10 Recent Horror Movies That Should NEVER Get A Sequel
7. Longlegs
Though Oz Perkins' Longlegs concluded on a wildly ambiguous note, nothing about it feels like it was designed with a sequel in mind. For starters, the title character is dead even before the climax of the movie, and it's clear that neither Perkins nor distributor Neon expected the film to be as commercially successful as it was.
Longlegs ultimately grossed $127 million worldwide - an astonishing return on its mere $10 million budget - and so of course, Perkins was inevitably asked about a possible Longlegs successor. Though Perkins confessed the temptation to produce a follow-up to something that connected so much with audiences, he also noted that there's "something glorious about leaving things alone".
Given that Oz Perkins has already shot his next two movies, The Monkey and Keeper - both of which are set to release in 2025 - it seems like he's already moved on from the world of Longlegs. As gorgeous a mood exercise as the movie is, a sequel only risks undermining its unique atmosphere.