The Best Horror Movie Sequels

Over 6.5K Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of The Best Horror Movie Sequels
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Vote up the best horror film sequel in a series or franchise.

The best horror movie sequels have quite a reputation to uphold. The best of the best horror film sequels not only elevate some of the most iconic and memorable films the genre has to offer, but they must expand upon lore, give great new kills and frights, and somehow manage to not upset an entire generation of fans who love the original films. This would be daunting for any film, but when some horror film franchises fun dozens of films deep, it becomes all the more frightening, but all the more rewarding when done correctly and creates some of the best movie sequels of all time.

From stereotypical slasher sequels like A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors and Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives, to legacy sequels like Doctor Sleep and Scream, these terrifying films encompass decades of the horror genre, and each film is wonderfully unique, frightening, and fun in their own way.

Be sure to vote up the best horror movie sequels, and be sure to check out the scariest movies of all time!

Photo: A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors / New Line Cinema
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  • Aliens
    1
    3,218 votes
    Gale Anne Hurd
    Sequel to Alien
  • Evil Dead II
    2
    2,646 votes
    Rob Tapert
    Sequel to The Evil Dead
  • Dawn of the Dead
    3
    2,280 votes
    Richard P. Rubinstein
    Second film in the Living Dead series
  • Army of Darkness
    4
    1,485 votes
    3rd Evil Dead movie. Ash (Bruce Campbell) finds himself trapped in medieval times. He must quest for the Necronomicon, a book of evil which can return him to his time. Unfortunately, he releases the ...more
  • The Devil's Rejects
    5
    2,440 votes
    Beau Flynn, Tripp Vinson, Andy Gould
    Sequel to House of 1000 Corpses
  • Sequel to A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge