is preparing to kill his friend Clear, Alex heads to her house to save
02:25her.
02:26As he arrives at her driveway, Alex notices Clear is trapped in her car, dangerously close
02:30to two electrical wires and a gasoline tank.
02:33Refusing to let another person die, Alex grabs the two cables, allowing Clear to flee, just
02:38before the car goes kaboom, seemingly killing him.
02:41However, the next scene cuts to a few months later, with Alex and Clear still very much
02:46alive.
02:47I mean, they popped their clogs in the sequel, but at least they lived through that movie.
02:517.
02:52Chris in Get Out
02:53Get Out follows a young African-American, Chris, who's about to meet the family of his
02:58white girlfriend, Rose Armitage.
02:59At first, he's worried his skin colour may cause a bit of friction, but upon meeting them,
03:04he realises that's the least of his problems.
03:07To his horror, Chris discovers the Armitages are transplanting their friend's brains into
03:11young people's bodies to prolong their lives.
03:14Worse still, Chris is to be the Armitage's latest victim.
03:17Just before the surgical procedure, Chris breaks free, burns down the estate and kills
03:21all the Armitages, save for Rose.
03:24After Rose is shot, Chris strides towards her, ready to kill her.
03:28But after a police car pulls up, it looks like Chris is screwed.
03:31Fortunately, the officer is revealed to be Chris's friend, Rod, who knew Rose's family
03:35was up to no good.
03:37After breathing a sigh of relief, Chris and Rod drive to safety, leaving Rose to bleed
03:41out on the road.
03:426.
03:43Father Karras in The Exorcist
03:46During The Exorcist's climax, Father Karras and Father Merrin do all they can to expel
03:50the demon Pazuzu from Regan's body.
03:53When Karras realises the exorcism isn't working, he lashes out a Pazuzu, ordering the demonic
03:57entity to possess him instead.
03:59After it enters Karras' body, he reasons that he can send Pazuzu back to hell if he
04:04takes his own life while it's inside him.
04:07Although the hellish creature attempts to use Karras' body to murder Regan, he wrangles
04:11control over himself for long enough to jump out of the window, slamming into the staircase
04:16below.
04:17Karras' friend, Father Dyer, gives him the last rites just as he draws his final breath.
04:21As horrible as it was to watch Karras bleed out on the steps, you can take some solace knowing
04:26he freed Regan from her torment and defeated Pazuzu once and for all.
04:31With Elliot, Alma and Jesse in The Happening
04:33In The Happening, mathematician Elliot discovers that plants in his area have begun producing
04:39spores, inciting any human nearby to take their own life.
04:43After Elliot hears people in his town have been infected, Elliot encourages his wife Alma
04:47and his friend's daughter Jesse to relocate to a state unaffected by the outbreak.
04:52Demising that the plants only kill people in large groups, Elliot reasons that Alma,
04:56Jesse and himself should be fine so long as they don't go near anyone else.
05:00While hiding out in a cabin, Elliot notice the plants are starting to infect people individually.
05:05In that moment, Elliot believes he's simply delaying the inevitable since the slightest
05:09contact with a tree, airborne seed or a blade of grass will result in his death.
05:13Left with no choice, Elliot, Alma and Jesse march out of the cabin, accepting their demise.
05:18To their surprise, nothing happens, implying the plants have ceased their attack upon humanity.
05:24It's possible Elliot's group was spared because the plants didn't see them as a threat, however
05:28it's more likely they survived because the director didn't know how else to end the movie.
05:33Number 4. Grey Trace in Upgrade
05:36In Upgrade, Grey and his wife are driving home when their car crashes.
05:39Four men suddenly appear and kill Grey's wife and shoot him in the spine, leaving him crippled.
05:45Luckily, Grey is fitted with a cybernetic implant called STEM which gives him mobility, super
05:49strength and heightened reflexes.
05:51With this newfound power, he vows to kill the men who murdered his wife.
05:56But in the final scene, Grey discovers his wife's death and his paralysis were orchestrated
06:00by STEM.
06:01The sneaky implant planned out everything so it could be free from its prison and finally
06:06experience the world from a human's perspective.
06:09Because Detective Cortez discovered STEM's plan, the implant compels Grey to eliminate her.
