I just finished watching all NINE of the “Hellraiser” movies on Netflix streaming, and enjoyed the hell out of almost 89% of them. Now I’m wondering what other long-running series of horror classics I should attack next?
A search came up with this thread, but it focuses more on dissecting the individual movies in a small number of classic series, all of which I’d already thought of. (Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, etc.)
Any suggestions? Long-running (say, more than three) series, horror or horror/comedy, with enough substance to be worth investing a lot of late night TV time on. If you feel compelled to comment on which of the individual installments are good/bad/better/worse than the others, that would be fine, but certainly not necessary.
Frankenstein
Bride of F…
Son of F…
Ghost of F…
F Meets The WolfMan (you might want to watch The Wolf Man after Ghost & before this)
House of F…
House of Dracula
Abbott & Costello Meet F…
I for one am surprised anyone liked most of the Hellraiser movies. They completely went off the rails around 3 or 4.
In my opinion most horror series peter out after a few good ones. You might want to try Friday the 13th, they remain pretty close to their source most of the way through.
That is the comment I got from most people who heard about my sojourn. But I have to differ. They certainly veered off into a few different directions, but I thought all but the last one were really quite good, each in their own way.
Thanks, everyone, for your suggestions. I think I may go with Tremors, as I loved the first one. The *Phantasm *series is also on my radar, but they are difficult to track down.
I was going to suggest the “Phantasm” series. The first is definitely a classic and a good variation from the slasher horror movies of that time.
You might also look into the “Underworld” series. I don’t know that I’ve seen them all, and they might be categorized as more “action-horror” than straight horror. But there seems to be some underlying theme/plot going on.
If you want to go full-on “action-horror”, then the “Resident Evil” series is more your ticket. It seems like each one tries to one-up the previous in terms of crazy monsters to fight, and they are a little more repetitive.
Not a series, unfortunately, but if you liked “Tremors”, I’d definitely recommend “Slither”. Similar horror with comedy mixed in.
There are at least five Exorcist movies to see, although I haven’t seen the last two (that’s Exorcist: The Beginning and Dominion: A Prequel to The Exorcist). The first is a horror classic that holds up well, and the third is a worthy movie with some good scares. The second is a steaming pile of locust shit.