The kill off question

Because its how a story envokes an emotional response from you, if you hated everyone that died you would not feel horror you would feel elation. It is up to the actors/writes and director to make you gain an emotional attachment to the characters they wish to kill, it is not meant to be pleasent for you, when some one you care about you will become agitated and on edge, allowing the more horrific elements of the story to effect you on a deeper level. If they made a film of PeeWee hermans being offed it would be a comdey not a horror

That's what makes them epic. Soon Janek's retirement will be only four weeks away, then we can witness his bloody sacrifice as he takes his place with the other immortals in the halls of uber.