The scene in Doctor sleep where Danny uses the shining to comfort the dying hospice patient made me tear up. I was watching it with my dad and I knew he was getting emotional too because my grandma was getting up there in age.
I was gonna comment on Doctor Sleep but because of Billy. Goddamn, his death hit me like a truck simply because of how wonderful he was as a friend, the type of person you wish you could meet just ONCE in your life
@@amadeusk525don’t even get me started on the Baseball Boy scene. Both horrific and devastating. I had to turn away multiple times because my cousin, who is like my baby brother, was around the same age at the time and I just kept seeing him.
The saddest moment is Toni Collette not getting any awards recognition for her performance in Hereditary. One of the best acting performances in years.
To be fair, the homosapien brain is hard-wired to prioritize identity preservation over accurate recollection of the past. Toni didn't get any awards because her facial expressions are so traumatizing that witnesses have to block her out of their memories in order to survive.
I was not prepared for Train to Busan. The scene with the husband dying and naming his baby got me but the daughter’s screams at the end DESTROYED me. This was a great list!
Kim Su-an was an awesome little kid actress. She kinda disappeared for a while after Train to Busan, but she’s making a comeback now that she’s an adult.
The saddest moment for me in horror movies is in Hereditary when Toni Collette finds out her daughter died and just screams in pain and agony. I can’t get through that scene without shedding some tears
Pffft. Toni should have known better than to force her son to take her freak of a daughter to go to that party even though the daughter would rather cut the heads off of birds while clicking her tongue which I hate and eating a chocolate bar. It's her fault she's dead.
I lost both of my parents this year and Cody, I felt the same way as you said. Just the thought chilled me so much I couldn’t even sleep those nights. But It was much much much much worse than I could have imagined. Please never neglect a single moment with your family. It’s something everybody understands but unfortunately cannot fully comprehend until it happens. Anyway, great video. Thanks for making it!
I literally was thinking about this the other day! Number 1 for me has to be in the first Quiet place movie: The moment John Krasinski’s character signs “I love you, I have always loved you” to his daughter before he dies.
I think the movie Carrie heavily implies that only the bullies were laughing at her the rest were in her head which makes it even more sad. In the book everyone was laughing at her but it was actually Carrie unintentionally making them laugh with her powers
It is. I’m pretty sure Brian DePalma even mentioned that was an intentional stylistic choice but I could be wrong. In the movie, only a couple people were actually laughing.
@@skyofthelivingdeadyeah because you see the coach laughing from Carrie point of view. When you cut back to the crowd not in spiral vision it's really just PJ Soles group.
@@leonzaduncan2438yep, exactly. In the book, some people laughed nervously because they didn’t know how quiet to react but in the movie, nobody but the bullies were laughing. Everyone else was horrified.
Toni Collette in Hereditary. Good God! She's always been great but she was absolutely phenomenal in that film. I know horror gets overlooked by the Oscar's and Golden Globes and all the others. But I think Toni deserved some serious recognition for that. Incredible performance throughout the whole movie.
@@keithstevens8749 They really should be. One of the best performances of that year. When she's screaming for her daughter I just wanted to close my ears and look away. Brutally realistic.
If we consider Pan's Labyrinth as a horror (I don't, but some people does), then the ending of it, when Ofelia dies is totally devastating! I cried EVERY single time.
I would definitely put Pan's Labyrinth in Horror, it's Fantasy Horror without question. There's Horror elements in the fantasy world as well as realistic war horrors in the real world.
Mia Goth’s monologue near the end of Pearl made me genuinely emotional. Despite how unwell she is, you can really see how utterly pitiful she has become… and the last shot especially illustrates how as soon as we go into the events of X, Pearl has not and will continue do nothing with her goddamn life. The existential dread that emanates from her makes X and Pearl so interesting to me as a slasher film.
I always saw Carrie as the victim from beginning to end in the movie. Not just because of the bullying at school and the abuse at home but also of her own telekinetic powers. When that pig's blood got dumped on her at the prom, it sent her into a huge state of shock and emotional stress and caused her to hallucinate that everyone was laughing at her. It then sent Carrie into a trance while her telekinesis sort of took over and killed everyone.
I think it's emphasized more in the book, but Tommy's vote for them (which Carrie doesn't want him to do...she thinks it's bad luck) is the one that breaks the tie so they win king and queen of the prom. And as I was reading, it kind of smacked me in the face that this one little thing, done totally from a place of kindness, doomed everyone...and the devastation in the book was even worse than the movie. Carrie was probably going to die that night anyway. But Tommy's kind act was the thing that doomed himself and everyone else in the town. It just broke my heart.
The scene in the book where she's communicating telepathically with Sue was also gut wrenching. Carrie was so heartbroken that her one chance of happiness ended in tragedy, mass murder and her own tragic death. Her crying out for her mother right before she dies is so dang sad. The fact that she cried out for her abuser because of how horrible the outside world treated her
For me one of saddest most haunting death scenes is the “Elizabeth Bathory” scene from Hostel Part 2. They take the least deserving character, and give her the most brutal excruciating death scene. It’s like watching a puppy get slaughtered to death. Eli Roth is a sick individual for dreaming that one up.
Emotional moments hit even harder in horror movies because our nerves and emotions are already keyed up from the rest of the film, so when a heart-wrenching moment arrives, it carries an extra punch. I think this also applies to comedies, just with different emotions being activated first. That’s part of why Shaun of the Dead packs a surprisingly effective punch. It gets to play with both elements.
