10 Best "Oh Sh*t, He's Dead And I'm Next" Moments In Horror Movies

9. The Devil's Rejects - Banjo & Sullivan

Captain Spaulding Devil's Rejects
Lionsgate

It may not have been the most gory death of Rob Zombie's The Devil's Rejects, but it's fair to say the demise of Brian Posehn's Jimmy could well be the most jarring of Zombie's 2005 picture.

The death of Jimmy stands out for being just so, well, cold-blooded, clinical and sudden. This was Otis (Bill Moseley) at his most 'don't give a f**k' ruthless, shooting Jimmy as soon as he entered a motel room.

For some background, Posehn's character is the roadie for the Banjo & Sullivan band that consists of married couples Adam and Wendy Banjo and Roy and Gloria Sullivan. Banjo & Sullivan had already become acquainted with Otis and Baby Firefly by the time Jimmy makes it to the motel room, and, in an act of utter brutality, Otis shoots poor Jimmy directly in the forehead mere seconds after he arrives to join his pals.

From that moment on, all four Banjo & Sullivan members knew they had an extremely high chance of becoming the next victim(s) of the Firefly clan, and that would indeed come to be the case - Roy and Adam killed by Otis (who also sliced Adam's face off), Baby throwing a knife in the chest of Gloria, and then a traumatised Wendy hit by a truck as she had her dead husband's face stuck to her head.

Senior Writer
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, Jamie Hayer, 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.