Best Movie In a Series

[horcrux2007]

Found out just now about it being pushed back. Probably for the best to make it much better if the movie is really as bad as some of the test screenings made it out to be.

I heard the test screenings were very positive...

[Jigsaw Killer]

I heard some very pretty negative. Guess those who disliked it are in the minority. Hopefully these reshoots will make it considerably better.

[Jigsaw Killer]

I'll be seeing the 1972 Tales From The Crypt movie and The Vault Of Horror soon after getting Scream Factory's double feature with both. Been ages since I watched them, I remember watching the old TFTC movie a lot as a kid and always liking it. Should be interesting to see which segment I enjoy from each the most.

As a kid I always found the movie much more bearable than the show, the Crypt Keeper of the show scared me too much as a kid.

[Jigsaw Killer]

And having finally seen both for the first time in years, my favorite segment in each respective film is Poetic Justice and Drawn And Quartered.

[1890 Media]

Friday The 13th - Part 2

Halloween - Part 2 - but I think 3 stands alone great on it's own.

A Nightmare On Elm Street - 1st

Saw - 1

Scream 1

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - The Beginning

Alien- original

Predator - original

Phantasm -2

Evil Dead - original

Hellraiser - original

Child's Play - never cared for

Final Destination -3

[Jigsaw Killer]

I also like TCM: The Beginning. I'm something of a Horror heretic in that when it comes to the TCM films the remake and it's prequel are my favorites of the series.

[Jigsaw Killer]

Can't remember if I mentioned Psycho before. Believe it or not I've yet to see them minus the fourth film which was a prequel. The current Bates Motel show has been my sole Psycho exposure otherwise.

[Jigsaw Killer]

The third Purge comes out in a couple of months. Should be interesting to see how it fares, I didn't much care for the first Purge but the sequel was vastly superior. The third so far looks promising and whether it'll be the best, who knows.

[Jigsaw Killer]

The Conjuring 2 is out in a few more weeks, making it the third film in the series after the original and the Annabelle prequel. I enjoyed the prior two so where this one will stand, who knows.

[Lord Voldemort]

The Conjuring 2 is out in a few more weeks, making it the third film in the series after the original and the Annabelle prequel. I enjoyed the prior two so where this one will stand, who knows.

I love Conjuring but found Annabelle meh. I honestly don't remember anything from it which is, IMO, worse than being a bad movie.

[Jigsaw Killer]

The Conjuring 2 was surprisingly excellent and IMO better than the first.

[Jigsaw Killer]

The Purge: Election Year was pretty good and I quite enjoyed it, but I think Anarchy is probably the overall best of the series thus far. Both Anarchy and Election Year are good sequels though and IMO far better than the first.

[horcrux2007]

The Purge: Election Year was pretty good and I quite enjoyed it, but I think Anarchy is probably the overall best of the series thus far. Both Anarchy and Election Year are good sequels though and IMO far better than the first.

I think I liked Election Year a tad more than Anarchy. Love all 3 though.

[Jigsaw Killer]

I enjoy the series as well and welcome a fourth film. I still want to see a prequel showing the very first Purge.

[horcrux2007]

I enjoy the series as well and welcome a fourth film. I still want to see a prequel showing the very first Purge.

I'm with you.

[Jigsaw Killer]

I'd even like to see a sequel set after Election Year. I think the concept is one that can lead to multiple films.

[Jigsaw Killer]

Blair Witch will be eligible for this come September when the surprise third movie comes out. I've only seen the original which I find okay though definitely overrated. I like the actual Blair Witch story and background but the movie isn't really my cup of tea. Never saw the second one.

[darkdetective]

Blair Witch will be eligible for this come September when the surprise third movie comes out. I've only seen the original which I find okay though definitely overrated. I like the actual Blair Witch story and background but the movie isn't really my cup of tea. Never saw the second one.

Blair Witch 2 is a very messy movie but I think it's worth watching for the whole ESREVER idea. If you play certain scenes backwards in REVERSE, little hidden images appear on screen. It was kind of a novelty for the dvd era but I thought it was actually quite creepy in a way.

The movie forwards is a bit of a mess due to studio interference but there are some very good ideas at play there!

[Jigsaw Killer]

I'll check out Blair Witch 2 one of these days. The original wasn't nearly as bad as I remembered it and the sequel has it's share of fans.

[TheBossInTheWall]

I'll check out Blair Witch 2 one of these days. The original wasn't nearly as bad as I remembered it and the sequel has it's share of fans.

I really liked the first one, but I haven't seen it since it came out. The sequel is not like the film, so don't go in expect a similar style. Its a fun film, shrug.

[Jigsaw Killer]

I've heard the sequel is very different from the original and not shot in found footage, so I know not to expect a similar movie.

[Martha]

The first Indiana Jones movie was best: Raiders Of The Lost Ark. But the others were great too!

[Jigsaw Killer]

I'm a big Indy fan as well, though the series isn't Horror. The closest it got to that was Temple Of Doom.

Did I mention Trilogy Of Terror before? think I did. I've seen the sequel but never the original.

[Sculpt]

I'm a big Indy fan as well, though the series isn't Horror. The closest it got to that was Temple Of Doom.

Did I mention Trilogy Of Terror before? think I did. I've seen the sequel but never the original.

I didn't even recall there was a sequel to Trilogy of Terror. There's the only one segment/short to see, the 3rd story... scared the hell out of the women in 1975, giving them nightmares for weeks, the great Amelia

nra7OmV1IzE

[Jigsaw Killer]

I wasn't born yet when the original was made but remember when the sequel debuted on the USA Network back in 1996 just before Halloween.

