9 Heroic Cats That Saved The Day In Horror Movies
4. The Skinny Cat - Coraline (2009)
Although it could be argued that Coraline is primarily a fantasy film, it contains enough horror tropes and imagery to earn such a high place on this list. A beloved animated classic, it tells the story of Coraline Jones and the new home she shares with her wacky writer parents.
Always left to her own devices, Coraline eventually finds a magical door into another world. There, she finds alternate versions of her parents and neighbors, only much more pleasing to Coraline's needs and desires. A skinny black cat has followed her into this world, initially with unknown intentions. He warns Coraline about the dangers of this parallel dimension, but she doesn't want to listen.
During the climactic scene, Coraline must face the Other-Mother in order to save her real parents and the spirits of many children that the villain has imprisoned. As a last resort, Coraline throws the skinny cat directly into the Other-Mother's face, which gives him the unrepeatable chance to gouge her button eyes out. You know that old rule in supernatural combat: once your cat has blinded the entity, everything else is a cakewalk.