10 Horror Movie Survivors Who Vanished From Sequels

We may have all initially thought she was totally, totally dead, yet Kristen McKay actually managed to somehow survive the traumatic events of Bryan Bertino's The Strangers.

In this 2008 picture, Kristen (Liv Tyler) and her beau James (Scott Speedman) find themselves terrorised and tortured by the mysterious Man in the Mask, Pin-Up Girl and Dollface. A genuinely random attack, this couple are targeted merely because they were home. Nothing more, nothing less.

Both of our central protagonists here are massively put through the wringer, with them tied up and stabbed over and over again. By the time The Strangers hits its bleak final few minutes, James is dead, we're led to believe that Kristen is likewise deceased, and our trio of masked killers drive off into the sunset.

It's only when two young boys spreading the word about religion stumble upon these 'dead' bodies that we realise Kristen is alive - as her lifeless body suddenly shrieks in terror.

Unfortunately, in the ten years it took to get The Strangers: Prey at Night to cinemas, the return of Kristen McKay was ultimately axed. When a sequel was first being planned, though, this character was indeed due to return - only to be killed off in the follow-up's opening.