Comments on: The Playlist’s Guide To Horror Sequels Worth Screaming About

By: Mike_M

Mike_M — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:44:36 +0000

Well said having The Devil’s Rejects and Blade 2 on this list… as for Aliens, that movie is nowhere near as good as Alien… I really do not like Aliens at all, I know I am in the minority there though.

By: Christopher Bell

Christopher Bell — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:44:36 +0000

Makie nooooooo!

By: jd

jd — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:44:36 +0000

Okay, I\’m issuing my congratulations to The Playlist for a). an awesome list that is right on, and b). actually managing to get the three people in the world who don\’t like Aliens together in one place. Now that we know who they are, we can avoid them.

By: Eli

Eli — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:44:36 +0000

I\’m going to go against the comments and say I wholeheartedly agree with this list (Robert Wise is a hack now…? Fucking hell *eyeroll*) .

Good job, guys.

By: Makie Messer

Makie Messer — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:44:36 +0000

The Curse of the Cat People is terrible. Who could hate Jaques Tourneur completely moody masterpiece.

The sequel is just cute kid shit at Christmas time directed by hack Robert Wise who is using the ashes of the Amberson\’s mansion (that he helped destroy to boost his career).

By: Brooke

Brooke — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:44:36 +0000

I am thrilled to see Blade 2 and Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 here. TCM2 is the most ridiuclous film ever, made me laugh more than any comedey. The end dance thing is the nmost surreal moment in a horror film i\’ve ever seen.

By: rotch

rotch — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:44:36 +0000

@The Playlist

Come on, Gremlins 2 is pure, unadulterated Dante, how can you not love that?

It\’s the closest we have to a live action Looney Tunes movie sans Looney Tunes. I only wish his own Looney Tunes Back In Action had more of a Gremlins 2 sensibility to it. It would\’ve been a stone cold classic.

I kind of agree with your \”career suicide\” theory, although he followed Gremlins 2 with Matinee, which is awesome.

By: Will D

Will D — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:44:36 +0000

I can understand leaving Halloween II but where\’s Friday the 13th Part 2?

By: The Playlist

The Playlist — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:44:36 +0000

Gremlins 2 isn\’t actually a good film — IMO — but it IS fascinating how much of a gonzo trainwreck it is and how it badly it killed that would-be franchise.

You watch it and think, what was WB THINKING when they let Dante do whatever the fuck he wanted (and he swings waaaaay past the fences, it\’s NUTS).

It\’s also just.. you look at Gremlins the original, it\’s a classic \’80s film. It\’s very Amblin, Spielberg-ian, comedy, heart, horror, etc. It\’s got everything.

And then they waited 6 years for a sequel (far too long), a new decade had started and tastes and sensibilies had shifted significantly. One can argue no one would have cared regardless. The zeitgeist had compeltely moved on. And on top of that, it\’s as if an entirely different filmmaker made it (you gotta wonder if the guy was going through a divorce or some crisis or was just fucking flat-out bored).

It\’s a interesting study in what not do when making a sequel (if you want the franchise to die) and one in career suicide (look at dante\’s career, pre and post Gremlins 2).

By: Rashad

Rashad — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:44:36 +0000

Aliens is dogshit and ruined the franchise.

Blade II sucked too.

Props for Gremlins 2 though

By: billyloomis

billyloomis — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:44:36 +0000

The pic for Exorcist III is from Exorcist II.

By: Jacques DeMolay

Jacques DeMolay — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:44:36 +0000

Wow, Gremlins 2! That\’s definitely one of the best sequals ever, just because it was so \”meta\” and 4th-wall-breaking in so many hilarious ways.

Hellraiser II: Hellbound is also one of the rare instances were the sequal was actually BETTER than the original. I appreciate Hellraiser 1 more now, but Hellbound has always been my absolute favorite of the series.

good article, fun to read.

By: rotch

rotch — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:44:36 +0000

Great list! Will hunt down the Ginger Snaps and Candyman sequels I completely disregarded.

Not much missing, but I have a personal sweet spot for Cabin Fever 2, which Ty West disowns for some reason.

By: Kevin Jagernauth

Kevin Jagernauth — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:44:36 +0000

I\’m with you Mike. I think \”Aliens\” is overblown, overlong and ineffective compared to Ridley Scott\’s more lean and mean \”Alien.\” That\’s just me though.

By: fastdub

fastdub — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:44:36 +0000

blade 2 is a terrible terrible film. like really awful. the script is mind blowingly awful and snipes is unchained and it shows. also del toro cannot film action sequences.

By: Glennie

Glennie — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:44:35 +0000

Also, Exorcist III never tries to assert that Karras is still alive, physically at least.

By: jaxh8

jaxh8 — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:44:35 +0000

I need to learn to spellcheck my posts

By: jaxh8

jaxh8 — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:44:35 +0000

People bear in mind, this is not a list of sequals that are better than the originals, but seguals that are quality films in a genre where most seguals are shit. I would agree that 28 weeks later belongs here as well as Paranormal Activity 2 which made the first movie better. Personally I never thought of either Gremlins movie as Horror.

By: derek

derek — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:44:35 +0000

umm…. where is \”Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter\”?

By: Wrath of Colin

Wrath of Colin — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:44:35 +0000

I was bound not to agree with all of them but happy to see the underrated Psycho 2 in there. Not a fan of Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (too irritating) or Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning (too boring), but some interesting selections.

I\’d like to add Mad Max 2: Road Warrior.

By: Mr. Arkadin (a sucker for vincent)

Mr. Arkadin (a sucker for vincent) — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:44:35 +0000

\”Aliens\” is a great action film, but it\’s far away from the intelligent claustrophobic horror masterpiece \”Alien\” is.

As far as campy horror sequels go, I always liked me some \”Dr. Phibes Rises Again\” or \”Return of the Fly\”.

By: Connor

Connor — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:44:35 +0000

Scream 4 was actually very good.

By: LOUDROCKMUSIC

LOUDROCKMUSIC — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:44:35 +0000

One of the best things about working in a video store is reading a list like this when you are working at said video store. Although I\’ve seen most of these, I\’m going home with the ones I haven\’t!

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:44:35 +0000

The Exorcist III (or Legion to give it it\’s proper title) is AWESOME.

That is all.

By: Keith H

Keith H — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:44:35 +0000

\”28 Days Later\” changed my life.