Top 10 Best Horror Movie Sequels

Second time's the scare! Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the most worthy follow-ups to great horror movies. We may be delving into some significant plot points here, so a spoiler alert is now in effect. Our countdown includes movies “Evil Dead II”, “Bride of Frankenstein”, “Scream 2” and more! What’s your favorite horror sequel? Do you like any more than the original? Let us know in the comments!
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[@WatchMojo]

What’s your favorite horror sequel? Do you like any more than the original? Let us know in the comments! For more content like this, click here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oH2unmuLibSIqck Don't forget to play our Live Trivia (www.watchmojo.com/play) games at 3pm EST for a chance to win cash! The faster you answer, the more points you get!

[@nancyg448]

First I love gyat

[@nancyg448]

Gyat

[@Reaperguy67]

​@@nancyg448 no one asked about your comment number

[@Cinezillaaa]

@nancyg448 your comment number irrelevant and has nothing to do with the video

[@MurrayKing2015]

​@@nancyg448👍

[@Rand0m_guy902]

2 seconds into the video and I already learned that a xenomorph appeared in nightmare on elm street 3

[@Gain-Orange]

It's not, I've seen both movies, that clip was from Aliens (Alien 2)

[@Azura201]

fr though they didn't make it more than 2 seconds.

[@sinCorazon1980]

@@Gain-Orange someone doesn't understand sarcasm

[@Gain-Orange]

How was I supposed to know he was joking? Don't be a jerk dude

[@nnm3101]

😅😅😅😅

[@mr_bluegreen2214]

Who can forget about the scene in Dream Warriors where Freddy Krueger shifted into a Xenomorph and killed the pilot in her dreams.

[@WatchMojo]

Best scene ever! ....listen, we made a bad.

[@IPete.WhichS2MuchN4]

Hellbound: Hellraiser II belongs. It's a great insight into the Cenobites and their realm, while being as nasty as the first.

[@johnbecher85]

Definitely. Should've replaced Halloween (2018) on the list. Personally, I found all three recent Halloween films garbage.

[@Supasmartguy]

Fun fact: during the filming of Aliens, sigourney Weaver tried to avoid the set when the alien queen puppet was not in character in order to stay scared of it and get a better performance out of herself.

[@Reaperguy67]

That's interesting and pretty cool

[@Gor85]

@@Reaperguy67 yes,really interesting fact

[@LucyLioness100]

Honestly she does it well though Ripley is the ultimate badass here with that famous line in the power suit. Stan Winston’s effects were awesome as he and his studio could always do

[@grassfedcharlie]

Common method in cinema. Directors usually call it. My favorite callback is The Dark Knight. Maggie said her fear in the dinner scene was real because that was the first time she saw Heath in full makeup and costume

[@Ariadne-xy8iw]

Additionally, in Alien 4 Sigourney Weaver didn’t go into the set where all the Riley/Xenomorph hybrids were until it was time to film the scene. The special effects people who did the work specifically invited her, but she wanted the director to be able to get her visceral reaction. The original Alien movie did this same thing with the whole cast and the chest buster.

[@timothyteachman5696]

I just love that scene in A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 when the xenomorph showed up. CBG from Simpsons even raved "best crossover evuh"

[@lisakwaleyela197]

😂😂😂😂

[@joshuamohlman]

To this day, the opening chase scene of 28 Weeks Later never fails to scare the crap out of me

[@brianthemagicminion1464]

The beginning clip wasn’t Dream Warriors. It was Aliens

[@Supasmartguy]

I was just about to say that.

[@GabrielRuizBallard]

@@Supasmartguy I came to see if anyone had already said it

[@cvspergaming]

Some poor overworked video editor about to get chewed out for this 😭

[@8ojack]

At least they didn’t call it Alien 2 😂

[@infamouswickedjokestar]

Thanks for the clarification

[@kenterminateddq5311]

I'm glad that Nightmare on Elm Street 3 is on the list. It's the Terminator 2 of Horror Films. 😅

[@projectpat8807]

Well, I don’t care for Elm Street 3. I only like the original and New Nightmare. Also, I like Terminator 1 more than 2.

