10 More Horror Characters We All Foolishly Thought Had Got Away

10. Jeff (Cabin Fever)

Celebrating before you've actually, definitely won is generally a bad idea. If you aren't wrapped up in bed watching Netflix then you're probably not in the clear, and screaming "I've made it!" before that point is just needlessly tempting fate.

Evidently though, Cabin Fever's Jeff didn't get that memo. Upon discovering that he's the sole survivor of a flesh-eating virus that has devoured the rest of his friends, he runs outside and declares his joy at having outlasted everyone else... only to be gunned down by a group of cops with a loose trigger finger and a "kill on sight" order.

If Jeff hadn't decided to celebrate his "victory" so prematurely, he would've probably walked away with his life. And for a brief time, it does genuinely seem like he's going to survive the movie. From the cops' point of view though, he probably came across like a diseased madman - so you can't really blame them for opening fire.