Top 10 Horror Movie Series

When evaluating horror movie collections, one must look at the intro of the series, the conclusion of the series, believability of actions, progression of story, and overall quality of movies. Often times, later sequels in a series are only looking for money and sometimes ruin all precedding movies. Here we go...

10. Friday the 13th

The legend of Jason Voorhess tends to procede itself. After the first film, the series took off. However, in its later years, Friday the 13th was little more than an exercise in Hollywood special effects. It is neat how Jason progresses from a child, to an adult killer, to a full fledged zombie. Just keep in mind that Jason isn’t even the killer in 2 of the 10 movies!

9. Nightmare on Elm Street

Nightmare on Elm Street started off strong as Wes Craven created a truly demonic story with a classic killer. However, Freddy Krueger ran away with the show, and later movies are great examples of why a film shouldn’t play exclusively to an audience.

8. Sleepaway Camp

Unlike its 80's counterparts, Sleepaway Camp started very low budget. However, after gaining a cult following, Sleepaway Camp sequels made an attempt to cement the tale of Angela Baker. The result? Three sequels that featured far-fetched deaths, but in a spectacular manner! None of the sequels live up to the original, but they do add some zest.

7. Halloween

The story of Halloween was rooted in success. One of the highlight points of the collection is the transition between part 1 and part 2 (both masterfully shot, and expertly written). Plus, if you ignore part 3 and the lackluster part 5, you can concentrate on the veracity of the Michael Myers killing spree (even though he isn’t even the killer in 3 of the movies either).

6. Leprechaun

The tale of a crazy, blood crazed leprechaun may seem like a stretch at number 6, but keep in mind the what Leperchaun offers throughout his five movies. The irish imp stretches his killing from a farm, to Vegas, to the ghetto, and all the way to outerspace. Not one film spares the gore or one liners, and keeps us all questioning the existance of leprechauns.

5. Pyscho

Norman Bates may seem like a normal guy, but by now we all know different. The Hitchcock tale spurned a series of less than satisfying sequels. But, while they do not do the original justice, they do manage to continue a great story and keep true to many of Hitchcocks original principles.

4. Final Destination

Final Destination exploded on the cinema scene with a fresh look at morality and a new spin on creative death scenes. The sequels follow suit and kill off characters in the same manner. As the series continues, the deaths only get more fun!

3. Scream

Wes Craven struck again with his 1996 instant classic. While the first movie had heart, spunk, and gore, the sequels brought a more attention to the horror movie world, while still identifying with (and not redefining) the first movie.

2. Dracula

While Dracula is not technically a string of movies, or a set of sequels, it should definitely be considered a collection. With that in mind, Dracula is a mix of beauty, grace, and organized death. All movies associated with the blood sucking tale offer a unique perspective, while sampling off previous movies.

1. Night of the Living Dead

George A. Romero has uncovered the secret to creating a string of successful movies, and having them all link together as one collection. The zombie collection (Night, Dawn, Day, Diary…) all are cousins of each other, yet all stand alone as individual movies. After the mythology was created, the successive movies played off the past, and added to the mythos. Today, the tradition still continues.

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