Celebrate Thanksgiving with the Top 11 Slices in Horror
“The Walking Dead” Season 4, Episode 14 – “The Grove”(2014) – Mika Samuels
This is the only cut on the list that you never actually see, but it is a deep one. Poor Mika… we all knew that she was going to get it sooner or later. She was a fringe character at best, and we knew that when it was time for someone to go, she’d probably be the one (take notice Tara, Sasha, Eugene, etc. – the axe is about to fall again). Kudos to the makers of “The Walking Dead” for taking Mika and Lizzie, who was not that much more intriguing up to that point than her sister, and making news-worthy television with them. Talk about getting the most out of your cast. In the course of one episode, “The Walking Dead” brought life to a new expression. We all immediately knew what “Look at the flowers” meant, and the media went crazy questioning whether the show had gone too far in the killing of the two young characters. And that’s when we know we’ve seen something fantastic; when the mainstream media questions whether it’s gone too far.
“Dexter” (2006-2013) – Kill Room Victims
If you found yourself waking up Saran Wrapped to Dexter Morgan’s table in one of his carefully crafted kill rooms, you knew you were in trouble. But it wasn’t until he got his trusty scalpel out and took his trophy from your cheek that things would really go from bad to “Oh fuck.” Dexter’s slice… It was his signature move and the one that signaled the end of the victim. The next thing you knew, you’re fish food being dumped off the side of his boat, Slice of Life. Regardless of what you thought about how the series was wrapped, all fans of the show have to admit that “Dexter” took us on an amazing eight-season ride that had us laughing, loving and almost always, at the edge of our seats with tension. The victim in the clip is one of Dexter’s most physically intimidating targets, Little Chino, played by 6’8″ former NFL offensive lineman Matt Willig, a personal favorite of mine.
Maniac (2012) – Rita
As disturbingly creepy as William Lustig’s original film was, and it was stunningly creepy, there is a slice in the remake that just screams to be included on this list. (On a side note, here’s a really cool fact… What’s the connection between original Maniac director William Lustig and Martin Scorsese? Lustig, who directed and produced the original Maniac, is the nephew of former boxing champion Jake LaMotta, whose story is brought to the screen in the film Raging Bull, which, of course, was directed by Martin Scorsese. Pretty cool, huh?) Anyway, the brutal scalping scene from Elijah Wood’s 2012 remake of the horror classic is another special F/X gem that stands out due to not only its brutality but its incredible realism. As far as horror remakes go, Maniac earns high honors for both its brazenness and also the creativity of shooting the entire movie from the lead character’s POV. A brilliant risk that paid off, big time!
