Great suggestions, guys. Keep em coming.

Some good nonfranchise ones: Cat from Hell in Tales from the Darkside:the Movie, the conclusion of Tenebre, Barry Convex in Videodrome, sausage press in Wizard of Gore, french fries in Gore Gore Girls, the "horse race" in Two Thousand Maniacs, a surprisingly cool face melting in Godzilla vs. Hedorah, scalding water in Deep Red, Tarantino in Planet Terror, the very ironic and grisly death of the seamstress in Opera

Edward G. Robinson being gunned down on the steps in Little Ceaser. An iconic movie death. "Mother of mercy- is this the end of Rico?"

Bonnie & Clyde's death in Bonnie & Clyde.

Zombie Flesh Eaters 2 - the guy sent to investigate when the nuclear plant goes awry, he finds a (not so) dead rat, it comes back to life, crawls up inside his radiation suit and starts munching on his throat

I don't mind waiting and you still deserve a rest. But I'd go for youtube. I like the idea of refreshing our memories and people hwho havent seen the death before can judge fairly.

Jason Vorheas getting hacked up in The final chapter...

I was just watching the exorcist doco... Made me realise you must have Dimmy rolling down the stairs.

Probably not, but How about Harlod on the diving board.;)

Not a real death.

The scene in Death Proof where they get into the car accident with Stunt Man Mike and it shows each of them getting effed up.

-fire extinguisher death in irreversible

-the first murder in suspiria

-definitely something from ichi the killer

-the eyeball into door death in zombi 2

-the hand through the back of that girl's head from dead alive aka
braindead

-probably some death from one of the dr. phibes films

-the pull-apart death from hellraiser

i'll try to think of more.