Nick's death (at the hands of the cannibals) is particularly haunting. He is first slowly scalped, then forced to swallow his scalp, and then is brutally cut in half. All while he is still awake and screaming.

The ritualistic torture and murder of Deputy Nick (Evan Jonigkeit) as he is scalped, cleaved crotch first, and ripped in half like a wishbone was hands-down the goriest scene of the year and a strong contender for any list of the most violent deaths ever put to screen.

All the while, Nick is still conscious, screaming in agony as his captors nail his scalp to the inside of his mouth and turn him over so that his exposed skull is touching the ground. His torturers then spread his legs open and gash his crotch open with a tomahawk, using their strength to finish the job and rip him in two.