10 Horror Movie Characters Who Got Undeservedly Brutal Deaths

What’s more brutal: being set ablaze whilst trapped in a pagan structure, or having your movie be remade and turned into one of the biggest memes in the film world?

All jokes aside, Sergeant Howie’s fate in the original 1973 film is nothing short of horrific. Unable to save himself, he can only wait for the flames to reach him and then be subjected to one of the most painful ways to die imaginable.

Howie didn’t even do anything wrong! He was simply sent to do his job, and he was trying to save what he thought was an innocent girl! It isn’t fair!

Probably the most morally upstanding person on this list, Howie may have met the four requirements of the pagan cult, but as far as horror movies go he was absolutely saintly.

Howie absolutely did not deserve what happened to him, poor harvest or not, and the merry singing of the islanders responsible as he screams in pain is just beyond chilling.