[Nibbio]

Saw - Saw II

Scream - Original

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - 2003 Remake

Alien - Aliens

Predator - Predator 2

Phantasm - Phantasm II

Evil Dead - Evil Dead II

[Jigsaw Killer]

Those all for you?

[Sculpt]

I wasn't born yet when the original was made but remember when the sequel debuted on the USA Network back in 1996 just before Halloween.

So what did you think of Trilogy of Terror: Amelia (3rd segment)?

[Jigsaw Killer]

Haven't had a chance to watch it yet but aim to very soon. When people talk about TOT that's the one segment that's still remembered today.

[Jigsaw Killer]

Could Jurassic Park be considered partially Horror? If it counts and can be added to this, the original is hands down the best by a landslide. I have always sort of considered the series a bit of a hybrid of Natural Horror and Techno-Thriller. I'd wager the last two films definitely play up on the Horror aspect much more whereas the original two movies have a more majestic quality to them though they don't skimp on the intensity when it comes to the dinosaur attacks.

[brainscan]

nightmare on elm street 5: dream warriors
Friday the 13th: the final chapter
leprechaun 3
pet sematary 2
tremors 2
amityville dollhouse
halloween h20
evil dead 2
scream 2
child's play 3
creepshow
house 2
leatherface: texas chainsaw massacre 3
psycho (can't choose between 2 and 3)
wishmaster 2

[Jigsaw Killer]

Off-topic but nice to see Brainscan get some love. Always liked that movie a lot.

[Roiffalo]

*Just updating my list, don't mind me.*


Halloween
- ...Can I just tie 1 through 5 (excluding 3 of course). I also really really enjoy Resurrection.

Friday the 13th
- I through III (can't really pick just one of these). Really enjoyed Jason Takes Manhattan too.

Hellraiser
- First one, easy! ...or is it. I really like 2 and 3 too... And Hellworld.

Child's Play
- Bride of Chucky. My sister's more into the Chucky films and the reason I watched any of them. 'Bride of Chucky' I enjoyed most cause of Tiffany.

Howling
- First and Original Nightmare. Cause I + IV = book

Tremors
- First. Second wasn't too bad. Third I can't even take seriously but it was better than four and HELLA better than five.

Scream
- First. Although I enjoyed all of them, as Sidney herself said in the 4th movie, "Don't fuck with the original." And I just LOVED the cast in the first.

Jaws
- First one, although I would put the second right after it if not tied with it. I prefer to pretend the rest of the sequels don't exist.

Alien
- Aliens (I confess I haven't seen 3 or the rest of the sequels... if I have I don't remember them, I think I saw AVP once but idk... but Aliens was so hella good I can't imagine any of the sequels being better.)

Psycho
- It's been a while since I've watched the sequels, but I do remember none of them wowed me like the first. So I'm going with the original on this one.

Puppet Master
- Another I haven't seen all of and that my memory of the sequels of are a touch fuzzy... but probably Toulon's Revenge because, again, it left the best impact.

Joy Ride
- First one. Rusty Nail is an under rated slasher that they only insulted with the sequels. ...Or at least the third one.

I Know What You Did Last Summer
- I enjoyed the first two about equally well... but for originality I'm probably going to have to go with the first. I haven't seen the third but it doesn't have any of the original cast so...

Hannibal Lecter series
- I loved the book Red Dragon, but have yet to actually see any of the movies for it or the prequel, Hannibal Rising (read the book for that one too, did not enjoy as much as Red Dragon but it was still a good read). SotL was enjoyable. Anthony Hopkins as Hanni could not have been more perfect. And the sequel Hannibal I did not hate it as much as most seem too. I actually enjoyed it a lot if not more than SotL.

Children of the Corn
- Saw the first one I believe... I hated it so I have no intention of watching the sequels.

Classic Movie Monsters
- Wolfman (first one and remake)
- Frankenstein (Meets Wolfman)
- Dracula (first one)
- Invisible Man (first one, but Invisible Woman was just as excellent on a more lighthearted scale)
- Cross overs (Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein)
*wasn't big on Mummy and don't remember Creature from Black Lagoon Sequels well enough to judge*

Waldemar Daninsky series
- This one is tough. Werewolf vs. the Vampire Women is probably his most well known, but I honestly don't find it as memorable as some of his others, although I do enjoy the movie. Frankenstein's Bloody Terror and The Werewolf and the Yeti are my favorites. The Fury of the Wolfman is probably close third with Vampire Women. These movies are hard to find, but I've seen most to put my thoughts on my favorites down.

Evil Dead
- First one. The sequels were fine too, but the first can stand alone as a horror without as much silliness, the ending is less of a cliff hanger than the second (and kinda the third although mostly I just wasn't satisfied with the ending of that one either... DAMMIT, ASH YOU HAVE A FUCKING CHAINSAW FOR A HAND, USE IT!!), and there was just less that had me scratching my head. In the beginning of the second AND third they changed the endings of the movies before them. I don't understand why and it was very distracting.


