As sick and depraved as it sounds, sometimes a gruesome death can actually make a film.

Whether it’s some bloke being torn apart by wild animals or some luckless cheerleader being mutilated by a crazed, axe-wielding maniac, we just can’t seem to get enough of it. Sickos, the lot of us!

In fact, just think of the films that could have been saved by the odd gruesome beheading or two. A few fleshing-eating zombies would certainly have spiced up Pride And Prejudice and Moulin Rouge. And is it so wrong to want to see Judi Dench being hacked to pieces? Anyway, so here at hecklerspray we have decided to come up with the 10 most gruesome movies deaths ever.

Although dying in a movie allows an actor the rare opportunity to roll around the floor clutching their chest and murmuring "they got me" for 15 minutes, it also means they don't get to be in the sequel.

That's why movie deaths needs to be memorable. They need to be visceral. They need to be meaningful. And yet, some of the best-known movie deaths are shit. Here, in the form of a numbered list, we bring you the top 10 most disappointing movie deaths ever...