80 Best Horror Movie Sequels, Ranked by tomatometer

Critics Consensus: An eccentric, campy, technically impressive, and frightening picture, James Whale's Bride of Frankenstein has aged remarkably well.

Synopsis: After recovering from injuries sustained in the mob attack upon himself and his creation, Dr. Frankenstein (Colin Clive) falls under the control of his former... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Boris Karloff, Elsa Lanchester, Colin Clive, Valerie Hobson

Directed By: James Whale

Critics Consensus: While Alien was a marvel of slow-building, atmospheric tension, Aliens packs a much more visceral punch, and features a typically strong performance from Sigourney Weaver.

Synopsis: After floating in space for 57 years, Lt. Ripley's (Sigourney Weaver) shuttle is found by a deep space salvage team. Upon arriving at LV-426, the... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Paul Reiser

Directed By: James Cameron

Critics Consensus: The rare action thriller that spikes adrenaline without skimping on character development, Prey is a Predator prequel done right.

Synopsis: Set in the Comanche Nation 300 years ago, "Prey" is the story of a young woman, Naru, a fierce and highly skilled warrior. She has... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Amber Midthunder, Dakota Beavers, Stormee Kipp, Michelle Thrush

Directed By: Dan Trachtenberg

Critics Consensus: Pearl finds Ti West squeezing fresh gore out of the world he created with X -- and once again benefiting from a brilliant Mia Goth performance.

Synopsis: Filmmaker Ti West returns with another chapter from the twisted world of X, in this astonishing follow-up to the year's most acclaimed horror film. Trapped... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Mia Goth, David Corenswet, Tandi Wright, Matthew Sunderland

Directed By: Ti West

Critics Consensus: One of the most compelling and entertaining zombie films ever, Dawn of the Dead perfectly blends pure horror and gore with social commentary on material society.

Synopsis: As hordes of zombies swarm over the U.S., the terrified populace tries everything in their power to escape the attack of the undead, but neither... View Full Synopsis

Starring: David Emge, Ken Foree, Gaylen Ross, Scott H. Reiniger

Directed By: George A. Romero

Critics Consensus: A nerve-wracking continuation of its predecessor, A Quiet Place Part II expands the terrifying world of the franchise without losing track of its heart.

Synopsis: Following the deadly events at home, the Abbott family must now face the terrors of the outside world as they continue their fight for survival... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe

Directed By: John Krasinski

Critics Consensus: Smart, solidly crafted, and palpably tense, 10 Cloverfield Lane makes the most of its confined setting and outstanding cast -- and suggests a new frontier for franchise filmmaking.

Synopsis: After surviving a car accident, Michelle (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) wakes up to find herself in an underground bunker with two men. Howard (John Goodman) tells... View Full Synopsis

Starring: John Goodman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Gallagher Jr., Douglas M. Griffin

Directed By: Dan Trachtenberg

Critics Consensus: V/H/S/94 gets the franchise back on track with a gory buffet of shorts that should delight horror anthology fans.

Synopsis: A Shudder Original Film, V/H/S/94 is the fourth installment in the hit horror anthology franchise and marks the return of the infamous found footage anthology... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Anna Hopkins, Christian Potenza, Kyal Legend, Devin Chin-Cheong

Directed By: Simon Barrett, Steven Kostanski, Chloe Okuno, Ryan Prows

Critics Consensus: The V/H/S series shows no signs of the tape wearing out with this terrifying entry, boasting an assortment of shorts that'll sate the appetite of horror and sci-fi aficionados alike.

Synopsis: Six bloodcurdling tapes unleash horror in a sci-fi-inspired hellscape, pushing the boundaries of fear and suspense.

Starring: Thom Hallum, Dane DiLiegro, Bobby Slaski, Libby Letlow

Directed By: Jay Cheel, Jordan Downey, Christian Long, Justin Long

Critics Consensus: Fear Street Part Three: 1666 sends the slasher series back in time for a trilogy-concluding installment that caps things off on a screaming high note.

Synopsis: The origins of Sarah Fier's curse are finally revealed as history comes full circle on a night that changes the lives of Shadysiders forever.

Starring: Kiana Madeira, Ashley Zukerman, Gillian Jacobs, Olivia Welch

Directed By: Leigh Janiak

Critics Consensus: Less a continuation than an outright reimagining, Sam Raimi transforms his horror tale into a comedy of terrors -- and arguably even improves on the original formula.

