10 Greatest Sacrifices In Horror Movie History

10. Child's Play 3

The Chuckie-centric Child's Play franchise has always walked that fine line between silly and scary since its inception in 1988. 1991's third instalment perhaps crosses that line into silly territory more than the rest, but that doesn't mean it's without an emotionally charged moment or two.

In the midst of the school's annual 'war-games' serial-killer possessed Chucky begins causing havoc by introducing live rounds to the festivities. This causes the red and blue team to turn on each other, and then - too distracted by their arguments - they all fail to realise that the evil doll has chucked a live grenade in their midst.

All, that is, except poor Whitehurst, who has been cowering away from the conflict up until this point. Recognising the danger, Whitehurst leaps up and flings himself onto the live grenade to protect his friends - blowing himself to smithereens in the process.

Child's Play is a fairly ridiculous watch in all honesty, but this moment stands out in the film for the heroism shown by the previously scared stiff Whitehurst, and certainly adds some drama to a horror that is often tough to take seriously.