10 Horror Movies Where The Victim Is More Dangerous Than The Villain

10. The Purge

James Sandin is an affluent security system designer, which comes in handy when you inhabit the universe in which The Purge film series takes place. You all know the drill by now; criminal responsibility is suspended for 12 hours and society is cordially invited to rape, steal and rip each other to bloody shreds for no other reason than "f*ck it, it's Purge night."

Accordingly, it's fortunate for the Sandin family that James is a straight up badass. After his home is besieged by a gang of purgers chasing an unidentified stranger who gatecrashes the Sandin home, James proceeds to dispense swift and bloody justice upon the home breakers. Despite being massively outnumbered, he manages to obliterate several of the invaders with a combination of shotgun pellets and pool balls in an absolutely epic brawl.

James is ultimately stabbed by the leader of the invaders and dies of his wounds before the film's conclusion, but his time on screen firmly established him as considerably more dangerous than any of the depraved psychopaths who entered his home. He may have designed Purge-proof systems to protect people's houses from the ensuing madness, but James ultimately proved to be the ultimate Purge deterrent himself, going out defending his family and taking several masked villains with him.

One on one with this guy? Good luck with that.