10 Most Painful Looking Deaths In Slasher Movies

4. No Pain, No Gain - Nightmare On Elm Street 4

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In Nightmare On Elm Street 4, Freddy Kruger torments a dream-controlling teenager called Alice, as well as her friends. One of her Alice's mates is Debbie - a muscular teenager who hates bugs. Based on that description alone, viewers should have a fair idea how she's going to meet her maker.

While dreaming, Debbie imagines herself on the benchpress, lifting weights. Suddenly, Freddy appears from behind her and pushes the barbel down, trying to crush her neck with the bar. Debbie tries so hard to push back, her elbows burst open, causing her arms to flop helplessly.

When you first watch this moment, it's nearly impossible not to wince in revulsion. But guess what? It gets so much worse.

When cockroach legs sprout from where Debbie's arms were, she freaks out, running around hysterically. After Deb steps into a sticky substance, she trips over, falling flat on her face. As she attempts to free her head from the goo, her face rips off, revealing a cockroach head underneath.

As her transformation into a full roach is complete, Freddy ends her suffering by squishing her to death.

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