Synopsis: The second of three films in the Evil Dead series is part horror, part comedy, with Ash Williams (Bruce Campbell) once again battling horrifying demons... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Campbell, Sarah Berry, Dan Hicks, Denise Bixler

Directed By: Sam Raimi

Critics Consensus: A smart and subversive twist on slasher horror, Fear Street Part II: 1978 shows that summer camp has never been scarier thanks to stellar performances from Sadie Sink, Emily Rudd, and Ryan Simpkins.

Synopsis: Shadyside, 1978. School's out for summer and the activities at Camp Nightwing are about to begin. But when another Shadysider is possessed with the urge... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Sadie Sink, Emily Rudd, Ryan Simpkins, Chiara Aurelia

Directed By: Leigh Janiak

Critics Consensus: 28 Years Later taps into contemporary anxieties with the ferocious urgency of someone infected with Rage Virus, delivering a haunting and visceral thrill ride that defies expectations.

Synopsis: Academy Award®-winning director Danny Boyle and Academy Award®-nominated writer Alex Garland reunite for 28 Years Later, a terrifying new "auteur horror" story set in the... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jack O'Connell, Alfie Williams

Directed By: Danny Boyle

Critics Consensus: Terrifier 2 outdoes the original in every way -- which makes it bad news for the squeamish, but a bloody good time for genre enthusiasts.

Synopsis: After being resurrected by a sinister entity, Art the Clown returns to the timid town of Miles County where he targets a teenage girl and... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Lauren LaVera, David Howard Thornton, Elliott Fullam, Sarah Voigt

Directed By: Damien Leone

Critics Consensus: Blessed with a nerve-jangling star turn by Naomi Scott, writer-director Parker Finn broadens Smile's conceit into a pop stardom nightmare that'll leave a rictus grin on horror fans' faces.

Synopsis: About to embark on a new world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley (Naomi Scott) begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and inexplicable events. Overwhelmed by the... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Naomi Scott, Rosemarie DeWitt, Kyle Gallner, Lukas Gage

Directed By: Parker Finn

Critics Consensus: Grounded in raw humanity by Lupita Nyong'o and Joseph Quinn, this sideways entry into A Quiet Place finds fresh notes of fright to play amid the silence.

Synopsis: Experience the day the world went quiet.

Starring: Lupita Nyong'o, Joseph Quinn, Alex Wolff, Djimon Hounsou

Directed By: Michael Sarnoski

Critics Consensus: Candyman takes an incisive, visually thrilling approach to deepening the franchise's mythology -- and terrifying audiences along the way.

Synopsis: For as long as residents can remember, the housing projects of Chicago's Cabrini-Green neighborhood were terrorized by a word-of-mouth ghost story about a supernatural killer... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Colman Domingo

Directed By: Nia DaCosta

Critics Consensus: As with the first film, Scream 2 is a gleeful takedown of scary movie conventions that manages to poke fun at terrible horror sequels without falling victim to the same fate.

Synopsis: Sydney (Neve Campbell) and tabloid reporter Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox) survived the events of the first Scream, but their nightmare isn't over. When two college... View Full Synopsis

Starring: David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Sarah Michelle Gellar

Directed By: Wes Craven

Critics Consensus: Ouija: Origin of Evil swerves its franchise's planchette unexpectedly to YES with a surprisingly scary and dramatically satisfying follow-up to its lackluster predecessor.

Synopsis: In 1967 Los Angeles, widowed mother Alice Zander (Elizabeth Reaser) unwittingly invites authentic evil into her home by adding a new stunt to bolster her... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Elizabeth Reaser, Annalise Basso, Lulu Wilson, Henry Thomas

Directed By: Mike Flanagan

Critics Consensus: Led by a franchise-best performance from Tobin Bell, Saw X reinvigorates the series with an installment that has a surprising amount of heart to go with all the gore.

Synopsis: John Kramer (Tobin Bell) is back. The most chilling installment of the SAW franchise yet explores the untold chapter of Jigsaw's most personal game. Set... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Synnøve Macody Lund, Steven Brand

Directed By: Kevin Greutert

Critics Consensus: Honoring its nightmarish predecessors while chestbursting at the seams with new frights of its own, Romulus injects some fresh acid blood into one of cinema's great horror franchises.

