11 Horror Sequels That Were Actually Better Than The Original

11. The Collection

The Collector was a bog-standard and forgettable torture-porn horror flick but it did have a great villain, so a continuation featuring more of him felt not only inevitable, but somewhat justified. It seemed that in a less confined and more interesting setting (in this case, the Collector's booby-trapped lair), the Collector could be the center of something pretty cool and sure enough, this sequel delivered on that front.

The Collection hits the ground running with an incredible set-piece in a nightclub (in which the Collector kills everyone inside with a series of horrific booby traps) and doesn't lose momentum after that. It's a pleasingly gritty and genuinely tense thriller that might not be among the decade's finest horror films, but is certainly a huge improvement over most torture-porn horror films. It definitely deserves credit for succeeding, given that it was a follow-up to such a mediocre film.

A very belated third film is apparently happening, according to lead actor Josh Stewart. As long as this sequel follows the example of the second film, not the first one, it should do just fine.