10 Horror Movie Characters Who Were SECONDS Away From Surviving

10. Tatum Riley - Scream

Scream's Tatum Riley (Rose McGowan) may catch plenty of flak for her ill-advised attempt to escape Ghostface by crawling through the garage's tiny doggy door, but she very nearly made it out alive.

After knocking Ghostface out with the fridge door, she runs to press the button which opens the motorised garage door.

But seeing Ghostface start to stumble to his feet, she instead runs back to the main garage area and starts pelting him with beer bottles in a blind panic.

Had she held her cool for literally another second and just pressed the button, she would've been able to get the garage door open, then hit Ghostface with bottles and make a clean sprint for the street.

Slasher movies obviously wouldn't exist without dubious character decisions, but considering how ably Tatum fought off Ghostface to begin with, it's a shame she got felled by a single moment of non-thought.