13 Movie Protagonists You're Desperate To See Lose

Horror cinema is full of unlikable characters, and that isn't always a bad thing. Sometimes, the main characters being so repulsive makes the story more interesting and helps it to function as a powerful cautionary tale. Such is the case with the much-underrated screen-life horror film Unfriended.

Unfriended tells the story of six American high schoolers who are stalked by the ghost of a teenager who took their own life thanks to cyber-bullying. The ghost, Laura, knew all of them and was good friends with protagonist Blair (Shelley Henig); she holds them responsible for her death and as it turns out, this isn't without reason.

These characters immediately seem tiresome, but as the ghost picks them off she reveals many of their worst secrets and it gradually becomes clear that they are the scum of the earth. They're all exposed as liars, bullies, backstabbers and cheaters. Hell, it even turns out one of the male characters drugged and raped a fellow student.

Eventually, it's revealed that Blair, Laura's supposed friend, was the one who uploaded the humiliating video that led to Laura killing herself and shortly before this reveal, Blair allowed Laura to kill her boyfriend just to protect this secret.

The characters in Unfriended being so unlikable isn't a negative; it allows the film to be an unsettling and thought-provoking look at the dark side of social media and teen culture. Still, it's pretty much impossible not to root for the ghost in this case. 

At least they all die at the end, though.