10 Horror Movies Where The Final Girl Should Have Died

10. Karen Davis - The Grudge

The Grudge is a remake of the Japanese horror, Ju-On: The Grudge, which is a remake of Ju-On: The Curse. (It's terribly confusing.) In this adaption, a care worker called Karen Davis (Sarah Michelle Gellar) is hired to look after a dementia-ridden woman, unaware her house is cursed by a vengeful spirit called Kayako.

Because the ghost's power is tied to the house, Karen tries to incinerate it. In the final scene, Karen discovers the house is still standing, meaning she's still destined to be cursed by the phantom.

So, how does Karen deal with being tethered to Kayako in The Grudge 2?

The short answer is - she doesn't. She's killed off early on in the sequel, causing the focus to shift to her sister, Aubrey. So, since the filmmakers didn't know what to do with Karen in the sequel, what was the point of keeping her alive in the first place? This decision causes the movie to drag, since it wastes time reintroducing Karen, despite the fact she's not going to stick around. If she was killed off at the end of the first instalment, the sequel could've focused on Aubrey from the get-go.