When Annie breaks Paul’s legs in Misery (1990)

Based on the Stephen King novel Misery, this kidnapping movie has a scene of what might be called excruciating slow-burn torture. There is no gore or any explicitly graphic violence. Rather, it’s just an unsettling moment of seeing Annie Wilkes hobble her favorite writer so he can’t escape her home. Though this onscreen violence haunts even the most devout horror fans, the book is even worse. In the novel version, Annie cuts off her victim’s foot with an axe. She also later cuts off his thumb when he complains about the typewriter she forces him to write on.