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Best Cliffhanger Endings
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Zombi	Dec 12 2013, 03:21 AM Post #1
Deputy Posts: 1,196 Group: Members Member #568 Joined: Oct 30, 2013 Favorite Horror Films Anything by Fulci and Romero, Black Christmas '74, Piranha	What are some of the best cliffhanger endings of the Horror genre?



MonkeyParadise	Dec 12 2013, 03:35 AM Post #2
Demon Posts: 33,304 Group: Members Member #3 Joined: Apr 5, 2013 Mood Confused Favorite Horror Films Child's play series, Hannibal Rising, Would You Rather, American Psycho, The Loved ones, The Divide, Psycho series Favorite Horror Subgenre Psychological	I don't know if you count the original black christmas Spoiler: click to toggle its revealed that the crazy dude is still in the house and we don't know if he killed the final girl



Vanessa	Mar 14 2015, 06:39 AM Post #3
Madman Posts: 26,903 Group: Admins Member #722 Joined: Mar 3, 2014 Mood None Favorite Horror Films The Evil Dead series; Thirst; May; American Mary; Repulsion; God Told Me To; Halloween (1978); Sleepaway Camp II & III; Antichrist; Stoker; Stagefright; What's the Matter with Helen?	It's one of my favorite parts of the Hatchet films. I love how they each blend into each other.



Baby Firefly	Apr 12 2015, 06:11 AM Post #4
The Devil Himself Posts: 75,546 Group: Admins Member #1 Joined: Apr 4, 2013 Mood None Favorite Horror Films The Devil's Rejects, Dawn Of The Dead (2004), Halloween II (2009), The Hills Have Eyes (2006), The Last House On The Left (1972), The Divide, Red State, Mother's Day, Stage Fright Favorite Horror Subgenre Slashers	^ Minus the recasting of Marybeth anyway. Halloween 4 and some of the Saws had pretty great cliffhangers. Halloween '78 had a nice one though a sequel wasn't on their mind when it was made as far as I know.



Vanessa	May 22 2015, 07:39 AM Post #5
Madman Posts: 26,903 Group: Admins Member #722 Joined: Mar 3, 2014 Mood None Favorite Horror Films The Evil Dead series; Thirst; May; American Mary; Repulsion; God Told Me To; Halloween (1978); Sleepaway Camp II & III; Antichrist; Stoker; Stagefright; What's the Matter with Helen?	Even though I'm not super into the Freddy vs. Jason thing and it didn't even happen right away, I might still count the end of JGTH as one of the best cliffhangers.



Electrocution Lessons	May 22 2015, 03:26 PM Post #6
Random Redneck Posts: 85 Group: Members Member #1,599 Joined: May 14, 2015 Mood Breezy	I'm confused. I thought the definition of "cliffhanger" meant that another serial or film had to continue the story following a huge spike of an ending where something is left unresolved... But in horror, there almost never is any follow-up. Or there is but money falls through. That kind of thing. Edited by Electrocution Lessons, May 22 2015, 03:27 PM.



Neurotic Chainsaw	Jul 27 2015, 03:22 AM Post #7
Vengeful Victim Posts: 9,032 Group: Members Member #1,525 Joined: Apr 4, 2015 Mood None Favorite Horror Films DeadGirl, The Blair Witch Project, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, TCM: The Next Generation, The Ring, May, Ginger Snaps, Starry Eyes, The Loved Ones, Night of the Creeps, Spring, Scream 1 and 2, etc. Favorite Horror Subgenre Slashers	Halloween 4 The Divide had a pretty epic cliffhanger of sorts. The Blair Witch Project Hatchet 1 and 2 The Mist.



MacReadyOrNot	Apr 7 2018, 04:48 AM Post #8
Best Friend Character Posts: 11,760 Group: Global Moderators Member #1,503 Joined: Mar 23, 2015 Mood Notworthy Favorite Horror Films John Carpenter's The Thing, The Cabin in the Woods, Bride of Frankenstein, An American Werewolf in London, Night of the Living Dead and so many more Favorite Horror Subgenre Horror/Comedy, Horror/Sci-Fi, Horror Anthology and Foreign	Electrocution Lessons May 22 2015, 03:26 PM I'm confused. I thought the definition of "cliffhanger" meant that another serial or film had to continue the story following a huge spike of an ending where something is left unresolved... But in horror, there almost never is any follow-up. Or there is but money falls through. That kind of thing. Yeah, I'd have to agree. It's so easy to confuse 'cliffhanger' with 'ambiguous' though, I feel, and that's where my head is out. So, I'm trying my hardest not to do just that, because they both mean open-ended, for the most part. The Hatchet series would be a great example. Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn is another one. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers has one of the best endings in the series, and yet the 5th entry fell through so hard on the 4th one's promise.



MacReadyOrNot	Apr 7 2018, 01:45 PM Post #9
Best Friend Character Posts: 11,760 Group: Global Moderators Member #1,503 Joined: Mar 23, 2015 Mood Notworthy Favorite Horror Films John Carpenter's The Thing, The Cabin in the Woods, Bride of Frankenstein, An American Werewolf in London, Night of the Living Dead and so many more Favorite Horror Subgenre Horror/Comedy, Horror/Sci-Fi, Horror Anthology and Foreign	I do like the ending to Jason Goes to Hell, I just wish we ended up with a better versus movie between the two horror titans.



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