Toni Colette’s reaction/ wailing sounded just like my mother’s reaction when we found out my brother had died. Some of the best acting I’ve ever seen. It’s more realistic than people realize.
the interstellar clip you added when showing the i am legend clip 😭🤣 that’s really how I was staring at the screen when I watched that movie for the first time
Glad to see Train to Busan get some recognition. Aside from the ending, the scene that crushed me was the younger couple (HS or college) when the girl got bitten and the guy just sat over her and cried till she turned and attacked him.
Doctor Sleep’s scene where the boy played by Jacob Tremblay gets killed makes me sad. He really sounds like he’s in so much pain and it just makes the tears roll.
the behind the scenes of it is hilarious tho lol, ig when jacob showed up on set the true knot actors were like "oh we're gonna get you" and "we're gonna take your soul" and just being dorks about it and ig his dad went to mike before the first shot and said "you're gonna love this, hes been practicing" and by the end of the first take all the true knot actors looked absolutely mortified and worried that they'd actually hurt him but when they said cut he just popped up walked over to his dad, high fived him, and asked to get a coke lol just totally unfazed
@@nope19568 Between this, playing Damien Wayne in Harley Quinn, and Good Boys, Jacob is Rockstar status with me. That dude is a beast when it comes to acting. I wish him nothing but the best.
Great list Cody I know it's not a horror movie ending . But the one scene that chokes me up the most is the John coffee execution scene at the end of the green mile. When you hear Michael Clarke Duncan say please boss don't put that thing over my head I is scared off the dark it just yanks on my heart strings
Darry’s death in Jeepers Creepers sadden me as a kid, I was hoping the creeper would just fly off and leave Darry to live but he took him with him and I teared up when they showed his body
@@Mo_ThaDJ I will never watch that movie again because of that scene. It's been years since I watched that movie, but I still find it really upsetting just to remember it. There are other thing where I think "Oh, I'll never watch that" but end up doing it. But that movie...no, never again.
Got to say, as someone who's had some issues of wanting to hurt myself in the past and my own father telling me he couldn't survive if I acted on it, hearing you talk about Hereditary choked me up
Pearl’s monologue. It’s hard for me not to get choked up when she talks about how worthless and lonely she feels and how she just wants to be loved. Aside from her desire to hurt others, everything she says resonates deeply for me, right down to growing up in rural America and feeling doomed to country life despite having much bigger aspirations. And yeah, the scene with Toni Collette breaking down in Hereditary is up there for me. It was hard to watch the first time in the theater, damn near impossible since losing my best friend as I’d never experienced unexpected loss like that. Just waaaaay too real now.
In Child's Play, when Andy is locked in that institution room and he sees Chucky climbing up the stairs to get him, he starts to cry and it's so good the acting that always makes me cry a little bit.😢
@williamarnold9821 Apparently there were some objections to whatever Tom Holland did or said to Alex Vincent to get that kind of reaction from Andy. I can't remember what, but I do recall one of the cast or crew members talking about it (Although I can't remember who).
Pan's Labyrinth, The Orphanage, Devil's Backbone !all directed or produced by Guillermo del Toro) and Lake Mungo are some of the saddest and most devastating.
Dude, any time you mention a child getting hurt and the emotion that comes from you, I feel that strongly. As a first responder and father of two, its hard not project what you see onto your own kids. Always appreciate the health and safety of your family. I hope we never have to feel that loss in any way ❤. Keep up the great work!
The really sad thing is that the original version of that film is actually pretty good. The studio just screwed it up so bad. You can find the good version online if you want to watch it, which may help relieve some of that grief you still feel 😂
For me easily the saddest horror film moments are the ending of The Mist, the ending of BURIED, Lee’s death in A Quiet Place, Nancy’s sacrifice death in Elm Street 3, the ending of The Fly 1986, Charlie’s death and Anne’s crying in HEREDITARY, Rachel’s death in the HALLOWEEN films, Sam’s death in I Am legend, Gordon leaving Adam in the bathroom to get help in SAW, the dogs deaths in John Carpenter’s THE THING, and the ending of CLOVERFIELD for my pics
My top one is the final scene of Lake Mungo, where they tie the mother talking about how she felt the presence of her daughter in her room with the daughter talking to her psych about how she had a dream of walking into her room and saw her mum but her mum couldn't see her. That was just devastating.
You really can’t have an effective horror without sadness though because it emphasizes what is at stake. You fear losing something and you are sad when it is already lost.
I knew that ‘Pet Sematary’ would be at the top of your list. The scene at the funeral is what does me in. The look of devastation on Dale Midkiff’s face as the father-in-law is yelling at him is so believable and absolutely heartbreaking. And let’s just say that Toni Collette is the GOAT! Two films on this list and her recognition is so well-deserved. That scene in “The Sixth Sense” makes me cry ugly every time.
What a great idea for a vid Cody! There are four I can think up from the top of my head and they are(contains spoilers for The Fly, Nightmare 3, and Rob Zombie’s Halloween 2): 4. A certain death from Bone Tomahawk(I don’t mention it because I’m not sure if Cody’s seen it). 3. Nancy’s death in Nightmare. 2. Annie’s death from Rob Zombie’s Halloween 2. 1. BrundleFly’s end from The Fly!
All of the parent-child moments on this list just brings this one scene from the South Korean fantasy-thriller series "Black" to mind. This man wants revenge for the death of his child, and he breaks down in front of our protagonist and stabs me in the heart with "We call children who have lost their parents orphans. But what do we call parents that have lost their child? There is no word. In any language." It has haunted me for years.
I used to have a dog named sam. she was really important but she got really old and we had to put her down and it was devastating, and I haven't even seen I am legend but as soon as you mentioned the dog being named sam I started choking up. and when you said he had to kill the dog I just started balling with memories of her.
