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Let's look closely at the all spooky scary franchises, sequels, prequels, reboots, remakes, and etc. we're watching in the dark with no lights on.

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For horror fans, there’s nothing more painful than sitting through a terrible entry in&nbsp;a once-beloved&nbsp;franchise. Whether the film is basically just a montage of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/creepy-scary-horror-movie-tropes/christopher-myers" target="_blank">inane tropes</a>, or a <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/worst-horror-movie-remakes/ranker-horror" target="_blank">sloppy remake</a>&nbsp;no one was asking for, these horror movie franchise fails can be the machete chop that ends the life of a good series. Some&nbsp;horror movies just don’t need&nbsp;sequels, but their wild popularity inevitably&nbsp;brings about follow-ups and remakes inevitably&nbsp;bound to dilute the integrity of the original.&nbsp;<a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/bad-horror-movie-decisions/jacob-shelton?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Bad horror movies</a> can ruin once-terrifying&nbsp;series, to the point where&nbsp;the original films&nbsp;no longer feel&nbsp;scary.To make matters worse, completionist&nbsp;fans are forced to sit through a never-ending&nbsp;parade of stupid horror films, just because they love the first entry. With any luck, fans of the cinematic occult will one day&nbsp;rise up and reject the worst horror film remakes, but until then, the world will continue to be subjected to more horrible&nbsp;Friday the 13th&nbsp;sequels.&nbsp;

In the late &#39;80s and early &#39;90s, it seemed like every horror movie was guaranteed to have a sequel. Someone <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-nightmare-on-elm-street-movies/ranker-horror" target="_blank">always dreamed&nbsp;of Freddy</a>, <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-friday-the-13th-movies-list/all-genre-movies-lists?ref=search" target="_blank">Jason always popped up from Crystal Lake</a>, and <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/halloween-franchise-movies-ranked-best-to-worst/ranker-horror" target="_blank">Halloween came once a year</a>. But for as many sequels and prequels that made it to theaters, there are just as many proposed films that never got off the ground.&nbsp;

Some unmade horror sequels have come close to production, while a few reboots have made it to pre-production before falling through. And though a few of them are consistently announced to be on the horizon, most of these horror movies are never going to make it to the screen.

Look at this way, at least they can&rsquo;t disappoint you. Vote up the most intriguing horror films that never were.

<a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-horror-movie-remakes/ranker-horror?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Horror movie remakes</a> are as old as cinema itself, and they&#39;re not always a bad thing. After all, John Carpenter&#39;s The Thing - considered by fans as one of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/scariest-horror-movies-ever-made" target="_blank">scariest horror films</a> of all time - was an update of the 1951&nbsp;Howard Hawks film The Thing From Another World. Certain movies lend themselves retellings with&nbsp;fresh perspectives, as was the case with The Thing, as well as The Fly (the 1986 David Cronenberg remake of the 1958 original), Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (the 1978 remake of the 1956 original), and even Night Of The Living Dead (Tom Savini&#39;s 1990 version is a surprisingly solid update of the 1968 George Romero original).

But then there are the horror reboots that, for all intents and purposes, never needed to be made. Occasionally the results are better than expected - Rob Zombie&#39;s Halloween ranks favorably among specific sects of the horror community - but regardless of the film&#39;s merits, most horror fans can agree there simply wasn&#39;t a need to remake the&nbsp;classic movie in question. And while some of the following unnecessary horror remakes are&nbsp;decent films, others rank among the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-worst-movies-of-all-time" target="_blank">worst movies ever made</a>.&nbsp;

In the&nbsp;Final Destination&nbsp;franchise, Death is not only an entity -&nbsp;it seems to enjoy creating Rube Goldberg-like paths to each unlucky character&#39;s doom. As in the&nbsp;Saw&nbsp;movies, the demise of a character in&nbsp;Final Destination is&nbsp;as much a part of the story as the lead protagonist&#39;s journey. Each expiration is set up for maximum impact - sometimes literally - with small choices and seemingly coincidental interactions creating an unstoppable domino effect that leaves audiences hyper-aware of the butterfly effect in their own lives.

