10 Final Girls (And Boys) Who Immediately Die In The Sequel
2. Karen - The Grudge 2
The Grudge was part of the J-Horror remake wave that briefly swept through Hollywood, which started with the American version of The Ring and stopped somewhere around the time of One Missed Call. The remake of The Grudge held some surprisingly effective chills, even if the acting and plot left plenty to be desired.
The film was such a hit it seemed like Sarah Michelle Geller would break out of her Buffy typecasting, but sadly that wasn’t to be. Her character Karen just about survived the original, but she obviously didn’t feel like another round of being chased through a tiny house by a ghost with a severe sore throat, so she opted for a cameo.
So in The Grudge 2 Karen’s sister comes to visit her in hospital following the end of the first movie, where she’s still being haunted. The ghost soon chases her through the hospital and out onto the roof, where she’s quickly pushed off the edge.
It shouldn’t really be a shock for fans of the series since all the characters end up dead, but killing the biggest star at least showed nobody was safe.