10 Horror Movie Opening Fakeouts We All Fell For

When people think of the opening to Hostel: Part II, the first thing that comes to mind is the original movie's survivor, Paxton, being decapitated. What many forget, though, is that there's a fantastic fakeout sequence prior to Jay Hernandez's character losing his head.

That fakeout finds Paxton awakening in an Italian hospital, having been found unconscious on a train from Slovakia. When some officials - maybe police, maybe government sorts - arrive to question Paxton about the horror he saw in Slovakia at the hands of the nefarious Elite Hunting Group, our hero essentially gives a short recap of what went down in the first Hostel.

Things are going well for Paxton until the Dutch businessman he killed at the end of Hostel is brought up; a Dutch businessman who it's insinuated that these officials have footage of Paxton murdering. As his hospital door is shut and his heart monitor begins to emit more frequent beeps, Paxton's fears are realised as one of these officials reveals their own Elite Hunting Group tattoo.

With that, Paxton has his stomach brutally cut open as it appears that this fan favourite character has shockingly been killed off during Hostel: Part II's opening... only for this to have been a PTSD-driven dream.

Sadly, while this was indeed a fakeout, Paxton would be killed off mere minutes later, with his decapitated head delivered to the Elite Hunting's boss, Sasha.