Synopsis: While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced

Directed By: Fede Alvarez

Critics Consensus: The Conjuring 2 can't help but lose a bit of its predecessor's chilly sting through familiarity, but what remains is still a superior ghost story told with spine-tingling skill.

Synopsis: In 1977, paranormal investigators Ed (Patrick Wilson) and Lorraine Warren come out of a self-imposed sabbatical to travel to Enfield, a borough in north London.... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Madison Wolfe, Frances O'Connor

Directed By: James Wan

Critics Consensus: Halloween largely wipes the slate clean after decades of disappointing sequels, ignoring increasingly elaborate mythology in favor of basic - yet still effective - ingredients.

Synopsis: It's been 40 years since Laurie Strode survived a vicious attack from crazed killer Michael Myers on Halloween night. Locked up in an institution, Myers... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Will Patton

Directed By: David Gordon Green

Critics Consensus: Doctor Sleep forsakes the elemental terror of its predecessor for a more contemplative sequel that balances poignant themes against spine-tingling chills.

Synopsis: Struggling with alcoholism, Dan Torrance remains traumatized by the sinister events that occurred at the Overlook Hotel when he was a child. His hope for... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson, Kyliegh Curran, Cliff Curtis

Directed By: Mike Flanagan

Critics Consensus: Taking an axe to yuletide cheer and everything else in its path, Terrifier 3 is a bloody fantastic stocking stuffer for the holiday season.

Synopsis: After surviving Art the Clown's Halloween massacre, Sienna and her brother are struggling to rebuild their shattered lives. As the holiday season approaches, they try... View Full Synopsis

Starring: David Howard Thornton, Lauren LaVera, Samantha Scaffidi, Chris Jericho

Directed By: Damien Leone

Critics Consensus: Certain aspects of horror's most murderously meta franchise may be going stale, but a change of setting and some inventive set pieces help keep Scream VI reasonably sharp.

Synopsis: Following the latest Ghostface killings, the four survivors leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter.

Starring: Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega, Courteney Cox, Jasmin Savoy Brown

Directed By: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett

Critics Consensus: Wes Craven's New Nightmare adds an unexpectedly satisfying - not to mention intelligent - meta layer to a horror franchise that had long since lost its way.

Synopsis: Reality and fantasy meet in unsettling ways in this installment of the long-running horror series, which finds director Wes Craven and actors Heather Langenkamp and... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp, Miko Hughes, David Newsom

Directed By: Wes Craven

Critics Consensus: The fifth Scream finds the franchise working harder than ever to maintain its meta edge -- and succeeding surprisingly often.

Synopsis: Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new killer has donned the Ghostface mask and begins targeting... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Melissa Barrera

Directed By: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett

Critics Consensus: New, well-developed characters add dimension to this batty satire, creating a comedy much more substantial than the original.

Synopsis: The members of the odd Addams Family are up to more macabre antics in this sequel. This time around, Gomez Addams (Raul Julia) and his... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Joan Cusack

Directed By: Barry Sonnenfeld

Critics Consensus: Michael Keaton's devious poltergeist still has plenty of juice left in this madcap return to form for Tim Burton, marrying charming practical effects and ghoulish gags to provide a fun fun time.

Synopsis: Beetlejuice is back! After an unexpected family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia's life... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O'Hara, Jenna Ortega

Directed By: Tim Burton

Critics Consensus: Like most anthologies, V/H/S/99 has its ups and downs -- but more often than not, this collection of shorts continues the franchise's recent creative rebound.

Synopsis: V/H/S/99 harkens back to the final punk rock analog days of VHS, while taking one giant leap forward into the hellish new millennium. In V/H/S/99,... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Kim Abunuwara, Duncan Anderson, Kyle Bales, Verona Blue

Directed By: Flying Lotus, Maggie Levin, Tyler MacIntyre, Johannes Roberts

Critics Consensus: George A. Romero's latest entry in his much-vaunted Dead series is not as fresh as his genre-inventing original, Night of the Living Dead. But Land of the Dead does deliver on the gore and zombies-feasting-on-flesh action.

