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6. Nope, He's Totally Not Changed His Ways - Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer
Loosely based on the real-life atrocities of the murderous Henry Lee Lucas, 1986's Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer features a phenomenal performance from Michael Rooker as the titular Henry. Most people may know Rooker for The Walking Dead or as Guardians of the Galaxy's Yondu, but The Rook has never been better than he was in John McNaughton's chilling '86 offering.
Having spent so much of the picture watching Henry and his pal Otis (Tom Towles) clinically butchering men, women and children for nothing more than sh*ts and giggles, the audience starts to think that there may - just may! - be a softer side lurking somewhere within Henry.
As Otis' sister Becky (Tracy Arnold) starts to break down the blood-stained walls put up by Rooker's character, it becomes apparent that there is more to this fiend than simply murder. With this pair having struck up quite the bond, the final act of Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer sees Henry kill Otis after finding him brutally raping Becky - yes, as in Otis' sister.
From there, Henry disposes of the body and he and Becky hit the road, professing their love for one another and finding a motel. For those taken along by the dangling carrot of Henry having turned over a new leaf, though, a punch in the gut is waiting just around the corner, as the movie closes with the shot of a solo Henry dumping the blood-tinged suitcase of the assumed-dead Becky.