NOT SAFE FOR WORK: 13 Gruesome Decapitations
Killer Klowns from Outer Space: Never talk shit to an evil looking clown that shoots popcorn. Those bastards have hands, wicked, wicked hands. After damaging a goofy (but damn creepy) clown’s goods, one would-be tough guy gets more than he bargained for: a boxing match with the Killer Klown. One well-placed right to the jaw signals the end, of existence. The connection is made, the head comes away from the body, and flies into a trash can. And the hooligans stare on in fearful awe. You’ve got to love a shot like this. Who doesn’t want to see the bully swallow his just desserts?
30 Days of Night: Hey, you get two picks from one picture! 30 Days of Night</> wasn’t just a startlingly brilliant vampire film, it was ultra-violent, extremely gory and surprisingly well acted (who knew Josh Hartnett had that performance in him?). And this earned a wide theatrical release? There must be a God. Roughly 55 minutes into the film we eye our first onscreen lopping. Watching John Riis have his neck hacked away at by a terrified Eben isn’t pretty, but it is wondrous. It looks abnormally realistic. We’re talking truly unsettling realistic. And after the shock of that jarring scene has finally had time to fade from the forefront of your memory, it all happens again – and this time it’s even fuckin’ worse!! The similar demise of Billy Kitka is nauseatingly ingenious (and marginally more graphic), simply because we thought the beheading business was firmly behind us. Nope, this one leads right up to the movie’s grand finale, and holy shit is it a disgustingly perfect shot. For my money, it’s the single greatest decapitation to ever see showcase in a major motion picture.
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Steve Barton
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