Synopsis: In a world where zombies form the majority of the population, the remaining humans build a feudal society away from the undead. Ruthless Paul Kaufman... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Simon Baker, John Leguizamo, Asia Argento, Robert Joy

Directed By: George A. Romero

Critics Consensus: Intoxicating with its maxxximal style, MaXXXine is an uneven but vibrant pastiche that drives a stiletto through Hollywood's heart.

Synopsis: In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break. But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Mia Goth, Elizabeth Debicki, Moses Sumney, Michelle Monaghan

Directed By: Ti West

Critics Consensus: Ridley Scott's ambitious quasi-prequel to Alien may not answer all of its big questions, but it's redeemed by its haunting visual grandeur and compelling performances -- particularly Michael Fassbender as a fastidious android.

Synopsis: The discovery of a clue to mankind's origins on Earth leads a team of explorers to the darkest parts of the universe. Two brilliant young... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba

Directed By: Ridley Scott

Critics Consensus: Taking the consequences of its predecessor seriously, Black Phone 2 is a chilling sequel that mines memorable scares and thought-provoking themes from the scars that linger.

Synopsis: Four years ago, 13-year-old Finn killed his abductor and escaped, becoming the sole survivor of The Grabber. But true evil transcends death... and the phone... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Ethan Hawke, Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Demián Bichir

Directed By: Scott Derrickson

Critics Consensus: Creep 2 has everything that made the original work and more -- more laughs, more awkwardness, more unsettling terror.

Synopsis: A video artist quickly realizes she has made a mistake when she meets a serial killer in a cabin.

Starring: Mark Duplass, Karan Soni, Patrick Brice, Desiree Akhavan

Directed By: Patrick Brice

Critics Consensus: Boris Karloff's final appearance as the Monster is a fitting farewell before the series descended into self-parody.

Synopsis: Baron Wolf von Frankenstein is determined to prove the legitimacy of his father's scientific work, thus rescuing the family name from disgrace. With the help... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill

Directed By: Rowland V. Lee

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Starring: Andrew Keir, James Donald, Barbara Shelley, Julian Glover

Directed By: Roy Ward Baker

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A patient (Tatiana Maslany) at a rehabilitation center tries to prevent a young woman (Emily Perkins) from transforming into a werewolf.

Starring: Emily Perkins, Katharine Isabelle, Tatiana Maslany, Janet Kidder

Directed By: Brett C. Sullivan

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Dr. Stein (Peter Cushing) and his assistant (Francis Matthews) sew up a new monster, Karl (Michael Gwynn).

Starring: Peter Cushing, Francis Matthews, Michael Gwynn, Eunice Gayson

Directed By: Terence Fisher

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Wrongly accused of murdering his brother, Geoffrey Radcliffe (Vincent Price) is found guilty and sentenced to die. But when sympathetic Dr. Griffin (John Sutton) injects... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Cedric Hardwicke, Vincent Price, Nan Grey, John Sutton

Directed By: Joe May

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Professor Bernard Quatermass (Brian Donlevy), in his attempts to convince the British government to colonize the moon, learns that thousands of meteorites are landing in... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Brian Donlevy, Michael Ripper, Sid James, Bryan Forbes

Directed By: Val Guest

Critics Consensus: Never veering too far from the usual Hammer trappings, Dracula, Prince of Darkness casts an effectively vicious vampire yarn with its chilling atmosphere and spirited cast of characters.

Synopsis: Four tourists dine and spend the night at Dracula's (Christopher Lee) castle; two escape and warn a monk (Andrew Keir).

Starring: Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley, Andrew Keir, Suzan Farmer

Directed By: Terence Fisher

Critics Consensus: Old Dolls can learn new tricks: This little murderer with a facelift is sillier and better than ever thanks to Don Mancini's Cult of Chucky.

Synopsis: Chucky returns to terrorize his human victim, Nica, who is confined to an asylum for the criminally insane. Meanwhile, the killer doll has some scores... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Fiona Dourif, Jennifer Tilly, Brad Dourif, Alex Vincent

Directed By: Don Mancini

Critics Consensus: Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead expands the original's canvas without sacrificing any of its bloody fun, adding up to a sequel that fans of the first are bound to enjoy.

