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10 Best Slasher Sequels From Part 2 (According To IMDb)

By Michael M. Pack
May 19, 2022
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Several horror films have become full franchises with multiple entries over the decades. With movies like Halloween ends release in october 2022, there’s a common thought shared by most viewers on the subject: nothing will ever compare to the original.

That being said, there are more than a few side sequels that have kept their respective franchises alive. They may not be as groundbreaking as their predecessors, but they carry on the horror tradition of bringing monsters and lunatics back for a new scare, and that’s something any horror lover can definitely appreciate. .

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ten Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (5.5)


The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 Clan Sawyer

Despite its low rating, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 deserves an honorable mention simply because of Tobe Hooper’s full 180 takes with his iconic horror flick. Going from serious to silly with just one movie, this sequel to the gritty ’70s slasher is nothing short of memorable.

From Leatherface and his clan hiding in an abandoned amusement park to their poster literally parodying The breakfast club, the grindhouse tone of the original is completely lost with the sequel, but that’s not a bad thing. After all, Dennis Hopper takes on Leatherface in a chainsaw fight.


9 Friday the 13th Part II (6.0)


Friday The 13th Part 2 Jason Burlap Sack With Ax

Some would say that the premise of the second Friday 13 The film is ridiculous to have an adult Jason, to begin with, but it helped launch the career of one of horror’s most infamous characters. Although the bag-headed look would later be swapped for a hockey mask in later films, it was a step in the right direction for Jason Voorhees.

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Whether intended or not, the film helped establish the series’ main selling point, as well as further cementing the classic slasher formula. A group of teenagers in the woods where they shouldn’t be, a masked murderer lurking in the dark, and tons of gratuitous nudity and gore are all in order in this slasher sequel.


8 Predator 2 (6.2)


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The sci-fi genre is also no stranger to slasher elements, as the Predator series. However, Predator 2 did something strange and unique for its time by taking the titular alien out of the jungles of the Amazon and into the concrete jungles of Los Angeles.

By giving the creature a new environment to play with, it must adapt its hunting techniques. With many more lifeforms to encounter and different places to hide, it’s a new ballgame for the galaxy’s most infamous hunter. Especially when he has to tangle with the LAPD.


7 The Thing (6.2)


The Thing 2011 prequel

While it’s technically a prequel to John Carpenter’s sci-fi thriller, it meets more than a few slasher qualifications. It is unquestionably a worthy entry into the myth of the Thing. By seeing the events that befall the Norweigan Expedition before the original film, audiences get a clearer picture of how horrifying the shapeshifting monster can be.

While the CGI might be a bit dated by today’s standards, the film is still a chilling display of guts, gore, and body horror. It may not be a literal sequel, but it’s a throwback to a familiar story that fans of Carpenter’s work certainly have an adoration for.


6 Cry 2 (6.3)


Cry 2 Ghostface

Like its predecessor, Cry 2 took a very ironic/meta look at horror movies. However, this time it was horror sequels that were on the chopping block. As Sydney and the iconic Ghostface return for a new tale of terror, tackling the highs and lows of horror sequel archetypes.

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It doesn’t skimp on its tropes, but it’s still a fitting follow-up to the original meta-slasher. It’s not so much a pure sequel as a second chapter of Horror Movies 101.


5 Hell: Hellraiser II (6.4)


Hellraiser 2 Julia

the hellraiser The series is a bit of an odd area when it comes to slasher movies because it draws more from a supernatural source material than a traditional killer/victim formula. That being said, Hell This is where things started to go from Clive Barker body horror to Hollywood slasher flick.

Pinhead is back and the Lament Configuration is once again open, picking up where the first movie left off, this time dragging Kristy into the depths of hell to save her father’s soul. Mortal victims are always taken by cenobites and bloody killings abound, everything a viewer would expect from anything outside of Barker’s work.


4 Halloween 2 (6.5)


Halloween 2 scene rare accidental murder of Marshal Loomis

the original Halloween set the standard for nearly every slasher film that followed and although the sequel wasn’t as highly rated as its predecessor, it maintained the horror as Michael continued his rampage through Haddonfield as Laurie Strode was transported to the hospital and her attacker tries to finish the job.

If time constraints weren’t a thing, the movies could be stitched together back-to-back to form a cohesive narrative. If it wasn’t for the failure of season of the witchMichael’s story could have ended here in a blaze of glory.




3 Psycho II (6.5)


Anthony Perkins in Psycho II

Some might consider this film a blasphemous attempt to recreate what many consider a near-perfect horror movie, but the doors of the Bates Motel reopened in 1983 when Norman Bates returned to the big screen. Set 22 years after the events of Alfred Hitchcock’s original, the film sees a reformed Norman dealing with the return of “Mother”.

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Well, it could have been a blatant attempt to cash in on the ’80s slasher craze, Anthony Perkins returns to his breakout role and delivers another chilling performance as Norman. This time he has a new crop of victims who make the mistake of checking into the infamous motel. Although he tries to keep his sanity, old habits die hard.


2 The devil’s rejections (6.7)


The Firefly family from Rob Zombies' The Devil's Rejects.

The Rob Zombie Sequel House of 1000 corpses is one of the most graphic, gritty, and gory films in the slasher genre, but to say it’s not memorable would be wrong. By making the Firefly family the gruesome and glamorous protagonists of the film, Zombie took the series in a different direction.

Like most Rob Zombie movies, the movie isn’t for everyone, and it’s certainly hard to watch. However, he is fully equipped with the director’s psychobilly style that his fans love. As Otis, Baby, and Captain Spaulding continue their murderous rampage while evading police capture, viewers are treated to an upgrade from the carnage seen in the first film.


1 Street of Fear: 1978 (6.7)


by Netflix street of fear The series already started with a triumphant bang, but its secondary sequel took classic slasher motifs further by taking things back to the 70s, the most iconic entries in the genre first created. Not only does the film provide more insight into the Curse of Sarah Fiers, but several callbacks to early entries in the genre.

It’s almost impossible to watch this movie and not think of movies like Friday 13, overnight campor even Combustion, and the Camp Nightwing horror could be its own standalone movie if the right edits were done. Simply put, it continues to improve upon what the first film intended.

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