Series to add (what I've seen of them):
- Paranormal Activity (none)
- Nightmare on Elm Street (first and a few sequels)
- Final Destination (none)
- Poltergeist (first)
- Exorcist (first)
- Predator (first?)
- Phantasm (none, idk what this even is)
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (first)
- Saw??
- Re-animator (THERE ARE SEQUELS?!)
- Gremlins (first)
- Critters (none)
- Amityville Horror (first and a horrible sequel)
- The Omen (first two)
- Gingersnaps (first and maybe two of the sequels that need rewatched)

[Sculpt]

Can I micro-comment my petty opinions on your picks? Cool!
*Just updating my list, don't mind me.*


Halloween
- ...Can I just tie 1 through 5 (excluding 3 of course). I also really really enjoy Resurrection.

Not really, no. Org is subtlety genius.
Friday the 13th
- I through III (can't really pick just one of these). Really enjoyed Jason Takes Manhattan too.
Yep, 3.



Jaws
- First one, although I would put the second right after it if not tied with it. I prefer to pretend the rest of the sequels don't exist.

You are totally insane
Alien
- Aliens (I confess I haven't seen 3 or the rest of the sequels... if I have I don't remember them, I think I saw AVP once but idk... but Aliens was so hella good I can't imagine any of the sequels being better.)

Yep, they're both great. Alien is a slow feast of elegant subtlety. Alien 3 is interesting, but not very good. Alien Resurrection you would love. It's pretty cool.
Psycho
- It's been a while since I've watched the sequels, but I do remember none of them wowed me like the first. So I'm going with the original on this one.
Yep, Psycho wowed. Two was a bit of a dark parody. Apples/crackers.

Hannibal Lecter series
- Probably cliche but... SotL. I loved the book Red Dragon, but have yet to actually see any of the movies for it or the prequel, Hannibal Rising (read the book for that one too, did not enjoy as much as Red Dragon but it was still a good read). And Hannibal deserves a worthy mention. I did not hate it as much as most seem too. I actually enjoyed it a lot if not more than SotL.

Me too, love Red Dragon! SOTL was rich.
Children of the Corn
- Saw the first one I believe... I hated it so I have no intention of watching the sequels.LOL! COTC was wrenched, but my sister and I had years of fun mocking it.
Series to add (what I've seen of them):
- Paranormal Activity (none)
- Nightmare on Elm Street (first and a few sequels)
- Final Destination (none)
- Poltergeist (first)
- Exorcist (first)
- Evil Dead (first)
- Predator (first?)
- Phantasm (none, idk what this even is)
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (first)
- Saw??
- Re-animator (THERE ARE SEQUELS?!)
- Gremlins (first)
- Critters (none)
- Amityville Horror (first and a horrible sequel)
- The Omen (first two)
- Gingersnaps (I've seen a few but I don't think I've seen all)
Evil Dead II - must see. You have no idea...

Speaking of Re-animater... From Beyond is kinda a sequel, same team, totally different story. I think it's your type of movie.

[brainscan]

Off-topic but nice to see Brainscan get some love. Always liked that movie a lot.

Hells' yeah

[Jigsaw Killer]

Shame it wasn't more successful back then. Wonder if it was supposed to kickstart a series but it just never came to be?

[Roiffalo]

Can I micro-comment my petty opinions on your picks? Cool!

Not really, no. Org is subtlety genius.

Yep, 3.

You are totally insane

Yep, they're both great. Alien is a slow feast of elegant subtlety. Alien 3 is interesting, but not very good. Alien Resurrection you would love. It's pretty cool.

Yep, Psycho wowed. Two was a bit of a dark parody. Apples/crackers.

LOL! COTC was wrenched, but my sister and I had years of fun mocking it.


Evil Dead II - must see. You have no idea...

Speaking of Re-animater... From Beyond is kinda a sequel, same team, totally different story. I think it's your type of movie.

Guess I've no choice.

I've really only seen most of the Halloween films once, and just remember enjoying the story line that went on from the first movie. I need to revisit these though as it was years ago...

I love Jason so much, there's not really a movie with him actually in it I don't enjoy.

My sanity has to do with nothing. Jaws 2 was awesome.

I want to watch the rest of the sequels to validate my opinion, but I have not heard good things about them so I am hesitant...

I remember enjoying Psycho 2, and I think I did 3 as well, but I hardly remember them... So there's really no contest for the best.

Hmm maybe I should revisit some COTC for review purposes... I'm not beyond watching a terrible movie for a few laughs.


That's why Evil Dead series is on my list, I really loved the first one, like ridiculously so.

I'll keep that in mind. Thanks for your input, Sculpt!

[Jigsaw Killer]

You so got to see Evil Dead II. A much crazier version of the original.

[Jigsaw Killer]

Seeing The Rings trailer last night when I went to see Don't Breathe reminded me how I've yet to see a single Ringu/Ring film.

[Jigsaw Killer]

nightmare on elm street 5: dream warriors



That one was actually the third, Dream Child was the fifth one.

[brainscan]

That one was actually the third, Dream Child was the fifth one.

my bad but still dream warriors

[Jigsaw Killer]

No worries. Dream Warriors is a great choice for the best for sure.

[Jigsaw Killer]

Blair Witch is now eligible with the third movie out. Not seen Blair Witch 2 but I've seen the original, I think it's meh. I'll give the new one a look.

[scouse mac]

I'm going to throw a Halloween 3 a bone here as its exactly what the Halloween series should've been, a stand alone story.
A new one could've been done every couple of years, no repeat characters or any of that usual shit where you have an indestructible supervillian who hacks the crap out of a long line high schoolers.

[Jigsaw Killer]

Halloween III is a fine movie on it's own merits and should've been a stand-alone release and the beginning of a brand new Halloween-themed movie series.

