10 of the greatest horror movie sequels of all-time

Can 'Paranormal Activity 4' or 'Silent Hill 2' measure up to these picks?

By Chris Eggertsen and Dave Lewis Sunday, Sep 30, 2012 3:05 AM

It's one thing to make a successful horror movie, but it's an exceptionally rarer achievement to make a sequel that is as scarily effective as the original. With "Paranormal Activity 4" and "Silent Hill 2" soon hitting theaters, we thought it was a good idea to come up with ten of our favorite freaky follow-ups that equal -- or even surpass -- the originals, from slashers and psychos to aliens and zombies.

Do you agree or disagree with our choices? What did we miss? Sound off in the comments section.

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10 great horror movie sequels

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Mulderism

28 Weeks Later?? FAIL....

An unwatchable shakey-cam fest.
September 30, 2012 at 4:35AM EST Reply to Comment
- Monty Jack Like the first DIDN'T have shakey-cam?
  September 30, 2012 at 3:39PM EST
- Dave I The first didn't have those stupid kids. Or the worst scientific protocol until Prometheus came along.
  October 1, 2012 at 10:49AM EST
Max G

Um...lists of misses here. Gremlins 2 is not horror in my opinion. I think you could've picked something besides 28 weeks. Hostel 2 is the real black sheep of this list, come on now the move was a rehash of the first that tried to up the gore and I think it wasn't that good. I think horror is the toughest to pick in terms of sequels but I'm going with Exorcist 3, very underrated and not watched because of the reputation of 2.
September 30, 2012 at 9:47AM EST Reply to Comment
- ceggertsen All a matter of opinion of course...I'm personally not a fan of "The Exorcist III," though I know it has its admirers.
  September 30, 2012 at 11:31PM EST
- Kluetus The whole Hostel series is just horrible. I do not get the appeal of those 2 movies.
  October 1, 2012 at 3:24PM EST
- jbranstetter80 Oh boo. 28 weeks later is good. Devil's Rejects and Dawn of the dead are great remakes.
  
  What up Chris
  October 1, 2012 at 7:17PM EST
- Bryan Stevenson How is devils rejects a remake?
  October 3, 2012 at 6:31PM EST
- ceggertsen I think he meant "sequels"...probably a typo.
  October 3, 2012 at 6:52PM EST
kay

I hated all the Evil Dead movies
September 30, 2012 at 11:24AM EST Reply to Comment
- TommyBahama "And that is why you will never be happy or find true love, for only someone who likes the Evil Dead will find true happiness." -- Socrates
  September 30, 2012 at 5:45PM EST
- Lisa I question the accuracy of that quote.
  September 30, 2012 at 6:11PM EST
scottish_punk

Four words, one number: THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2.
September 30, 2012 at 2:55PM EST Reply to Comment
Dave

How is Scream 2 not on this list? Definitely among the best horror sequels!
October 1, 2012 at 11:49PM EST Reply to Comment
- train-games.com My favourite is the shining.
  October 12, 2012 at 7:37PM EST