From the first film&#39;s opening disaster on an airplane to the last movie&#39;s gruesome laser eye surgery, these are the most disturbing deaths in the&nbsp;Final Destination&nbsp;franchise. Vote up the untimely ends&nbsp;that left audiences shuddering for years to come.

Horror Movies and TV

Aliens

Does your favorite horror film keep the frights coming with an awesome sequel? Browse through this list of the best horror movie sequels to see which scary movies not only have second installments, but are considered to be some of the greatest sequels ever made. Everyone knows there are many sequels (of varying quality) to slasher flicks like Halloween and A Nightmare on Elm Street. Other part twos, however, are great stand-alone movies, like Evil Dead II, Dawn of the Dead, and even Aliens.

Do you want to have a horror movie marathon of your favorite scary series? This list makes it easy to pick out horror <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-movie-sequels/ranker-film?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">movies that have sequels</a>. From the Saw series to the Texas Chainsaw Massacre series, many horror movies brought multiple movies to the screen for the viewer&rsquo;s excitement and enjoyment. There are a few franchises on this list that have five sequels or more.

To see which horror movie sequels were well-done and added to the enchantment of the series, pick from the top of the list to enjoy a fright night to remember. You should also check back for new horror movie sequels as they are released and added to this list.

Comedy

There is no doubt that all these movies are classics or at least memorable but one of them has to be the best of the Scary Movie movies. Will it be the first Scary Movie film that started it all back in 2000 or maybe one of the follow-ups in the series such as Scary Movie 3 will make it to the top of the list?

If you&#39;ve ever asked yourself, how many Scary Movie movies are there? Look below to see all the films featuring your favorite comedic actors listed with the year they were released so you can watch them chronologically or in order of best to worst.

Your votes will help determine the best movies in the Scary Movie series. Vote up your favorites and vote down the Scary Movie films you didn&#39;t like to ensure the right movie makes it to the top of the list.

Horror

We all know about the big-name, big-budget horror movie franchises. There have been incredible <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-horror-movie-remakes/ranker-horror?ref=search" target="_blank">scary movie remakes</a> that we're more-than-familiar with and even <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/worst-horror-movie-heroes/jacob-shelton?ref=search" target="_blank">horror movie heroes</a> that pop up again and again to defeat the same villain. We know those brave guys and gals,&nbsp;too. If it's popular and even remotely related to blood, guts, and gore, horror movie buffs can tell you all about it.What about the lesser-known horror movie franchises, though? How many fans can spout off facts and statistics about obscure trilogies like&nbsp;V/H/S&nbsp;or&nbsp;Cube? Ranker wanted to know.&nbsp;<a href="https://facebook.com/rankergraveyardshift/photos/a.1014070388679417.1073741828.1011190218967434/1585116961574754/?type=3&amp;theater" target="_blank">We polled</a> scary movie fanatics everywhere to find out which franchises warrant a little more acclaim. The answers are a real treat if you've got a few free hours to view&nbsp;them during the coming weekend. We don't recommend that you eat&nbsp;a tub of cookie dough ice cream and&nbsp;popcorn like you would if you were binge-watching any other <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/5-star-movie-franchises?ref=search" target="_blank">stellar movie franchises</a>&nbsp;(the&nbsp;squirting blood might put you off your appetite) but you'll enjoy watching these esoteric movies&nbsp;just the same.&nbsp;

Slasher Movies

Say what you will about Jason, Michael, and Hannibal -&nbsp;no slasher villain has ever come close to Freddy Krueger's killing creativity.&nbsp;In fact, it's not even a contest.&nbsp;So let us take a moment to pay tribute to this wanton master of dream mayhem - truly&nbsp;one of our all-time favorite <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/13-horror-movies-and-the-_true-stories_-they_re-based-on/wavy-gravey?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">horror movie</a> maniacs.&nbsp;Nobody kills with the style and humor of Freddy, and no <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-horror-movie-franchises/ranker-horror?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">horror franchise</a> has been as much wicked fun as A Nightmare On Elm Street.&nbsp;This list includes some&nbsp;of&nbsp;Freddy Krueger's&nbsp;most memorable kills of all time.&nbsp;But whatever you do, don't fall asleep watching them...

