10 Slasher Horror Movie Characters Who Were Seconds Away From Surviving

10. Dr. Ardmore - Child's Play

Child's Play opens with a murderer called Chucky transferring his soul into a doll to cheat death. (As you do.) A young widow called Karen comes into possession of the doll and gives it to her son, Andy. Unable to control his murderous compulsion, Chucky kills again in his new body, starting with Karen's friend, Maggie.

Even though Andy tries to warn people that "Chucky did it", nobody believes him and he's sent to a psychiatric hospital. While the doctors perform tests on Andy to gauge his mental stability, Chucky stabs the psychiatrist, Dr Ardmore, with a scalpel. While he lies wounded on the ground, Chucky places an electroshock device on the doctor's head. The demonic doll then sets the electroshock machine to full power, frying Ardmore's skull until blood gushes out of his mouth and eyes.

However, Ardmore could've avoided meeting his maker if he just pulled the device off his head. It wasn't strapped on so he could've whipped it off in less than a second. Since he failed to act, Ardmore only has himself to blame for his demise.