[@SomeoneThatIsHappy]

To me that's a massive stretch, but A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 is indeed pretty good

[@Baseds__Backup_Account_3]

Horror is crazy. Life is crazy. Horror is life. Life is horror.

[@user-ln6in5sm8v]

😂

[@thehardie-boy3090]

How are Child's Play 2 and Hellbound: Hellraiser 2 not on this list?!

[@ScarysReviews]

because Watchmojo doesn't know much about horror, or GOOD horror, hence those are missing, they put halloween 2018, conjuring 2 on the list. 1 of which isn;t a sequel.

[@doorattachment6926]

Dr. Sleep was amazing Rose the hat is scary af

[@LucyLioness100]

The scene with Jacob Tremblay’s Trevor scared the daylights out of me. Knowing the older cast were more scared than he actually was shows that they wanted to keep the youngster safe off-set

[@doorattachment6926]

@@LucyLioness100 I cannot watch that whole scene the way he screams and begs is just to much for me

[@donnabrown8582]

That show was too horrific! Watching a child being slowly stabbed to death is crossing the line!

[@Moskyrath]

You played a clip from aliens yet labeled it as a nightmare on elm street 3

[@WatchMojo]

Yup we know, thanks.

[@romangunter621]

I'm surprised that Terrifier 2 isn't on the list considering how much of an improvement it was from the first film

[@orca1588]

Child's play 2 should be there

[@thetigerlilies8249]

Psycho 2 is hella underrated

[@ferox965]

Agreed. Psycho 2 is far better than it has any right to be.

[@LucyLioness100]

I like that movie quite a bit. You can see Perkins grow into the part and evoke even more sympathy as Norman is actually a decent guy now trying to be a normal citizen, but gets shoved back over the edge into his former self due to a vindictive woman

[@TheThird1977]

Seems WatchMojo and I remember A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors EXTREMELY differently.

[@marashianbehnam393]

Do Top 20 WORST Horror Movie Sequels next!

[@ROCKONplaceboforever]

Awesome list 👌🖤

[@nofilterhistory]

The original scream is actually such an elite film

[@prestonestes1388]

"What's Your Favorite Scary Movie?”

[@5lim.0]

Scream 1 is still my favorite in the series

[@projectpat8807]

I can't watch the movie anymore because of Skeet Ulrich. The guy is god awful in real life. He only dates girls/women until they reach 35. After that, he moves on to the next girl/woman. He is a disgusting human being.

[@infamouswickedjokestar]

Scream series is such a great cult film

[@Zed-fq3lj]

good list 🙌👍

[@rhealynnae7317]

Howwwww is Saw X only an honorable mention!?

[@Dragon-Catracho]

Finally after Years I have been waiting for Watchmojo making this video. Cuz I remember like either 5 or 8 years ago Watchmojo made a video called the Top 10 Worst Horror Movie Sequels, and I been begging for the Top 10 Best Horror Movie Sequels 🙏

[@tracidavis3565]

I love Doctor Sleep, thanks for showing it some love. The baseball scene was horrific and I read the book where it was a lot worse.

[@LucyLioness100]

Yeah I read it too, but the film did do that scene well without being overly gory. The performances are what sell the horror

[@tracidavis3565]

@@LucyLioness100 I agree. I read that the actor playing the baseball boy had a blast but the adults were having a hard time filming it. Still, I had to watch partially through my fingers because I wasn’t sure how much they would show. That was one of the hardest reads I had in a Stephen King book and that says a lot.

[@ethanmyers4882]

28 weeks later is gas never have zombies felt so fast and just destructive they had a real screen presence I just remember that movie blowing my mind

[@michaeld.j.weinkauf3884]

It about time watchmojo did this video. I've been requesting a video like this since 2014.

