20 Recent Horror Movies That NEED Sequels

20. Resident Evil

Zach Cregger's Resident Evil adaptation released to rave reviews from critics and has grossed more than $320 million worldwide to date, making it the highest-grossing Resident Evil film.

And though it's been out for a few weeks now, Sony hasn't yet officially greenlit a follow-up - as is often the case when a franchise title performs this well.

After all, the film's ending certainly leaves things open for a sequel set within the same firmly established world.

However, the lack of a sequel announcement may be due to filmmaker Cregger, who has by his own admission had a tough time fending off pre-release flak from the video game series' fanbase and clearly has ambitions to make other non-Resident Evil movies.

And so, while another Resident Evil movie will almost certainly be made within a few years, it's highly likely that Cregger will only be involved as a producer and, if we're lucky, a story consultant.

Disappointing though that might be, there's definitely room here for Resident Evil to take the lead of the most recent Evil Dead movies, amassing an anthology of nasty, darkly funny standalone horror flicks helmed by different, up-and-coming filmmakers.