[TheBossInTheWall]

Blair Witch is now eligible with the third movie out. Not seen Blair Witch 2 but I've seen the original, I think it's meh. I'll give the new one a look.

The 2nd one is different from the first. It uses the story, but not the style. Its a decent flic if I remember right. Just do not watch it expecting documentary style.

[Jigsaw Killer]

I've heard that. It seems the new one went back to the found footage style of the original.

[vampyd1977]

blair witch 2 is a passable movie for what it is, a bloodn guts horror, but should never have been given the BW title, it was for marketing and trying to use the name to gather viewers.i personally dont like the original.

[Jigsaw Killer]

I find the original to be an average and unremarkable film that's remember more for it's hype and advertising. I like the actual lore and legend of the Blair Witch but the movie doesn't really cut the mustard for me.

[Jigsaw Killer]

Can't remember if I mentioned The Fly before. My favorite of those is actually The Fly II. Recently watched both the Cronenberg remake and it's sequel for the first time in years and forgot how good both are. Cronenberg's movie is excellent but I find the second more entertaining with an even cooler monster.

[stormr]

Friday The 13th - Part seven, good concept and I think Kane Hodder really brought Jason to a new level of villian. although I also really enjoyed parts 6,8,9,and Jason X.

Halloween - didn't care much for the first three of them. I like part 6 the best, and H20, and yes I'll admit it... I really enjoyed resurrection

A Nightmare On Elm Street - Part four I think. Although Dream Warriors could be a tie.

Saw - All of them, but part three is probably the best.

Scream - Part four, new story new villian, didn't see it coming.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre three, and I really loved Texas Chainsaw

Alien - part three, unless Alien vs. Preadator counts, if so then that one.

Predator - Predators

Phantasm - part three

Evil Dead - part two

Hellraiser - part three and Hellworld

Child's Play - part two, and Bride of Chucky.

Final Destination - All of them


And ones I added myself:

Wishmaster - Part one

Hatchet - All three of them

Ginger Snaps - part one (all are great though)

Jeepers Creepers - part two

Paranormal Activity - The Ghost Dimension, but part two was great too. The Marked ones sucked.

And I'd like to add Trick 'r Treat to this list, but there's one one for now.

[Jigsaw Killer]

Good additions but some of those aren't three movies or more, yet.

[Jigsaw Killer]

With anthologies I remembered the Goosebumps TV show. It was hit and miss, and many of the later episodes were especially lame and goofy, but in the first couple of seasons there were a fair number of good episodes. IMO the best is The Werewolf Of Fever Swamp which was actually rather scary and intense by the usual standards of the show, which is saying a lot considering how silly it got later on.

[brainscan]

With anthologies I remembered the Goosebumps TV show. It was hit and miss, and many of the later episodes were especially lame and goofy, but in the first couple of seasons there were a fair number of good episodes. IMO the best is The Werewolf Of Fever Swamp which was actually rather scary and intense by the usual standards of the show, which is saying a lot considering how silly it got later on.

i used to love watching Goosebumps when i was younger ^_^

[Killah Kane]

Friday The 13th Part VI - Jason Lives

Halloween (2007)

A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)

Saw

Scream

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)

Aliens

Predator

Phantasm

Army of Darkness

Hellraiser

Child's Play

Final Destination

[Jigsaw Killer]

i used to love watching Goosebumps when i was younger ^_^


Me too. Some of the earlier episodes are genuinely pretty good before the show got too goofy later on.

[Roiffalo]

Evil Dead
- First one. The sequels were fine too, but the first can stand alone as a horror without as much silliness, the ending is less of a cliff hanger than the second (and kinda the third although mostly I just wasn't satisfied with the ending of that one either... DAMMIT, ASH YOU HAVE A FUCKING CHAINSAW FOR A HAND, USE IT!!), and there was just less that had me scratching my head. In the beginning of the second AND third they changed the endings of the movies before them. I don't understand why and it was very distracting.

Added this tidbit to my list since I finally got in the sequels. Working on the series now but since that's not a movie I won't post it here.

[Jigsaw Killer]

I saw Ash Vs. Evil Dead season 1 and loved it, definitely want to see season 2.

[Jigsaw Killer]

The trailer for the new upcoming Resident Evil movie reminded me how behind I am on the films. I saw the first two and didn't much like either, hated how they deviated so much from the games. Never bothered with the subsequent movies.

[Jigsaw Killer]

Bringing this back.

[Jigsaw Killer]

With anthology films one I remembered was Deadtime Stories. Never seen it but it sounds intriguing. Scream Factory released it on Blu-ray fairly recently and I've been thinking of blind-buying it.

[WhySoSerious?]

M. Night Shyamalan's latest, SPLIT, has proven to be something of a horror/suspense detour within the superhero universe of UNBREAKABLE. I like both films, but SPLIT is really something special...(actually wrote about it on my very-infant blog)... https://www.grandmasbigteeth.com/blank-1/2017/03/30/M-Night-Shyamalans-SPLIT-Are-You-Your-Brothers-Keeper-You-Better-Be-Or-Else

[Roiffalo]

M. Night Shyamalan's latest, SPLIT, has proven to be something of a horror/suspense detour within the superhero universe of UNBREAKABLE. I like both films, but SPLIT is really something special...(actually wrote about it on my very-infant blog)... https://www.grandmasbigteeth.com/blank-1/2017/03/30/M-Night-Shyamalans-SPLIT-Are-You-Your-Brothers-Keeper-You-Better-Be-Or-Else

Split is not part of a series though, so this is off topic?? Ah screw it. It's rarely on topic anyway.

