Category Archives: Sequel

Episode 107 – V/H/S/94

January 16, 2022Anthology, Body Horror, Creature Feature, Found Footage, New Release, Sequel, Shudder Original, ZombiesChloe Okuno, Creepshow, It Happened, Jennifer Reeder, Lights Out, Marble Hornets, Ryan Prows, Simon Barrett, Steven Kostanski, Tales From the Hood, The Tunnel, Timo Tjahjanto, Two Evil Eyes, WNUF Halloween Specialshockdoctors

V/H/S/94 is a vast improvement over its immediate predecessor, but lags behind the first two films, providing a goofy, grindhouse atmosphere but forgetting to be frightening.

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Episode 104 – Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin

November 28, 2021Found Footage, New Release, Possession, Sequel, VOD ReleaseGoat Hole, Left 4 Dead, Paranormal Activity, The Blair Witch Project, The Dirties, The Last Broadcast, The Visit, The White Ribbon, V/H/S, V/H/S 2, William Eubankshockdoctors

This sequel mostly dispenses with the series’ customary bag of tricks and replaces them with… well, nothing really.

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Episode 101 – Halloween Kills

October 31, 2021Halloween, New Release, Sequel, Slasher, Theatrical ReleaseAndi Matichak, Anthony Michael Hall, David Gordon Green, Edward Scissorhands, Evil Dead (2013), Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Michael Myers, Terminal Sequelitis, The Shapeshockdoctors

Matt and Jim wouldn’t be surprised if Halloween Kills this franchise. Zing!

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Episode 100 – Halloween Triple Feature

October 17, 2021Halloween, Sequel, Slasher, Theatrical ReleaseDonald Pleasence, Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives, Halloween, Halloween H20: 20 Years Later, Halloween Resurrection, John Carpenter, Michael Myers, Moustapha Akkad, Paul Rudd, The Shapeshockdoctors

For this milestone, Matt and Jim have put together a super-sized episode tackling the so-called “Thorn Trilogy” of Halloween sequels. They are… not good.

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Episode 98 – Candyman (2021)

September 19, 2021Body Horror, New Release, Sequel, Theatrical Release8MM, Colman Domingo, Fugue State, Jordan Peele, New Nightmare, Nia DaCosta, Teyonah Parris, The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945), Tony Todd, Yahya Abdul-Mateen IIshockdoctors

While it’s hampered by a muddled climax, strong direction and performances make Nia DaCosta’s film a worthy heir to the Candyman mantle.

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Episode 96 – Don’t Breathe 2

September 5, 2021New Release, Sequel, Theatrical ReleaseAction Horror, Assault on Precinct 13, Fede Alvarez, Mansonite Crazoid, Rodo Sayagues, Stephen Lang, Taken, The Strangersshockdoctors

This unnecessary sequel makes a hero out of the villain of the original, gives him home field advantage, and thereby drains all suspense from the concept.

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Episode 93 – Escape Room: Tournament of Champions

August 1, 2021New Release, Sequel, Theatrical ReleaseAdam Robitel, Cube, Minos Air, Shadowy Conspiracy, Stalker, The Game (1997), Word Saladshockdoctors

Do you have a friend who’s really bad at handling stress? Imagine cloning them six times, tossing them in a deadly box, and being forced to watch them scream at each other for 88 minutes.

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Episode 92 – The Forever Purge

July 18, 2021New Release, Sequel, Theatrical ReleaseAna de la Reguera, Escape from New York, Ever After, James DeMonaco, Josh Lucas, Rednecks, The Purge: Anarchy, The Purge: Election Year, The Warriors, Time of the Wolf, Will Pattonshockdoctors

“Well, uh… the Purge is over, but it’s, like, forever now.”

That’s it. That’s the post.

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Episode 90 – The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

July 4, 2021New Release, Period Piece, Sequel, The Conjuring Universe, Theatrical ReleaseAnnabelle Comes Home, Brown CGI Wind, Bug (2006), Churchy Jargon, James Wan, John Noble, Michael Chaves, Patrick Wilson, The Curse of La Llorona, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, The Exorcist, Vera Farmiga, William Friedkinshockdoctors

The Warrens’ third (fourth?) entry in the James Wan Expanded Universe in the weakest yet, completely lacking in scares and drowning in jargon.

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Episode 89 – A Quiet Place Part II

June 20, 2021Creature Feature, New Release, Sequel, Theatrical ReleaseCillian Murphy, Djimon Hounsou, Emily Blunt, Genderless Potato, Grabbers, Hush (2016), John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe, Scoot McNairy, Shelobshockdoctors

Now that the creatures have proven to be mortal, some of the tension of the original film has dissipated. But A Quiet Place Part II still has a lot going for it.

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