Normally when it comes to lists like this, there's at least one where you think "well, that doesn't belong on the list", but not this time. An excellent selection that had me nodding in agreement with each entry. That said, I was surprised The Mist didn't make it, while my own honourable mention would be the ending to Eden Lake.
What a fabulous video. I love when people touch on emotion in horror. It never gets the credit amongst movie genres for the exceptional storytelling that’s there. People who aren’t ’into’ horror don’t give it the chance and they’re missing out massively. How you described the final scene in The Fly 😭. Devastating. Fan of Rob Zombies Halloween here too 👋 Absolutely loved your choices.
To me, the way that scene is handled in Carrie 2013 is even better and more emotionally impactful because, in the original, as soon as the blood hits her, she zones out and the murder is pretty much inevitable from there. She doesn’t even really notice Tommy getting hit by the bucket. In the remake, when she’s first hit by the blood, she actually tries to leave. You can tell she’s very rattled, but she’s still in control. As she’s leaving, the bullies hijack the projector and start playing the video of the incident that starts the movie. So now, she’s doubly humiliated in front of the whole school. Most importantly, in this version, she sees Tommy go down. For a moment she’s just sad, but that quickly turns to rage. It’s Tommy’s death that pushes her over the edge. I like that the remake really shows that it’s not just that she snapped because of the humiliation, but that they also took the one person who showed her true kindness and made her feel special.
@@keithstevens8749 I haven’t read the book, so I don’t know how it happens there. It’s possible that it happens that way in the original movie. However, in the 2013 remake, there’s no way that’s what happens. The remake clearly shows him getting hit is what pushes her over the edge. If she saved Ms. Desjardin, she would definitely have saved Tommy if he was still alive instead of allowing him to burn alive.
Doctor Sleep has like 5 deaths that are sad as hell: 1. Hospice patient 2. Billy 3. Baseball boy 4. Grandpa Flick - Yes he's a villain but to see someone whose lived centures be terrified of death was impactful 5. Danny Now to think of it, Mike Flanagan makes me cry in damn near every one of his projects. He's too good
I don't know I smiled when the Grandpa flick kicked the bucket. I find it literally impossible to feel any remorse for him after what they did to the baseball kid fuk that ancient prick I'm glad he felt fear in his final moments.
The hammer scene in Prisoners? If we’re just using horror moments in movies, then that performance by Hugh Jackman and Paul Dano has got to be one of the most heart wrenching moments in a film.
You are so real for adding Annie’s death from H2. Annie and Sheriff Brackett were the heart of that movie, thanks in large part to Brad Dourif and Danielle Harris’ performances. When Annie dies, it is such a well done and heart wrenching scene.
Great vid Cody! I'm so glad 28 days later was on here, as it is my favorite horror movie of all time, and Frank's death always crushes me every time. Another sad moment in a horror movie I could think of is in Predator (1987) when Mac is saying his final good bye to his best friend Blain after his death. When he said "Good bye bro" it just tugs on your heart strings.
I lost a child, a son, and I can relate to how you feel about those moments in films. And it is absolutely devastating. He was my only child and I have never wanted another child after that. I just don't know if I could be a parent at this point.
Before being a dad, that scene in Pet Sematary just had me basically saying "Oh that's sad" After becoming a dad, I feel my head automatically turning away when it comes up
I think what’s also sad about Carrie is that only the bullies were laughing. Most of the kids were not laughing. They all looked sad or shocked. Train to Busan is also the only horror film that has ever made me cry. I was a mess the first time I saw that movie.
Hey Cody! Two video ideas for you: 1. Daniel Craig James Bond Ranking. I know you’ve talked about a few of them on your channel before, but I would love to know your in-depth thoughts on them since you don’t seem to do it too often. 2. Top 10 most disappointing movies you’ve ever seen in your entire life. And if you do read this first of all, thank you! And second of all, I know you didn’t see Casino Royale in theaters, but did you see the other Craig films? Well, I know you saw No Time to Die in theaters but what about the middle three? (Quantum of Solace, Skyfall, and Spectre)
The scene in An American Werewolf In London when David is talking on the phone to his sister and knows he will never see them again always hit me in the feels.
Yeah I knew #1. The scene where Gage is killed was hard before I was a parent but now it's the only movie that I still watch that has a scene where I have to close my eyes and plug my ears. I just can't. That scene goes way harder than it needs to. The still shots of pictures of him as a baby... just... ugh... I can't anymore.
This was a pretty cool idea for a list. Thanks for ripping me apart Cody. 😂. Definitely agree with you on Hereditary, A Quiet Place and Train to Busan. I actually forgot about I Am Legend. That scene was sad when I saw it as a kid, but just breaks me now, especially after living with dogs and losing my kitty. I would like to add one that always made me sad, the ending of Ginger Snaps. That ending scene was gut wrenching to me. Great video Cody, thank you!
Great shout with the ending to fly Cody, I would have never thought of that one. The performance of gina davis, the score and the idea that the last shred of humanity left in Brundle is asking for help to end it all is very powerful.
Woah woah woah what about the mist? That’s the most devastating for me I can’t believe it’s not in this list. And I nearly did a cry just hearing you explain I am legend scene
Hey Cody! I just watched this 80’s slasher called slumber party massacre that I think would be fun to review and be right up your alley. Love you videos btw ❤
For me, the saddest scene in a horror movie has got to be the dinner table scene from Signs. Everything from the devastation and the fear the family has of it being their last supper, the explosion of emotional tension that has been building to this point, the kids crying, to Mel Gibson's absolutely incredible acting. When the son gets up and hugs his dad after seeing the anguish he's in, I ball my eyes out EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. I know some hesitate to call it a horror film, but oh well. Awesome video, Cody. Some great picks for sure!
