9 Insulting Ways Characters Were Killed Off Between Horror Movies

9. Brahms' Fate Is Retconned - The Boy 2

The Boy (2016) was seen to be a run-of-the-mill haunted doll horror flick, but the surprise twist at the end of the film made it far more memorable and interesting.

Rather than the naughty soul of the supposedly deceased Brahms Heelshire being the cause of all the supernatural shenanigans, Brahms himself was actually teased to be alive, kicking and pretty damn evil.

Given the success of the first film, a sequel was quickly put into production and released in 2020. It was not good. The ending of the first film showed Brahms to still be alive, but the sequel completely retconned this and placed the spooky doll first and foremost. The question arose: what happened to Brahms the bloke?

The reason this is insulting is that it’s never explained. Is Brahms actually dead? Does his soul now actually haunt the problematic porcelain person? Who cares?! The movie certainly doesn’t!

It’s hinted Brahms died from his injuries, but we would at least liked to have seen a glimpse of this! Plus, this is a pretty lame way for a villain to kick the bucket.

Then there’s the claim in the film that the doll causes its’ victims to become insane which is not only a very stale trope, but one that again we don’t actually see happen to Brahms either in the first film or this disappointing follow-up.

It’s a real shame that such a unique premise was eschewed in this careless way, with audiences feeling confused and frustrated that none of the first film really carried into the sequel.