RANKING HORROR MOVIE FRANCHISES | TIER LIST 

I’d say Scream should go in transformed the genre since it started a new era of slasher movies

okay sorry scream transformed the genre, definitively. i will not be taking questions at this time.

I would definitely swap out texas chainsaw with halloween, and add scream to transformed the genre

Halloween definitely transformed the genre over Saw... it literally spawned the 80s slasher craze.

I would enjoy a Stephen King movie tier list.

The Nightmare on Elm Street ranking hurt a bit, lol. The concept is still original to this day imo.

Scream definitely changed the genre. It was a parody of its own genre. It was very meta. It changed horror. It was very different from the other franchises in its time. Its also mysterious,funny, and don't do the same movie over and over again. They aren't as predictable as other movies. The parody of its genre definelty changed horror

You missed, George Romero’s, “Living Dead” franchise. That's easily one of the most consequential franchises ever.

the more you say "franchise", the less it starts to sound like an actual word

I'd put Scream in Transformed the Genre, probably over Blair Witch, but that's because I don't particularly enjoy the Blair Witch films. I'm also surprised by some omissions like The Exorcist, Wrong Turn, Leprechaun, and the best horror franchise, Scary Movie! (j/k)

Halloween definitely transformed the genre if it wasn’t for Michael Myers there would be no Jason or Freddy or just anyone after that John Carpenter made the first movie with barley any money it became one of the best horror movies ever and we have so many sequels afterwards that were still good & Scream deserves to be in Transformed the Genre too Scream brought back a dying genre in horror the slasher movies Scream was the 90’s to me I love all 4 of those movies I’m sure the 5th movie will be something special too

Agree with her correction about "the ring". It clearly transformed the genre. It opened western audiences to Asian horror and it influenced Asian horror in general.

For me, I think Jaws would be either forever a classic or transformed the genre. It helped create a widespread fear of the ocean and sharks

The Wrong Turn series belongs on here under JUST STOP category.

Nightmare can't be overhyped given that, unlike other slasher franchises, it introduced a hilarious villain. Non-talking villains is boring, it's not about "more atmosphere". If it comes to that, then Friday and Halloween are also overhyped, respectively, all the franchises I mentioned (and possibly something else) could be put into a separate category of overhyped classics.

Halloween and Scream both definitely transformed the genre more than Texas Chainsaw Massacre but maybe it's just because you love that franchise more.

YES final destination! It may not have transformed the genre, but it definitely transformed how freaking scared we get behind a log truck lol

I think alien transformed the genre since it really kicked off more women being better protagonists

I definitely think Scream transformed the genre because it really kicked off the "hero is actually the killer" and "the killer is calling from inside the house" tropes that we see all the time. these tropes have been done before Scream obviously but I feel that Scream made it become trending in a way

Yeaaaaah you did nightmare dirty! That is just as much of a classic as Jason and Michael!

I’m only partially into the video but I just want to acknowledge the enthusiasm and postive vibes coming from you in the video. Great to see you enjoying making this content for us horror enthusiasts out here!

I respectfully disagree with two: Scream most definitely transformed the genre. And I love the Conjuring movies and hope they make more lol

I love the purge movies. They are so suspenseful and action filled.

Scream was a cultural reset. It is hands down the best horror movie franchise. It was original, classy, and timeless! We need a ranking!

omg sarahhh how did you not put scream in transformed the genre 😭

I disagree with a few but I love these kinds of videos. I'm always interested in other's tastes and opinions. Final Destination may not be iconic or transformative but it has definitely left lasting effects on people when it comes to road travel lol.

I really love that you make your own categories for your tier lists. Thats really creative. I agree with most of this tier

Paranormal Activity belongs in Overhyped or Just Stop. After the first one, the quality got weirder with each entry. It went from eerie creek in the floor bed found footage atmosphere to a rip off of Chronicle where a dude had super powers to walking through portals and catching demons with blankets.

Can we get a most disturbing movies which are PG-13

Currently crying over the nightmare ranking 😭 FOREVER A CLASSIC!

One of the things I like most about your tier rankings videos is that you make your own categories. It’s not just “best/strongest- worst/weakest”, instead you give another perspective on it and I find it interesting

I'm new here and I'm already absolutely addicted to your videos, specially the Tier List ones. I'm really glad RU-vid recommended your channel to me

I think I would put Jaws in transformed the genre, just because it totally kickstarted generations of shark movies.

I would argue that Evil Dead has to be in "forever a classic" because out of all these horror movies on the list, how many resulted in their own tv series? Additionally, how many have spawned successful videogames and comics? Obviously you're right about fans liking it "just for fun" but it has nearly 40 years of a dedicated cult following. I don't think that being campy should somehow disqualify it from being "forever a classic."

