20 Horror Movies That Are FINALLY Happening
It's been a long wait, but these horror movies are FINALLY coming.
Even though the horror genre consistently proves itself to be the safest bet in Hollywood, the sheer nature of filmmaking means that even sure things sometimes take years, even decades to happen.
There are so many factors that go into a film getting greenlit, shot, edited, and then finally released, enough that basically any movie crossing that finish line is nothing short of a minor miracle. And so, there are literally hundreds of horror features that get announced, whipping fans into a frenzy, only to go basically nowhere for an absolute age, to the point one might assume they've basically been quietly cancelled.
But then, after years and years of waiting, we'll find out that the sequel we lost all hope of happening is now, actually, finally getting made. Heck, perhaps it's even already been shot. And that's absolutely the case with these 20 announced horror films, which after so long spent in developmental limbo are now gearing up to shoot - if they haven't already.
We can only hope that fans have kept the faith and will actually show up to support these movies when they all - eventually - hit screens.
20. Lights Out 2
When David F. Sandberg's feature debut Lights Out grossed almost $150 million globally on a mere $5 million budget back in the summer of 2016, it was little surprise that Warner Bros. speedily greenlit a sequel, with both Sandberg and writer Eric Heisserer set to return.
And so, another horror franchise was seemingly born. However, we heard virtually nothing on the sequel's development in the near-decade afterwards, all while Sandberg moved on and became a genuine blockbuster filmmaker with the Shazam! franchise.
Last year, Sandberg himself suggested that the time had most likely passed for Lights Out 2, though back in March the sequel was indeed officially confirmed, with Sandberg and Heisserer on board as producers.
We know nothing else about the film - namely whether it'll continue from the Teresa Palmer-starring original or effectively be a soft reboot - but about a decade later than it probably should've turned up, Lights Out 2 is indeed coming our way within the next few years.