20 TERRIBLE Horror Movies With INSANE Endings
19. Dead Silence
James Wan's Dead Silence is a rather naff, crusty supernatural horror flick for the most part, defined by uninteresting characters, risible dialogue, and a patent lack of scares.
But if nothing else, Wan certainly knows how to send audiences home reeling from a totally bats**t ending, and Dead Silence is no exception.
In the climatic montage, it's revealed that protagonist Jamie's (Ryan Kwanten) wheelchair-bound father Edward (Bob Gunton) has actually been dead for the entire movie.
While the audience is initially led to believe that Edward has been paralysed by a stroke, the closing twist reveals that he's a "human puppet" being secretly puppeteered by his wife Ella (Amber Valletta).
She had his body hollowed out and installed a rod inside it, allowing her to "operate" him by standing at his side.
As for the voice? It's just Ella slyly throwing her voice to speak for Edward and sound like an old man. Sure, why not?
This is without even getting to the fact that Ella herself is possessed by vengeful ventriloquist Mary Shaw (Judith Roberts), in case the whole human puppet reveal somehow wasn't crazy enough for you.
Never change, James.