The Conjuring movies to me are a perfect balance of horror and suspense, and I could honestly keep going forever with them, even though they seem to get cheesy. The idea of a branching horror universe is cool.

I really like how you give unique names to your tiers, I often disagree with your opinions of movies and rankings but I always respect your opinion and I find your videos entertaining as hell!! Keep it up

I would argue that The Ring did actually transform the genre. Even though it's a remake(I think it improves on the original), its success spawned the entire supernatural horror trend of the 2000s.

I love the concept of the purge so much I will keep holding out hope they'll eventually do this idea justice. I feel like a talented writer could make some sharp criticisms with this dystopian world, if they would just devote some real effort and care.

I'm a huge horror fan and just discovered this channel. Thanks for the great content!!

Great video Sarah, a few big franchises do come to mind though: Candyman, The Wishmaster, Creepshow, Phantasmagoria, Puppetmaster, and Tales from the Crypt.

Respectfully, Paranormal Activity should have been left in transformed the genre. I also think Scream should have sat in there too. Great ranking though - the chaotic ones are the ones I enjoy the most

How can you put Freddy in overhyped? I will admit, many of the Freddy movies are bad after part 3 but the first three are all time classics

I agree with almost everything, but Nightmare On Elm Street is super scary. Also you’ve said you’d survive The Invisible Man, I really don’t think you would.

I don't necessarily think you should've named the top tier "transformed the genre" as you seemed to just put what you liked there. Which is fine obviously but there are lots of stuff that easily deserves to be there from their influence. Like Halloween for instance quite literally created the modern stalker slasher genre as we know it, Friday is an admitted rip off of it. The Ring is another that should be in the top tier by technicality because it brought the era of a adapting Japanese Horror for many years, one of the more prolific ones to come out of that era is The Grudge. And of course Scream by your tier definition is easily top tier influence on the horror genre. Edit: Omg wow wow ok then, I reached that part of the video. I would highly recommend looking into the influence Jaws has had on the film industry as a whole, because based on "transforming the genre" goes, this movie transformed all of Hollywood. This is probably the most influential and important film ever made. Edit 2: Hellraiser is another one I think if you'd have seen all of the films you would reconsider where you put it. Even if you're one to like or even love the first film or even first few films, I think we could all agree it belongs in the just stop category as that franchise gets so damn atrocious that studios were literally reworking scripts that weren't even made to be Hellraiser movies just to put cenobites in them and dispose that shit out onto some direct to DVD schlock. Half of them couldn't even be bothered to be put on Blu Ray it's so bad. Edit 3: Although I can't really argue with your opinion on The Conjuring, I think in principle you should recognize this one for "transforming the genre" as well, for better or for worse. You may say for worse, but you must see that it has begun the obsession with demonic possession that has become the new era of horror.

As soon as you named the category, I knew the Conjuring was going in "Please Stop," but they're my comfort movies! I can't get enough

The way I gasped when you put Nightmare in Overhyped! 😱

The fact that there are often so many movies in the franchises really puts me off. It's just such a commitment.

Love your channel, you seem like a big horror fan, but this ranking is wild lol I legit laughed when she placed NOES and Chucky so low.

Jeepers Creepers. One of my favorite movies, but as a franchise, I'd put it in just for fun. Same with I Know What You Did Last Summer.

I think my favorite franchise is probably The Conjuring. I find myself rewatching it the most. My favorite classic is definitely Friday, though. The Grudge is my no-no movie. I don’t know WHAT it is about it but it scares me more than anything. I can’t even look at my mom’s DVD case with the eyeball on it. I was also surprised you forgot Wrong Turn. 😂

I love Final Destination and think it transformed the genre with a unique take on the universe has a plan for you and it is death and I really enjoyed them lol. Also I loved the Amityville Horror lol

I just found this channel and I love your content! Love to see another horror fan 😍 My favorites are Final Destination and Alien. Happy to see you liked them too!

Oof that Nightmare on Elm Street one hurt a bit. Definitely my favorite franchise of all time but at the same time for me The Ring is overhyped 💀

Never apologise for your opinion - Everyone is absolutely entitled to have their own views. For the most part I agree with your picks, but I would change some. IMO - Scream transformed the genre, Jaws will forever be a classic, Texas Chainsaw too. And The Conjuring is under hyped! I know that's not on your tier list, but I really think the first two films are up there amongst the best horror films ever made! And I think for the most part, the rest of the franchise delivers some really good movies.

