10 Movie Franchises That Ended Too Soon

Zombie Nazis getting their heads caved in? Set in a luscious, stunning snowy location? What's not to love about the gory gratuitousness of the Dead Snow series?

Obviously, not everyone is a fan of such slapstick violence and ridiculous plot, but still, there's plenty to keep horror hounds amused and entertained during the two Dead Snow films to date. Which is why it's a little puzzling that the franchise has not returned for a third outing.

The horror genre is famous for going on way, way, way too long with so many of its franchises - Halloween totalling 11 movies and counting, Friday the 13th amassing a total of 11 films and a crossover, Hellraiser clocking in at ten, the Saw series about to serve up its ninth offering next year - and so that renders the two outings for Dead Snow as extremely modest in comparison.

Reception-wise, 2014's Dead Snow: Red vs. Dead received an even better fan and critical response than its 2009 predecessor. Then there's the fact that the second movie also featured a post-credits scene indicating that the villainous Herzog was to rise again in a third film.

Franchise creator and director Tommy Wirkola did give some hope in 2017 that a third movie would be happening, but it's been very much radio silence on that front in the three years since.