[@RiverCalebEchiverri2]

But you joined 1 year ago.

[@michaeld.j.weinkauf3884]

@@RiverCalebEchiverri2 Why do you care? Mind your own businss.

[@Aragorn7884]

Hellraiser *II* 😈

[@Reaperguy67]

that one was really good when it comes to some of the parts of it. judgement was crazy as well

[@Aragorn7884]

@@Reaperguy67 TBH - I prefer the sequel over the original one 🤷

[@Reaperguy67]

@@Aragorn7884 I see why . The make-up and set design is what made me enjoy them.

[@Animeguy300]

Top 30 Classic Horror Movies

[@Reaperguy67]

Good idea. Probably see the first. Hellriser movie on that list. It came out in the 80s

[@BlackHatCinephile]

🥉

[@Reaperguy67]

@@BlackHatCinephile nobody asked for your spam

[@yeoedwin1619]

Worth mentioning: It Chapter 2, Zombieland: Double Tap, VHS 2, The Final Destination, Paranormal Activity 3

[@asit9473]

Scream sequels are such a blessing!!

[@LucyLioness100]

The third film is still bad though, but honestly the sixth film nearly eclipsed it as worse

[@Gor85]

Great choices!😊Scream 2,Exorcist III,Dr Sleep,28 Days Later,Evil Day 2. Aliens deserving number 1! It's fantastic! Haven't seen some of these. Great video😀

[@FLWVideosYT]

Doctor sleep is my absolute favorite horror movie. Glad it made the list!

[@Jeremiah_Rivers76]

With Ellen Ripley as a true hero, as _Aliens_ showed, it’s anything but game over.

[@finch45lear]

Great call on “Bride Of Frankenstein’.

[@donaldroberts8766]

There are some Notable Horror Sequels MISSING from this list, WatchMojo!!! This should have been a Top 25 List: Notable Sequels Missing: Child's Play 2, Hellraiser 2: Hellbound, Phantasm 2, The Devil's Rejects, Scream 5 or 6 (to replace Scream 2), Final Destination 2 or 5, Gremlins 2, 10 Cloverfield Lane, and Psycho 2!!! I am happy that The Exorcist 3 is getting some recognition!!

[@projectpat8807]

No. Scream 2 is WAY better than 5 and 6. Scream 2 is my favorite sequel of the Scream sequels. Plus 6 was a terrible remake of Scream 2. And all 5 and 6 make me want to do is re-watch the first three movies. Too much “hey, remember this?” They spend too much time on nostalgia that it’s better to just go watch the movies they are making references and stuff too. Plus the first three movies had WAY better characters. 5 and 6 were garbage. They are the only Scream movies I don’t own. Actually, that TV show was better than 5 and 6.

[@satyrosphilbrucato9140]

The Devil's Rejects is vastly superior to... well, everything else Rob Zombie has directed, House of 1000 Corpses included.

[@gregjaro-mk7zs]

