10 Horror Movie Franchises That Stupidly Killed Off Their Best Character

10. Laurie Strode - Halloween: Resurrection

Halloween: 20 Years Later concluded with Laurie Strode lobbing off the head of Michael Myers, supposedly putting an end to his killing spree forever. This instalment was far from perfect, but it was nice to see John Carpenter's iconic slasher saga come to an end.

At least, it would've been the end, if another instalment called Halloween: Resurrection wasn't greenlit. This unwanted follow-up opens with the revelation that Laurie didn't kill Michael. Instead, Michael placed his mask on an innocent man, compelling Laurie to decapitate him under the false impression he was her psychotic brother. Traumatised by the incident, Laurie was placed in a sanitarium.

As dumb as this premise was, it gets worse. In the first scene, Laurie ensnares the Shatner-masked maniac in a trap, allowing her to finish him off. Instead, she tries to pull off his mask, giving Michael the opportunity to stab Laurie, before hurling her to her death.

Halloween: Resurrection is a terrible movie, not just for retconning a satisfying conclusion to the franchise, but for killing off the O.G. Final Girl in the first ten minutes.

Even though fans got the chance to see Laurie Strode return when the series was retconned (again), this entire scene is painful to watch.