Words Aaron Potter

2009 was meant to see The Final Destination. Though a sequel released two years later, all the time since makes it seem that one of the most creative and gruesome horror franchises was dead and buried. But you can’t kill an idea, especially one that’s such twisted fun.

Fast forward fourteen years later, the series makes a killer comeback as the dial of fate turns again. Death has another set of victims in sight and this time, it runs in the family.

Bloodlines applies the famous Final Destination formula to a humble college student, who comes back home after being plagued by a series of nightmares showing members of her family dying from a string of horrific – and oddly coincidental – fates. Her only chance to save them is to find the person she deems able to break the death cycle, succeeding where so many groups of friends have failed.

Featuring another ensemble cast of largely up-and-coming stars, the film also marks horror icon Tony Todd’s final onscreen appearance as returning mysterious mortician, William Bludworth. Will we finally find out how much he knows about Death’s design?

With increasingly elaborate kills aplenty, Final Destination Bloodlines promises to be a scream.

Nasty Way To Go

Log Truck Pile-Up

Final Destination 2 boasts the most iconic opening disaster sequence. On an American highway, a log truck’s cargo comes loose, smashing everyone in its path into oblivion. It’s bloody, brutal, and perfectly sets the stakes.

Tanning Bed Cookout

From dodgy rollercoasters to sign flattening, the third Final Destination has many memorable deaths. The most wicked of all is two girls’ trip to the tanning salon where the heat is turned up. Crispy!

Piercing Studio Parade

The first look at Bloodlines demonstrates that the franchise’s brand of Rube Goldberg-esque deaths hasn’t lost a step. Picked up by your nose piercing by a ceiling fan and dropped into fire is sure to be the first of many twisted deaths.