06:14Knowing the A.I. will stop at nothing to get what it wants, Grey shoots himself in the
06:18head, seemingly killing them both.
06:20Suddenly Grey awakens in a hospital, only to learn everything after the car crash was
06:24a dream.
06:25Grey embraces his wife lovingly and they all live happily ever after.
06:29At least that's what you think is going to happen.
06:32The scene suddenly cuts to the previous shot, showing Grey is holding Cortez at gunpoint.
06:36Through Grey's body, STEM explains that his host has mentally snapped, allowing the implant
06:41to take over.
06:42After shooting Cortez dead, STEM walks away victorious.
06:46Even though our hero is still alive, he has trapped himself in a fantasy world, oblivious
06:50of the evil his body will continue to commit.
06:53Number 3.
06:54Sean and Liz in Sean of the Dead
06:57At the end of Sean of the Dead, our titular hero and his friends barricade themselves in
07:00their local pub after the town is swamped with zombies.
07:03When the undead horde break in, Sean, his girlfriend Liz and his housemate Ed are forced to hide inside
07:08the basement. With no apparent way to escape, the trio realise the zombies will inevitably
07:13find them. Since being ripped apart and eaten isn't an ideal way to go, the group agree
07:18to a suicide pact. Since they only have two bullets left in their pistol, Sean and Liz decide
07:23to shoot themselves, while Ed says he doesn't mind being eaten.
07:28Before they blow their brains out, Sean and Liz feel it's fitting to have one last cigarette,
07:31but as they flick on the lighter, the light allows Liz to see a keg lift behind Sean. After
07:36the pair stand on the lift, Ed activates a switch, taking Sean and Liz to an area outside, away
07:41from the zombies. Weirdly, Liz and Sean never would have seen the lift if they didn't decide
07:46to have a ciggy at the last minute.
07:48Number 2.
07:49Bud Brickman in the Abyss
07:51In the Abyss, Bud Brickman leads a SEAL team, including his ex-wife Lindsay, to locate
07:56a lost nuclear submarine. But during their mission, Bud's team come into contact with a water-controlling
08:02NTI, non-terrestrial intelligence, which is what caused the submarine to get lost in the
08:07first place. When the SEAL team discover the subs' nukes are set to detonate, Bud puts
08:11on a diver's suit, makes his way towards the vessel and dismantles it. When Lindsay realises
08:16Bud has barely any oxygen left, she urges him to rush back. Instead of panicking, Bud knew
08:21he wouldn't have enough air to make his way back, telling Lindsay his mission was a one-way
08:26ticket. After saying goodbye, Bud turns off his communicator and waits for his oxygen tank to deplete.
08:31Suddenly, the NTI that the SEAL team met earlier appears and brings Bud to a submerged city
08:36where he's able to breathe. The NTI explains that his species had grown so tired of humanity's
08:42wars, they were preparing to drown the whole world. But upon noticing Bud was willing to
08:46sacrifice himself for the greater good, the NTIs changed their mind. Ironically, Bud's
08:51attempts to take his own life indirectly saved all of mankind.
08:55Number 1.
08:56David in the Mist
08:58In this Stephen King adaptation, David and his family are going about their day when a
09:03mist sweeps across the town and spills out a horde of interdimensional monsters. At first,
09:08David tries to hold out at a nearby supermarket. As the creatures cause further destruction to
09:13the area, David realises his only means of survival is to escape the town. David takes four survivors,
09:19including his son Billy, in his car and drives away as a creature storms towards them. Just as it looks like
09:25David is going to make it, his vehicle runs out of gas. Favouring a quick death, the group agree to take
09:30their own lives. Using the four remaining bullets in his gun, David shoots everyone in the car save for
09:35himself. After breaking down in tears, he gets out of the car, allowing the beast to kill him. To his horror,
09:41David sees the US Army have arrived and killed off the creatures. Not only that, David notices many people from the
09:47supermarket are alive, meaning he would have been fine if he'd stayed put. Acknowledging that he just
09:52killed four innocent people for no reason, including his eight-year-old child, David falls to his knees and
09:58weeps to the heavens.
10:00And that concludes our list. If you think we missed any, then do let us know in the comments below. And while you're
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