10 Horror Movies Where NOBODY Guessed The Killer

4. Luke - Better Watch Out

Deep Red 1975
Well Go USA

Better Watch Out is a movie best watched as blind as possible, centered around babysitter Ashley (Olivia DeJonge) as she attempts to protect the kid she's sitting for, Luke (Levi Miller), and his best friend Garrett (Ed Oxenbould) from a murderous home invader.

But as it turns out, the entire scenario was a fantasy cooked up by Luke - a fake home invasion in which he attempted to depict himself as Ashley's saviour in order to win her affection.

It's only after this that Luke actually becomes a killer, slaughtering Ashley's boyfriend and ex-boyfriend when they try to make the save, before eventually turning on Garrett when he also tries to help Ashley escape.

It's a brilliant mid-film twist that comes totally out of nowhere, and yet feels totally believable thanks to Levi Miller's diabolical performance as Luke. What initially seemed like a typical Christmas-themed slasher flick was ultimately so much more than that.

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