2 Scary 2 Handle: 10 Horror Sequels To Watch On Tubi

The Scream franchise has continued to terrify audiences with new Ghostfaces well into the 2020s, but before Radio Silence took up the mantle, we had Scream 2. With original icons Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson at the helm, this meta sequel was the first to feature a copycat Ghostface, moving Sidney Prescott and co. from high school to college and into a whole new world of fear.

Featuring new stars like Timothy Olyphant and Sarah Michelle Gellar, Scream 2 was the beginning of a legacy that extends well into 2026, and helped cement Neve Campbell as one of the most iconic final girls of all time.

Anthology films are a perfect place to start when it comes to sequels, because it means you don’t have to worry about the first film at all! This particular sequel comes from the mind of George Romero, who directed the first film and wrote the script for the second, all wrapped up in the tale of a young boy picking up a gruesome comic.

Featuring performances from George Kennedy, Lois Chiles, and even Stephen King, it’s a great place to start if you don’t want to commit to something too intense, but also get the same feel for some of horror’s best and brightest.

While the original Exorcist is often considered one of the best horror films ever made, the sequels that spawned out of its massive success are certainly less beloved. Exorcist II: The Heretic is the biggest example of that, making Regan into a psychic and doing a complete 180 away from all the things that made the first film such a terrifying story — but that doesn’t mean it isn’t worth checking out.

With David Kittredge’s new documentary Boorman and the Devil exploring the troubled making of the film, now is the perfect time to explore the much-maligned sequel to William Friedkin’s classic, and take a dive into a lesser-known title that might surprise you.

While the first film is great and kickstarted one of the most gruesome horror franchises ever, I have to say that I highly prefer this sequel to the original Hellraiser. There’s something much more malicious about Hellbound, which opens up the world of the Cenobites and brings with it one of the greatest horror villains of all time: Julia Cotton, who survived the carnage of the first film and came back even hungrier for blood.

Between her quest for revenge and hell priest Pinhead’s desire to blur the line between pain and pleasure, Hellraiser II is a goopy, gory mess of a time — in the best possible way.

Despite none of the original’s creative team returning, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Part 2 still manages to stand out. Replacing director John McNaughton with Chuck Parello — who helped bring awareness to the original as a publicist — and swapping star Michael Rooker for Neil Giuntoli, this sequel arrived ten years after the original to continue the titular killer’s murder spree in such a gruesome way that the folks here at Fango loved it enough to end up quoted on its poster.

Don’t let this one slip through the cracks when you’re looking for something to watch — even though it might scar you a bit.

Much like Creepshow 2, the sequel to the Jamie Lee Curtis-led film Prom Night stands completely on its own — but not because it’s an anthology film. Originally developed as a standalone film titled The Haunting at Hamilton High, this 1987 slasher was retitled to capitalize on the success of the first film, but that doesn’t make it any less fun as a sequel.

While the first film was a straight-up slasher, Hello Mary Lou takes things in a supernatural direction, making Carrie White’s prom look like a walk in the park.

Let’s all go to Camp Arawak! This sequel set five years after the original cult classic takes viewers back to the titular camp where it all went down, with the murderous Angela returning for vengeance.

Original Sleepaway Camp star Felissa Rose didn’t return for Sleepaway Camp II (though she would appear in Return to Sleepaway Camp twenty years later). Here, Angela is played by another familiar icon — Pamela Springsteen, actress and sister to musician Bruce Springsteen. Nothing can replace the OG, but this campy sequel has deservedly earned a cult following of its own, and makes for a perfect watch as summer winds down. 

While the first Return of the Living Dead film may have been a spinoff from George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead franchise, the Dan O’Bannon-directed film spawned four sequels of its own, effectively creating its own universe.

Return of the Living Dead Part II is the first of those films, featuring a new batch of teens plagued by the creatures created when barrels of Trioxin escape containment. Featuring an early performance from Twin Peaks star Dana Ashbrook, this sequel is just as zany as its predecessor, giving zombies a distinctly punk feel, thanks to its soundtrack led by tracks from Anthrax and The Big O.

The Strangers broke my brain as a thirteen-year-old girl who was forced to watch it at a sleepover with her middle school friends, but it’s The Strangers: Prey at Night that really solidified my love for these characters, terrifying though they might be.

Starring Christina Hendricks and Lewis Pullman, this sequel is less psychological thriller and more straight slasher, arriving ten years after the original and serving almost as a satire on slashers as it changes its tune to something less nerve-wracking and more neon-tinged. However, that might just be my fondness for Pullman’s kill scene. (You’ll never hear “Total Eclipse of the Heart” the same way ever again.)

Art the Clown is horror’s newest icon for a reason, and it’s Terrifier 2 we have to thank for that, arriving six years after the first film that catapulted David Howard Thornton’s sadistic killer clown to stardom.

The second film from director Damien Leone really locked in just how sick and twisted Art can be as he’s introduced to final girl Sienna Shaw. Sienna is destined to destroy Art — but not before he wreaks total havoc on her life.

Made for $250,000 and earning over $15 million when it was released, Terrifier 2 is bigger, badder, and bloodier in all the right ways, with practical effects that will make your toes curl and enough action to keep you hungry for more.