![]() Horror film continuations have also made the jump to television screens, and received more or less the same amount of fan wars. And while it’s also true that the magic from the 80’s and 90’s (and the rare lightning in a bottle that new classics like Hatchet generate) can never be captured again, should we really desert going forward and exploring new plots and characters in our favorite franchises for fear of damaging their legacy with unnecessary and under-produced sequels? It’s a tricky question, to say the least. Some viewers cheered that their favorite mass murders were back in new stories, and others desperately want Hollywood to stop poking sleeping bears. While it’s true that some of these new entries weren’t too bad, some of them left much to be desired and, of course, the horror fandom was split down the middle. And Michael Myers will grace theaters this October in a new a Halloween movie. The Puppet Master series churned out another z-grade installment. Adam Green’s hulking murder turned the bayou red in Victor Crowley (aka Hatchet 4). The youngest Hewitt received more of a backstory in Leatherface. Saws and booby-traps thrilled audiences again after a seven year gap in Jigsaw. We all turned our backs on Jeepers Creepers 3. The box from Hell was opened once again in Hellraiser: Judgement. The pint-sized terror returned for his second straight-to-DVD sequel in Cult of Chucky. America’s greatest haunting was resurrected after years of setbacks in Amityville: The Awakening. ![]() 20 have seen a tremendous surge in classic horror sequels. ![]()
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