10 Best Horror Threequels Of All Time  - According To IMDb

Insidious 3 (6.1)

Though critics and fans were disappointed in Insidious 3 for its lack of tension and genuine scares, Lin Shaye's performance as Elise is universally praised as the highlight and emotional core of the movie. 

Saw III (6.2)

Saw III was disliked by critics on release but remains the highest-grossing movie in the franchise.  Fans love its heightened levels of gore, creative trap designs, and ending that sends ripples through the entire rest of the series. 

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

Its story is considered weaker than the earlier films, lacking their energy and being overly reliant on gore instead of atmosphere to scare. 

Alien 3 (6.4)

This threequel is maligned by many for not living up to its predecessors, which rate a comfortable 8.5 and 8.4, respectively. 

The Exorcist III (6.4)

The Exorcist: Out of the Shadows by Bob McCabe, original author William Peter Blatty praised it as "a more frightening film than The Exorcist "

A Nightmare On Elm Street Part 3

Its plot being a direct followup to the first film's won it points with fans, though for some, the climactic death of Nancy lost them again. 

Son of Frankenstein (7.1)

Henry's son come home to claim Castle Frankenstein as his inheritance. Little does he suspect that the monster and his father's old grave robber Ygor are still there as well, leading him to follow in Henry's footsteps. 

Day Of The Dead (7.1)

Romero's legendary Dead trilogy, Day of the Dead takes place after the zombie apocalypse has fully taken hold and the remnants of humanity are driven into hiding. 

Red Dragon (7.2)

The Silence of the Lambs holds an impressive 8.6 on IMDb, while its direct sequel Hannibal dropped to a more average 6.8. Will Graham's hunt for the vicious serial killer Francis Dolarhyde, with Hannibal Lecter's attempts to destroy Will from his prison cell 

Army Of Darkness (7.4)

Coming Home in the Dark may appear to be a fairly run-of-the-mill carjacking horror movie at first, but it quickly deviates into becoming a layered drama about the personal histories of the carjackers and one of the victims.

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