[hammerfan]

Split is not part of a series though, so this is off topic?? Ah screw it. It's rarely on topic anyway.

That's why I didn't move it.

[Jigsaw Killer]

Been a long time since it last had activity. Trying to get some discussion going again.

Here's a slightly updated list from my original choices:


Friday The 13th - The Final Chapter
Halloween - 1978 Original
A Nightmare On Elm Street - New Nightmare
Saw - Saw II
Scream - Original
Evil Dead - Evil Dead II
Phantasm - Phantasm II
Alien - Aliens
Predator - Predator 2
Hellraiser - Original
Child's Play - Original
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - 2003 Remake
Final Destination - Original
Insidious - Chapter 3
The Conjuring - The Conjuring 2
The Purge - Anarchy
Paranormal Activity - Original
Puppet Master - Puppet Master 4
Maniac Cop - Maniac Cop 2
Romero's Living Dead - Day Of The Dead (1985)
Return Of The Living Dead - Part II
Poltergeist - Poltergeist II
Jaws - Original
Cube - Original
Tremors - Original
Leprechaun - Original
Blade - Blade II
Amityville - Only seen the original, remake and It's About Time
Resident Evil - Seen the first two, need to see the rest to make fair judgment

[hammerfan]

Jigsaw, I'll give you my ratings on your choices.

Friday the 13th - original
Halloween - 1978 original
A Nightmare on Elm Street - original
Saw - haven't seen it
Scream - original
The Evil Dead - original
Phantasm - I've only seen the original
Alien - Aliens
Predator - Predators
Hellraiser - original
Child's Play - didn't like any of them
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - original
Final Destination - original
Insidious - Chapter 2
The Conjuring - The Conjuring 2
The Purge - haven't seen any of them
Paranormal Activity - original
Puppet Master - haven't seen any of them
Maniac Cop - haven't seen any of them
Romero's Living Dead - Night of the Living Dead
Return of the Living Dead - original
Poltergeist - Poltergeist II
Jaws - original
Cube - I've only seen one, don't know which one because I didn't see it from the beginning
Tremors - original
Leprechaun - original
Blade - original
Amityville - I've only seen the original
Resident Evil - original

[Jigsaw Killer]

If you liked the original Phantasm the sequels are definitely worth a watch.

[Jake.Ashworth]

If you liked the original Phantasm the sequels are definitely worth a watch.

Agreed, Phantasm is a blast, I have watched all of them with my oldest son and he loved them.

[Jigsaw Killer]

Just a shame about the final film (Ravager). Definitely not the best way to end an otherwise excellent series, especially after a long 18-year wait.

[Jigsaw Killer]

Although I listed Poltergeist II as my favorite before, it's been so long since I last watched them and my opinion could definitely change next time I see the films. I recall liking both of the first two equally but the third one definitely falls short. The 2015 remake was okay.

[Jigsaw Killer]

Can't remember if I mentioned The Thing before in this. It's eligible with the 1951 original, the 1982 remake and 2011 prequel. John Carpenter's 1982 remake is definitely the best and one of my favorite films of any genre, Horror or otherwise. My personal favorite of Carpenter's filmography as well, which is no small feat given his lengthly and mostly excellent body of work.

Also interesting to note Carpenter considers it part of his "Apocalypse Trilogy," which also includes Prince Of Darkness and In The Mouth Of Madness. In any event, The Thing is easily my favorite of these three.

[Jigsaw Killer]

Annabelle: Creation will be the newest addition to The Conjuring series (with the original two movies as well as the first Annabelle). Early reviews have been very positive and it's being overwhelmingly agreed to be better than the first. I've enjoyed the series so far and look forward to seeing how this one stands up.

[Jigsaw Killer]

I don't remember if I mentioned them before here, but the Warlock series was another I remembered. I never saw the third but recall liking the first two back in the day, been years since I last saw them. The titular villain is one of the more elegant Horror villains and it's a shame he was recasted for the third film.

[Jigsaw Killer]

Bringing this back with it now being October and the Halloween/Horror season in full effect.

[Jigsaw Killer]

Updated list:


Friday The 13th - The Final Chapter
Halloween - 1978 Original
A Nightmare On Elm Street - New Nightmare
Saw - Saw II
Scream - Original
Evil Dead - Evil Dead II
Phantasm - Phantasm II
Alien - Aliens
Predator - Predator 2
Hellraiser - Original
Child's Play - Original
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - 2003 Remake
Final Destination - Original
Insidious - Chapter 3
The Conjuring - The Conjuring 2
The Purge - Anarchy
Paranormal Activity - Original
Hannibal Lecter - The Silence Of The Lambs
Puppet Master - Puppet Master 4
Maniac Cop - Maniac Cop 2
Romero's Living Dead - Day Of The Dead (1985)
Return Of The Living Dead - Part II
Poltergeist - Poltergeist II
Jaws - Original
Cube - Original
Tremors - Original
Leprechaun - Original
Blade - Blade II
Wishmaster - Original
Warlock - Undecided between either of the first two
Amityville - Only seen the original, remake and It's About Time
Resident Evil - Seen the first two, need to see the rest to make fair judgment

[Jigsaw Killer]

I recall in an earlier post I mentioned Jurassic Park and if it counts as Horror. Seeing the trailer for the upcoming new film (Fallen Kingdom) it definitely looks far more Horror-oriented than the prior films. I recall one of the writers even said it's a Horror movie with dinosaurs and that's the vibe I get from the trailers.

