We love a good documentary here at Dark Universe, and this latest one from director Nick Hunt will focus on the 1993 Friday the 13th
horror franchise sequel Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday!
Not exact matches
It's all hats off to Wes Craven, (and Kevin Williamson but for the sake of the article will will focus on the former), may he rest in peace, for giving us a fun, self - referential
horror franchise that has spawned a few
sequels and a TV series, Scream.
Bloody - Disgusting are reporting that production has already begun on Saw: Legacy, the eight
sequel in the popular
horror franchise created by James Wan (Dead Silence, Insidious, The Conjuring) and Leigh Whannell.
Don Michael Paul's Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell is the latest
sequel in the popular
horror franchise, which is written by John Whelpley and stars Michael Gross and Jamie Kennedy.
In Part 1 of our interview, Sean Clark (
Horror's Hallowed Grounds, Convention All Stars) told us that the Halloween fans are by far the most passionate that he has ever experienced, and so this second installment picks up with more on horror's most intense fans, before diving deep into the franchise's unique continuity issues, his own original ideas for possible sequels, a preview of this year's 40th anniversary convention, and how it all began and keeps coming back to Michael
Horror's Hallowed Grounds, Convention All Stars) told us that the Halloween fans are by far the most passionate that he has ever experienced, and so this second installment picks up with more on
horror's most intense fans, before diving deep into the franchise's unique continuity issues, his own original ideas for possible sequels, a preview of this year's 40th anniversary convention, and how it all began and keeps coming back to Michael
horror's most intense fans, before diving deep into the
franchise's unique continuity issues, his own original ideas for possible
sequels, a preview of this year's 40th anniversary convention, and how it all began and keeps coming back to Michael Myers.
Because after the disastrous 2004
sequel to the sci - fi /
horror cult classic «Pitch Black,» it seemed like Diesel's grand plans to build a
franchise around the character had more or less sputtered out.
Although filming for the Halloween
sequel began several weeks ago, fans of the
horror movie
franchise were given another jolt of excitement today when scream queen Jamie Lee Curtis took to social media and posted a photo from the set.
«Our goal is to make each
sequel better than the last, unlike any
horror franchise ever,» Brad told me via text adding «We know that's a bold and nearly impossible task, but we're trying our best to deliver quality
horror that we can be proud of.»
Producer Jason Blum of Blumhouse Productions has made a career out of taking low - to - moderately budgeted
horror films like Paranormal Activity, Sinister and Oculus and turning them into profitable box office offerings - often with promise of
sequel and / or
franchise opportunities.
Back in 1981, the original version of The Evil Dead launched the directing career of Sam Raimi and a
horror franchise that would run to two
sequels, not to mention a comic - book series, video games and a musical, over the next 25 years.
The thing is, if you do that with the
horror franchises, you're going to end up with
sequels that are really over-the-top.
Universal has released a final 60 - second trailer for
horror sequel Insidious: The Last Key, also known as just Insidious 4, since this is the latest in this on - going
horror franchise.
For the most part, though, the
horror genre is not known for great
franchises or great
sequels.
Starting with Sam Raimi «s iconic original film, through his increasingly comedic (and deranged)
sequels, Fede Alvarez «s grisly remake, and the long - awaited return of Bruce Campbell «s chainsaw - wielding hero in the Starz original series Ash vs. Evil Dead, the
horror franchise has proven as elastic as it is enduring, able to mold to the specific demands of each new iteration without losing that delirious double shot of zany personality that defines it.
In her final shot as Annie in the 2009
sequel Halloween II, Zombie noticeably inserts a quick flashback to an actual clip of young Danielle, as she appeared in Halloween 4, as if to remind us all of her importance to
horror's most hallowed
franchise.
So how is this newest creepy
sequel / prequel in the hottest October
horror franchise?
Some new casting information has been provided by Variety, who reports that Laura Vandervoort («Bitten») and Hannah Anderson («Lizzie Borden Took an Ax») has been cast in Saw: Legacy, the eighth
sequel in the
horror franchise.
