Horror movies belong to the film genre, which is very popular among fans. Most horror movies do not have happy endings. The endings of these movies are scarier, tragic, and sometimes heartbreaking. Although many horror films have been made with tragic endings, there are few horror movies with happy endings. In this article, we have listed some of the best horror movies, where the protagonists win over evil at the end of the film.
28 Days Later (2002)
28 Days Later is a post-apocalyptic horror film released in the year 2002 and directed by Danny Boyle. It is a scary movie based on terrifying zombies. Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Brendan Gleeson, and Megan Burns are the four leads in the film 28 Days Later. The story of the film revolves around the struggle of these four survivors. However, the film ends on a happy note because three of the four main characters survive, and the infection vanishes naturally at the end of the film.
Child’s Play (1988)
Child’s Play is one of the best supernatural horror films, which was released in the year 1988 and directed by Thomas Lee Holland. In this film, Brad Dourif is playing the character of Charles Lee Ray/Chucky, Catherine Hicks portrays the character of Karen Barclay, and Alex Vincent is playing the role of Andy Barclay. The film’s story centers around a widowed mother portrayed by Hicks, who gives a doll to her son. She is unaware that the doll is possessed by the soul of a serial killer portrayed by Dourif. After the huge success of this film, Chucky has become one of the most iconic horror movie characters. This movie also has a happy ending as Karen, Andy, and Mike fight with Chucky in Karen’s apartment. They burn Chucky and shoot him in the heart. In the end, all the main characters of the film survive unharmed.
The Silence Of The Lambs (1991)
The Silence Of The Lambs is a psychological horror film released in 1991 and directed by Jonathan Demme. This film is an adaptation of a novel written by Thomas Harris in 1988. In this film, Jodie Foster is playing the role of Clarice Starling, who is a young FBI trainee, and Ted Levine is playing the role of Buffalo Bill, who is a serial killer. This film contains a happy ending with the protagonist winning at the end of the film. After several attempts to hunt for Buffalo Bill, Clarice finally finds him and kills him at the end of the film.
Scream (1996)
Scream is another most popular slasher film, which was released in the year 1996 and directed by Wes Craven. This film also contains a happy ending because most of the main cast members survive at the end of the film. The movie centers around Sidney Prescott, portrayed by Neve Campbell, who is a high school student in Woodsboro, California, which is a fictional town. She becomes the target of a mysterious killer known as Ghostface, who wears a Halloween costume in the film. At the end of the film, all the main characters such as Sidney, Gale, Randy, and Dewey all survive unharmed.
Hush (2016)
Hush is a famous slasher film in Hollywood, released in 2016 and directed by Mike Flanagan. His real wife, Kate Siegel, is playing the character of Maddie in this film. She is a deaf woman and lives in a house in the woods at a remote location. She is hunted by a man in her house, but she kills the man with the help of a corkscrew. This is another slasher film with a happy ending as the protagonist in this film wins over evil.
After discussing some of the best horror movies that contain happy endings, we have concluded that there are various horror movies in Hollywood. Still, most of them have tragic or heartbreaking endings. If you want to watch the best horror movie with a happy ending, you can watch any of the above-discussed horror movies with the protagonists winning in the end.
