Top Ten Horror Sequels
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Top Ten Horror Sequels

Sometimes, the second (or third or fourth) time around is even scarier. Which horror retread ranks highest with you?

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1 Halloween II
Far gorier than its predecessor, this 1981 sequel’s many stabbings helped kick off the modern slasher genre. 1615 3241
2 Dawn of the Dead
The follow-up to Night of the Living Dead brought zombies into the modern age with splattering blood and copious gore. 780 2546
3 Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
Jason Voorhees makes his proper debut (no more mommy doing his dirty work) in a sequel that ups the blood, T&A quotient, and scares. 453 2661
4 The Devil's Rejects
Rob Zombie's 2005 take is as grisly as the original, but with a more coherent story that owes a debt to the slasher road films of the ‘70s. 304 2724
5 Aliens
Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) heads back to planet LV-426 but this time, she's backed by a squad of space marines. 269 1337
6 Paranormal Activity 2
This sequel can also be deemed a prequel as it depicts the demonic events that occurred two months prior to its predecessor. 232 1242
7 Final Destination 2
Death will not be shortchanged and continues to follow Clear Rivers (Ali Larter) in this sequel. 131 1167
8 Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn
A movie so creepy, Sam Raimi did it twice. Arguably superior to the first, this one has better demonic-hand effects and darker laughs. 79 2741
9 The Bride of Frankenstein
The original is a classic, but James Whale’s follow-up is a masterful monster love story. And you can’t beat that hairdo. -165 2361
10 Wes Craven's New Nightmare
Before Scream, Craven went meta, playing a version of himself stalked by a distinctly Freddy Kreuger-like killer. -173 2493