Forty years after John Carpenter directed the 1978 ultimate
horror classic Halloween, the legendary
horror master reunited with the original Michael Myers «The Shape» actor Nick Castle in Charleston, South Carolina this past Friday while on the set of Blumhouse's new Halloween
franchise sequel.
After a surprisingly entertaining intro film and an awful
sequel (directed by Jack Sholder — with Wishmaster 2 and A Nightmare on Elm Street 2, he did his best to fatally harpoon two budding
franchises), Wishmaster 3 staggers onto the direct - to - video market with an astonishingly dull start that establishes Diana as a typically wounded
horror movie scream queen and the film itself as just another dead - teenager flick.
The most repetitive of
horror franchises is back again: each new episode brings so few twists to the ghoulish formula that it's less of a
sequel than a remake of the first one.
Why do you feel it's important to feature returning characters in the
sequels, especially since so many
horror franchises don't continue that continuity in each installment?
The Emmy Award - winning producer is once again intriguingly thriving on expanding the mythology of what made the first film effective in his latest
horror franchise, with the release of the new
horror sequel, «Sinister 2,» which is set to be released in theaters on Friday.
Repetition was the rule of the day and a quick look at
horror titles from 1989 reveals a litany of
sequels that represent the nadir of their respective
franchises: A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: the Dream Child, Friday the 13th VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3, and Halloween 5.
Some surprisingly artful
franchise sequels impressed us this year, but it was game - changing indie romances and
horrors that won out
Blum's company, Blumhouse Productions, has truly become the marquee name in modern
horror and they're the ones responsible for bringing this upcoming Halloween reboot to life, which will be a direct
sequel to the original, ignoring every
sequel in the
franchise.
Paramount has debuted the first short TV spot for Gregory Plotkin's Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension, the latest
sequel in the never - ending Paranormal Activity
horror franchise.
With less than two weeks to go until the release of Jigsaw, IGN has revealed a new clip from the eighth instalment in the Saw
franchise which you can check out below... SEE ALSO:
Horror sequel Jigsaw gets two new TV spots Watch this exclusive clip #Jigsaw, the long - awaited eighth film in the #Saw
franchise!
The first trailer for Michael and Peter Spierig's upcoming
horror sequel Jigsaw, the eighth instalment in the Saw
franchise, has debuted at San Diego Comic - Con, and we've got it for you here; check it out... «Dead bodies begin to turn up all over the city, each meeting their demise in a variety of grisly ways.
Ahead of its release next month, five new character poster have arrived online for Michael and Peter Spierig's upcoming eighth instalment in the Saw
franchise, Jigsaw; check them out here... SEE ALSO: Watch the red band trailer for
horror sequel Jigsaw here «Dead bodies begin to turn up all over the city, each meeting their demise in a -LSB-...]
Final thoughts: This summer has already provided a great
horror sequel in The Conjuring 2, and although expectations are not as high for The Purge: Election Year, this could be the Purge installment that satisfies both
horror fans and the core supporters of the
franchise.
Coming out this Friday, New Line's Final Destination 5 (official website) is the latest
sequel in the
horror franchise that with...
With four installments, this landmarks the Scream
franchise as being one of the only
horror franchises to have its main characters return for all its
sequels.
SyFy Wire announced today that the original Leprechaun
franchise is coming back in a brand new
horror sequel to the 1993 film with Leprechaun Returns, which is...
It looks like Ridley Scott wasn't kidding when he said that the Alien
franchise is going to have at least four more installments, and it seems that the first
sequel to the new sci - fi /
horror Alien: Covenant is going into production sooner than you may think.
Unlike a
horror franchise that's 16
sequels deep in a direct - to - Blu - ray cash grab, Mini has a way of keeping its stable of runabouts fresh, stylish and new without tarnishing its storied reputation...
But, if you haven't, we'd urge you to take a look at this dev diary from the team at Visceral in which they explain how lightning plays one of the most important roles in the
sequel to 2009's highly acclaimed
horror game's debut, and the
franchise in general.