10 Horror Films Ruined by WTF Endings
6. Last Night In Soho
Last Night In Soho opens with a fashion student called Eloise moving into a bedsit, owned by an elder called Ms. Collins. While sleeping in the bedsit, Eloise dreams of being an aspiring singer called Sandie who lived in London during the 1960s. When Eloise realises Sandie was a real person who mysteriously vanished, she tries to find out what happened to her.
However, Eloise regrets learning the truth... and so do we. It turns out Sandie and Ms. Collins are one and the same. Tired of men forcing themselves upon her in her youth, Sandie butchered them all up and hid their remains in the walls of the bedsit. Now that Eloise knows the truth, Ms. Collins prepares to kill her.
Although this penny-drop could work in principle, it's let down by the jarring tonal shift. For the most part, Last Night in Soho plays out like a psychological thriller. However, the twist pivots into slasher territory, complete with ghostly apparitions and murder-revenge logic that feels more schlocky than anything expressionistic.
There's nothing wrong with a cheesy horror, but it's weird to see a stylised whodunnit turn into a Friday the 13th-like film in the eleventh hour.