That being said, there are times when we just can’t help but roll our eyes at some of the decisions made by characters in these movies. It’s one thing to accept the supernatural elements of a story, but it’s another thing entirely to watch a character make a boneheaded move that could have easily been avoided with just a moment’s thought.

We’ve all seen the classic slasher movie trope of a character running up the stairs instead of out the front door, but there are plenty of other scenes and plot holes in horror movies that are equally frustrating. In fact, some of them are so ridiculous that they make us lose all sympathy for the character and start rooting for the bad guy instead.

We recently asked Cracked readers for their picks for the most baffling, logic-destroying decisions made in horror movies, and the responses were overwhelming. It’s clear that audiences are tired of watching characters make the same mistakes over and over again. So, without further ado, here are the top picks for the dumbest decisions made in horror movies.