10 Horror Movies With The Most Sequels, Ranked
10 Horror Movies With The Most Sequels, Ranked
From numerous spaced out Scream follow-ups to the myriad Friday the 13th successors, these are the horror movies with the most sequels.
4Halloween (1978): 6 (3?)
There's no getting around it - the continuity of the
Halloweenfranchise is a complete mess, and making sense of it may result in a headache. It started simply with
Halloween II, which took place immediately after the events of the first film.
Halloween III then took place outside the established series canon before Michael Myers returned for the so-called "Thorn Trilogy" comprised of
Halloweens 4,
5, and
6.
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The series then retcons/reboots itself with
Halloween H20 while
alsoserving as a direct sequel to
Halloween II, retaining the series canon. This rebooted storyline then concludes with
Resurrection, the sixth/third official sequel to 1978's
Halloween.
3Saw (2004): 9
The chronological order of Saw is a complete disaster. Luckily, the release order follows a clear path of successive sequels. Nine of them, to be exact. The first
Saw proved a massive success, grossing $103 million on a $1 million budget.
Unfortunately, the series has never been able to replicate the first movie's quality, despite numerous attempts. Eight sequels have followed, spanning 2005's
Saw II to 2021's
Spiral. The ninth sequel,
Saw X, is
reportedly in development.
2Hellraiser (1987): 9
Perhaps Clive Barker's greatest contribution to the horror genre,
Hellraiser was released in the fall of 1987, grossing nearly $15 million. Nine sequels followed, with largely diminishing returns (the latest films have been released straight to DVD and through video on demand).
Hellbound: Hellraiser II followed the original in 1988 and was the final entry written by Barker. Numerous sequels have since followed, including 2005's straight to DVD
Hellraiser: Hellworld (the final entry starring Doug Bradley as Pinhead) and the latest film, 2018's
Hellraiser: Judgment.
1Friday The 13th (1980): 10
Capitalizing on the success of the late '70s slasher craze was
Friday the 13th, directed by Sean S. Cunningham and released in the spring of 1980 (just in time for camping season). The movie proved one of the most successful of its kind, grossing nearly $60 million on a measly budget of $500,000.
Naturally, an incredible ten sequels followed throughout the decades. The first immediate sequel was 1981's
Friday the 13th Part 2, and the series spanned all the way to 2003 with
Freddy vs. Jason - the series' tenth sequel and the last before its reboot in February 2009.