Horror Movie Franchises

[REC]

The [REC] franchise is a Spanish horror series that began with a terrifying found-footage outbreak inside a quarantined Barcelona apartment building. The series expands the infection and its origins across four films, blending found footage, supernatural horror and increasingly large-scale survival horror.

28 Days Later

The 28 Days Later franchise follows the devastating consequences of the Rage Virus and the survivors attempting to endure a transformed Britain. Beginning with Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later, the series expanded with 28 Weeks Later before returning decades later with 28 Years Later and The Bone Temple.

5 MOVIES

A Nightmare on Elm Street

The A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise follows Freddy Krueger, the dream-stalking killer who became one of horror's most recognisable villains, across sequels, a crossover and a remake.

4 MOVIES

Alien

The Alien franchise combines science fiction and horror through the terrifying Xenomorph, beginning aboard the Nostromo and expanding across sequels, prequels and new generations of survivors.

Candyman

The Candyman franchise centres on the terrifying urban legend of a supernatural killer summoned by speaking his name into a mirror. Beginning with the acclaimed 1992 film, the series explores folklore, trauma, violence and the legacy of the Candyman legend across generations.

4 MOVIES

Child's Play

The Child's Play franchise introduced Chucky, the murderous Good Guy doll who became one of horror's most recognisable villains, spanning sequels, reinventions and a 2019 remake.

4 MOVIES

Evil Dead

The Evil Dead franchise blends supernatural horror, extreme gore and dark comedy across a series of films involving demonic forces unleashed through the Book of the Dead. Beginning with Sam Raimi's original film, the series expanded from Ash Williams' battles with the Deadites into new stories and generations of survivors.

Final Destination

The Final Destination franchise follows groups of survivors who escape catastrophic disasters after receiving deadly premonitions, only to discover that Death has a plan of its own.

9 MOVIES

Friday the 13th

The Friday the 13th franchise is one of horror's defining slasher series, following the blood-soaked history of Camp Crystal Lake and its most infamous killer, Jason Voorhees.

13 MOVIES

Halloween

The Halloween horror franchise began with John Carpenter's 1978 film and grew into one of the genre's defining series, spanning multiple continuities, remakes and reboots.

3 MOVIES

Hellraiser

The Hellraiser franchise explores the nightmarish world of the Cenobites and the mysterious puzzle box that opens the doorway to their realm, beginning with Clive Barker's 1987 horror classic.

Hostel

The Hostel franchise is a brutal horror series centred on travellers who become victims of an organisation that allows wealthy clients to torture and kill for pleasure. Beginning with Eli Roth's Hostel, the series became one of the defining franchises associated with extreme horror of the 2000s.

3 MOVIES

Insidious

The Insidious franchise follows families haunted by entities from the Further, with paranormal investigator Elise Rainier becoming central to the series and its supernatural mythology.

Jeepers Creepers

The Jeepers Creepers franchise follows the Creeper, a terrifying creature that awakens every 23 years to hunt and feed. Beginning with the 2001 film, the series expanded through multiple encounters with the creature before being rebooted with Jeepers Creepers: Reborn.

Ju-On

The Ju-On franchise is the Japanese supernatural horror series built around a deadly curse created when someone dies in a state of extreme rage or sorrow. Beginning with the direct-to-video Ju-On: The Curse films, the series expanded into theatrical releases with Ju-On: The Grudge and its sequel, introducing Kayako and Toshio to horror audiences around the world.

Paranormal Activity

The Paranormal Activity franchise uses found-footage horror to follow families and individuals plagued by increasingly dangerous supernatural forces. Beginning with the original 2007 film, the series expanded through sequels, prequels and standalone stories connected by demonic activity and unexplained events.

Predator

The Predator franchise follows humanity's encounters with technologically advanced extraterrestrial hunters who travel across worlds in search of worthy prey. Beginning with the 1987 action-horror classic, the series expanded through sequels and crossover battles with the creatures of the Alien franchise.

Resident Evil

The Resident Evil film franchise brings the survival-horror world of the video games to the screen through live-action and animated stories involving viral outbreaks, mutated creatures and the sinister Umbrella Corporation. Across multiple continuities, the series has become one of horror cinema's biggest video game adaptations.

Ring (Japanese Series)

The Japanese Ring series introduced Sadako Yamamura and the cursed videotape that became one of modern horror's most recognisable supernatural concepts. Beginning with Ring in 1998, the Japanese series expanded through Spiral and Ring 2, with Sadako later appearing in the crossover Sadako vs. Kayako.

9 MOVIES

Saw

The Saw franchise is a horror series built around Jigsaw's deadly games, elaborate traps and a twisting mythology that has expanded across sequels, prequels and spin-offs.

5 MOVIES

Scream

The Scream franchise reinvented the slasher movie with Ghostface, self-aware horror and a series of murders tied to Sidney Prescott, Woodsboro and a new generation of survivors.

7 MOVIES

The Conjuring Universe

The Conjuring Universe is an interconnected supernatural horror series built around the cases of Ed and Lorraine Warren, expanding through The Conjuring, Annabelle and The Nun films.

The Exorcist

The Exorcist franchise explores demonic possession, faith and the battle against supernatural evil. Beginning with William Friedkin's landmark 1973 film, the series expanded through sequels, prequels and later continuations of the original story.

The Grudge

The Grudge is the American branch of the supernatural horror franchise inspired by Japan's Ju-On series. Centred on a curse born from violent death and carried by those who encounter it, the series began with the 2004 film before expanding through two sequels and the 2019 continuation.

The Hills Have Eyes

The Hills Have Eyes franchise began with Wes Craven's 1977 survival horror film about a family stranded in the desert and hunted by a violent clan. The series later returned with a brutal 2006 remake and its sequel, bringing the story to a new generation of horror audiences.

The Omen

The Omen franchise follows the terrifying legacy of Damien Thorn and the rise of the Antichrist. Beginning with the 1976 supernatural horror classic, the series expanded through sequels, a remake and a prequel exploring the origins of the evil surrounding Damien's birth.

The Purge

The Purge franchise imagines a dystopian America where, for one night each year, almost all crime becomes legal. Beginning with the 2013 home-invasion horror film, the series expanded its violent annual event into a wider story of survival, politics and social unrest.

The Ring

The Ring franchise is the American supernatural horror series centred on a cursed videotape and the vengeful spirit Samara Morgan. Beginning with the 2002 remake of the Japanese horror classic Ring, the series continued with The Ring Two and later returned with Rings.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie poster

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise follows Leatherface and the terrifying families surrounding him across multiple continuities, remakes and reboots. Beginning with Tobe Hooper's landmark 1974 horror film, the series became one of the defining franchises of American slasher cinema.

Wrong Turn

The Wrong Turn franchise is a brutal backwoods horror series built around travellers encountering deadly threats far from civilisation. Beginning with the 2003 film and its cannibalistic mountain killers, the series expanded through five sequels before being reimagined with the 2021 reboot.