Synopsis: Martin mistakenly thinks things could not get worse after he kills his girlfriend with an ax, cuts off his arm with a chainsaw, and watches... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Vegar Hoel, Charlotte Frogner, Amrita Acharia, Jocelyn DeBoer

Directed By: Tommy Wirkola

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Legendary monster-killer Burt Gummer (Michael Gross) has returned to Perfection, Nev., scene of the original attacks by the worm creatures with razor teeth known as... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Michael Gross, Charlotte Stewart, Tony Genaro, Ariana Richards

Directed By: Brent Maddock

Critics Consensus: The franchise hex of disappointing sequels is broken by going back to basics in this chilling entry, restoring a sense of playfulness to the Chucky saga.

Synopsis: Out for revenge, Chucky (Brad Dourif) the killer doll infiltrates the family of a woman, her sister and her young niece.

Starring: Fiona Dourif, A Martinez, Danielle Bisutti, Brennan Elliott

Directed By: Don Mancini

Critics Consensus: One of the franchise's stronger entries, V/H/S/85 largely avoids the quality control issues common to anthologies, with consistently creepy results.

Synopsis: An ominous mixtape blends never before seen snuff footage with nightmarish newscasts and disturbing home video to create a surreal, analog mashup of the forgotten... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jordan Belfi, Freddy Rodríguez, James Ransone, Dani Deette

Directed By: David Bruckner, Scott Derrickson, Gigi Saul Guerrero, Natasha Kermani

Critics Consensus: While 28 Weeks Later lacks the humanism that made 28 Days Later a classic, it's made up with fantastic atmosphere and punchy direction.

Synopsis: Six months after the original epidemic, the rage virus has all but annihilated the population of the British Isles. Nevertheless, the U.S. Army declares the... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Robert Carlyle, Rose Byrne, Jeremy Renner, Harold Perrineau

Directed By: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo

Critics Consensus: A funnier follow-up with a sci-fi bent, Happy Death Day 2U isn't as fiendishly fresh as its predecessor, but fans of the original may still find this a sequel worth celebrating.

Synopsis: Collegian Tree Gelbman wakes up in horror to learn that she's stuck in a parallel universe. Her boyfriend Carter is now with someone else, and... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard, Phi Vu, Suraj Sharma

Directed By: Christopher Landon

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Shepherd Igor rescues the monster from a sulfur pit and brings him to Dr. Frankenstein's other son.

Starring: Lon Chaney Jr., Cedric Hardwicke, Bela Lugosi, Ralph Bellamy

Directed By: Erle C. Kenton

Critics Consensus: Gremlins 2 trades the spiky thrills of its predecessor for looney satire, yielding a succession of sporadically clever gags that add some flavor to a recycled plot.

Synopsis: The magical collectibles store that Gizmo calls home has just been destroyed, and the tiny monster finds his way into a newly erected skyscraper. Billy... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, John Glover, Robert Prosky

Directed By: Joe Dante

Critics Consensus: ABCs of Death 2 delivers some inventively gory thrills, offering a surprising (albeit still somewhat uneven) upgrade over its predecessor.

Synopsis: Twenty-six filmmakers from around the globe helm stories that detail 26 ways to meet your maker, each one corresponding to a different letter of the...

Starring: Martina García, C. Ernst Harth, Eric Jacobus, Andy Nyman

Directed By: Aharon Keshales, Navot Papushado, Alejandro Brugués, Bill Plympton

Critics Consensus: Annabelle: Creation adds another strong chapter to the Conjuring franchise - and offers further proof that freaky-looking dolls remain reliably terrifying.

Synopsis: Former toy maker Sam Mullins and his wife, Esther, are happy to welcome a nun and six orphaned girls into their California farmhouse. Years earlier,... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Stephanie Sigman, Talitha Eliana Bateman, Lulu Wilson, Philippa Coulthard

Directed By: David F. Sandberg

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: The baron (Peter Cushing) makes a couple (Veronica Carlson, Simon Ward) help him put a mad doctor's brain in another doctor's body.

Starring: Peter Cushing, Veronica Carlson, Simon Ward, Thorley Walters

Directed By: Terence Fisher

Critics Consensus: It's as scattershot as its predecessor, but V/H/S/2 rounds up enough horror filmmaking talent to deliver a satisfyingly nasty -- albeit uneven -- dose of gore.

Synopsis: As they search for clues to the whereabouts of a missing student, a couple view the ghastly stories recorded on a collection of videotapes.

