Greatest Horror Movie Franchises
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Greatest Horror Movie Franchises

These franchises just keep on going, some into the double digits. Which of these scary movie series is your favorite?

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1 Halloween
John Carpenter's low-budget thriller spawned a series which numbers ten installments. 2142 3320
2 Friday the 13th
Counting Freddy vs. Jason, the Friday series stands at an even dozen movies. 1425 2867
3 A Nightmare on Elm Street
The Nightmare count is eight to date (including Freddy vs. Jason). A remake is in the works. 1418 2830
4 Night of the Living Dead
Ignoring unauthorized knock-offs, the Romero zombie series is up to eight, including remakes of Night and Dawn. 817 2521
5 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Sequels, prequels and reboots have brought the Chainsaw family of movies up to six. 693 2479
6 Saw
This saga of Jigsaw and his little games is up to six movies in as many years, with no end in sight. 292 2730
7 Child's Play
Bad things come in small packages: Killer doll Chucky has starred in five movies. 97 2419
8 Hellraiser
Eight Hellraiser movies (to date) have made a star of the elegantly grotesque Pinhead. 80 2336
9 The Return of the Living Dead
Though related to Night of the Living Dead, the five darkly-comic Return flicks are a separate series. -210 2178
10 Children of the Corn
Between seven movies and rumors of a remake in the works, the Children franchise has legs. -404 2222
11 The Howling
The werewolf series seems stalled at seven movies, but you can't keep a good beast down. -624 2100
12 Leprechaun
Who could have imagined that a malevolent Irish sprite could sustain a six-movie series? -886 2282