20 Things Horror Movies NEED To Stop Doing

Legacy sequels have exploded in popularity over the past decade since the success of films like Jurassic World and Star Wars: The Force Awakens, whereby a new cast of characters are typically plugged into an existing continuity and most often paired with at least a few of the original leads.

And this has of course transpired through to the horror genre, with a few of the more successful legacy sequels being Halloween 2018, 2022's Scream, and Candyman.

But it's also a trend that swiftly tired itself out, largely because Hollywood predictably attempted to force legacy sequels to movies that just didn't need it.

Was anyone angling for a new Texas Chainsaw Massacre that reimagines original hero Sally Hardesty as a hardened Texas Ranger? Did the world need Ellen Burstyn to come back to the world of The Exorcist? 

And most recently, what the hell was the new I Know What You Did Last Summer all about?

None of these legacy sequels managed to justify their own existence, lacking a fresh spin on the original concept, compelling new characters, or even a worthwhile reunion with the OG heroes, at which point they all felt like mere cynical, nostalgia-slathered cash-grabs.

Hollywood, here's an idea - how about investing in new horror stories rather than just listlessly dusting off old ones?