10 Horror Movies That Stick The Landing

Legendary American writer Truman Capote worked on a few movies during his lifetime, including a 1961 horror flick called The Innocents. 

Starring Deborah Kerr as Miss Giddens, a nanny hired by a mysterious wealthy man to watch his niece and nephew, The Innocents is regarded as one of the most well-crafted and multi-layered horror movies ever made, and its ending is a big part of why it's so beloved.

Over the course of the film, Giddens believes that the house she is living in is haunted and that the spirits have been possessing her two charges, Flora (Pamela Franklin) and Miles (Martin Stephens). Giddens sends Flora away but keeps Miles around in order to talk to him. However, this leaves Miles vulnerable to the power of his ghost, who ends up killing his vessel. 

The Innocents is deliberately vague and there are multiple interpretations of this ending. Were the ghosts real and did they actually kill Miles? Or did Giddens' lack of experience kill him? Was this fantastical situation just a manifestation of her trauma? 

Whatever the answer - if there even is one - it's a great ending; one that ties the rest of the film together beautifully.