PLEASE DO THE TOP 20 OR MORE BEST HORROR MOVIE FOLLOW-UPS OF THE FOLLOWING: - CANDYMAN (A REBOOTED FOLLOW-UP TO THE ORIGINAL HORROR FILM OF THE SAME NAME) - WINNIE THE POOH: BLOOD & HONEY II (A GREAT FOLLOW-UP TO THE WORST HORROR FILM) - VICTOR CROWLEY (A DIRECT FOLLOW-UP TO THE THREE "HATCHET" FILMS) - HOSTEL PART III (A DIRECT FOLLOW-UP TO THE FIRST "HOSTEL" FILM) - DEEP BLUE SEA 3 (A DIRECT FOLLOW-UP TO THE FIRST "DEEP BLUE SEA" FILM) - PENINSULA (A STANDALONE FOLLOW-UP TO THE FIRST "TRAIN TO BUSAN" FILM) - JAWS 2 (A DIRECT FOLLOW-UP TO THE ORIGINAL "JAWS" FILM) - THE DEVIL'S REJECTS (FOLLOW-UP TO THE CONTROVERSIAL CULT CLASSIC "HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES") - GLASS (A CROSSOVER FOLLOW-UP TO THE FIRST TWO FILMS "UNBREAKABLE" & "SPLIT") - BLADE II (A FOLLOW-UP TO THE ORIGINAL "BLADE" FILM) - DEATH PROOF (A DIRECT FOLLOW-UP TO "PLANET TERROR" AS PART OF THE DOUBLE FEATURED "GRINDHOUSE") - IT: CHAPTER 2 (FOLLOW-UP TO STEPHEN KING'S "IT" REMAKE) - ZOMBIELAND: DOUBLE TAP (FOLLOW-UP TO THE CULT CLASSIC "ZOMBIELAND") - FINAL DESTINATION 5 (A PREQUEL FOLLOW-UP TO THE FIRST "FINAL DESTINATION" FILM) - NORIKO'S DINNER TABLE (AN EMOTIONALLY CHARGED PREQUEL FOLLOW-UP TO THE CULT CLASSIC J-MOVIE "SUICIDE CLUB") - OUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL (A GREAT PREQUEL FOLLOW-UP TO THE WORST FILM "OUIJA") - ORPHAN: FIRST KILL (PREQUEL FOLLOW-UP TO "ORPHAN") - WYRMWOOD: APOCALYPSE (A FOLLOW-UP TO "MAD MAX" & "DAWN OF THE DEAD" RIP-OFF FILM "WYRMWOOD: ROAD OF THE DEAD") - PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3 (A FOUND FOOTAGE PREQUEL FOLLOW-UP TO THE FIRST "PARANORMAL ACTIVITY" FILM) - UNFRIENDED: DARK WEB (A GREAT FOLLOW-UP TO THE WORST FILM "UNFRIENDED") - V/H/S/2 (A FOUND FOOTAGE ANTHOLOGY FOLLOW-UP TO THE FIRST "V/H/S" FILM) - SHARKNADO 2: THE SECOND ONE (A WORTHY FOLLOW-UP TO THE ASYLUM'S "SHARKNADO" FILM) - DEATH NOTE II: THE LAST NAME (A FOLLOW-UP TO THE ORIGINAL LIVE-ACTION ANIMÉ J-MOVIE "DEATH NOTE") - THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN (2014 WORTHY LEGACY FOLLOW-UP TO THE 1976 CULT CLASSIC SLASHER FILM OF THE SAME NAME) ...AND MANY MORE SCARY SEQUELS THAT WORTH WATCHING, ASAP! 👻🎬🎞️🎥🙏

[@bjorndamrong3289]

Hi Kirsten have a great day and love your voice 😍

[@Rendezman562]

some great choices, loved all of these sequels.

[@quokons]

Am I the only one who prefers Alien over Aliens? Aliens is great, don’t get me wrong. I just like the claustrophobic vibe from Alien.

[@ThomasGidley-kv2uj]

Agree. The tension rocks.

[@timothymorris157]

Aliens is a great movie and sequel but yes Alien is the better movie of the two in my personal opinion because the tension, atmosphere, and tone are what makes Alien the better of the two films as far as I’m concerned.

[@fuckgoogle8661]

Aliens is much more quotable and rewatchable. The long cut is my favorite. I like alien. I actually watch resurrection the most for the last 20 years because it’s the best looking and it has swimming aliens. I really like them swimming. I was admittedly annoyed w/ it when it first came out.

[@rebeccamcdermott9259]

Me too. It's my favourite sci-fi horror.

[@Eric-pz1iv]

It's not weird at all. Alien is more horror while aliens is more action. Both are awesome

[@JustinAnthony-vl2kf]

Lol I'm confused about the Doctor Sleep part of this video... Other than skipping out some filler from the novel and changing the ending to fit the Kubrick film, the film followed the book pretty spot on.

