For years, we have been let down from
less than stellar sequels to movies that had blown us away. I find that the
horror genre really suffers from this sequel curse.
Usually, if a horror
movie is scary or made a lot of money at the box office, we are usually
“rewarded” by an unoriginal and disappointing sequel involving a whole new
cast with the same scares and gimmicks.
I, myself love sequels that continue the
story with the same characters and harder and scarier obstacles to overcome.
( e.g. Halloween 2, Scream 2, The Devil’s Rejects,) Nowadays in
Hollywood, all we see being made are sequels( and now remakes) of mediocre
movies that should have been left alone.
Why not use the money they’re
wasting on glamorized and inferior crap, to actually follow up on horror
movies that actually could use another installment? Here is my list
of “stand alone” horror films that I wish could have had a sequel.
10. Hostel
This film was so
creepy, graphic, and a little mysterious. The reason why it freaked me out
so much was only because it left some important questions unanswered. For
instance, what’s going to happen to Jay Hernandez’s character? Is he going
to go catatonic or is he going to turn psycho after the shocking events?
What happens to the torture chambers? Are they going to be shut down or will
it stay in business? I know this film is most likely going to have a
sequel, and I hope Mr. Roth can answer those questions for us inquisitive
and hard-core fans out there.
9.
Wrong Turn
I
was a little hesitant of putting this one on my list, for the fear of all
the hate mail I was going to get, but I don’t care, because I really enjoyed
this slasher flick. I liked the main characters, and the inbred psycho
hillbillies scared the crap out of me. Although, I know that the only sequel
this movie is going to get is probably a straight-to DVD release, with
no-name actors and cheap ass scares. You can hate me if you want, but I
would love to see a sequel with Desmond Harrington and Eliza Dushku’s
characters battling the inbred redneck killers, one more time.
8. The Craft
Although, it seems too
late for a follow up, I always wanted to see what happened to the four
outcast witches. This movie had potential to have a franchise, and if it
hadn’t made three out of four of the main characters turn all psycho bitch
in the last third of the movie, it probably would have had a bigger demand
for another installment.
7. The Monster Squad
Mr. Alucard.
Scary German Guy. Amulet. Fat Kid. Frankenstein. If any of those words mean
anything to you, it means you too were a huge fan of this 1987 cult
horror/comedy movie. As a child, I used to watch this Goonies meets all the
Universal Studio monster classics all of the time. It was one of those movies
that your parents let you watch even with the mild swearing and scares. To this
day, I still get weepy when Frankenstein gets sucked back into his dimension. (I
know, I’m a nerd!) I always thought it would be a cool idea for a sequel to be
made when the kids were all grown up and they had to battle more monsters. I
hope I’m not the only movie geek that wanted that.
6. Shaun of the Dead
This Rom Zom Com needs to become a franchise or
at least needs one more sequel. I would like to see Shaun, Liz, Dianne, and Ed
(the loyal and now undead best friend to Shaun) take on other monsters such as
vampires, werewolves or ghosts. (Although, I think they might need something
stronger than a cricket paddle to fight them off.) From Dusk til’ Shaun? The
Shauning? I guess time will tell with this one.
STAY TUNED FOR PART 2 OF THIS LIST!
COMING SOON!