10 Horror Origin Movies That Feel Inevitable

10. Mick Taylor (Wolf Creek)

Few characters in modern horror history are quite as disgusting, persistent and outright terrifying as John Jarratt's Mick Taylor of the Wolf Creek franchise.

For Mick, he spends his day stalking the Australian outback looking for victims, with Taylor having a particular penchant for offing tourists. A racist, homophobic, generally xenophobic serial killer with expert hunting skills and an enjoyment for slow torture, Jarratt's character is someone who forever remains a chilling proposition on screens both big and small.

One reason why a Mick Taylor origin picture seems likely to happen, is the simple fact that Wolf Creek creator Greg McLean has already overseen two prequel novels - Wolf Creek: Origin and Wolf Creek: Desolation Game - that focus on young Mick and the childhood that chiselled him into the creepy prick seen in the two Wolf Creek movies and two-season TV series.

With McLean having mapped out both Origin (with Aaron Sterns) and Desolation Game (with Brett McBean), it would make perfect sense for him to return to write and direct a prequel picture that pulls plentiful inspiration from those two novels.