“Unmasking the Unexpected: The Twists That Transformed Horror into a Heart-Pounding Nightmare”
The Scream movies are famous for their twists, as characters and viewers alike try to figure out the identity of the Ghostface killer in each franchise entry. It all started back in 1996, when the teen slasher shocked audiences by revealing the Ghostface killer was not one but two people – protagonist Sidney’s boyfriend Billy Loomis and his friend Stu Macher.
Orphan
When a mourning couple adopt a child, they can’t wait to start their new life as a family together with adorable little orphan Esther. Esther is smart, she’s sweet – she’s also secretly 33 years old. Esther’s true identity is revealed to be that of a murderous grown woman with a hormone disorder that keeps her looking young.
The Mist
The bleak twist of The Mist left viewers in shock. As a supernatural mist and terrifying monsters usher in the end of the world, a group of survivors led by protagonist David find themselves with nowhere to run. In an act of mercy, at the end of the movie David kills the group, including his eight-year-old son – just minutes before the military arrive from the mist to save them.
Rosemary’s Baby
This Gothic horror starring Mia Farrow is considered to be one of the greatest supernatural movies of all time. Throughout the film, pregnant Rosemary believes that her husband, friends and neighbors are plotting something sinister and Satanic with her unborn baby. The shocking reveal proves that Rosemary is right; the baby is in fact the spawn of the devil himself.