10 Most Badass Horror Movie Survivors

10. Erin - You're Next

For a spell, it looked as if Sharni Vinson was on her way to becoming a major modern-day star of the horror genre.

Having first made a name for herself in long-running Australian soap Home and Away, Vinson's foray into horror saw her star in impressive offerings like You're Next, Bait 3D, Patrick, and House on Willow Street. But after House on Willow Street, Vinson's focus has seemingly switched solely to the Dance Boss reality TV show.

Out of the aforementioned pictures, You're Next is a genuinely brilliant horror movie. As animal-masked killers target a family at their remote, regal homestead, Vinson's Erin soon finds herself in the middle of a fight for survival.

With so many memorable visuals, a unique approach to the standard home invasion formula, and with a fun twist ending, You're Next jumped out from the pack and quickly became a favourite of all who saw it upon its 2013 release.

From nervous house guest to axe wielding warrior, Erin is a character who managed to stay with audiences long after You're Next's brisk 90-minute run time had come to an end - with her resourcefulness throughout the second half of the movie playing out like a bloody, brutal version of Home Alone's Kevin McCallister.

Authored by Andrew Pollard

Senior Writer

Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main day job, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks/Saints, Jamie Hayter, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is co-host of the Fearless in Devotion podcast, which won the Club Podcast of the Year gong at the 2024 FSA Awards.

Posted On: 28th Jul 2020

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