10 Big Horror Movie Reveals You Can Spot Early (If You Really Look)

10. Kill List - Jay Kills His Wife And Child

Kill List may not be the most well known of pictures, but this 2011 psychological horror has one of the most creepy pieces of signposting for those who choose to revisit the film after an initial watch.

Focussed on two former soldiers who take on work as hitmen, Kill List has a sickening reveal waiting at its conclusion. Having had to take on a, err, kill list of people known as the Priest, the Librarian and the MP, Neil Maskell's Jay ends up finding himself surrounded by a cult who have threatened the life of his wife and child.

At the behest of this cult, Jay has to killed one more target, as he's presented with the masked, cloaked Hunchback. After a brutal knife fight in which he's the victor, it's then that it's revealed to Jay that said Hunchback was his wife with their son strapped to her back. In terms of gut punches, they don't get much more jarring.

When rewatching the movie, you get a clear indicator of this shocking twist - with a 'play fight' scene showing Jay stabbing his wife, while their son is on her back.

Authored by Andrew Pollard

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First Posted On: 26th Mar 2021

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