Characters get killed in variety of wild and mysterious ways. Some are shot. Some are burned. Some are beaten. Some even have their heads punched clean off. Let's take a look at a few examples. It's a pretty long list, so don't lose your head.
Characters who are beaten to death [ ] Characters who are beheaded [ ] Characters who are buried alive [ ] Characters who are burned to death [ ] Characters who are crushed to death [ ] Characters who are cut in half [ ] Characters who are disintegrated [ ] Characters who are dismembered [ ] Characters who are eaten [ ] Characters who are electrocuted [ ] Characters who are eviscerated [ ] Characters who are executed [ ] Characters who are frightened to death [ ] Characters who are hacked to pieces [ ] Characters who are hanged [ ] Characters who are impaled [ ] See Vampire deaths by impalement for vampire characters.
Characters who are killed by a bow and arrow [ ] Characters who are killed by accident [ ] Characters who are killed by acid [ ] Characters who are killed by aliens [ ] Characters who are killed by animals [ ] Characters who are killed by demons [ ] Characters who are killed by ghosts [ ] Characters who are killed by giant monsters [ ] Characters who are killed by insects/arachnids [ ] Characters who are killed by lynch mobs [ ] Characters who are killed by magic [ ] Characters who are killed by monsters [ ] Characters who are killed by robots [ ] Characters who are killed by toys [ ] Characters who are killed by vampires [ ] Note: Does not include characters who are turned into vampires unless they are then subsequently destroyed by a vampire as well.
Characters who are killed by viruses [ ] Characters who are killed by weapons made of silver [ ] Characters who are killed by werewolves [ ] Characters who are killed by witchcraft [ ] Characters who are killed by zombies [ ] Characters who are killed in an explosion [ ] Characters who are killed in automobile accidents [ ] Also see Characters who are struck by vehicles .
Characters who are killed in crash landings [ ] Characters who are killed in wood-chippers [ ] This happens more often than you might think!
Characters who are killed off-camera [ ] Characters who are mummified [ ] Characters who are poisoned to death [ ] Characters who are punched through the head [ ] Characters who are shot to death [ ] Characters who are skinned alive [ ] Characters who are slashed to death [ ] Characters who are stabbed to death [ ] Characters who are strangled to death [ ] Characters who are struck by vehicles [ ] Characters who are thrown into something [ ] Characters who are torn to pieces [ ] Characters who are tortured to death [ ] Characters who commit suicide [ ] Characters who die during surgery [ ] Characters who die in a volcano [ ] Characters who die in childbirth [ ] Characters who die in their sleep [ ] Characters who die from a drug overdose [ ] Characters who die from accelerated aging [ ] Characters who die from exposure [ ] Characters who die from natural causes [ ] Characters who drown to death [ ] Characters who fall to their deaths [ ] Characters who go out fighting [ ] Characters who have their backs broken [ ] Characters who have their eyes poked out [ ] Characters who have their heads crushed [ ] Characters who have their heads cut open [ ] Characters who have their heads twisted around [ ] Characters who have their hearts ripped out [ ] Characters who have their necks broken [ ] Characters who have their skulls crushed [ ] Characters who have their spines severed [ ] Characters who have their throats ripped out [ ] Characters who have their throats slit [ ] Characters who have their tongues cut out [ ] Okay, this one is not necessarily fatal.
Characters who sacrifice their lives [ ] Characters who suffocate to death [ ] Vampire deaths by impalement [ ] Vampire deaths by sunlight [ ] References [ ]
↑ Original timeline. This event is reversed due to time travel shenanigans.
↑ This event is undone due to an alteration of the timeline.
↑ Okay, it was just one whack to the chest, but its close enough.
↑ He got better!
↑ Impaled post-mortem; he was stabbed to death first.
↑ This event is undone due to an alteration of the timeline.
↑ This event is undone due to an alteration of the timeline.
↑ This event is undone due to an alteration of the timeline.
↑ Killed, but resurrected again later.
↑ This event is undone due to an alteration of the timeline.
↑ This event is undone due to an alteration of the timeline.
↑ It is unconfirmed whether or not Paul actually died from Jason's attack.
↑ The moment of Terry's death is shown as an extreme close-up, but the exact manner in which she died is unclear.
↑ This is the character's second and final death.
↑ Self inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
↑ He got better!
↑ Apocrypha; This event occurred in a dream only.
↑ Slashed with a lightsaber .
↑ Originally stabbed to death; resurrected and then later, shot to death.
↑ Actually, she is injected with a syringe containing an air pocket. This is actually what kills her, not the stab wound.
↑ Apocrypha; This event occurred in a dream only.
↑ Okay, the demon Pazuzu had a helping hand in this, so I guess its not completely "natural".
↑ He got better!
↑ This event is undone due to an alteration of the timeline.
↑ After being stabbed in the back.
↑ Technically, she dies when her face is plunged into liquid nitrogen, but Jason then smashes her frozen face good 'n proper a moment later.
↑ Claudette was actually killed off-camera. A production still exists showing Claudette with a machete blade lying against her throat; David Grove; Making Friday the 13th: The Legend of Camp Blood ; Fab Press; 2005 ; pg. 60.
↑ Originally impaled, then had his remains burned, but still found a way to get better! Crafty ole' vampire.