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Next to "Off with His Head", snapping a person's neck is one of the surest ways to kill someone in media. Typical procedure: Alice stalks Bob. Catching him unawares, Alice grabs Bob's chin with one hand and his opposite temple with the other. Bob just has time enough for his eyes to go wide with the realization of how screwed he is when Alice wrenches his head to the side with a hideous cracking of bone (a walnut cracking was used for this in Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, which may be one of the earliest examples). Bob is always killed instantly and almost always with his eyes open. Sometimes Alice at least appears to put in an effort (or has superpowers or something) but often is remarkably blase about it.

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  • Next to "Off with His Head", snapping a person's neck is one of the surest ways to kill someone in media. Typical procedure: Alice stalks Bob. Catching him unawares, Alice grabs Bob's chin with one hand and his opposite temple with the other. Bob just has time enough for his eyes to go wide with the realization of how screwed he is when Alice wrenches his head to the side with a hideous cracking of bone (a walnut cracking was used for this in Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, which may be one of the earliest examples). Bob is always killed instantly and almost always with his eyes open. Sometimes Alice at least appears to put in an effort (or has superpowers or something) but often is remarkably blase about it.
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  • Next to "Off with His Head", snapping a person's neck is one of the surest ways to kill someone in media. Typical procedure: Alice stalks Bob. Catching him unawares, Alice grabs Bob's chin with one hand and his opposite temple with the other. Bob just has time enough for his eyes to go wide with the realization of how screwed he is when Alice wrenches his head to the side with a hideous cracking of bone (a walnut cracking was used for this in Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, which may be one of the earliest examples). Bob is always killed instantly and almost always with his eyes open. Sometimes Alice at least appears to put in an effort (or has superpowers or something) but often is remarkably blase about it. Note that in Real Life, it takes a considerable amount of strength and/or training to snap a person's neck, especially if the character getting it snapped is considerably big and strong. But then again, a lot of characters in media seem to be Made of Plasticine anyway. It is, however, possible, especially if you know where to grab and twist, and can pin your opponent to get leverage. Also note that in Real Life nothing dies instantly from a fractured neck unless it sends vertebrae fragments into, or contorts, the brain-stem in such a way as to shut down all lower brain functions. A broken neck is no guarantee of a "silent kill" either as, if the aforementioned brain-stem damage is not inflicted, all you are left with is a quadriplegic victim, dying, but not yet dead, and still able to speak and scream. Examples of Neck Snap include:
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