[@user-sy5sy2np8r]

Damn good list! But I'd add Friday the 13th The Final Chapter. I mean, the Crispin Glover dance ALONE makes it one of the best MOVIES ever!😂

[@LucyLioness100]

Oh that dance is so freaking weird and makes me laugh my ass off

[@thechickapedia1175]

Wow. I’ve seen Dream Warriors dozens of times, but I never saw the version where Freddy becomes a xenomorph!!

[@okumabear]

This is my hill, and I will die on it. Evil Dead 2 is not a sequel, it's a remake.

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

SAW 2 - it Capitalized on SAW with more Traps, Victims, & Laid the groundwork for more sequels.

[@AL3X1KUS]

Saw X

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

@@AL3X1KUS That's a Prequel.

[@infamouswickedjokestar]

Wish I'd "Saw" the entire film series

[@Julia25120]

After Top Gun Maverick & Terminator 2, Saw 2 is in general the best sequel of all time on. If we wouldn't have Maverick & T2, Saw 2 would be even number 1.

[@ajoliva95_vigilante_anime_86]

​@@user-em6ie2be7x well saw x is basically a sequel to the first one before the second one

[@CringerKitty]

Friday the 13th Part VI, but not part IV: The Final Chapter?!

[@richardhoehn9922]

Thanks for FT13 Part 6 as an Honorable Mention. It's a very "meta" entry in the series.

[@therhapsodist976]

Hello, Mary Lou! Prom Night 2 is tremendous and criminally underrated. 💯

[@LucyLioness100]

That movie is so stupid that I laughed at it 😂 but props to the bonkers plot

[@chriscripplercruz1833]

I really hope the Exorcist 3 is on this list lol

[@ma53jg]

One of my all-time favorite films is number one! 😀Seeing it on opening day in New Orleans in a packed Joy Theater was a blast!!

[@Gorlore]

Damn is that a directors cut of Nightmare on Elm Street 3 or something?! Need to see that ASAP

[@sebastianholm1495]

Fright Night 2 should have been mentioned ;)

[@duncancurtis5108]

We've all had Evil Dead 2 laugh a lot nights after a few beers 😅😅

[@DarkFr3ak101]

I’m going to say as much as I love the first Hellraiser movie I think its sequel is actually a lot better and belongs on this list. With that said I do believe that there could have been some more movies mentioned here but these are some great ones.

[@dassinefaye]

The jump scare I got from Exorcist 3 has me messed up til this day, and that was when it first premiered!! Best one hands down!

[@LucyLioness100]

It’s subtle, but so good

[@HeavyMProductions]

Final Destination 2 should've been on here!

[@fuckgoogle8661]

I’ve seen them all and hate every one. Somehow they just screw it up and suck.

[@ahmetkarl1229]

Ah yes, the xenomorph attack nightmare scene from A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors.

[@Eric.Northman]

Friday the 13th 2 and 4, Saw 3-6, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre The Beginning, Curse of Chucky, Unfriended Dark Web

[@steven6979]

Great to see a man of culture.

[@tyleroutland435]

I liked Halloween 2018

[@tristenmoore1275]

I loved the 2018 requel to Halloween.

[@sjiang120]

Make a top 25 4k bluray please.

[@josh72456]

I've only seen 28 Weeks Later, Halloween, Scream 2, Doctor Sleep, Evil Dead ll, Dawn Of The Dead, A Quiet Place Part ll, The Conjuring ll and Aliens.

[@loganfodrie5676]

Doctor Sleep is so damn good.

[@keremels]

Doctor Sleep is very good. I watched it for Ewan but stayed for the plot.

[@TitaniusAquarius202]

How is Child’s Play 2 not anywhere in this video?

[@TitaniusAquarius202]

The factory chase at the end is one of the best sequences in any horror movie.

[@7amart177]

Final destination 2, VHS 2, rec 2, and hellraser 2 are also great sequels

[@robertmurtagh8396]

Insidious 2!