Your top 2 absolutely WRECKED ME as well. Brutal. Just brutal. They probably would be my top 2 as well. When Gage says, “Not fair” and stumbles down….FUUUUUUUCCCCC
Jack Burton saying Goodbye to Wang Chi gets me every time. Detective John Hobbs finding his brother Murdered in his sleep , even Danny seeing that Jack has become the new bartender in Dr sleep.. cheating but even Donnie Darko laughing in his bed as he awaits his doom then mad world plays is so sad. And top moment would be When Eric Draven sees the kids on Halloween and tgey freeze the shot on him laughing tied eith his conversation with top dollar on the roof
I would qualify The Mist only because we are talking about moments here. And yes the ending is shocking but right before that, there's a moment when the father is counting the bullets and stops and looks at his son's tearful afraid face. So that alone is way more impactful than what follows it and the reveal.
Train to Busan was unbelievably sad and I think it's all because of the little girls performance. It really didn't feel like acting. Her screaming and crying made me believe she was in so much pain. If you haven't seen Before I Wake, that kid gives me the same reaction
The scene in Doctor sleep where Danny uses the shining to comfort the dying hospice patient made me tear up. I was watching it with my dad and I knew he was getting emotional too because my grandma was getting up there in age.
I was gonna comment on Doctor Sleep but because of Billy. Goddamn, his death hit me like a truck simply because of how wonderful he was as a friend, the type of person you wish you could meet just ONCE in your life
@@amadeusk525That also leads me tear up
@@amadeusk525don’t even get me started on the Baseball Boy scene. Both horrific and devastating. I had to turn away multiple times because my cousin, who is like my baby brother, was around the same age at the time and I just kept seeing him.
@@skyofthelivingdead Oh true, I forgot about that scene! Doctor Sleep is such an amazing movie, holy shit
@@Trill_Tour yeah. It's scenes like this, that made this a good film. I loved it. Ewan killed it
The saddest moment is Toni Collette not getting any awards recognition for her performance in Hereditary. One of the best acting performances in years.
Sure she was amazing, but othrr than that the movie was boring, predictable and honestly, bad.
get over it. movie was over hyped and besides the one scene at the dinner table she didn’t do anything oscar worthy sorry
@@daltonvalero2772 “Opinions are like assholes, but that doesn’t mean you have to be!”
Hope that helps!
To be fair, the homosapien brain is hard-wired to prioritize identity preservation over accurate recollection of the past. Toni didn't get any awards because her facial expressions are so traumatizing that witnesses have to block her out of their memories in order to survive.
100% agree with this!
I was not prepared for Train to Busan. The scene with the husband dying and naming his baby got me but the daughter’s screams at the end DESTROYED me.
This was a great list!
Kim Su-an was an awesome little kid actress. She kinda disappeared for a while after Train to Busan, but she’s making a comeback now that she’s an adult.
@@skyofthelivingdead Definitely need to be on the lookout for her! She’s a powerhouse
The saddest moment for me in horror movies is in Hereditary when Toni Collette finds out her daughter died and just screams in pain and agony. I can’t get through that scene without shedding some tears
Idk about shedding tears but yeah that scream was tough
Pffft. Toni should have known better than to force her son to take her freak of a daughter to go to that party even though the daughter would rather cut the heads off of birds while clicking her tongue which I hate and eating a chocolate bar. It's her fault she's dead.
Didn't find the scene sad but horrifying
Sees Train to Busan in thumbnail
Me: you’re goddamn right.
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Agreed 100%
@@maskedman5657 it’s definitely up there for me.
Totally totally …hit me so hard
I ugly cried so bad. Grown ass man here, and I turned into a mess at the end of TtB.
Thank you for mentioning Sam's death, the dog deserved an Oscar for that movie performance
I lost both of my parents this year and Cody, I felt the same way as you said. Just the thought chilled me so much I couldn’t even sleep those nights. But It was much much much much worse than I could have imagined. Please never neglect a single moment with your family. It’s something everybody understands but unfortunately cannot fully comprehend until it happens. Anyway, great video. Thanks for making it!
The end of Train to Busan absolutely crushed me 😭
Yeah that left me weak bro. I cried like my mama died.
It was sad, but he did look really annoying when he smiled as a zombie😂
Same
MAN! Yeah that ending crushed me, haven't even been able to rewatch it because of the ending!
I literally was thinking about this the other day! Number 1 for me has to be in the first Quiet place movie: The moment John Krasinski’s character signs “I love you, I have always loved you” to his daughter before he dies.
Well, just finished the video. Looks like me and Cody have similar tastes haha
Gets me every time I watch it!!!!
This one and Train to Busan destroyed me.
When Gage gets hit by the truck in Pet Semetary is gut wrenching
I know Dale Midkiff gets a lot of crap for a muted performance, but that scream of anguish is Oscar worthy all by itself.
Hard scene to watch but i think the ending is worse when he has to kill him
Also the whole run time of Pet Sematary 2 just because it exists
God I know, hits totally different when you have a kid, even more now that I have a boy that age now 😢
I think the movie Carrie heavily implies that only the bullies were laughing at her the rest were in her head which makes it even more sad. In the book everyone was laughing at her but it was actually Carrie unintentionally making them laugh with her powers
It is. I’m pretty sure Brian DePalma even mentioned that was an intentional stylistic choice but I could be wrong. In the movie, only a couple people were actually laughing.
@@skyofthelivingdeadyeah because you see the coach laughing from Carrie point of view. When you cut back to the crowd not in spiral vision it's really just PJ Soles group.
@@leonzaduncan2438yep, exactly. In the book, some people laughed nervously because they didn’t know how quiet to react but in the movie, nobody but the bullies were laughing. Everyone else was horrified.
The dinner scene in Signs when Mel Gibson says “I am not going to waste one more minute of my life praying” gets me. Little Abigail Breslin crying. 😭
Toni Collette in Hereditary. Good God! She's always been great but she was absolutely phenomenal in that film. I know horror gets overlooked by the Oscar's and Golden Globes and all the others. But I think Toni deserved some serious recognition for that. Incredible performance throughout the whole movie.
The biggest Oscar snub in history. The Academy should be ashamed.
I still can't believe they watched that and didn't think she should win awards for that...she was phenomenal
@@keithstevens8749 They really should be. One of the best performances of that year. When she's screaming for her daughter I just wanted to close my ears and look away. Brutally realistic.
Definitely thought we’d see the Mist on this list as a father I can’t think of a sadder ending to a movie
That scene is beyond f'n brutal.
I figured it would be in this as well.
Same here
i think that is so true
If we consider Pan's Labyrinth as a horror (I don't, but some people does), then the ending of it, when Ofelia dies is totally devastating! I cried EVERY single time.
I would definitely put Pan's Labyrinth in Horror, it's Fantasy Horror without question. There's Horror elements in the fantasy world as well as realistic war horrors in the real world.
Yes!
So true very sad movie ,and this Dude puts Will Smith Dog death as number 2
Honestly that movie broke me there are so many disturbing and hurtful moments
Mia Goth’s monologue near the end of Pearl made me genuinely emotional. Despite how unwell she is, you can really see how utterly pitiful she has become… and the last shot especially illustrates how as soon as we go into the events of X, Pearl has not and will continue do nothing with her goddamn life.
The existential dread that emanates from her makes X and Pearl so interesting to me as a slasher film.
Awww. Hearing you talk how much you love your kids is touching.
Watching The Mist at a younger age messed with me. Stands out in my mind when sad horror moments are mentioned.
I just feel they acted way too quickly. I would've waited at least a few days if not longer.
@@bigkmoviesandgamesfeel like everyone was crazy but the religious lady might’ve been cookin😂😂😂😂
@@bigkmoviesandgames That is a good point, been a while since I watched it so I’m fuzzy on exact details to the prior events.
Right I’m actually shocked that the mist isn’t in this list. And that it’s not mentioned more in the comments
Yep. Ending was brutal
I always saw Carrie as the victim from beginning to end in the movie. Not just because of the bullying at school and the abuse at home but also of her own telekinetic powers.
When that pig's blood got dumped on her at the prom, it sent her into a huge state of shock and emotional stress and caused her to hallucinate that everyone was laughing at her. It then sent Carrie into a trance while her telekinesis sort of took over and killed everyone.
I think it's emphasized more in the book, but Tommy's vote for them (which Carrie doesn't want him to do...she thinks it's bad luck) is the one that breaks the tie so they win king and queen of the prom. And as I was reading, it kind of smacked me in the face that this one little thing, done totally from a place of kindness, doomed everyone...and the devastation in the book was even worse than the movie. Carrie was probably going to die that night anyway. But Tommy's kind act was the thing that doomed himself and everyone else in the town. It just broke my heart.
The scene in the book where she's communicating telepathically with Sue was also gut wrenching. Carrie was so heartbroken that her one chance of happiness ended in tragedy, mass murder and her own tragic death. Her crying out for her mother right before she dies is so dang sad. The fact that she cried out for her abuser because of how horrible the outside world treated her
I don’t even have kids but Toni in Hereditary makes me cry the way she performs that.
For me one of saddest most haunting death scenes is the “Elizabeth Bathory” scene from Hostel Part 2. They take the least deserving character, and give her the most brutal excruciating death scene. It’s like watching a puppy get slaughtered to death. Eli Roth is a sick individual for dreaming that one up.
Yeah that was pretty disturbing seeing her killed like that...the scene seemed to last longer than it needed to be as well.
That moment with his daughter in A Quiet Place always makes me cry. Great choice.
Same here. Epic scene. Epic movie.
To this day, when I watch the sixth sense I cry every single time at the end when he tells his mom how proud his grandma is of his mother. ❤
Emotional moments hit even harder in horror movies because our nerves and emotions are already keyed up from the rest of the film, so when a heart-wrenching moment arrives, it carries an extra punch.
I think this also applies to comedies, just with different emotions being activated first. That’s part of why Shaun of the Dead packs a surprisingly effective punch. It gets to play with both elements.
The dog scene from I Am Legend better be on here!
Toni Colette’s reaction/ wailing sounded just like my mother’s reaction when we found out my brother had died. Some of the best acting I’ve ever seen. It’s more realistic than people realize.
Oh man, that is rough. I really hate you all had to go through that.
😢 Yep, I have experienced that reaction too. It is extremely accurate.
Extremely. I had the exact same reaction when I found out by childhood best friend overdosed. It’s much harder to watch now after.
The entirety of the original Carrie for me is the saddest
Except for the slow motion cam through the locker room at the very beginning.
That makes me feel something, too….but it isn’t sadness!
That scene of Gage chasing that kite spindle into the street kills me.
The scene in the Orphanage when the mom realizes she was responsible for the death of her son.
Yes. The silence of it all.
