10 Foreign Horror Films That Shame Hollywood

Who says sequels can't be different from their predecessors? The third film in the Rec franchise, Genesis opens with a wedding ceremony interrupted by zombies, but Clara (Leticia Dolera) isn’t going to allow that to spoil her big day so it’s not long before she’s cutting down the advancing horde with an impossibly phallic (and very conveniently placed) chainsaw.

Ditching Rec 2’s po-faced seriousness in favour of the playful, cartoonish tone of Robert Rodriguez’s Planet Terror, director Paco Plaza follows “found footage” convention for a while, then he has a character put the boot to the camera and resorts to traditional cinematography. Which is great fun if you thought Rec 2 fumbled the ball, but watch out if you wanted more of the same.

Fans of “serious” horror will not be enamored of scenes where zombies are killed with egg whisks, nor of a character who calls himself Sponge John because Sponge Bob taken. Whatever you feelings, one thing’s certain: Rec 3 will never be mistaken for its predecessors. Can’t say that about Paranormal Activity 3, can you?