In any case, the original film is easily the best by a massive margin. I feel the series declines considerably with each movie after the first, though I do think The Lost World has gotten better with age and despite it's faults is a pretty good movie.

[Jigsaw Killer]

Insidious: The Last Key is out next weekend. I've enjoyed the series so far and was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed the third film, which ended up being my favorite. Let's see how this one stacks up.

[Sculpt]

Updated list:


Friday The 13th - The Final Chapter
Halloween - 1978 Original
A Nightmare On Elm Street - New Nightmare
Saw - Saw II
Scream - Original
Evil Dead - Evil Dead II
Phantasm - Phantasm II
Alien - Aliens
Predator - Predator 2
Hellraiser - Original
Child's Play - Original
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - 2003 Remake
Final Destination - Original
Insidious - Chapter 3
The Conjuring - The Conjuring 2
The Purge - Anarchy
Paranormal Activity - Original
Hannibal Lecter - The Silence Of The Lambs
Puppet Master - Puppet Master 4
Maniac Cop - Maniac Cop 2
Romero's Living Dead - Day Of The Dead (1985)
Return Of The Living Dead - Part II
Poltergeist - Poltergeist II
Jaws - Original
Cube - Original
Tremors - Original
Leprechaun - Original
Blade - Blade II
Wishmaster - Original
Warlock - Undecided between either of the first two
Amityville - Only seen the original, remake and It's About Time
Resident Evil - Seen the first two, need to see the rest to make fair judgment
Cool list! My list is almost the same as you. I might prefer Alien and Poltergeist, but loved Aliens as well and enjoyed Poltergeist 2.

I was curious about Predator 2. When I saw it (1990-91) on TV/cable it came off to me as a knock off, which doesnt make sense because it had twice the budget. Overall, I can't say that I even liked the film, which is odd for me because I was really impressed with the original, you know... I already liked the theme and all, it was up my alley. Many folks on Horror.com liked it. I wonder what I'm missing.

On Rottentomatoes it carries a Critics Rating of 28% (25 reviews) and 46% Audience Rating from 138,000 ratings. 46% isn't horrible in general, but considering it was an action film for fanboys (so to speak), adding 27 years of cult status, I would expect a higher rating based on that fanboy vote. But I wonder if the 46% is that bump up from a 28% rating?

Anyway, when I see it again, how should I appreciate it? What did you like about it? What are so many folks missing about it? Thanks!

[Jigsaw Killer]

For me I found Predator 2 simply more entertaining than the original, which is also a film I find tremendously entertaining. But there's other aspects to it as well, such as the darker tone and mood, the city/urban setting, the particular Predator in it and the new Predator weaponry and tech was great. I like how we get more hints about the culture and history of the Predator species without overdoing it, something the more recent Alien films are unfortunately guilty of.

[Jigsaw Killer]

The new Insidious was pretty good but Chapter 3 is still my favorite. This newest one might be my second favorite though after another watch or two. I've enjoyed the series since the beginning and am definitely down with a fifth movie.

[Jigsaw Killer]

Did I mention House before? I probably did. The original is easily the best, although the second film is also enjoyable is very strange and having nearly nothing to do with the original. It's been too long since I last saw the fourth and final film to have a fair judgment of it. The third film is where it gets tricky, with it simply called The Horror Show in the U.S. and not marketed as a sequel, yet elsewhere in the world it was House III. It's decent but I've always had a hard time considering it part of the series.

[Jigsaw Killer]

Bringing this back.

[STTC2K18]

Very neat thread!

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Friday The 13th - Friday 1

Halloween - Halloween 1

A Nightmare On Elm Street - New Nightmare

Saw - Saw 1

Scream - Scream 1

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - TTCM 1

Alien - Aliens

Predator - Predators

Phantasm - Ashamed, haven't seen any.

Evil Dead - Evil Dead 2

Hellraiser - I barely remember Hellraiser from when I watched it as a kid.

Child's Play - The first!

Final Destination - Barely remember any of these movies.

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Welp, looks like most of my picks are boring - the first haha.

[Jigsaw Killer]

The Phantasm series is great and totally worth seeing if you never have.

[Jigsaw Killer]

The Jeepers Creepers series is eligible for this now with the third film that came out a few months back. I'm in no rush to see it and am not even interested as the director and his disgusting crimes have turned me away. I saw the first two on cable years ago and didn't like either, although the second one had some okay moments.

[Jigsaw Killer]

Hatchet is another I remembered. I recently blind bought the third and fourth movies. I've only seen the first two so far. I remember finding the first one meh and thinking the second was much better. It'd be good to binge all four sometime soon. I hope 3 and 4 are as good as the second one was, at least.

[Jigsaw Killer]

Another series I remembered and one more obscure is Xtro. I've only seen the original, it's two sequels are totally unrelated despite the title as well as having the same director back. But the original is one of the weirdest movies ever and feels like an amalgamation of every weird, nonsensical dream you've ever had in movie form. Here's a sampling of just how incredibly bizarre and WTF this movie is (fair warning these may be fairly graphic and NSFW):


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[Jigsaw Killer]

Critters is another series I forgot, it's been so long since I last watched them. I can't remember if 1 or 2 was my favorite.