She didnt deserve that!!!!!!!!
the interstellar clip you added when showing the i am legend clip 😭🤣 that’s really how I was staring at the screen when I watched that movie for the first time
Glad to see Train to Busan get some recognition. Aside from the ending, the scene that crushed me was the younger couple (HS or college) when the girl got bitten and the guy just sat over her and cried till she turned and attacked him.
Cody, this is why you are my favorite movie person on UA-cam. To even have this as a subject matter is rare and the way you present it is great!
One for me is 'Dream Warriors'. They were all so likeable, and it was incredibly sad for me to see them killed, especially poor Taryn.
Seth Brundle in The Fly has to be one of the most tragic villains in horror history
Definitely. All those awful changes he goes through and then by the end he's just in pitiful, horrific shape.
Or just film history honestly
When he holds the barrel of the shotgun at his head. 😢
Brundle fly
The Fly 2 - The dog scene
Doctor Sleep’s scene where the boy played by Jacob Tremblay gets killed makes me sad. He really sounds like he’s in so much pain and it just makes the tears roll.
the behind the scenes of it is hilarious tho lol, ig when jacob showed up on set the true knot actors were like "oh we're gonna get you" and "we're gonna take your soul" and just being dorks about it and ig his dad went to mike before the first shot and said "you're gonna love this, hes been practicing" and by the end of the first take all the true knot actors looked absolutely mortified and worried that they'd actually hurt him but when they said cut he just popped up walked over to his dad, high fived him, and asked to get a coke lol just totally unfazed
@@nope19568 Between this, playing Damien Wayne in Harley Quinn, and Good Boys, Jacob is Rockstar status with me. That dude is a beast when it comes to acting. I wish him nothing but the best.
@@rdp16rulez same lmao, he seems like such a sweet kid
Great list Cody I know it's not a horror movie ending . But the one scene that chokes me up the most is the John coffee execution scene at the end of the green mile. When you hear Michael Clarke Duncan say please boss don't put that thing over my head I is scared off the dark it just yanks on my heart strings
I used to teach the novel to my 11th grade English class and then show the movie. There were always at least one or two students bawling by the end
And the grief on the guards faces.
The dad's death scenes in A Quiet Place and Train to Busan wreck me every time. I shed tears just listening to you talk about them.😢
Not a movie but the boat scene in Midnight Mass gets me every time.
I watch it over and over
It was pretty memorable
Darry’s death in Jeepers Creepers sadden me as a kid, I was hoping the creeper would just fly off and leave Darry to live but he took him with him and I teared up when they showed his body
The screams still get to me
The desperation his sister showed to try and save Darry made it even more heartbreaking.
@@Mo_ThaDJ I will never watch that movie again because of that scene. It's been years since I watched that movie, but I still find it really upsetting just to remember it. There are other thing where I think "Oh, I'll never watch that" but end up doing it. But that movie...no, never again.
Got to say, as someone who's had some issues of wanting to hurt myself in the past and my own father telling me he couldn't survive if I acted on it, hearing you talk about Hereditary choked me up
the eden lake ending is always number 1 for me
An apocalyptic movie called the road was gut wrenching when the little boy stays with his dying father until he dies.
Pearl’s monologue. It’s hard for me not to get choked up when she talks about how worthless and lonely she feels and how she just wants to be loved. Aside from her desire to hurt others, everything she says resonates deeply for me, right down to growing up in rural America and feeling doomed to country life despite having much bigger aspirations.
And yeah, the scene with Toni Collette breaking down in Hereditary is up there for me. It was hard to watch the first time in the theater, damn near impossible since losing my best friend as I’d never experienced unexpected loss like that. Just waaaaay too real now.
Sorry for your loss. Hope you are doing well. ✨✨
In Child's Play, when Andy is locked in that institution room and he sees Chucky climbing up the stairs to get him, he starts to cry and it's so good the acting that always makes me cry a little bit.😢
That is sucht expert acting for a child of like 6 or 7. The fear is so vivid. I wonder what they told young Alex Vincent to get such a reaction
@williamarnold9821 Apparently there were some objections to whatever Tom Holland did or said to Alex Vincent to get that kind of reaction from Andy. I can't remember what, but I do recall one of the cast or crew members talking about it (Although I can't remember who).
not techincally a horror movie, but requiem for a dreams finale was just super upsetting and sad for all 4 characters in different ways.
Pan's Labyrinth, The Orphanage, Devil's Backbone !all directed or produced by Guillermo del Toro) and Lake Mungo are some of the saddest and most devastating.
Those Del Toro films are all top tier.
Dude, any time you mention a child getting hurt and the emotion that comes from you, I feel that strongly. As a first responder and father of two, its hard not project what you see onto your own kids.
Always appreciate the health and safety of your family. I hope we never have to feel that loss in any way ❤.
Keep up the great work!
My saddest moment in horror is realizing I paid money to watch Blair Witch 2: Book of Shadows
Me too!
The really sad thing is that the original version of that film is actually pretty good. The studio just screwed it up so bad. You can find the good version online if you want to watch it, which may help relieve some of that grief you still feel 😂
Yep.
@@j-rey-still not good
For me easily the saddest horror film moments are the ending of The Mist, the ending of BURIED, Lee’s death in A Quiet Place, Nancy’s sacrifice death in Elm Street 3, the ending of The Fly 1986, Charlie’s death and Anne’s crying in HEREDITARY, Rachel’s death in the HALLOWEEN films, Sam’s death in I Am legend, Gordon leaving Adam in the bathroom to get help in SAW, the dogs deaths in John Carpenter’s THE THING, and the ending of CLOVERFIELD for my pics
My top one is the final scene of Lake Mungo, where they tie the mother talking about how she felt the presence of her daughter in her room with the daughter talking to her psych about how she had a dream of walking into her room and saw her mum but her mum couldn't see her. That was just devastating.
