10 Horror Movie Franchises With No Bad Movies

2. Scream

While we all have our favourites and least favourites of the six-picture Scream franchise, it would be unfair to label any of these movies as outright bad.

Yes, the first two Scream films are undoubtedly the pick of the bunch when it comes to the silver screen outings for the various iterations of Ghostface, but the other four features all have plenty of upside.

In regards to upside, Scream 3 took the action from Woodsboro and dropped it in Hollywood, complete with a cast of hopefuls shooting the in-universe Stab 3. As in those previous two offerings, this threequel had plenty of great kills, a good dollop of gore, a slice of satire, and the larger whodunnit mystery of who was behind Scream 3's carnage. Granted, the reveal of Sidney Prescott's long-lost half-brother Roman as being the sole Ghostface here certainly splits opinion to this day, but that doesn't make Scream 3 a bad film.

Scream 4 brought the franchise back in 2011 after an 11-year break, and while that didn't set the world on fire, it was a nice modern update to the familiar Scream formula, brimming with social commentary on online fame and having the technology of the time play a part in the larger plot.

Following the tragic passing of Wes Craven in 2015, it looked as if that was that for the Scream franchise.

Things all changed in 2022, though, when Ready or Not's Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett brought fresh life to the series. Simply titled Scream, this '22 effort once again moved with the times and adapted the IP's mantra for the present-day, as it introduced a new group of central protagonists who, while working alongside series' mainstays, would carry the franchise forward to this year's New York-set Scream VI and beyond.