Starring: L.C. Holt, Hannah Hughes, Lawrence Michael Levine, Mindy Robinson

Directed By: Simon Barrett, Jason Eisener, Gareth Evans, Gregg Hale

Critics Consensus: Some of the evil magic is gone as this trilogy capper dispenses with most of the scares, but Bruce Campbell's hammy charm and Sam Raimi's homage to classic visual effects make for a fun enough adventure.

Synopsis: 3rd Evil Dead movie. Ash finds himself trapped in medieval times. He must quest for the Necronomicon, a book of evil which can return him... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz, Marcus Gilbert, Ian Abercrombie

Directed By: Sam Raimi

Critics Consensus: Competently made, but everything is a bit too familiar.

Synopsis: Ex-FBI agent Will Graham (Edward Norton) is an expert investigator who quit the Bureau after almost losing his life in the process of capturing the... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Edward Norton, Ralph Fiennes, Harvey Keitel

Directed By: Brett Ratner

Critics Consensus: Zombieland: Double Tap makes up for a lack of fresh brains with an enjoyable reunion that recaptures the spirit of the original and adds a few fun twists.

Synopsis: Zombie slayers Tallahassee, Columbus, Wichita and Little Rock leave the confines of the White House to travel to Graceland in Memphis, Tenn. Along the way,... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin

Directed By: Ruben Fleischer

Critics Consensus: A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors offers an imaginative and surprisingly satisfying rebound for a franchise already starting to succumb to sequelitis.

Synopsis: During a hallucinatory incident, young Kristen Parker (Patricia Arquette) has her wrists slashed by dream-stalking monster Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund). Her mother, mistaking the wounds... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Heather Langenkamp, Patricia Arquette, Craig Wasson, Laurence Fishburne

Directed By: Chuck Russell

Critics Consensus: Although it can't hold a cleaver to the classic original, Psycho II succeeds well enough on its own merits to satisfy horror fans.

Synopsis: Two decades after the original murders at the Bates Motel, Norman Bates completes his treatment at a mental institution and returns home to find his... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, Meg Tilly, Robert Loggia

Directed By: Richard Franklin

Critics Consensus: It lacks the surprising jolt of the first installment, but [REC] 2 almost maintains the original's chilling momentum -- and proves not all horror sequels were made equal.

Synopsis: A doctor and a SWAT team enter a quarantined building where a virus has turned the residents into a pack of ravenous monsters.

Starring: Jonathan Mellor, Óscar Zafra, Alejandro Casaseca, Pablo Rosso

Directed By: Jaume Balagueró, Paco Plaza

Critics Consensus: While the jolts and thrills are undeniably subject to the diminishing returns that plague most horror sequels, Paranormal Activity 3 is a surprisingly spine-tingling treat.

Synopsis: A videographer becomes obsessed with finding the source of disturbing late-night noises in his home and discovers its terrifying origin.

Starring: Katie Featherston, Sprague Grayden, Lauren Bittner, Christopher Nicholas Smith

Directed By: Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Hoping to win a cash prize, a group of strangers heads out into the West Virginia woods for a survival-themed reality television program. Ex-military tough... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Erica Leerhsen, Henry Rollins, Texas Battle, Daniella Alonso

Directed By: Joe Lynch

Critics Consensus: Alien: Covenant delivers another satisfying round of close-quarters deep-space terror, even if it doesn't take the saga in any new directions.

Synopsis: Bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, members (Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup) of the colony ship Covenant discover what they... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup, Danny McBride

Directed By: Ridley Scott

Critics Consensus: After a lackluster third entry, [REC] 4 gets the series back on track, at least to the level of the first sequel.

Synopsis: Survivors of a strange contagion which turns humans into ghouls find themselves aboard a ship where a doctor is trying to isolate the source of... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Manuela Velasco, Paco Manzanedo, Héctor Colomé, Ismael Fritschi

Directed By: Jaume Balagueró

Critics Consensus: Fun for fans even if it isn't as frightening as some of its predecessors, Annabelle Comes Home suggests there's still some life left in the Conjuring franchise.

Synopsis: Determined to keep Annabelle from wreaking more havoc, paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren lock the possessed doll in the artifacts room in their house.... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Mckenna Grace, Madison Iseman

Directed By: Gary Dauberman

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: The mutant superhero (David Mattey) rises from the sludge to save a group of students held hostage in Tromaville.

