Even though my initial top ten had Hal reaching into Eve's cot after Leo and Pearl had died as my most horror filled moment, I've voted for Hal being faced with Alex's dead body. This image really sticks with you.

All these screencaps are making me want to have a Being Human re-watch!

So, after the discussion here about Hal killing Larry, I have been trying to think of another time when we SEE Hal kill... and there is one other time, when he 'stakes' Tom, which on first viewing appears to be a cold blooded killing but is in fact a dream. So for that reason is not technically killing? 

Hearing about the many Hal has killed, or tangentially killed, or seeing the suggestion of a killing - is not necessarily any less chilling, but for me, less blatantly horrific... however, seeing Cutler's wife and Alex after being vampire killed was one of the moments when I turned away from the tv screen and felt overwhelmed by it.... so the jury is still out on my vote!

It was in our 31 horror-filled Hal moments from Being Human for Hal-lowe'en Jane, the 'top ten' in this poll were decided by everyone's top 10!

Oh okay.  I missed that.  I've been busy the last few weeks. 

Thanks to everyone for their votes so far!

There are more of you out there checking out this topic, some come and add yours!

(The poll is anonymous so you can just click)

It looks like we have a winning moment so far :

When Hal is faced with Alex's dead body in BH 4.07- with 47% of the vote

Followed in joint second place by:

When Hal kills Larry in BH 5.03 - 16.7%

When Hal reaches into the crying baby Eve's cot after Leo and Pearl died and before he went to kill the pawn shop keeper in BH 4.02 - 16.7%

agree? 

disagree?

VOTE in the POLL above

and comment below!

whimsyfox wrote:

---

I voted for Hal killing Cutler's wife.  The horrific brutality of it, combined with the suspense building up to that moment, and bad Hal's sadistic, cruel nature during that time, sealed the deal for me.

---

 I find watching the whole 1950s flashbacks very uncomfortable. I can't stand 1950s Hal; he is so cruel and callous. It is difficult to reconcile that Hal with adorkable Hal. If Hal becomes worse each time 'bad' Hal returns I dread to think what else he would have done in the 'present'. There was always something quite glorious about 'bad' Hal in the other time periods we see him in, even when he kills everyone in the bar, but 1950s Hal is just unbearably terrible.

Well....it appears I never made my mind up....thanks for bumping this up, Kallie!

Coming back to this without thinking about it too hard I found it quite easy to decide - I voted for Natasha killing herself......

Kallie, licking the maggoty congealed blood from the floor was heartbreaking.  I can see the horror in it, but for me the horror is more for him, for the hold that it has on him and how he must have felt after resisting for so long (and being such a fastidious man) to have lowered himself to such an act of desperation.  Especially in front of Alex, who he clearly had begun having feelings for.

Fifi, omg, the look of horror on his face when Natasha did it! It was probably mirrored on my own face. I was completely shocked as I was expecting Hal to do something bad but instead it's the opposite.  In a completely human moment, he ignores her blood pooling all around and tries to save her.  Then cradles her, crying, for quite a long while.  This from a man that supposedly has little regard for life, having killed phonebooks of people.  I think in that scene sympathy for all of them - Natasha for having been mindlessly driven to cut her own throat, Hal for his clear remorse and confusion, and most especially Tom, the heartbreak of him about to find her dead - overrode the horror of the moment for me.

Thinking about this again, I still would vote for Hal killing Cutler's wife.  There are parallels with Alex's death, sure, but knowing that Hal was directly responsible for Rachael's death, the manner in which she was sprawled out, and Hal's chilling words to Cutler after put it over the top for me.  1950's Hal is the only incarnation of him I would be afraid to encounter.  Even 1865 Hal seems less cruel. More savage, sure, but more likely to just give into his urges and end it quickly.  In 1950's he seems more pre-meditated, revenge/teach-you-a-lesson cold.  Completely calculating and sadistic.  I'd be very afraid if he got his hands on me then.

I've just had a looksee at what my top moment in my top ten was....and it was Hal 'collecting' blood from guy in denim shirt - which has no votes at all this time around!  I understand why I chose it. I find it pretty difficult to watch - and it's totally cruel and heartless....as cruel as 1950's Hal.  The difference is that he has an....exhilaration about him whereas - I agree - 1950's Hal seems very cold.

But that moment when Natasha cut her own throat..... It was such a shock!  Such an awful thing for her to do to herself and not of her own will. And then the realisation of all of the implications of that act......

Hmmm...I wonder if there is anything in the fact that I've chosen one of the few 'horror' moments that Hal is not responsible for....

Oh this is a good topic bump Ann, certainly the time of year for it!

The 10 choices in this topic are the result of a much larger poll from the following:

31 horror filled Hal moments for Halloween

EllieForster wrote:

---

For me it was definitely Hal reaching into the dog - I found that chilling.
I'm not that bothered by gore, and Hal killing Tom was so obviously unreal (perfectly clean stake). Psychological horror, however, really gets to me. That and the sheer drama of the moment. Even without looking at the poll, that is one of the moments that has always stood out for me. After that it's Hal stepping forward to join the rest of the Old Ones, then where Annie turns round to see the giant poster of Hal.

---

 I'm hoping that dog is a misprint of cot, because I can't remember a dog.  Unless there is a episode that I missed.

With the Tom (dream) staking there was also way too much blood right away.  

Hal joining the old ones, it showed how Mr Snow had more of an hypnotic hold over Hal, when Annie arrive screaming "Give me back my fucking baby" it seemed to break Hal's connection to Mr Snow

Future Hal, the poster that wasn't a big surpise to me..infact it might have been more of a surprise to find he was leading the resistance.