There is no doubt that all these movies are classics or at least memorable but one of them has to be the best of the Scream movies. Will it be the first Scream film that started it all back in 1996 or maybe one of the follow-ups in the series such as Scream 2 will make it to the top of the list? Or is the newest entry to the franchise, MTV&#39;s 2015 series, the most iconic of them all?

If you&#39;ve ever asked yourself, how many Scream movies are there? Look below to see all the films featuring your favorite masked villain listed with the year they were released so you can watch them chronologically or in order of best to worst.

Your votes will help determine the best movies in the Scream series. Vote up your favorites and vote down the Scream films you didn&#39;t like to ensure the right movie makes it to the top of the list.

Best Movies

Candyman Franchise

What are the best horror movie franchises? Certainly, some of the biggest factors in determining a great Hollywood horror movie series&nbsp;include box office numbers and the sheer number of films in the franchise, but let&#39;s face it: A list of the top scary film series&#39; of all time should be based on one thing... how scary the movies really are! This list includes some of the biggest and the most successful&nbsp;horror movie franchises, collections,&nbsp;and trilogies ever, so vote for your favorites and feel free to re-rank the movie series&#39; in any order you want.

Any list of great horror movie franchises must include the Halloween and Friday the 13th series. The Halloween series was born in the late 1970s, ushering in a slew of excellent slasher horror movies. And really, the Friday the 13th series includes some of the <a href="/list/best-80s-horror-movies/ranker-horror" target="_blank">best 80s horror movies</a> ever made. In fact, several of the top scary film series&#39; on this list first began in the 80s, though some, like the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-scream-movies/ranker-film" target="_blank">Scream series</a> and the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-final-destination-movies/ranker-film" target="_blank">Final Destination series</a>, actually dominated <a href="/list/best-90s-horror-movies/ranker-horror" target="_blank">90s horror movies</a>.

With so many outstanding horror franchises to choose from, how do you pick the best? If you need a reference point, you should check out this list of the <a href="/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-horror-films-ever-made" target="_blank">greatest horror films ever made</a>. You&#39;ll note that several of the top ranked films are actually the cornerstones of fantastic horror franchises, including <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/who-should-make-new-elm-street-movie/christopher-shultz" target="_blank">A Nightmare on Elm Street</a>, Alien,&nbsp;The Exorcist, and Poltergeist.

When it comes to&nbsp;gruesome horror movie ends, the&nbsp;Saw&nbsp;franchise may have the largest <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/horror-movie-set-ups-you-and-_39_d-least-like-to-be-trapped-in/ranker-horror" target="_blank">collection of grotesque and upsetting demises</a>. Over the course of eight movies, people have met their end via every method a psychotic slayer could <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/saw-2-needle-pit-bts/jacob-shelton" target="_blank">build into their&nbsp;&quot;game&quot;</a>.

Whether it&#39;s <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-saw-series-characters/ranker-film" target="_blank">John Kramer, Detective Hoffman</a>, or one of the other elusive assistants to Jigsaw, these are the worst death scenes in&nbsp;Saw&nbsp;- which means they&#39;re the best of the over 70 ends shown throughout the franchise.

