Suicide

Suicide
Classification:	Miscellaneous
Associated franchises:	Children of the Corn Dracula Frankenstein Preacher Prophecy The Ring
Associated films:	An American Werewolf in Paris Black Christmas End of Days House of the Dead Prince of Darkness Ring, The
Associated programs:	American Horror Story Bates Motel Dark Shadows iZombie The Last of Us The Walking Dead

Suicide is the willful act of taking one's own life. In film, characters may commit suicide for any number of reasons ranging from terminal illness, depression, impending trauma, they are forced into it, and sometimes, even to prevent one's self from being turned into a zombie! Suicide is different from self sacrifice, which is where a character allows themselves to die in order to facilitate a greater good, whether that be protecting a loved one, saving a military unit, or defending the entire planet.

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Life is a gift. As sweet as a ripe peach, as precious as a guilded jewel. I've never understood the logic of willfully surrendering such a treasure. And what is there to gain? How dark can your existence be when compared to an eternal void? Unless of course, you have faith that there is something beyond. What do you see from where you stand? A bright light at the end of the tunnel? Is it a ray of hope? A glimmer of something better? Or will it burn you like the rising sun? Is that sound you're hearing the trumpeting of St. Peter's angels, or the screams of Memnoch's tortured souls? You can't answer that, can you, because you will never know the answer, till the deed is done. And is your faith, really that strong? I understand the need to move on, it is something that happens, and your time has truly come. I also understand that with the beauty of this life there comes pain and despair. No one is immune. But consider what is in your hands. Don't trade a treasure for an empty box.

—Lucien LaCroix, to Nick Knight, Forever Knight, "Last Knight"

In film

• Annabelle: Evelyn takes her own life by jumping out of an apartment complex window to her death. She does this to satisfy a demon who requires a soul, thus sparing a baby from being taken.

• Bram Stoker's Dracula: Upon hearing false reports stating that her beloved Prince Vlad had died on a battlefield, his bride Elizabeta took her own life by throwing herself from the parapet of a castle.

• Freddy vs. Jason: It was believed that a man named Bobby Davis had committed suicide after he had slit his wrists in a bath tub in 1999. In truth, Bobby was but a victim of dream killer Freddy Krueger. In 2003, a boy named Blake Mueller was blamed for the deaths of his father and Trey Cooper and then allegedly committed suicide. This too was false, as all of these deaths were perpetuated by Jason Voorhees.

• Haunting of Molly Hartley, The: Attempted suicide.

• Hellraiser: Hellworld: Adam commits suicide by dousing himself in gasoline and setting himself on fire. This is a result of becoming too addicted and obsessed with the Hellworld computer game.

• Howling V: Rebirth: The Lord of a castle enters his dining hall to find all of the guests have been savagely murdered. His wife enters the room and they embrace. The Lord takes a large sword and impales both his wife and himself with a single thrust. Before expiring, he hears the cry of a baby, which terrifies him. His last words are, "We died in vain".

• Needful Things: A young boy named Brian Rusk receives an autographed 1956 Mickey Mantle baseball card from Leland Gaunt in exchange for .95 cents and the promise of a task. When Brian discovers that Gaunt is actually a monster, he believes that he is evil and should go to Hell. He steals Danforth Keeton's gun and attempts to shoot himself, but Sheriff Alan Pangborn stops him just in time.

• The Shining: In all versions of The Shining, it is revealed through exposition that Delbert Grady, the former caretaker of the Overlook Hotel, murdered his wife and young daughters, then took his own life by placing a shotgun in his mouth and firing it.

• Silver Bullet: Stella Randolph, who is pregnant, prepares to commit suicide by overdosing on pills, aware that it is a cardinal sin. Before the pills can have any affect however, Reverend Lester Lowe, who is a werewolf, breaks into her bedroom and mauls her to death. Though he murders her body, he ultimately saves her soul.

In television

• Angel: Home: A police officer attempts to jump off a building, but Connor saves him.
• Walking Dead: Welcome to the Tombs: Rather than allow herself to succumb to the bite of a walker, Andrea opted for assisted suicide with the help of her friend Michonne.

In novels

• Needful Things: Eleven-year-old Brian Rusk is the first person manipulated by Leland Gaunt into committing a prank that begins a massive cycle of violence, vandalism and murder. Unable to cope with guilt of the role he has played in all of this, he takes his own life with a shotgun.

Characters who have completed suicide

Character	Film	Method
Adam	Hellraiser: Hellworld	Douses himself in gasoline and sets himself on fire.
Crysilda Wilkes	Castle Rock	Drove her car into a lake.
David Chambers	American Horror Story	Stabbed himself in the neck with a knife.
Delbert Grady	The Shining	Puts a shotgun in his mouth after murdering his family.
Elisabeta	Dracula (1992)	Leaped out of a tower window into the river below.
Faith Matheson	Grudge, The (2020)	Leaped down the center of a spiral staircase.
Gloria	Bride of Re-Animator	Ripped her own heart out after being rejected by Dan Cain.
Hap Abernathy	Walking Dead: Descent	Shoots himself after being bitten on the ankle by a walker.
Joseph Cavanaugh	American Horror Story: Mr. Jingles	Shot himself after killing Sam Duke and Brooke's father.
Julie Anderson	American Horror Story: Holes	Turns a shotgun on herself after killing her husband.
Julie Walker	Return of the Living Dead III	Elects to burn in furnace along with her infected boyfriend, Curt Reynolds.
Hungarian Lord	Howling V: Rebirth	Impaled himself on the same sword use to kill his wife.
Meadow Wilton	American Horror Story	Shot herself in the mouth out of loyalty to Kai Anderson.
Reg Lopez	Ash vs Evil Dead	Body found hanging in a room in an asylum.
Richard Morgan	Ring, The	Gets into a bathtub with an electric cable. Zap!
Shizuko Yamamura	Ringu	Jumps into a live volcano, which is pretty baller!

Characters who have attempted suicide

Character	Film	Method
Brian Rusk	Needful Things	Threatened to shoot himself in the head.
Stella Randolph	Silver Bullet	Swallows an excessive amount of pills.

Characters who are forced to commit suicide

Character	Film	Method
Billy Freeman	Doctor Sleep	Snakebite Andi mind controls Billy into taking his own life.
Crow Daddy	Doctor Sleep	Dan Torrances uses the Shining to force Crow Daddy to shoot himself.

Notes

• Attempted suicide redirects to this page.

See also

• Suicides in media
• Characters who commit suicide

References

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