[Jigsaw Killer]

Think I mentioned Jurassic Park before. Not sure if the series counts as Horror although in a way I consider it Horror-y. The upcoming Fallen Kingdom definitely seems to be emphasizing the Horror/monster film aspects much more. In any event, the original is very easily the best.

[LuvablePsycho]

Think I mentioned Jurassic Park before. Not sure if the series counts as Horror although in a way I consider it Horror-y. The upcoming Fallen Kingdom definitely seems to be emphasizing the Horror/monster film aspects much more. In any event, the original is very easily the best.

I consider it to be horror even if it technically isn't. Seeing dinosaurs eat people is pretty freaky.

[Sculpt]

Think I mentioned Jurassic Park before. Not sure if the series counts as Horror although in a way I consider it Horror-y. The upcoming Fallen Kingdom definitely seems to be emphasizing the Horror/monster film aspects much more. In any event, the original is very easily the best.

I consider it to be horror even if it technically isn't. Seeing dinosaurs eat people is pretty freaky.
I've always considered the first Jurassic Park to be a horror movie. If you watch that film there is no doubt what scenes the film is building up to, which the horror of the dinosaurs chasing people around. It's not really much different than your Empire of the Ants, or Kingdom of the Spiders, Piranha or even King Kong type films... a horror adventure sci-fi... ::big grin::

[Jigsaw Killer]

The original novel by Michael Crichton is without a doubt Horror. Spielberg gave the first film a sort of beautiful, majestic quality which evened out the Horror aspects, but the latter comes in full force during the dinosaur attack scenes. The T-Rex escape and tour car attack and later chasing the jeep, the Dilophosaurus, the Raptors in the maintenence shed and kitchen, etc. all frightening setpieces. Some may argue it isn't Horror but I always considered it a Horror film in the same vein as movies like Jaws. A Sci-Fi/Natural Horror/Adventure hybrid, which it blends all three of very well.

I just started re-reading the original novel and it's incredible how much more graphically violent it is compared with the film. It opens with a pack of Compies eating a baby. Had the movie been more like the novel there's no doubt it'd be an instant NC-17.

[LuvablePsycho]

Yeah I completely agree, and some of the sequels were pretty scary too like the one where in the beginning a little girl on vacation with her family got eaten by a bunch of compsognathus. Those kind of scenes were pretty shocking to me as a kid.

It kind of reminded me of the movie Independence Day. I don't think that movie was meant to be 100% horror but it had some pretty scary scenes like when the spaceships started blowing up the cities and when you saw one of the aliens attacking and killing the scientists.

[idoneus1957]

If you count the original Frankenstein movies as a series, I would have to say that even though Frankenstein an excellent movie, Bride of Frankenstein is better. Ernest Thesiger as Dr. Pretorius is a trip!

I have observed before that the problem with sequels is that they get crummier and crummier until you forget how good the first one was.

If they gave titles to sequels now the way they did in the 1930s, it would be Chucky, Bride of Chucky, Son of Chucky, Ghost of Chucky, Ma and Pa Kettle meet Chucky, etc.

When the studios began to make movies like Freddy vs. Jason, they were doing what Universal did when its cycle of horror movies was beginning to run out of steam, e.g., Frankenstein meets the Wolf Man

[Jigsaw Killer]

Yeah I completely agree, and some of the sequels were pretty scary too like the one where in the beginning a little girl on vacation with her family got eaten by a bunch of compsognathus. Those kind of scenes were pretty shocking to me as a kid.

It kind of reminded me of the movie Independence Day. I don't think that movie was meant to be 100% horror but it had some pretty scary scenes like when the spaceships started blowing up the cities and when you saw one of the aliens attacking and killing the scientists.


That scene is at the beginning of The Lost World. And a similar scene happens early on in the original novel. The novel is outright horrific at times with it's violence, including when a baby is eaten by a pack of Compies and Nedry's death, where he's disemboweled by the Dilophosaurus. Great as the T-Rex attack in the film is, I felt it was arguably more effective in the novel and there's also the excellent T-Rex river raft chase in the novel, a sequence sadly not yet adapted in the films. I do think the film is better overall, but the novel is absolutely worth a read as well.

Funny you mention Independence Day, as I always felt the alien autopsy scene is where the film went into Horror territory.

What are your picks for the series listed before? Your favorite movie in each?

[LuvablePsycho]

What are your picks for the series listed before? Your favorite movie in each?

Some of those movie franchises I really don't care for but I will list some that I personally liked best:

Carrie: The first one (obviously)
Children of the Corn: The first one
Child's Play: Bride of Chucky
Ju-On The Grudge: The second one (talking about the original Japanese movies)
The Ring: The first one (the American remake version)
Pumpkinhead: The first one
The Blair Witch Project: The first one
Jeepers Creepers: The first one
George Romero's zombie movies: Day of the Dead (basically the third one)
The Return of the Living Dead movies: The first one
The Leprechaun Movies: The third one

[Jigsaw Killer]

Good choices and listings, I forgot some of those series. Which of the ones in the origina post have you seen or not yet?

[LuvablePsycho]

I think of all the ones in the first post the only ones I haven't seen are the Saw movies. I've seen just about the rest of those movies at least once.

[Jigsaw Killer]

I've seen most of the major Horror series although there's a few I either haven't seen, not seen all of or haven't seen in many years.

