10 More Horror Movie Twists That Pissed Everyone Off

For a horror franchise, one way to forever get your fanbase excited is to bring back a fan favourite character. Think how big of a deal it was when Halloween brought Jamie Lee Curtis back for H20 in 1998, or even how much buzz there was surrounding Jamie Lee returning for David Gordon Green's Halloween trilogy. Heck, bringing Heather Langenkamp back to the Elm Street series to play herself was one of the many reasons why Wes Craven's New Nightmare is so revered amongst horror hounds.

So, when Hellraiser brought back Ashley Laurence's Kirsty Cotton - the lead protagonist of the first two films - for its sixth installment, 2002's Hellraiser: Hellseeker, hope was high that the troubled franchise was set for an upturn.

Sadly, Hellseeker immediately soured fans with the twist of Kirsty being killed off in its opening moments, dying in a car crash also involving her abusive husband Trevor. To kick a fanbase while they're down, though, Hellseeker concluded with the revelation that Trevor, not Kirsty, had been dead throughout the bulk of the picture... due to Kirsty Cotton having made a deal with Pinhead where Kirsty saw to the death of Trevor, his best friend, and three of Trevor's mistresses.

Yep, our hero lived long enough to see herself become the villain. Or at least make a deal with one.