Creating good original horror movies is a hard enough prospect, but following them up with sequels that are equally as good is a tall order. Today, I wanted to go over some horror sequels I think are excellent and go over what I love about them. Let's dive in. 1. AliensDirector: James CameronWriters: James Cameron (Screenplay & Story), David Giler (Story), Walter Hill (Story). Based on characters created by Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett.Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Paul Reiser, Lance Henriksen, Carrie Henn, Bill Paxton, William Hope, Jenette Goldstein, Al MatthewsGenuinely one of the best action movies of all time as well, it takes the horror genre mashup idea and brings the action in, instead of science fiction. It has an incredible script and builds out the terrifying moments. 2. Bride of FrankensteinDirector: James WhaleWriters: William Hurlbut (Screenplay & Story), John L. Balderston (Story). Based on the premise suggested by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's novel, Frankenstein.Cast: Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Valerie Hobson, Elsa Lanchester (in a dual role), Ernest Thesiger, O.P. Heggie, E. E. Clive.I feel like the idea of giving a horror icon a wife is largely lampooned, but at the time this was revolutionary,. It was dark and macabre and brought in a new audience. 3. Dawn of the Dead Director: George A. RomeroWriter: George A. RomeroCast: David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott H. Reiniger, Gaylen Ross.A landmark zombie film that expands on the themes of Night of the Living Dead, mixing intense gore with sharp social commentary on...
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