10 Upcoming Horror Movies That Might Save Franchises

10. Mike Flanagan's The Exorcist

It's frankly impressive that The Exorcist franchise has delivered so many dud sequels, prequels, and spin-offs from William Friedkin's original 1973 masterpiece.

Aside from the underappreciated The Exorcist III, the series has struck out every single time, most recently with David Gordon Green's woefully undercooked "legacy sequel" Exorcist: Believer.

With Warner Bros. taking their two planned sequels to Believer off the docket following its critical and commercial underperformance, it seemed like the studio was putting the IP on ice for a good while, but not quite.

And to their credit, they came back swinging with one of the few announcements which could possibly get horror fans interested in The Exorcist again.

Last May, the great Mike Flanagan (Doctor Sleep, The Haunting of Hill House) was confirmed to be writing and directing an Exorcist reboot which has been deemed a "radical new take" on the franchise.

Given Flanagan's penchant for horror that's both nerve-jangling and deeply character-driven, he's pretty much a dream choice to rejuvenate the Exorcist for a new generation.

If Flanagan of all people can't pull it off, then it's probably safe to call the Exorcist a dead IP.