Of the other series, which would you say as your favorite in each series? Most of mine in the original post are largely still the same, just with a few slight differences since then. Here was my updated list from a few posts back:


Friday The 13th - The Final Chapter
Halloween - 1978 Original
A Nightmare On Elm Street - New Nightmare
Saw - Saw II
Scream - Original
Evil Dead - Evil Dead II
Phantasm - Phantasm II
Alien - Aliens
Predator - Predator 2
Hellraiser - Original
Child's Play - Original
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - 2003 Remake
Final Destination - Original
Insidious - Chapter 3
The Conjuring - The Conjuring 2
The Purge - Anarchy
Paranormal Activity - Original
Hannibal Lecter - The Silence Of The Lambs
Puppet Master - Puppet Master 4
Maniac Cop - Maniac Cop 2
Romero's Living Dead - Day Of The Dead (1985)
Return Of The Living Dead - Part II
Poltergeist - Poltergeist II
Jurassic Park - Original
Jaws - Original
Cube - Original
Tremors - Original
Leprechaun - Original
Blade - Blade II
Wishmaster - Original
Warlock - Undecided between either of the first two
Amityville - Only seen the original, remake and It's About Time
Resident Evil - Seen the first two, need to see the rest to make fair judgment

[Jigsaw Killer]

Forgot Re-Animator from that list, haven't seen Beyond Re-Animator yet. The original is among my favorite Horror films and I also quite enjoyed Bride Of Re-Animator when I watched it for the first time last Halloween. I'll check out Beyond when it hits Blu-ray next month.

[idoneus1957]

Pumpkinhead was the first time I ever saw Lance Henrickson.

I liked him as the robot in Aliens. A good robot, not like the first movie.

"I prefer to be called an Artificial Person."

[Jigsaw Killer]

Synthetic is the term for the Alien series robots, I think.

[Jigsaw Killer]

The new Halloween was awesome and one of my favorites of the series, but Carpenter's original will always easily be the best to me.

[Jigsaw Killer]

After going through the first three Hellraiser movies as part of my Halloween Horror viewing this past October, I think Hellraiser III might actually be my favorite one. Not a popular opinion I'm sure, but I find it's probably the all-around most entertaining one, even if it was a bit of a tonal departure from the first two. I'm behind on the series a bit as I haven't seen any past Hellseeker, but it seems the last few films are of low-quality and the series sadly was never quite the same beginning with the fourth film and it's infamously difficult production.

[Jigsaw Killer]

Bringing this back with a slightly updated list from what I originally posted:


Halloween - 1978 Original
Friday The 13th - Friday The 13th: The Final Chapter
A Nightmare On Elm Street - New Nightmare
Saw - Saw II
Scream - Original
Child's Play - Original
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - 2003 Remake
Evil Dead - Evil Dead II
Hellraiser - Hellraiser III: Hell On Earth
Phantasm - Phantasm II
Alien - Aliens
Predator - Predator 2
Final Destination - Original
The Purge - The Purge: Anarchy
Insidious - Insidious: Chapter 3
Paranormal Activity - Original
Conjuring Universe - The Conjuring 2
Jaws - Original
Jurassic Park - Original
It - Chapter One (2017)
Tremors - Original
Candyman - Original
Romero's Living Dead - Day Of The Dead (1985)
Return Of The Living Dead - Return Of The Living Dead Part II
Puppet Master - Puppet Master 4
Pumpkinhead - Original
Wishmaster - Original
Maniac Cop - Maniac Cop 2
Leprechaun - Original
Critters - Original
Cube - Original
Poltergeist - Poltergeist II: The Other Side
I Know What You Did Last Summer - Original


Some might argue Jurassic Park isn't really Horror but I've always considered them a bit of a Sci-Fi/Natural Horror hybrid.

[Sculpt]

Bringing this back with a slightly updated list from what I originally posted:


Halloween - 1978 Original
Friday The 13th - Friday The 13th: The Final Chapter
A Nightmare On Elm Street - New Nightmare
Saw - Saw II
Scream - Original
Child's Play - Original
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - 2003 Remake
Evil Dead - Evil Dead II
Hellraiser - Hellraiser III: Hell On Earth
Phantasm - Phantasm II
Alien - Aliens
Predator - Predator 2
Final Destination - Original
The Purge - The Purge: Anarchy
Insidious - Insidious: Chapter 3
Paranormal Activity - Original
Conjuring Universe - The Conjuring 2
Jaws - Original
Jurassic Park - Original
It - Chapter One (2017)
Tremors - Original
Candyman - Original
Romero's Living Dead - Day Of The Dead (1985)
Return Of The Living Dead - Return Of The Living Dead Part II
Puppet Master - Puppet Master 4
Pumpkinhead - Original
Wishmaster - Original
Maniac Cop - Maniac Cop 2
Leprechaun - Original
Critters - Original
Cube - Original
Poltergeist - Poltergeist II: The Other Side
I Know What You Did Last Summer - Original


Some might argue Jurassic Park isn't really Horror but I've always considered them a bit of a Sci-Fi/Natural Horror hybrid.
Curious why you liked Poltergeist II: The Other Side better than the original?

[Jigsaw Killer]

Both are actually pretty equal to me, but I give a slight edge to Poltergeist II because of Kane.

[Sculpt]

Both are actually pretty equal to me, but I give a slight edge to Poltergeist II because of Kane.
He is quite memorable!

[TaeKwonZombie]

never seen insidious 3, but if its better than the first two, might have to, i prefer the first one to the second one tho

[Jigsaw Killer]

He is quite memorable!


Definitely an incredibly frightening villain.

[Jigsaw Killer]

Hard to believe this thread was started over a decade ago, back in 2012. Doesn't feel like it.