10 Horror Movies That Turned the Century

There is a truth to Hollywood, it might be in their industry bible: if an original movie makes money, make a sequel. We’ve seen them repeatedly, and they are notoriously bad. Maybe only Aliens 2 is as good or better than its predecessor. Scream 2?

Below are 10 sequels, most are firsts after the original, one a surprising third.  There’s even an Italian sequel to a Wes Craven movie and a Wes Craven sequel to one of his own films. Moreover, one director was bold enough to make a sequel to a Hitchcock masterpiece. 

This list contains the IMDb synopsis and its respective trailer.

Hopefully, we surprise you with at least one of the titles on our list; if we did let us know in the comments. Or if you are a master movie buff and know them all, you have our respect. 

Some of them only exist on DVD, but if you’re “feeling lucky” a quick Google search might lead you in the right direction as to where to see them.

The Birds II: Lands End (1994)

A biology teacher and his wife take their two children to an island summer house to enable him to write an important thesis while getting over the death of their son. While they are there, large flocks of birds appear and begin to attack individual humans for no apparent reason. The town mayor (who is also the local doctor) refuses to believe that birds are responsible for the spate of injuries that are occurring but, before long, he has no option but to believe as the birds begin attacking larger groups of people.

Last House on the Left Part 2 (1971) aka Mario Bava’s Twitch of Death, or A Bay of Blood

An elderly heiress is killed by her husband who wants control of her fortunes. What ensues is an all-out murder spree as relatives and friends attempt to reduce the inheritance playing field, complicated by some teenagers who decide to camp out in a dilapidated building on the estate.

The Wicker Tree (2011) sequel to The Wicker Man (1973)

Charmed by the residents of Tressock, Scotland, two young missionaries accept the invitation to participate in a local festival, fully unaware of the consequences of their decision.

The Hills Have Eyes 2 (1984) Dir. Wes Craven

A group of bikers, heading to a race, become stranded in the desert and find themselves fighting off a family of inbred cannibals who live off the land.

Lost Boys: The Tribe (2008)

The follow-up to the cult classic horror film takes us back to the familiar shady surf city of Santa Carla, where vampire surfers quickly dispatch anyone who tries to invade their turf.

Piranha II: The Spawning (1982)

A scuba diving instructor, her biochemist boyfriend, and her police chief ex-husband try to link a series of bizarre deaths to a mutant strain of piranha fish whose lair is a sunken freighter ship off a Caribbean island resort.

The Thing (2011) Sequel to John Carpenter’s 1982 film

At an Antarctica research site, the discovery of an alien craft leads to a confrontation between graduate student Kate Lloyd and scientist Dr. Sander Halvorson.

American Psycho II: All American Girl (2002)

A girl named Rachael Newman has developed a taste for murder and will stop at nothing to become a college professor’s assistant.

I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer (2006)

A group of teenagers in Colorado find themselves being stalked and killed one by one by a mysterious figure with a hook, exactly one year after they covered up a friend’s accidental death.

30 Days of Night: Dark Days (2010)

After surviving the incidents in Barrow, Alaska, Stella Oleson relocates to Los Angeles, where she intentionally attracts the attention of the local vampire population in order to avenge the death of her husband, Eben.

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