I always look forward to your ranking videos. The thought process and the execution of this one is top notch. Bravo 👏 👏
You really can’t have an effective horror without sadness though because it emphasizes what is at stake. You fear losing something and you are sad when it is already lost.
@Cody your one of the only people insane enough to tackle this :). An your patrons are amazing for choosing this topic.
Frankenstein’s goodbye to Phoebe at the end of The Monster Squad
Yo this day I put it on mute b/c it's still too sad!
Her tossing him the teddy bear so he won’t forget her makes this scene more impactful
Holy shit I forgot about that!!!!! Devastating
I knew that ‘Pet Sematary’ would be at the top of your list. The scene at the funeral is what does me in. The look of devastation on Dale Midkiff’s face as the father-in-law is yelling at him is so believable and absolutely heartbreaking. And let’s just say that Toni Collette is the GOAT! Two films on this list and her recognition is so well-deserved. That scene in “The Sixth Sense” makes me cry ugly every time.
Dang, dude, just you talking about some of these made me cry! 😢 Great list!
What a great idea for a vid Cody! There are four I can think up from the top of my head and they are(contains spoilers for The Fly, Nightmare 3, and Rob Zombie’s Halloween 2):
4. A certain death from Bone Tomahawk(I don’t mention it because I’m not sure if Cody’s seen it).
3. Nancy’s death in Nightmare.
2. Annie’s death from Rob Zombie’s Halloween 2.
1. BrundleFly’s end from The Fly!
All of the parent-child moments on this list just brings this one scene from the South Korean fantasy-thriller series "Black" to mind. This man wants revenge for the death of his child, and he breaks down in front of our protagonist and stabs me in the heart with "We call children who have lost their parents orphans. But what do we call parents that have lost their child? There is no word. In any language." It has haunted me for years.
I used to have a dog named sam. she was really important but she got really old and we had to put her down and it was devastating, and I haven't even seen I am legend but as soon as you mentioned the dog being named sam I started choking up. and when you said he had to kill the dog I just started balling with memories of her.
Normally when it comes to lists like this, there's at least one where you think "well, that doesn't belong on the list", but not this time. An excellent selection that had me nodding in agreement with each entry.
That said, I was surprised The Mist didn't make it, while my own honourable mention would be the ending to Eden Lake.
What a fabulous video. I love when people touch on emotion in horror. It never gets the credit amongst movie genres for the exceptional storytelling that’s there. People who aren’t ’into’ horror don’t give it the chance and they’re missing out massively.
How you described the final scene in The Fly 😭. Devastating.
Fan of Rob Zombies Halloween here too 👋
Absolutely loved your choices.
The scene at the end of ‘Sometimes They Come Back’ always gets me 😭
Thanks for destroying my mind with that dog scene 😭😭😂 I wanted to bawl my eyes out
Unique topic, haven’t seen this done-nice work sir
To me, the way that scene is handled in Carrie 2013 is even better and more emotionally impactful because, in the original, as soon as the blood hits her, she zones out and the murder is pretty much inevitable from there. She doesn’t even really notice Tommy getting hit by the bucket. In the remake, when she’s first hit by the blood, she actually tries to leave. You can tell she’s very rattled, but she’s still in control. As she’s leaving, the bullies hijack the projector and start playing the video of the incident that starts the movie. So now, she’s doubly humiliated in front of the whole school. Most importantly, in this version, she sees Tommy go down. For a moment she’s just sad, but that quickly turns to rage. It’s Tommy’s death that pushes her over the edge. I like that the remake really shows that it’s not just that she snapped because of the humiliation, but that they also took the one person who showed her true kindness and made her feel special.
I hope this doesn't fuck it up for you, but Tommy didn't get killed by the bucket. He's just knocked out.
@@keithstevens8749 I haven’t read the book, so I don’t know how it happens there. It’s possible that it happens that way in the original movie. However, in the 2013 remake, there’s no way that’s what happens. The remake clearly shows him getting hit is what pushes her over the edge. If she saved Ms. Desjardin, she would definitely have saved Tommy if he was still alive instead of allowing him to burn alive.
@@collinfarnes8752 I do like that the film allowed the coach to survive and realize that Sue was truly trying to help.
I totally agree with your #1 pick! (& many of the others, as well!). Great video!!
Doctor Sleep has like 5 deaths that are sad as hell:
1. Hospice patient
2. Billy
3. Baseball boy
4. Grandpa Flick - Yes he's a villain but to see someone whose lived centures be terrified of death was impactful
5. Danny
Now to think of it, Mike Flanagan makes me cry in damn near every one of his projects. He's too good
Huge Mike Flanagan fan as well!!
I don't know I smiled when the Grandpa flick kicked the bucket. I find it literally impossible to feel any remorse for him after what they did to the baseball kid fuk that ancient prick I'm glad he felt fear in his final moments.
mike flannigan is so mean when it comes to emotional horror😂 like he does it too well lmao
I’ll mention Saw 3 when jigsaw betrays Amanda while she’s bleeding out and he says game over while crying. Hits pretty hard
The hammer scene in Prisoners?
If we’re just using horror moments in movies, then that performance by Hugh Jackman and Paul Dano has got to be one of the most heart wrenching moments in a film.
Prisoners has my favorite performance by Jackman.
