10 MORE Horror Movies Where The Victim Is More Dangerous Than The Villain

5. Darcy - Oddity

Oddity 2024
Wildcard Distribution

The Irish folk-horror revolves around a blind clairvoyant called Darcy, who shows up unannounced at the home of her brother-in-law, Ted, to investigate the murder of her twin, Dani. Stranger still, Darcy has inexplicably brought along a nightmare-inducing mannequin while she uncovers the truth behind her sister's fate.

Now, it's eventually revealed Ted hired an employee called Ivan to kill Dani so he could start anew with his mistress. Suspecting Darcy is onto him, Ted encourages her to leave.

Being blind, it should be easy for Ted to overpower her. When Ted devises a trap that renders Darcy fatally wounded, he believes he's gotten away with two murders scot-free.

But Darcy has one trick up her sleeve before she dies. When Ivan enters the house to finish Darcy off, she brings the mannequin to life, revealing it's not a mannequin at all but a golem. The golem terrorises Ivan and leaves him so hysterical, Ted has him killed, knowing he'll expose him.

Returning to his home, Ted believes once again he's evaded the authorities. But in the end, he dooms himself after playing with Darcy's haunted bell, which summons a ghost who kills whoever rings it.

Even though Darcy seemed helpless, she exacted vengeance on her sister's murderers from beyond the grave.

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