It's been 25 years since we first watched Death wind its wicked design around the throats of the young and old with nasty efficiency in the first Final Destination film. Built upon a series of ruthless Rube-Goldbergian traps that methodically ensnared the survivors of a plane crash after they eluded their fate thanks to the prophetic vision of one Cassandra-like figure among them,

But like so many other long-running horror franchises, the rules that guide the “Final Destination” universe have become increasingly complicated over time. In 2003, “Final Destination 2” introduced the concept of “new life,

LOS ANGELES, May 16 (UPI) -- Final Destination: Bloodlines, in theaters Friday, taxed its cast with its elaborate chain reaction scenes. Whether their characters live or die, the stars were all involved with specific sequences of events that required minute details to connect perfectly.