They've even made a movie about us:
www.imdb.com/title/tt0069427/

I got to see the Re-Animator series one day, always wanted to give them a look.

Also thought about adding the Universal and Hammer series to the list, those are good ones to add for sure.

out of what you listed these are my picks.

Friday the 13th - original
Halloween - remake
Nightmare on Elm Street - part 3 dream warriors
Saw - first one
Scream - first one
Texas Chainsaw Massacre - remake
Alien - first one
Predator - first one
Phantasm - first one
Evil Dead - first one
Hellraiser - part 3 hell on earth
Child's play - first one

Of the movies of the [REC]/Quarantine series I've seen, I probably like [REC] 2 the most. That could be a good series to add to the list.

I liked that one the most too. It took the movie in a whole new direction and made the first one better. Plus it didnt have the stigma of the American shot for shot remake.

I really liked how [REC2] was literally set right after the first movie and in the same timeframe. I love that kind of tight continuity in a sequel.

Me too I thought it worked well with Halloween and Halloween 2 (the originals) too :)

I love that as well. It's always cool when a sequel has that tight a connection to a previous movie.

Oh and of course there's Hellraiser and Hellraiser 2:Hellbound. As much as I adore Hellraiser, I found the sequel to be darker, deeper and scarier and so is my personal fave in the hellraiser series :)

Kenneth Cranham is absolutely fantastic in Hellbound ,such a great horror character
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