10 Most Shocking Body Discoveries In Horror Movies

11. Honourable Mention - Hot Fuzz

We'll kick things off with a quick special mention. Undeniably Hot Fuzz does have a different vibe to the other films on this list - and only broadly channels horror in its slasher kills and gothic conspiracy - but it would be a crime to say that the big body reveal wasn’t one of the very best out there.

Entry number two into Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg’s Cornetto trilogy, this film follows a big city police officer’s struggling to adjust to country-living, whilst slowly discovering the quaint town he’s stationed in has a dark secret.

As is the case with all the films in the trilogy, the film loosely fits into the ‘horror comedy’ category. Whilst definitely not being the most spine-chilling title on this list, the blood, guts and gore that some of the deaths entail firmly remind audiences that this is no tame family flick.

After finding out that the town’s Neighbourhood Watch Alliance has been killing off anyone they believe will damage their chances of winning Village of the Year, officer Angel enters the catacombs beneath the castle the group uses as a meeting place.

There he finds the bodies of multiple town nuisances he has encountered previously, from an irritating street performer to a group of underage drinkers.

Bodies are piled up in various states of decay, revealing years’ worth of killings that have been literally hidden underground all that time. As goofy as the film is at times, it’s a great pay-off to see the bodies of all the disappeared characters you saw earlier.