10 Most Exhausted Horror Movie Protagonists

8. Emily - The Exorcism of Emily Rose

The Babadook
Screen Gems

The Exorcism of Emily Rose is based on the real life story of Anneliese Michel, a young girl who died after sustaining multiple unexplained injuries while under the duty of care of multiple doctors and an exorcist.

The film successfully captures how exhausted the young girl must have been as these exorcisms were taking place, and the acting of Jennifer Carpenter is not to be scoffed at, as she truly puts forward a good case for making us believe we are watching a possessed teenager on screen. Not only does Carpenter look as exhausted as her character, but it causes a certain degree of emotional whiplash for the audience as they are provided with the foreknowledge that Emily is in fact possessed, but they have to watch everybody around her constantly question this and blame it on other ailments such as mental illness.

From her twisting, crunching and bones snapping violently, all the way to the clear emotional exhaustion that she is experiencing after the multiple exorcisms, there is absolutely no denying that Emily Rose is one of the most exhausted protagonists to ever grace a horror film.

Contributor

Amy James hasn't written a bio just yet, but if they had... it would appear here.