Horror movies are closely associated with rapid succession sequels than they are legacy sequels. (How many years did we have a new “Saw” and/or “Paranormal Activity” sequel to look forward to?) But there are still a fair amount of legacy horror sequels – follow-ups that take much longer to marinate than the traditional sequel – and these are the ones that were definitely worth the wait…
- “Psycho II” (1983)
- “Phantasm II” (1988)
- “Halloween H20” (1998)
- “Halloween” (2018)
- “Doctor Sleep” (2019)
- “The Craft: Legacy” (2020)
- “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” (2021)
- “Candyman” (2021)
- “Scream” (2022)
I’d remove Doctor Sleep from that list and add the upcoming sequel “28 Years Later” (hopefully).
Also, should “The Craft Legacy” be on this list? I haven’t seen it.