10 Horror Movie Sequels That Had No Right To Be This Good
1. Dawn Of The Dead
George A. Romero was an utter genius. This is the person who popularised the concept of ghouls (see: zombies) and who crafted some of the greatest horror films in history.
The reason why Romero's Dawn of the Dead features on a list of movies that didn't have any right to be as good as they are, is that the filmmaker somehow managed to top another all-time classic - that being 1968's Night of the Living Dead - with this '78 picture.
Night of the Living Dead revolutionised horror and cinema, period, and stands as one of the greats of the genre. So, by traditional film logic, that initial picture should never be topped by whatever sequels were to follow it. Completely disregarding this logic, Romero somehow went and bettered Night with the mesmerising, social commentary-charged Dawn a decade later.
With the ghouls of Night having now spread across the United States, Dawn of the Dead finds a group of survivors who seek shelter in a shopping mall. It's terrifying, it's humourous, it's satirical, and it's forever engaging across the film's two-hour run time.
For George A. Romero to follow an iconic movie with an even more iconic sequel? Well, that's just absolutely taking the p*ss in the best possible way.