Horror fans love their franchises. Suckers for coming back over and over again when it comes to their favourite series', lovers of the genre share a feverish passion for these flicks that rivals just about any film community out there. And just like every movie fandom, debates rage endlessly over which movies in these franchises deserve to be remembered and revered, and which deserve to be cast aside as a blight on the entire brand. However, with so many films to consider, it's no surprise that some brilliant hidden gems get overlooked in favour of the more mainstream and well-known instalments. As a result, there's probably plenty of entries into your favourite horror franchises that you've written off purely because they aren't ever brought into the conversation. With horror instalments arriving with so much baggage and mythology already attached to them, sometimes you've just got to separate yourself from the pain of expectation in order to truly appreciate these unloved classics. It's hard, but when you do, you'll realise there's plenty of brilliant horror flicks ready to watch that have been under your nose the entire time.
Josh has over 11 years of experience as a published writer, having worked nine of those years as a full-time content producer at WhatCulture. In that period he has created hundreds of articles, videos and podcast episodes for multiple WhatCulture channels, specialising in gaming, horror and film & TV. He now primarily works as a senior content producer and presenter on WhatCulture Gaming where he co-hosts the WhatCulture Gaming Podcast, a top 3 UK most listened to gaming podcast that he co-created in 2018. Over the years he has reviewed several high-profile gaming releases, covered industry events with on-site reporting, opined on breaking news, and even kicked off his interviewing career by chatting to childhood hero, Tommy Wiseau.
