10 Horror Movie Characters Who Went Through Hell (Then Died Anyway)

10. The Poughkeepsie Tapes

For anyone who hasn't seen 2007’s intense (if imperfect) found footage horror The Poughkeepsie Tapes, you may want to stop reading here.

This one packs more of a punch than one might reasonably expect from the future director of 2010’s corny "the Prince of Darkness is in this elevator" horror Devil.

Those who have seen this low budget indie horror can agree then: Poor Cheryl.

As if being kidnapped and tortured both physically and psychologically by a serial killer for much of the film’s runtime weren’t enough of an ordeal, this unfortunate victim also ends up being forced to harm the killer’s other victims. It’s all part of his twisted mind games, and of course this being an uber-bleak psychological horror, he gets away with everything scot-free.

Cheryl is less lucky. Yes, she is finally discovered and rescued late in this film’s action…

But she also ends up offing herself after the fact, thanks to the immeasurable damage done by the killer’s mental torture.

Not one to watch with the whole family, then.