5 Horror Franchises Blumhouse Should Reboot (And 5 They Shouldn’t)

It used to be that if it was prison term for a revulsion fix , Universal Studios was the place to go . Then , Hammer occupy over as King of Killers . New Line and Lionsgate both had their time in the spotlight after that , but now , there ’s only one name that mass would give as Titan of Terror . We ’re speak , of path , about Blumhouse . Blumhouse is not only coming up with some of the bestoriginal horrorin flick today , it ’s also rebooting some very popular repulsion franchise . With that in mind , we occur up with a list of what we ’d like to see Blumhouse take on … and what we think if should stay away from . So work on the lights and pul the covers up close , here are5 Horror Franchises Blumhouse Should Reboot ( and 5 They Should n’t ) .

Should: Frankenstein

It seems like people have forget how scarey the story ofFrankensteinshould be . Do n’t get us unseasonable , we ’re fascinate by thatFrankensteinpolice procedural coming to CBS . Still , it ’s a disgrace that Frankenstein has been moderate as much as it has for a modern audience . However , if Blumhouse were in charge of a Frankenstein serial , we know that the original terror Mary Shelley used to build both the skill fiction and repulsion genres would be right back where it belong . Plus , this would be an chance for Blumhouse to use Guillermo Del Toro as a director , and that ’s something just too enticing to brush off .

Shouldn’t: Psycho

Cult favoriteBates Motelrecently did a swell job accommodate the Psycho history for the little projection screen . Now that it ’s over , someone is bound to hop on the prospect to retain the story of Norman Bates . However , we hope it ’s not Blumhouse . Not that they would n’t do a slap-up task of it , it ’s just that the Norman Bates story is familiar to so many horror devotee . Even the twist ending is a widely known plot of land spot . We ’d rather Blumhouse focus on rebooting different franchise .

Should: Phantasm

Even in popular repulsion communities , Phantasmdoesn’t get the acknowledgement it merit . The dreaming - like , trippy , science fabrication horror still stand as one of the most unique debut in the genre , even 40 year after its original release .

A new franchise set in the world of Phantasm would be an amazing project for Blumhouse to take on . We do have two conditions , though . First , bring in original director Don Coscarelli on the picture show . And two , do n’t recast the Tall Man . That part is Angus Scrimm ’s alone .

Shouldn’t: I Know What You Did Last Summer

How do you make a movie about a mathematical group of adolescent with a secret in the Instagram age ? Admittedly , Blumhouse could probably come up with some answers to that . However , it ’s voiceless to ideate just how unlike those result would be from the very familiar chronicle ofI Know What You Did Last Summer . Plus , the format of a teen slasher is a well - trodden path in the world of repugnance . That ’s not to say that no one can do anything new with it ( watchHappy Death Day ) , but we do guess it could be unvoiced to pull off . And we ’d rather Blumhouse focus that effort elsewhere .

Should: The Omen

You do n’t have to spend too much time online to sense like the humankind is derive to an end . That ’s why a new apocalyptical repugnance enfranchisement would be perfect for today . We as a horror audience have actually gotten a fiddling well-situated with the remnant of the mankind . Post - apocalyptic movies like28 Days LaterandBird Boxhave put it in our heads that the apocalypse is n’t as scary as what number after . We think it ’s high metre the apocalypse is chilling once more , and we ’d commit Blumhouse more than anyone to make it so .

Shouldn’t: The Amityville Horror

Haunting of Hill Houseproved that haunted house repugnance is far from over . However , if Hollywood wants to return to Amityville , Blumhouse is n’t the way to go . That ’s because , to somewhat boot theAmityvillefranchise , a studio would have to put Ed and Lorraine Warren in the film , as they were the extrasensory investigators on the display case .

And if those names sound familiar , it ’s because they are pivotal persona inThe Conjuringseries , which is owned by New Line Pictures . It follows , then , that New Line would have to break up up Amityville as well .

Should: Ginger Snaps

There a ton of ways Blumhouse can retrovert to the fantastic adolescent lycanthrope dealership that isGinger Snaps . One is , of track , to resume the enfranchisement only , with New teens move through the hell that the original character face up . Just in a modern , social - media - rules humanity . Then the other room Blumhouse could bringGinger Snapsback is by returning to the world of the original serial , allowing for time to pass like it did in our cosmos . This is what they did with last year’sHalloween , and the results were unbelievable .

Shouldn’t: Hellraiser

Yes , we know thatJason Blum lately expressed interestin rebooting theHellraiserfranchise . However , Dimension Films has been puzzle out with Clive Barker on a reboot for some fourth dimension now , and we remember that their dedication to the projection has earned them the rights . Plus , theHellraiserseries needs Clive Barker to succeed , so whichever studio he works with is the one that should have the rights to the reboot .

Should: Nightmare On Elm Street

Remember what we said aboutGinger snap ? That Blumhouse has the option to bring back the original storyline ? Well , in this possible reboot , that is an inviolable necessity . Blumhouse should n’t be satisfied with fetch back theNightmare on Elm Streetfranchise , it should convey back the original plaster bandage .

That ’s correct , recast Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger and Heather Langenkamp as Nancy . It does n’t even have to be dead in persistence with the respite of the films . Just so long as those two return . Again , look to last year’sHalloweento see substantiation of that working .

Shouldn’t: Scream

Screamis an unbelievable franchise . From the pattern of Ghostface to the fantastic characterization of Sidney , it brook out as the best overall series in the musical style . However , Scream works well when there ’s a vernacular train of thought going on in repulsion . And mightily now , there just is n’t . Horror is as various a literary genre as it ’s ever been , and cosmopolitan commentary on it would be voiceless to nail down . That said , there will mostly come a time very presently when revulsion part to look a spot more familiar . At that time , someone should rebootScream , and Blumhouse should decidedly bewilder its chapeau in the ring .

Which repulsion dealership merit a reboot ? Which 1 do you