10 Best Horror Movie Characters Who Appear In Only One Scene

8. Browning - Hellbound: Hellraiser II

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It's not uncommon for horror characters to pop along for single scenes and get turned into mincemeat. In fact, it's the genre's bread and butter. But there's something about the unfortunate Mr Browning in this seminal horror sequel that sticks with you.

In the second Hellraiser instalment, a twisted and sadistic doctor named Phillip Channard becomes obsessed with the Lament Configuration, which leads him to acquire the mattress that Julia Cotton died on. To activate its devilish potential and bring Julia back from the dead, he enlists the help of one of his patients, the troubled Mr Browning.

Browning is a mentally unwell man who's convinced that he's covered in creepy crawlies. His skin is riddled with cuts and scabs from his attempts to rid himself of these bugs, but it gets a lot worse after Channard sets him down on the mattress and passes him a razor.

The screams of this poor unfortunate soul as he rips his skin apart and is subsequently killed by the re-emerging Julia will haunt you. It's a nightmarish and gruesomely visceral scene that still holds up today, and is one of the scariest moments in the franchise.

He may not be there for long, but you'll undoubtedly remember his cries of "get them off me!" *shiver*.

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