10 Best Back From The Dead Moments In Horror Movies

10. Jack Comes Back Deader Than Ever - An American Werewolf In London

Director John Landis’s 1981 horror-comedy An American Werewolf in London has become a cult classic. The movie starred David Naughton and Griffin Dunne as two American backpackers who very quickly regret their decision to go traipsing across the English moors. A mysterious and vicious beast attacks them in the night leaving David (played by Naughton) injured and Jack (Dunne) dead - well, undead.

The beast, which is discovered to be a werewolf, has not only mauled Jack to death but has left him cursed. Whilst in the hospital recovering David makes a terrifying discovery that he himself is now a werewolf following the attack. An important detail revealed by his recently departed friend. A friend who very quietly and shockingly appears to David in his room, complete with clawed face and blood-soaked clothes, and nonchalantly asks for a piece of toast.

An American Werewolf in London has plenty of tongue-in-cheek humor running throughout. This almost unexpected reappearance of Jack in such a subtle manner is particularly effective. Not only does it serve to surprise viewers but also offers them a good indication of how the tone for the rest of the movie will likely play out.