10 More Unexpected Horror Movie Survivors

10. Tallahassee - Zombieland (2009)

Surviving any horror is a miracle, but you've really got luck on your side if you manage to make it out of a zombie movie. On top of that, imagine taking the 'dead mentor' trope into a place where death walks the streets. Boy, you'd better start writing a will because it doesn't look good. That's what many expected for Zombieland's Tallahassee, but it's hard to keep a good cowboy down.

This character, played by the legendary Woody Harrelson, is the mentor to Jessie Eisenberg's Columbus in a world ravaged by the undead. He's badass, cool, and amusing, but his position as the mentor of the group makes you doubt he'll make it out alive. The character seemed destined for a heroic sacrifice akin to Obi-Wan or Gandalf.

The movie's climax starts to pay this off as Tallahassee distracts a massive horde of zombies by leading them away from our other protagonists. He then locks himself in a booth with only two pistols, and sets himself up for an epic final hurrah. But this never comes, as Tallahassee genuinely kills all the monsters with his limited weaponry.

It came as a big surprise that Harrelson's character made it through Zombieland (and Zombieland: Double Tap), which shows you never really know what's going to happen in a zombie flick.