10 Horror Movies That Could Have Ended After 10 Minutes

10. Halloween Kills

Michael Myers' murderous escapades have spanned decades now, so it's safe to say that he's got a lot of experience in the serial killer department.

2018's reboot of the franchise serves as a direct sequel to the 1978 original, and sees Laurie Strode face off against her old stalker once more. By now, Myers is institutionalised at a psychiatric hospital and Laurie has grown obsessed with him, patiently waiting for the day he escapes so that she can put an end to him for good.

Her desire for vengeance has consumed her, and her off the gird house is a fortress fitted with all sorts of booby traps. By the end of the film, The Shape is trapped in the basement as the house burns down all around him.

The sequel, Halloween Kills, picks up immediately after this, with firefighters rushing to the scene and eventually they come face to face with Myers. This is where suspension of disbelief comes in handy because at this point, the firefighters begin to take on Michael one by one, which could only ever end one way.

Yes, the Shape is a relentless, almost supernatural being, but he is still just one man. He's not an MMA aficionado and the firefighters are armed to the teeth with fire axes and other tools that could be used as a weapon (which Michael demonstrates so effortlessly). The situation does leave you wondering that if they had regrouped, worked together, and used just a tiny bit of strategy, it's likely that Michael's killing spree could have been cut short by about 90 minutes.