10 Weirdest Endings In Horror Movies

9. The Neon Demon (2016)

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Amazon Studios/Broad Green Pictures

Set within the unforgiving world of modelling, The Neon Demon is director Nicholas Winding Refn’s neon-splattered exploration of the pursuit of beauty.

The film picks up with upcoming teenage model Jesse (Elle Fanning) moving to L.A to become a model. She has that indescribable factor that immediately catches the eye of industry insiders which sets her career ablaze. Her arrival on the scene is likewise noticed by makeup artist Ruby (Jena Malone), who introduces Jesse to her model friends Gigi (Bella Heathcoat) and Sarah (Abbey Lee).

Although it seems the women have the teenager's best interest at heart, it transpires that they have malicious intentions towards her. To preserve their own beauty, they plan to consume Jesse in what’s suggested to be a pagan ritual. And after Jesse is unceremoniously killed by being pushed into an empty pool, viewers see her killers bathing in her blood after the deed’s done. But the ending only gets weirder from here.

Consumed with guilt about her actions at a photoshoot, Gigi vomits Jesse’s eye before killing herself. Observing unfazed, Sarah eats the eyeball.

A mixture of the grotesque and surreal, this literal representation of the dog-eat-dog nature of the fashion world will put viewers of their dinner.

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Glasgow-based cinephile who earned a Masters degree in film studies to spend their time writing about cinema, video games, and horror.