10 More Bleakest Endings In Horror Movies
2. Speak No Evil
As disturbingly sadistic as it is deliciously satirical, Danish production Speak No Evil was one of 2022's more unexpected success stories - to the point that a remake of the film starring James McAvoy is currently in production. With all that being said, the ending to Christian Tafdrup's picture is legitimately traumatising enough to send a person to therapy.
The film centres on Bjorn, Louise and their young daughter Agnes. After becoming acquainted on vacation in Italy, the trio are invited to spend a holiday with a couple and their young son at their remote Dutch farmhouse. Unfortunately, their new friends soon demonstrate behaviour that would make Hannibal Lecter resemble a dream roommate.
Speak No Evil's finale reveals that the couple - Patrick and Karin - are actually a pair of depraved serial killers, utilizing a modus operandi of abducting children after murdering their parents. After he discovers the couple's supposedly mute son Abel's corpse, Bjorn's desperate attempts to get his family to safety are foiled when their car breaks down. The killers catch up with them and Karin proceeds to cut out Agnes' tongue before her parents are forced into a ditch to be stoned to death.
It somehow gets even worse from there. The murderous duo are seen soon after as they target a new family, with a now-mute Agnes being forced to masquerade as their latest child.