Well, this leads me to a few weeks ago, when I was actually just minding my own business and taking Warner Bros. 2025 live blog notes when the studio decided to show off new footage from Final Destination: Bloodlines at CinemaCon.

Final Destination fans braved planes, logging trucks, and other Rude Goldberg-esque death machines to come out in force for new installment Bloodlines this weekend. The legacyquel—Final Destination‘s first offering in over a decade—easily rode its nose ring-chain-fan nightmare to number one at the box office with $51 million.

One horror fan thinks that an easily missed detail from Final Destination Bloodlines links back to the fourth movie, but others are not so convinced. Warning, this post includes mild spoilers for Final Destination Bloodlines,

We have a premonition of the (mostly terrible, often funny) things you’re likely to see in any of the films from the long-running horror franchise. Follow along below, and beware.

There is no time wasted in getting to the good stuff in Final Destination Bloodlines. That counts double for its 4DX version, as there’s a whole bunch of subtle effects present while we watch young Iris Campbell (Brec Bassinger) interfere with Death’s plan to claim the lives of all present for the Skyview Restaurant’s opening night.

While Final Destination's specific brand of horror might be unique, these franchises offer similar thrills, gore, and creative kills.

After 14 years, the franchise returned with Final Destination Bloodlines on May 16. The new installment serves as both a prequel and a sequel, following Iris ( Brec Bassinger) as she saves everyone dining atop the Skyview restaurant, before her descendants begin to feel the consequences.

Whether it’s taking a flight, getting a tan or driving behind a log truck, Final Destination has had a chokehold on horror fans for 25 years. Craig Perry, who’s been a producer on the franchise since it launched in 2000,