Heart ripped out

Heart ripped out refers to the act of literally ripping someone's heart out. I don't mean it in a metaphorical, hippie-dippie, "You broke my heart, Fredo" sort of a way. I mean someone actually punches their hand into someone's chest, and rips out their actual friggin' heart. Sometimes the thing is still beating in their blood-soaked hands when the action takes place. Needless to say, this sort of gross form of misconduct is usually exclusive to the horror genre, though some action and sci-fi movies have employed the technique as well.

The good ole Frankenstein Monster hisself proved to be quite the heart-breaker when he punched his fist through the chest of Elizabeth Frankenstein and ripped out her heart. This took place in the 1994 film adaptation of the classic story, Frankenstein, directed by Kenneth Branagh.

Characters who have their heart ripped out

Physically of course... not emotionally.

Character	Source
Chet Kaminski	Ash vs Evil Dead
Daniel Santos	Bitten
Father Eisner	Tomb of Dracula
Father Mayhem	Hellina
Gloria the Reanimate	Bride of Re-Animator
Maryann Forrester	True Blood
Roy	Supernatural
Ted Reyerson	Preacher

Appearances

Films

• 976-Evil
• A Return to Salem's Lot
• Bride of Re-Animator
• Clown
• Dark Shadows
• Dr. Giggles
• Evil Spawn
• Exorcist II: The Heretic
• FDR: American Badass
• Forsaken, The
• Frankenstein Unbound
• Frankenstein vs. the Mummy
• Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
• From Dusk Till Dawn
• Hellraiser II: Hellbound
• Jeepers Creepers
• Lurking Fear
• Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
• Midnight Meat Train
• My Bloody Valentine
• My Bloody Valentine 3D
• Phantom of the Opera (1989)
• Prom Night III: The Last Kiss
• Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil
• Prophecy
• Prophecy: Uprising
• Repo! The Genetic Opera
• Satanic Panic
• Snatchers
• Sometimes They Come Back... Again
• Tales from the Crypt
• Unnamable, The
• Vamp
• Vampire in Brooklyn

Television

• American Horror Story: Boy Wonder
• American Horror Story: Return to Murder House
• American Horror Story: Traitor
• Ash vs Evil Dead: Second Coming
• Bitten: Ready
• Fear Itself: Eater
• Freddy's Nightmares: It's My Party and You'll Die If I Want You To
• Originals: House of the Rising Son
• Vampire Diaries: The Originals

Comics

• Evil Ernie Vol 3 3
• Hellina 1
• Spawn 2

Novels

• Jason X: Death Moon

Short stories

• Lurking Fear

See also

• Characters who have their hearts ripped out
• Heart ripped out in media

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