[@competitionglen]

The Never ending story 2. It was horrific. Gives me nightmares 30 years later.

[@henrymilles5744]

The Opening clip is from an "Aliens" movie not an "A Nightmare on Elm Street" movie. And I should know, I have seen ever movie in the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" Franchise.

[@einienj3281]

I remember that scene in the thumbnail.. all hope left my body..

[@WYRG]

love the Saws

[@Bintexas]

Dawn of the Dead was the movie my husband and I watched on our first date in 1983. Been married almost 40 years. Coincidence? I think not.

[@herodaresfire4512]

Freddy vs Alien, the crossover we never knew we needed.

[@tyleroutland435]

I like scream 2

[@Caffeine_Club]

Exorcist III FTW!!!!!! As well, I'd put Halloween 3 way ahead of Halloween (2018), even though it's a sequel to the Myers films in name only.

[@zoomcenter]

Aliens on Elm Street 3

[@5lim.0]

*Aliens

[@5lim.0]

Y’all video editors been f****** up lately 🤣🤣🤣

[@williamsummerson1204]

A nightmare on elm street 3, Dream Warrior's is my favorite horror sequel of all time. ❤️

[@arrow_of_ravenclaw5155]

Dream warriors is my favorite nightmare

[@scottwesty9568]

Never figired Heath Ledger most likely got his "look at me" from Exorcist 3

[@katestewart-taylor9736]

What movie is the splash screen from?

[@robertdominicceasarsalvill2221]

You forgot about the Insidious 2 I guess.

[@christophermerlot3366]

I'd have Hellraiser 2.

[@SPAnComCat]

That makes me want to Watch ALL OF THEM!

[@fuckgoogle8661]

You mean rewatch.

[@Mektek19]

28 weeks later was different a great sequel all though it had a more main stream look and feel to it.

[@yasser3268]

When was Dawn Of The Dead a sequel to Night Of The Living Dead?

[@whitleysdollhouse877]

I love Horror movies, I love both original and sequels

[@randytrudeau5321]

R u kidding me AARP Michael Myers with thinest premise possible

[@elisonbonell2584]

How is Psycho II not here

[@Cinezillaaa]

Evil Dead 2 is superior than the first one imo

[@Reaperguy67]

I just recently watched that one. It was pretty good and really bloody

[@tristenmoore1275]

Evil Dead 2, while a great sequel, is an outrageously bizarre, gory and painfully funny film. I enjoyed it immensely.

[@fuckgoogle8661]

Agreed.

[@TysonDS]

And I just realised I still haven’t watched saw x stopped the video instantly to go watch it!

[@SoulfulLamp]

What movie is the thumbnail from?

[@The3rdGunman]

Psycho 2 deserved some love.

[@timerdudestephens1]

Aliens is really amazing sci fi horror we all love to watch

[@Aragorn7884]

_Dawn of The Dead_ 🧟

[@satyrosphilbrucato9140]

TCM2 (1986) is among my favorite horror films. While the original is a gold-standard horror movie, I like the sequel more.

[@tristenmoore1275]

I loved TCM2. it was a very fun sequel.

[@louiematarazzo]

Definitely missed the devils rejects, that movie was amazing.

[@fuckgoogle8661]

I’ve got to say I never considered that a horror movie. If I did I’d have consider lots of things like ichi the killer a horror film and it absolutely is not.

[@move_i_got_this5659]

I guessed a lot of them right. Including the obvious #1 pick.

[@tyrellr7818]

0:01 That was not A Nightmare on Elm Street 3, that was Aliens.

[@lyaika69]

Descent 2 ✌

[@satyrosphilbrucato9140]

The Devil's Rejects is a vast improvement over House of 1000 Corpses... and over everything else Rob Zombie has done since, as well.

[@fuckgoogle8661]

I’d say Halloween the directors cut is his best all around. Also I don’t think devils reject qualifies as a horror movie.

[@Huskytabby]

Surprised terrifier 2 didn't make the cut.