10 Horror Movie Characters Who Died Breaking Their Own Rules

While Brightburn was lamented for failing to live up to what is a riveting central premise, it does provide a notable case study in characters dying in contravention of their own rules. The premise of the 2019 horror essentially sees Orphan meet Superman.

An alien spaceship containing a young child crash-lands in Kyle and Tori Breyer's barn. Conveniently enough, the couple can't have children of their own and accordingly adopt the mysterious boy. They commit to the rule of never revealing the newly named Brandon's alien origins, hiding the spaceship in the barn to maintain the cover-up.

Brandon soon reveals a malevolent side to his personality, in addition to superhuman abilities. He soon discovers the spaceship after it begins emitting an alien message, leading to Tori breaking the couple's rule and revealing the truth behind his adoption. Unsurprisingly, Brandon does not take the news well, embarking on a homicidal rampage that claims the lives of his adopted uncle, father and swathes of hapless cops dispatched to deal with the omnipotent being.

Finally, the boy eventually dubbed Brightburn flies Tori into the clouds after she attempts to kill him, dropping her to a pancake-esque fate thousands of feet below. If one is to adopt an alien child and keep their heritage secret, it is clear that one had better stick rigidly to that rule.