10 of the Most Outrageous Death Scenes in Horror
Matt Molgaard
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Scanners: The amount of practical effects that went into this scene is just glorious. In 1981 computer-generated special effects weren’t exactly the norm. And that made exploding heads a real challenge. But Michael Ironside didn’t seem concerned in the least bit during Scanners. In fact, he put this poor fool through fatal misery without a wealth of regard. An all-time great here… and I’m still convinced it actually happened!
The Hills Have Eyes (2006): Next to Scanners, Alexandre Aja’s remake of The Hills Have Eyes features the greatest exploding head on film. The split second we see that loony gas station attendant sitting in the shitter, shotgun in hand and aimed at his filthy melon, we expect a death scene that forces a smile on the face. What we didn’t expect was a picture of realism as the man’s brains explode in stomach-turning fashion. An absolutely riveting shot.
