10 WTF Moments From Recent Horror Movies
5. Erik Isn't On Death's List - Final Destination Bloodlines
Though the real WTF moment might be the sixth Final Destination being the most critically and commercially successful entry into the series, in terms of its narrative, nothing comes close to the Erik (Richard Harmon) twist.
After the death of protagonist Stefani's (Kaitlyn Santa Juana) uncle Howard (Alex Zahara), it's assumed that the next person in line for Death's scythe will be Howard's firstborn son Erik. And yet, in addition to miraculously surviving a fire at the tattoo parlour where he works, Erik's sister Julia (Anna Lore) is actually the next one to be killed - brutally, one must add.
Amid the confusion, Erik's mother Brenda (April Telek) reveals that he was, in fact, the product of an affair and therefore not part of Howard's bloodline, meaning he was never on Death's list to begin with.
It's a genuinely smart and unexpected flipping of the script, even if the much-loved Erik sadly still perishes while trying to stop Death from claiming his half-siblings, being impaled and crushed by a faulty MRI machine.