10 Horror Sequels That Are Actually Worth Watching

10. Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016)

Set in the ‘60s, Ouija: Origin of Evil charts the origins of the Ouija curse that haunted the first film, and cracks open a world of retro spills and scares. Widow Alice Zander (Elizabeth Reaser) runs a spiritual medium grift out of her own home, with her own daughters, 15-year-old Lina and 9-year-old Doris (Annalise Basso and Lulu Wilson) helping sell the con to the needy and grief-stricken public. But after Alice incorporates a Ouija board into her act, she brings forth a real spirit that possesses Doris and destroys what’s left of their family.

Earning the rare accolade of being better than the original, the surprise isn’t really that Origin of Evil surpasses its predecessor, but that the previous film’s achingly lacklustre plot and dismal critical reception got it greenlit at all. Oh, it made $100 million box office against an $8 million budget, you say? Well then.

Mike Flanagan’s Origin of Evil cost slightly more and made slightly less, no doubt suffering from audience expectations based on Stiles White’s original disasterpiece. Nonetheless, Flanagan’s is far and away the superior film - and a great film in its own right - managing to create an authentic ‘60s feel, integrate some great practical effects and really scare the bejesus out of us.