10 Movies That Gave Rise To Bizarrely Specific Fears

8. Getting Your Achilles Tendon Cut - Hostel

There's something squicky about the idea of severely injuring your Achilles tendon. First of all, there are the mythological implications -- as we all know, Achilles was the famous Greek warrior whose only vulnerable spot was his heel. It's an apt myth, because although the Achilles tendon is such a seemingly small part of the human anatomy, if you rupture it fully or cut it, you're suddenly faced with the question of how many months it's going to be before you're able to limp yourself around again. So quite frankly, there's no enough nope in the world for someone who would intentionally damage someone else's Achilles tendon. Which of course is where the wonderful people who brought us Hostel come in. After all, they're pretty much a one stop shop for horrifically gruesome disfigurements that hit you with the kind of nausea that sticks around for a while. The Dutch Businessman with twisted aspirations of becoming a surgeon kidnaps a young American tourist named Josh, and when he tries to escape, cuts both of his Achilles tendons. Because there's really not a better way to stop someone from leaving than that. Gross. Maybe next time just read him some poetry and put on a Yanni CD.