10 Most Unfortunate Victims In Horror Movies

10. Linda - Thinner

Directed by Tom Holland, this Stephen King adaptation centres around arrogant lawyer Billy Halleck, who finds he's shedding an unnatural amount of weight after being cursed by a gypsy called Tadzu.

Knowing he'll inevitably shrivel to nothing, Billy tracks down Tadzu, pleading for him to reverse the spell. Instead, Tadzu places the curse in a pie (as you do), and tells Billy to consume it to "die clean".

But after Billy discovers his wife, Heidi, is cheating on him, he offers her the pie instead. Billy wakes up the next morning to see he's returned to a healthy size, while Heidi has been left so emaciated, it's literally ripped her body open.

At first, Billy is delighted to have his life back. But when his teenage daughter Linda tells him she had a slice of pie for breakfast, Billy realises she's condemned herself to the same fate as his wife. Just to add insult to injury, Linda cheekily takes another slither of pie, oblivious to what's about to happen to her.

Though Linda's demise is never shown, viewers are fully aware the innocent teen is destined to wither away, until she's reduced to a lifeless husk.