The ending!!!😢😭
This is the first time I’ve watched a video about horror movies and cried. I agree with your list, especially as a mom.
I can't believe the ending of the mist didn't get mention. But great list cody I forgot about the train to Busan about the father getting bit.
You are so real for adding Annie’s death from H2. Annie and Sheriff Brackett were the heart of that movie, thanks in large part to Brad Dourif and Danielle Harris’ performances. When Annie dies, it is such a well done and heart wrenching scene.
Great vid Cody! I'm so glad 28 days later was on here, as it is my favorite horror movie of all time, and Frank's death always crushes me every time. Another sad moment in a horror movie I could think of is in Predator (1987) when Mac is saying his final good bye to his best friend Blain after his death. When he said "Good bye bro" it just tugs on your heart strings.
Good topic and list. I always found American Werewolf in London pretty sad.
Thanks!
I lost a child, a son, and I can relate to how you feel about those moments in films. And it is absolutely devastating. He was my only child and I have never wanted another child after that. I just don't know if I could be a parent at this point.
So glad to see the scene from RZ H2 on here! Absolutely gut wrenching performance from Brad Dourif!
Before being a dad, that scene in Pet Sematary just had me basically saying "Oh that's sad"
After becoming a dad, I feel my head automatically turning away when it comes up
Rob Zombies Halloween 2. Annie's death and Sheriff Brackett finding her is so sad
Brad D had me crying.
Omgg yesssss
Chokes me up every time
His voice shaking is gut wrenching
I think what’s also sad about Carrie is that only the bullies were laughing. Most of the kids were not laughing. They all looked sad or shocked.
Train to Busan is also the only horror film that has ever made me cry. I was a mess the first time I saw that movie.
Hey Cody! Two video ideas for you:
1. Daniel Craig James Bond Ranking. I know you’ve talked about a few of them on your channel before, but I would love to know your in-depth thoughts on them since you don’t seem to do it too often.
2. Top 10 most disappointing movies you’ve ever seen in your entire life.
And if you do read this first of all, thank you! And second of all, I know you didn’t see Casino Royale in theaters, but did you see the other Craig films? Well, I know you saw No Time to Die in theaters but what about the middle three? (Quantum of Solace, Skyfall, and Spectre)
The scene in An American Werewolf In London when David is talking on the phone to his sister and knows he will never see them again always hit me in the feels.
Yeah I knew #1. The scene where Gage is killed was hard before I was a parent but now it's the only movie that I still watch that has a scene where I have to close my eyes and plug my ears. I just can't. That scene goes way harder than it needs to. The still shots of pictures of him as a baby... just... ugh... I can't anymore.
Excited for this one man. These Patreon picks are alwys gold
Honorable Mention: The Mist
This was a pretty cool idea for a list. Thanks for ripping me apart Cody. 😂. Definitely agree with you on Hereditary, A Quiet Place and Train to Busan. I actually forgot about I Am Legend. That scene was sad when I saw it as a kid, but just breaks me now, especially after living with dogs and losing my kitty. I would like to add one that always made me sad, the ending of Ginger Snaps. That ending scene was gut wrenching to me. Great video Cody, thank you!
Great shout with the ending to fly Cody, I would have never thought of that one. The performance of gina davis, the score and the idea that the last shred of humanity left in Brundle is asking for help to end it all is very powerful.
Woah woah woah what about the mist? That’s the most devastating for me I can’t believe it’s not in this list. And I nearly did a cry just hearing you explain I am legend scene
The Mist Ending & Jeepers Creepers 1 Ending are definitely some contenders.
Well hell...i just cried for 25 min straight. Some of my favorite films, but when you put all of these sad moments all together it creates a cry fest.
Hey Cody! I just watched this 80’s slasher called slumber party massacre that I think would be fun to review and be right up your alley. Love you videos btw ❤
As someone who did lose both parents, that scene between Cole and his mother makes me cry every time. 😢
For me, the saddest scene in a horror movie has got to be the dinner table scene from Signs. Everything from the devastation and the fear the family has of it being their last supper, the explosion of emotional tension that has been building to this point, the kids crying, to Mel Gibson's absolutely incredible acting. When the son gets up and hugs his dad after seeing the anguish he's in, I ball my eyes out EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. I know some hesitate to call it a horror film, but oh well. Awesome video, Cody. Some great picks for sure!
Your top 2 absolutely WRECKED ME as well. Brutal. Just brutal. They probably would be my top 2 as well. When Gage says, “Not fair” and stumbles down….FUUUUUUUCCCCC
Jack Burton saying Goodbye to Wang Chi gets me every time. Detective John Hobbs finding his brother Murdered in his sleep , even Danny seeing that Jack has become the new bartender in Dr sleep.. cheating but even Donnie Darko laughing in his bed as he awaits his doom then mad world plays is so sad. And top moment would be When Eric Draven sees the kids on Halloween and tgey freeze the shot on him laughing tied eith his conversation with top dollar on the roof
I would qualify The Mist only because we are talking about moments here. And yes the ending is shocking but right before that, there's a moment when the father is counting the bullets and stops and looks at his son's tearful afraid face. So that alone is way more impactful than what follows it and the reveal.
Great video and pretty unique video-idea!
Always great to hear that someone else out there has a heart for Rob Zombie's Halloween 2 😂👍
The choice seen in Killing of a Sacred Deer would be on mine love the video man
Train to Busan was unbelievably sad and I think it's all because of the little girls performance. It really didn't feel like acting. Her screaming and crying made me believe she was in so much pain. If you haven't seen Before I Wake, that kid gives me the same reaction
The Mist. It will always be The Mist for me.