10 Everyday Objects Horror Movies RUINED For You

10. Screw - Final Destination 5 (2011)

Final Destination is all about the kills, and while by 2011 the well of good will most horror fans were extending to the series had just about dried up, director Steven Quale and writer Eric Heisserer were still going hard on their innovative deaths. And it is here, in number five, where we find one of the most tense and well-orchestrated scenes in the entire series – courtesy of the simple, humble screw.

College gymnast Candice Hooper (Ellen Wroe) is one of the unlucky few to escape their fate in this movie, narrowly avoiding a collapsing bridge. Marked for death, it’s only a matter of time before the reaper gets what he’s owed, and everywhere we look each small detail seems primed to deliver Candice to the other side. And then there’s the screw.

A tiny loose screw from the air con system finds its way onto Candice's balance beam at gymnastics practice, and Quale’s camera follow her feet as she somehow misses it, the tension building with each quick step. When Candice manages to somehow avoid jumping straight onto the screw, and unknowingly foils the parallel danger of exposed wiring and dripping pipe, we think we’re home free. And yet, it’s another athlete who takes the screw straight into her heel, comes off the balance beam, knocks chalk into the fan, which blows into Candice’s face while she’s spinning on the bar, and splat: origami Candice.