10 Best ‘Dead And I Know It’ Moments In Zombie Movie History

10. Linda - Evil Dead 2

In some ways, by the time Ash has Linda’s head trapped in a vice and her body sliced down the middle on the floor, she’s already dead - in the traditional sense that is. However, her second death is probably more interesting than her first, because when possessed Linda realises that she is at Ash’s mercy she tries a clever tactic.

The ranting, possessed versions of the characters are impossible to feel bad about killing because they are so evidently evil, bloodthirsty and gross. In her messed up state, Linda clearly realises this and instead, when she sees that her death is probably imminent, she reverts back to a presentation of her previous innocent self, crying and howling in front of a very distressed Ash. She cries out over and over that she loves him, tears in her eyes and her face looking the most human it has in a while.

It’s a cool moment because it’s always fun to see monsters take a complete change of tack, especially when it turns out to just not work at all and for all her efforts she gets a chainsaw to the skull. Sorry dead-Linda, you tried to be clever but that’s just not going to cut it (no pun intended).