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Happy Halloween! Dr. Zaius’s Top 10 Horror Sequels

No genre produces more sequels than horror. And let’s face it, most of these horror sequels are cheaply made, easily produced, and generally terrible. It has become customary in the last thirty years that whenever horror hits a home run, to rush to replicate the process as many times as possible. In the 80s, slashers were the thing, and by decade’s end there were eight Friday the 13th films, five for the A Nightmare on Elm Street series, and five for the Halloween franchise. In recent years, the Saw and Paranormal Activity franchises have spit out a sequel a year. Because of this, it is genuinely surprising when a horror sequel comes along that receives both critical and fan praise. After seeing one of those shockingly great horror sequels last week with Ouija: Origin of Evil, I’ve dug up the Top 10 Horror Movie Sequels, right in time for Halloween.
Check out the list below.
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Tags: A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, Army of Darkness, Bride of Frankenstein, Dawn of the Dead, Evil Dead 2, Friday the 13th Part 6: Jason Lives, Halloween, Halloween III Season of the Witch, Ouija: Origin Of Evil, The Bride of Frankenstein, The Devil's Rejects, Wes Craven's New Nightmare
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Untitled Universal Monsters Film Scheduled For 2019

The Universal Monsters shared film universe will kick off with the reboot of The Mummy, starring Tom Cruise. A second mystery monster movie due is due in April 2018, and now the studio has announced a third film that will be released in theaters in February 2019. More on the story below.
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Universal Classic Monsters To Get ‘Avengers’-Style Reboot

Universal Pictures wants in on the unified franchises game being perfected by the well-oiled machine that is the Marvel Cinematic Universe and attempted by Warner Brothers’ DC Comics lineup.
But instead of acquiring a new superhero/comic book property, Universal is reaching back to some classics. It’s being reported that the studio has decided to reboot their Universal Classic Monsters, the legendary line-up of monster movies including Dracula, Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, The Mummy, The Invisible Man, The Bride of Frankenstein, and The Creature From the Black Lagoon.
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Tags: Creature From The Black Lagoon, Dark Universe, Dracula, Frankenstein, The Bride of Frankenstein, The Invisible Man, The Mummy, The Wolf Man, Universal Classic Monsters, Universal Monsters, Universal Pictures
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Blu-ray Review: Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection
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Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection
Blu-ray
Directed By: Tod Browning, James Whale, Karl Freund, George Waggner, Arthur Lubin, Jack Arnold
Written By: Garrett Fort, Francis Edward Faragoh, William Hurlbut, R. C. Sherriff, Curt Siodmak, John L. Balderston
Starring Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Elsa Lanchester, Colin Clive, Dwight Frye, Edward Van Sloan, Claude Rains, Lon Chaney Jr., Julia Adams, Ricou Browning
Universal Studios
Rated: Not Rated | 608 Minutes
Release Date: October 2nd, 2012
In celebration of Universal’s 100th anniversary, eight iconic movie monsters are resurrected and digitally restored (for the first time ever) on Blu-ray.
Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection is the definitive box set for film buffs and horror aficionados. Restored from high resolution film elements in perfect high-definition picture and perfect high-definition sound, Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection includes eight films: Dracula, Frankenstein, The Bride of Frankenstein, The Mummy, The Invisible Man, The Wolf Man, The Phantom of the Opera, and The Creature from the Black Lagoon.
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Tags: Arthur Lubin, Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Claude Rains, Colin Clive, Creature From The Black Lagoon, Curt Siodmak, Dracula, Dwight Frye, Edward Van Sloan, Elsa Lanchester, Francis Edward Faragoh, Frankenstein, Garrett Fort, George Waggner, Jack Arnold, James Whale, John L. Balderston, Julia Adams, Karl Freund, Lon Chaney Jr., Mummy, R. C. Sherriff, Ricou Browning, The Bride of Frankenstein, The Invisible Man, The Mummy, The Phantom of the Opera, The Wolf Man, Tod Browning, Universal Classic Monsters, William Hurlbut
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