15 Insufferable Horror Movie Characters You Secretly WANTED To Die
13. Stretch - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
Final Girl characters are a very important part of the slasher film's DNA. When you think of who the best ones are, awesome characters like Halloween;s Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis), Black Christmas (1974)'s Jess Bradford (Olivia Hussey), You're Next's Erin Hanson (Sharni Vinson), Friday the 13th Part 2's Ginny (Amy Steel) and Scream's Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) immediately leap to mind. But who's the worst ever?
That unflattering distinction arguably goes to Stretch (Caroline Williams) from the ghastly horror comedy sequel The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2.
Everything about Stretch, such as her screeching, over-the-top and unfunny demeanour, all those terrible attempts at comedy and Caroline Williams' enormously irritating performance, is annoying and she has none of the warmth and likeability that defines the best Final Girl characters. She's just awful in every way.
With this one, since Stretch is a Final Girl, she inevitably survives; in fact, she's the only character of note to survive the film at all. Still, it's likely many were crossing their fingers that this slasher film would break the rules and kill her off.