Joey Magidson
The Sunday Scaries are upon us once again! Yes, as the weekend concludes, most of us feel an oncoming sense of anticipatory dread about the week ahead. Anxiety about work manifests itself into a feeling that’s known as the Sunday Scaries. However, we at Awards Radar are here to combat that, by taking back the name. Now, we want you think about a horror-centric piece on the site when you hear the term. So, let us continue on with another installment of the Awards Radar Sunday Scaries! This week, we’re wondering which horror franchise can be the next to return to its prior glory…
Over the weekend, the Final Destination franchise returned to theaters with Final Destination: Bloodlines. Now, I didn’t have a chance to see it, given that the press screening conflicted with Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (reviewed here), but plenty of you did, as it’s making a killing (no pun intended) at the box office. Not only that, but it’s received the best reviews of the series to date, and it’s not even close. That surprising bit of success got me thinking about other franchises that could follow in its footsteps.
Now, there’s no obvious candidate. I initially thought about Urban Legend, which would make some sense, but three weeks ago a reboot was announced, so either I’m on to something or we can’t count it. I Know What You Did Last Summer has a sequel out this year, while 28 Years Later continues its own series. Scream is still in progress, while the monster slashers like Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger, and Jason Vorhees are always stuck in some form of production hell, if a new installment isn’t already being hatched.
Depending on what happens with Saw XI, it might actually be the Saw franchise that needs it most. Saw X did do a similar thing, scoring the best reviews of the series, deep into its run. Had it been sitting still a bit longer, I’d have pegged it as the obvious pick. Hell, it still is for us, considering how friendly a space for Saw that Awards Radar is. If nothing else, Saw X did sort of pave the way for Final Destination: Bloodlines to get such a friendly reception.
Do you have a franchise you’d like to see get the Final Destination treatment? If so, let us know. Otherwise, just sit back and wait to see which one can accomplish it. Horror isn’t going anywhere, so dormant series will always be taking another bite at the apple. We’ll just be here waiting to see if they’re worth sinking our teeth into again or not…
Stay tuned for another Sunday Scaries installment next week!
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