10 Horror Movie Sequels That Are Practically Flawless

1. Dawn Of The Dead

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Just to clarify, we are not talking about the 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead directed by Zack Snyder. That film is good, but it isn't actually a sequel. Also, how can anything hold a candle to the brilliance that is George A. Romero's 1978 original?

Romero waited a decade to make a successor to his original zombie flick, Night of the Living Dead, which is good but nowhere near as good as this follow-up.

Dawn of the Dead follows survivors of a zombie outbreak as they hole up in a shopping mall. Asides from being gory, zombie-bashing fun, Dawn of the Dead is also a comment on consumer-driven society, as the survivors gradually succumb to a hedonistic lifestyle brought on by the mall's luxuries.

The movie was not a box office smash at the time and many critics decried its overly bloody nature as nothing more than superficial. However, in the years that have followed, it has grown a huge fanbase and has appeared in many lists of sequels that vastly

Despite a rocky start, Dawn of the Dead has now established itself as one of the titans of zombie horror, as well as one of the most beloved cult movies ever to grace a screen.

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Jacob Simmons has a great many passions, including rock music, giving acclaimed films three-and-a-half stars, watching random clips from The Simpsons on YouTube at 3am, and writing about himself in the third person.