10 Iconic Horror Movie Characters Done Dirty

10. Paxton Rodriguez

Paxton Rodriguez really was screwed over in Hostel: Part II, having spent the prior movie somehow surviving the eerie antics of the Elite Hunting Group; that group having, amongst other things, killed Paxton's best buddy, Josh.

Ending Hostel by butchering the unnamed Dutch businessman who'd been responsible for some of the trauma Paxton had gone through, our sole survivor is on a train to safety. With Jay Hernandez's character confirmed to return for the second Hostel movie, it was initially presumed he'd wind up once again having to fend off those nefarious Elite Hunting Group sorts, seemingly alongside the trio of Lauren german's Beth, Bijou Phillips' Whitney, and Heather's Lorna.

Unfortunately for Paxton, not only would he be slaughtered by those Elite rascals, but said slaughtering comes in the sequel's opening moments. Struggling with PTSD from the events of the first film, Paxton lives out in the middle of nowhere, where his paranoia causes problems with his girlfriend as we're shown a clearly strained relationship.

While Paxton's partner may dismiss his fears as being unfounded, she's proven wrong in the most clinical of fashion, awakening one morning to find the headless corpse of her other half. With that, Paxton's head is whisked via motorcycle to Elite boss Sasha, and an extremely likeable character from the first Hostel is well and truly dumped out of the picture.

Authored by Andrew Pollard

Senior Writer

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Posted On: 7th Feb 2024