10 Most Unlikeable Horror Movie Heroes
7. Franklin Hardesty - The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Much like plentiful other long-running horror franchises, the Texas Chainsaw Massacre series is one that features several characters who are more than worthy of a place on this list. Just beating out Texas Chainsaw 3D's Heather Miller and a bunch of those irritating pricks from 2022's Texas Chainsaw Massacre, it's the original film's Franklin Hardesty who wins out here.
By default, you should want to get behind Franklin, with him clearly having gone through a lot in life due to the disability that has left him wheelchair-bound, plus he and his sister Sally are visiting the grave of their deceased grandfather in response to reports that resting place had been vandalised. While you do have some sympathy for Franklin, his childish, selfish, abusive, downright rude behaviour grinds on the audience and on the rest of the characters stuck on the Texas roads with him - perfectly summed up by Franklin literally blowing a raspberry at one point.
In fact, Franklin actor Paul A. Partain - who sadly passed away in 2005 - noted in interviews how Franklin was a "whiny b*stard" and that he would remain in-character on set to purposely get under the skin of his co-stars.