10 Crazy Movie Endings You Didn't Believe

1. Sleepaway Camp

Switchblade Romance
United Film Distribution

How could crazy, unbelievable movie endings be discussed without shining a spotlight on Sleepaway Camp?

For a spell, the horror genre was overflowing with slasher movies centred around a big final act reveal of who the real killer of the film was.

In Sleepaway Camp, Felissa Rose plays troubled teen Angela. After an accident years prior killed her father and brother, Angela finds herself being bullied while at summer camp. With her bullies being offed one by one, Angela's cousin Ricky becomes the prime suspect behind these grizzly deaths. And from here, that's when things get really nuts.

While the reveal of Angela herself actually being the killer would've been a mildly surprising and crazy ending for Sleepaway Camp, the 1983 movie amped up its 'crazy' by revealing Angela to be a male. And not just any male, for Angela is really Peter, Angela's believed-dead brother - with the real Angela having been the one to die alongside her father in place of Peter all those years ago.

Yep, when it comes to closing acts that you struggled to take in upon a first watch, they don't get much more mind-scrambling than Sleepaway Camp's finale.

Watch Next


The Scariest Horror Movie Quiz You Need To Try!

Texas Chainsaw Leatherface
Cinemarque Entertainment BV

1. Exactly How Many Pins Are There In Pinhead's 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 dayjob, 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.