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Let’s Rank the Horror Franchises. Plus: ‘Halloween Kills.’
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October 15, 2021 · 1:26:12 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Hosts: Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · With David Gordon Green
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Ranking the Best Horror Franchises
Ranked list · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · ▶ 47:31
- 1Halloween · Sean Fennessey▶ 53:49
- 2Alien · Sean Fennessey▶ 56:18
- ·Friday the 13th · Sean Fennessey▶ 57:42
- ·A Nightmare on Elm Street · Sean Fennessey▶ 57:40
- 5The Exorcist · Sean Fennessey▶ 52:25
- 6Night of the Living Dead · Sean Fennessey▶ 51:49
- 7Psycho · Sean Fennessey▶ 51:07
- 8Texas Chainsaw Massacre · Sean Fennessey▶ 51:01
- 9Scream · Sean Fennessey▶ 51:02
- ·Poltergeist · Sean Fennessey▶ 57:34
- 10The Omen · Sean Fennessey▶ 47:31
Movies Referenced (80)
13 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, David Gordon Green▶ 17:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗
8 mentions · Sean Fennessey, David Gordon Green▶ 2:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Directors Referenced (15)
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Halloween Kills▶ 2:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for V/H/S, You're Next▶ 19:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for It Follows, Under the Silver Lake▶ 28:35IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, David Gordon Green, Chris Ryan · Known for Dark Star, Halloween▶ 36:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Signs, Lady in the Water, The Village▶ 15:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for A Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream, New Nightmare▶ 21:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for The Fly, eXistenZ, Dead Ringers▶ 17:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Armageddon▶ 4:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for V/H/S▶ 26:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Superman, Lethal Weapon▶ 14:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for The Martian, Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise▶ 36:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (33)
17 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, David Gordon Green · Known for Get Out▶ 30:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Buffy the Vampire Slayer▶ 55:39IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Easy Rider, Blue Velvet, Speed▶ 50:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Changeling, Sicario: Day of the Soldado▶ 41:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, David Gordon Green · Known for Requiem for a Dream, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, The Exorcist▶ 31:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Training Day, Before Sunrise, Before Midnight▶ 27:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Full Metal Jacket, Cutthroat Island, The Dark Knight Rises▶ 13:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Vicky Cristina Barcelona, The Town, The Prestige▶ 14:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Psycho, Psycho II▶ 51:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (16)
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for The Life of Chuck▶ 10:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for The Black Phone, Doctor Strange, Sinister▶ 27:39IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Predator, The Nice Guys, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang▶ 27:39IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, David Gordon Green · Known for Underworld▶ 1:06:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for First Reformed, The Card Counter▶ 52:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · David Gordon Green · Known for Halloween Ends▶ 1:07:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Nightbreed, Hellraiser, Candyman▶ 44:30IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Bride of Chucky▶ 43:33IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Shaun of the Dead, The World's End, Baby Driver▶ 46:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Cinematographers Referenced (1)
2 mentions · David Gordon Green · Known for Medium Cool, In the Heat of the Night, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?▶ 1:05:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