These horror movie sequels came long after the original film premiered, but they were very much worth waiting (and screaming) for.

Horror movies are closely associated with rapid succession sequels than they are legacy sequels. (How many years did we have a new “Saw” and/or “Paranormal Activity” sequel to look forward to?) But there are still a fair amount of legacy horror sequels – follow-ups that take much longer to marinate than the traditional sequel – and these are the ones that were definitely worth the wait…

  • “Psycho II” (1983)
  • “Phantasm II” (1988)
  • “Halloween H20” (1998)
  • “Halloween” (2018)
  • “Doctor Sleep” (2019)
  • “The Craft: Legacy” (2020)
  • “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” (2021)
  • “Candyman” (2021)
  • “Scream” (2022)
  • @reddig33
    -1•1 month ago

    I’d remove Doctor Sleep from that list and add the upcoming sequel “28 Years Later” (hopefully).

    Also, should “The Craft Legacy” be on this list? I haven’t seen it.