10 Horror Movie Sequels That DITCHED The Horror
5. Glass
M. Night Shyamalan's Split more-or-less follows the formula and style of a horror film, focused as it is on The Horde (James McAvoy) - a man with dissociative identity disorder whose two-dozen distinct personalities range from placid to wildly murderous.
The film ended with a surprise reveal that it was actually a stealth sequel to Shyamalan's cult classic 2000 superhero thriller Unbreakable, teeing up a third film which would see The Horde face off against Unbreakable's protagonist David Dunn (Bruce Willis) and supervillain Mr. Glass (Samuel L. Jackson).
But the threequel, Glass, almost entirely ditched the moody horror vibes of its predecessor, functioning instead as a deconstructionist riff on the superhero genre, with some conspiracy thriller-drama fare thrown in for good - or as many might believe it, bad - measure.
The genre shift ultimately wasn't the problem with Glass, though - it was the fact that Shyamalan delivered a movie that was totally unsatisfying seemingly on purpose, as if to stick two fingers up at the superhero genre itself. No bueno.