Starring: David Mattey, Heidi Sjursen, Clyde Lewis, Debbie Rochon

Directed By: Lloyd Kaufman

Critics Consensus: It's still only for the gore-thirsty faithful, but Final Destination 5 represents a surprising return to form for the franchise.

Synopsis: During a bus ride with his colleagues to a corporate retreat, Sam (Nicholas D'Agosto) experiences a horrifying vision: the suspension bridge that they -- and... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Nicholas D'Agosto, Emma Bell, Miles Fisher, Ellen Wroe

Directed By: Steven Quale

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: After spending all the reward money from his first encounter with the giant man-eating worms called Graboids, Earl Bassett (Fred Ward) agrees to hunt more... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Fred Ward, Michael Gross, Chris Gartin, Helen Shaver

Directed By: S.S. Wilson

Critics Consensus: Dracula's Daughter extends the Universal horror myth in an interesting direction, but the talky script and mild atmosphere undermine its ambition.

Synopsis: Although Count Dracula was destroyed by Van Helsing (Edward Van Sloan), who is now being tried for his murder, Dracula's daughter, the Countess Marya Zaleska... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Otto Kruger, Gloria Holden, Marguerite Churchill, Irving Pichel

Directed By: Lambert Hillyer

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: The baron (Peter Cushing) and his asylum sidekick (Shane Briant) put the brain of a genius in the body of a brute.

Starring: Peter Cushing, Shane Briant, Madeline Smith, David Prowse

Directed By: Terence Fisher

Critics Consensus: It: Chapter Two proves bigger doesn't always mean scarier for horror sequels, but a fine cast and faithful approach to the source material keep this follow-up afloat.

Synopsis: Defeated by members of the Losers' Club, the evil clown Pennywise returns 27 years later to terrorize the town of Derry, Maine, once again. Now... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, Bill Hader, Isaiah Mustafa

Directed By: Andy Muschietti

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: The baron (Peter Cushing) puts an angry man's soul in the body of a woman (Susan Denberg) beautified by surgery.

Starring: Peter Cushing, Susan Denberg, Thorley Walters, Robert Morris

Directed By: Terence Fisher

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Renegade police officer Matthew Cordell (Robert Z'Dar) once roamed the streets of New York City unleashing his murderous brand of vigilante justice upon its denizens... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Robert Davi, Claudia Christian, Michael Lerner, Bruce Campbell

Directed By: William Lustig

Critics Consensus: As Diary of the Dead proves, time hasn't subdued George A. Romero's affection for mixing politics with gore, nor has it given him cinematic grace or subtlety.

Synopsis: While on location filming a horror movie, a group of college students find themselves overrun by zombies, and ultimately end up capturing the epidemic on... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Michelle Morgan, Joshua Close, Shawn Roberts, Amy Lalonde

Directed By: George A. Romero

Critics Consensus: Day of the Dead may arguably be the least haunting entry in George A. Romero's undead trilogy, but it will give audiences' plenty to chew on with its shocking gore and scathing view of society.

Synopsis: The living dead regroup above while humans (Lori Cardille, Terry Alexander, Joseph Pilato) sweat it out below in a Florida missile silo.

Starring: Lori Cardille, Terence Alexander, Joseph Pilato, Jarlath Conroy

Directed By: George A. Romero

Critics Consensus: The franchise is showing its age, but Scream 4 is undeniably an improvement over its predecessor, with just enough meta humor and clever kills.

Synopsis: It has been many years since the Ghostface Killer cut a deadly path through the town of Woodsboro. In order to get over the trauma... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Emma Roberts

Directed By: Wes Craven

Critics Consensus: The schlock factor for Sharknado 2: The Second One is not as entertaining as its predecessor's, though fans of the brand will likely enjoy it.

Synopsis: A freak weather system turns its deadly fury on New York City, unleashing a Sharknado on the population and its most cherished, iconic sites -... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Ian Ziering, Tara Reid, Vivica A. Fox, Kari Wuhrer

Directed By: Anthony C. Ferrante

Critics Consensus: Unfriended: Dark Web is more interested in chills than an exploration of its timely themes, but horror fans should still find this sequel to be steadily, undeniably effective.

Synopsis: After finding a laptop, a young man goes online to play a game with five of his good friends. He shows them a mysterious folder... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Colin Woodell, Betty Gabriel, Rebecca Rittenhouse, Andrew Lees

Directed By: Stephen Susco