8 Final Horror Movie Girls Who Ended Up Dying Anyway

8. Nancy Thompson – A Nightmare On Elm Street

One of Freddy Krueger's very first would-be victims, and a frontrunner of a new breed of empowered horror movie heroines, Nancy Thompson (Heather Langenkamp) was the final girl by default twice within the same film -- A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984).

A teenage Nancy outwitted Freddy by bringing him out of the dream world and into the real one, where he kills just about everyone except her, before Nancy defeats him and resets everything back to normal. However, in a twist ending, the clawed cretin returns and kills Nancy's mum right before the credits, leaving Nancy the final girl once again.

Fast forward seven years, to Nightmare 3: Dream Warriors (1987), and Nancy is back, this time as a twenty-something therapist dedicated to studying dreams, treating nightmare victims and keeping that red and black striped sweater at bay. This time, Nancy almost makes it to the end of the film, taking a sojourn into the dream world to kill Freddy for good. Unfortunately, he pulls a fast one and stabs her in the stomach, leaving her with just enough life to impale him on his own glove.

Sure, Nancy died, but what better way to go than putting an end to the big bad once and for all? At least that was the idea...