8 Films That Were Supposed To End The Series (But Got Sequels Anyway)

8. Friday The 13th: The Final Chapter

How long until the next one: One year

Number of movies after this: Six

How they tried to end it: Jason dies

It's amusing to think of the fourth Friday the 13th as "the final chapter," as the franchise now comprises ten movies. Yes, the film that's supposed to be the last one isn't even the halfway point.

The trailers for this supposed final installment declared that "Jason's reign of terror is over." It lives up to that promise and actually kills Jason for real, giving him no chance to come back. But then the film made a whole lot of money, so Paramount just said screw it and financed another one immediately. Part V was rushed into theaters the following year. 

Believe it or not, they actually pulled this same trick again with the ninth movie, Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday. Again it was marketed as the last one, again it had "final" in the title, and again another sequel was produced anyway. The writers made a valiant effort to end this series two different times, but they made the same crucial mistake the teenagers in these movies do: thinking Jason can actually be killed for good.