The <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-friday-the-13th-movies-list/all-genre-movies-lists" target="_blank">Friday the 13th franchise</a> owes a lot to <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/evolution-of-jason-voorhees/jodi-smith" target="_blank">Jason Voorhees</a>. The immortal man-demon has <a href="http://i2.wp.com/bitcast-a-sm.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/wp/wp-content/images/Jason-Voorhees-Body-Count.jpg">killed</a> over 153 people, depending on how you count it. That is a lot of kills for one slasher (<a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/horror-movie-villains-with-most-kills/chris-abraham">the most, in fact</a>). In honor of this groundbreaking feat, this is a compilation of all the kill scenes with which Jason can be credited.

Here are the ground rules: Kills that occur in dream sequences don&#39;t count. Kills that occur off-screen don&#39;t count (they are not scenes). Virtual reality holograms don&#39;t count. Robots don&#39;t count. The 2009 remake doesn&#39;t count, as it operates in a different universe. Kills that are carried out by someone being possessed by Jason do count. Let the blood bath begin.

Saw 3D

Here is a&nbsp;list of the best Saw movies. Are you a fan of the Saw movies? Are you curious to see which Saw movies are ranked the highest? Browse through our list of the best Saw movies to see which ones are considered the best by voters just like you. Ranked in order of the most popular Saw movie to the least popular, you can see which ones were not considered as good as the others. If you don&rsquo;t agree with the rankings, you can vote for your personal favorite Saw movie to get it placed higher on the list.

Even among movie series, there are usually a few that are better than the others. It is the same with <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/saw-2-needle-pit-bts/jacob-shelton" target="_blank">the Saw movies</a>, with some of them being more scary and well-made than the others. If you are hoping to make a marathon night of Saw movies, choose the ones at the top of the list for your marathon and ensure a great, terror-filled evening, just in time for Halloween.

So pull up your favorite chair, get some bowls of your favorite Halloween candy and a favorite beverage, and prepare yourself for a night of scares with only the best Saw movies to watch. Or, you can watch the entire series and decide for yourself which Saw movies are the best, then come back and place your vote!

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Friday the 13th Part II

A list of the best Friday the 13th movies ever made, ranked by movie fans with film trailers when available. This Friday the 13th movie list is ordered by popularity, so only the greatest movies about Friday the 13th are at the top of the list. If there are any great movies about Friday the 13th you believe we missed, please feel free to add them to the list yourself. The films on this list are the most famous Friday the 13th movies of all time, so use it to find some movies that you haven&#39;t seen already. Click on these Friday the 13th movie titles for more information about the films.

This list features items like Friday the 13th, Friday the 13th Part 2 and more!This list answers the questions, &quot;What are the best Friday the 13th movies?&quot; and &quot;What is the greatest Friday the 13th movie of all time?&quot; Various bits of information are included with these popular Friday the 13th movies, such as who directed them, when they were released and who starred in the films. Whether you&#39;re watching these Friday the 13th movies on DVD, Blu-ray or streaming, these good Friday the 13th movies can be enjoyed no matter what.

These are the Friday the 13th movies best to worst. The Friday the 13th movies ranked. So, do you your own ranking and see your favorite rise to the top!

As we wait for the new&nbsp;Halloween movie, we&#39;re ranking all the movies in the Halloween franchise. Except for <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/halloween-iii-season-of-the-witch-horror-masterpiece/orrin-grey" target="_blank">Halloween III: Season of the Witch</a>, the Halloween movies feature masked killer Michael Myers hunting down the other characters.&nbsp;What is the best Halloween movie in the series?&nbsp;

Directed by &quot;The Master of Horror&quot; John Carpenter, the first Halloween movie is considered to be one of the first <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/nastiest-things-in-halloween-movies/jacob-shelton" target="_blank">slasher films</a> in the modern horror genre. Starring Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode, the 1978 horror slasher&nbsp;spawned&nbsp;nine sequels over three decades.&nbsp;Curtis is returning to reprise her role in the new Halloween movie, which is set to premiere in October 2018. Danny McBride and David Gordon Green, who is also directing, will be writing the direct sequel to Halloween II.&nbsp;

Vote for the best Halloween movie in the series.

