10 Horror Movies You Never Knew Spawned A Trilogy

10. The Stepfather

Back in 1987, long before he was cast as the mysterious fan favourite John Locke in smash television show Lost, he was The Stepfather. Terry O'Quinn made his feature film breakthrough in this psychological thriller where he played Jerry Blake, a man with a penchant for killing his spouses. The movie was a very modest success, earning over $2 million at the box office, in no small part because of O'Quinn's stellar performance. However, despite the movie ending with his murderous character's demise, a sequel quickly followed.

A mere two years later in 1989, the sequel, dreadfully titled Stepfather II: Make Room For Daddy, arrived with O'Quinn in fine fettle, and ready to get his kill on. The movie though was not met with the same critical success as its predecessor, and after grossing just a little over $1 million, it would seem that would be the end of the Stepfather.

That was simply not the case, as an unlikely third entry arrived in 1991, this time made for television, and without Terry O'Quinn. Clearly, fans weren't happy about it considering its 4.7 rating on IMDb. That being said, the trilogy has developed a cult following and is really hard to find on DVD in the UK. The less said about the 2009 remake, the better.