A Nightmare on Elm Street

A list of the Best Nightmare on Elm Street Movies. Are you a fan of the Nightmare on Elm Street movies and&nbsp;are you curious to see which Nightmare on Elm Street movies are ranked the highest?&nbsp;Browse through our list of the best Nightmare on Elm Street movies to see which ones are considered the best by voters just like you. Ranked in order of the most popular Nightmare on Elm Street movie to the least popular, you can see which ones were not considered as good as the others. If you don&rsquo;t agree with the rankings, you can vote for your personal favorite Nightmare on Elm Street movie to get it placed higher on the list. You will also find these films on the list of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-ohio-movies/ranker-film" target="_blank">the best Ohio movies</a>.

Renowned throughout the country, the ever-popular Nightmare on Elm Street movie series&nbsp;continues to awe and scare today, making the movies a long-running favorite scary movie series and even making a <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/never-sleep-again-nightmare-on-elm-street-behind-the-scenes/jacob-shelton" target="_blank">behind-the-scenes Nightmare documentary</a>. However, even among movie series, there are usually a few that are better than the others. It is the same with the Nightmare on Elm Street movies, with some of them more frightful than others. If you are hoping to make a marathon night of Nightmare on Elm Street movies, choose the ones at the top of the list for your marathon and ensure a great, terror-filled evening, just in time for Halloween.

So pull up your favorite chair, get some bowls of your <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-halloween-candy?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">favorite Halloween candy</a>&nbsp;and a favorite beverage, and prepare yourself for a night of scares with only the best Nightmare on Elm Street movies to watch. Or, you can watch the entire series and decide for yourself which Nightmare on Elm Street movies are the best, then come back and place your vote and enjoy a fun, dream-filled night of sleep!

Since 1978 Michael Myers has been killing teenagers, doctors, police officers, and townies with equal disregard. Anyone who gets in his way -&nbsp;regardless of age, race, or creed - gets dispatched in some magnificent fashion.In case you haven't&nbsp;been counting, there are a lot of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/behind-the-scenes-stories-from-the-halloween-movies/christopher-myers" target="_blank">Halloween movie</a> murders. Michael's clocked&nbsp;at least 70 confirmed kills, but it’s honestly hard to tell in some of the huge group murder scenes he finds himself in during later films.&nbsp;The best kills in Halloween are also the most memorable. The garden claws through the face, the exploding heads, the hot tubs; those are the kills to remember.&nbsp;Do you have a favorite insane murder from the Halloween franchise? Perhaps it involves&nbsp;one of the many babysitters whom Laurie Strode has befriended. Or maybe you prefer the work of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/rob-zombie-facts/christopher-shultz" target="_blank">Rob Zombie</a> and his brutal, yet beautiful death scenes.&nbsp;Whatever your taste, there’s a Michael Myers kill waiting just for you.&nbsp;

Film buffs, we are&nbsp;ranking the greatest characters in Wes Craven's&nbsp;The Hills Have Eyes franchise. From&nbsp;1977's The Hills Have Eyes&nbsp;to 2007's The Hills Have Eyes 2, the best Hills Have Eyes series characters are also known to be some of the&nbsp;best movie characters of all time.&nbsp;Who is the best Hills Have Eyes character?Featuring Pluto&nbsp;(Michael Bailey Smith), Amber&nbsp;(Jessica Stroup), and Chameleon (Derek Mears), this list of Hills Have Eyes movie characters includes Hills Have Eyes mutants and the unlucky human characters.&nbsp;Vote up the best characters in the Hills Have Eyes movies. Feel free to add any popular Hills Have Eyes characters missing from the list.

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Film buffs, we are&nbsp;ranking the greatest characters in Wes Craven's&nbsp;The Hills Have Eyes franchise. From&nbsp;1977's The Hills Have Eyes&nbsp;to ...