Really enjoy the tier list videos . Good to see people's opinions on horror movies as we all have different tastes and can enjoy all different types of horror

Jaws really put the fear of going into the ocean into many viewers…not so much for the horror genre but influenced many fears of the water

When I saw the Conjuring come up...I knew where she was going hahahah. Any longtime subscribers knew where you were putting these franchises, though I was surprised with The Ring!

I love all the conjuring movies. I dont care what anyone else thinks.

Scream and Halloween literaly changed the whole genre. Scream basically singlehandedly revived it

I know i'm late lol but i think scream transformed the genre. mainly because of the meta aspect of it, we didn't really see a lot of that before scream. also the who done it part was really cool, and the fact they had 2 killers!! i love scream lol

When you were talking about the Conjuring franchise and looked straight into the camera - I definitely felt attacked 🥲

Franchises you missed: - Hostel - The collector - Human Centipede - Wrong turn - Species

I always assumed I loved your videos because our opinions on horror movies were so similar but this video definitely changed that lol still loved the video tho! I was waiting for you to mention ginger snaps or wrong turn.

love your rankings, i haven’t seen a lot of these just because my taste in horror movies are probably pretty bad compared to other people😂 however, the only one i would have moved would have been the conjuring franchise. i genuinely feel like they are classics. it’s really hard for me to get scared from horror movies and these movies actually scared the hell out of me which is why i like them. also 100% agree with you on the paranormal activity movies. it’s my favorite horror movie franchise so loved that haha

My favorite one is Scream! Their all great, Scream is my favorite horror movie! All the movies are good, even 3 but it’s not as good

Only thing I disagree with here is Nightmare. Those movies were amazing.

I love what you’re doing keep up the good work! 😁

I love the Scream franchise so much

YES PLEASE RANK SCREAM!! (and maybe include the tv series… which I love…)

Nice list. I am glad I found your channel. You won me over!

recently discovered your channel and im so glad!

ok listen up, don’t ever disrespect Freddy like that AGAIN. our friendship is hanging by a THREAD now. good news for Cloverfield fans, they’re working on another one rn to directly take place after events of the first film so it’ll probably feel more like franchise. girl, they sent Jason to SPACE and you let him slide into a classic and not Freddy??? no no, Jason needs to be in the just stop. and tbh Scream definitely made a splash for slasher flicks, it even inspired an entire franchise of parody films (Scary Movie) so i think it should’ve been in transformed the genre Paranormal needs to be in just stop. like they got worse and worse.

I like the tier lists. They make sense to me.

I’d put Saw under just stop. Nightmare I’d add to forever a classic. I grew up in the 80s which may have something to do with these decisions

You are one of my favorite people on RU-vid. I really respect your opinion. Keep up the good work.

Ok I agree with you on most of these!! Scream has to be my go to classic 👻🔪 out of all these movies. I love how it’s always a different killer each time yet there all connected in a way.

Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream were the first franchises I ever loved! So your ranking of Nightmare kind of sucks, but I still love your videos and respect your opinion!

First of all, you’re one of my new fave RU-vidrs. I’ve been on a binge of all your content the past month. Second, I love hearing your POV cause we have completely opposite opinions. Personally, I would trade every single Paranormal Activity movie for another Purge.

First time seeing your videos and damn. We out here having almost polar opposite but I still really enjoyed your personality and opinions!

Final destination 3 with the roller coaster is one of my all time favourite horror movies ever. It’s amazing

Extremely important question: would carrie be considered a franchise? Like there are 3 different versions plus a (bad) sequel and a musical, idk lol do remakes even count?

im new to your channel and subscribed immediately upon seeing uzumaki on your shelf! gotta appreciate junji ito's works :D

I’m new to your channel and I love your tier lists

RANK THE SCREAM FILMS FOR SURE!

Me: I like watching Sarah, she has good insights Sarah: The conjuring is overhyped, just stop Me: Sarah is my new horror diety

Yay scream amazing awesome video keep up amazing work

Thank god im not the only one who feels like this about Paranormal Activity, I binged all of them around last year and I adore them so much

I would add Wrong Turn to this list and put it under Just For Fun!

I personally would've put Halloween over Texas Chainsaw in the transformed the genre category and im a little hurt by where you put Nightmare but otherwise great list! Love these videos!

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre definitely transformed the genre Nothing like it had been seen and it was basically the first masked killer with a weapon movie Chase scenes And the making of the movie is just as brutal as the movie itself

I LOVE YOUR UZUMAKI BOOK IN THE BACKGROUND!

You should take a look at John Carpenter's Apocalypse Trilogy. It actually starts with "The Thing" then, "Prince of Darkness" and "In the Mouth of Madness" which is AMAZING and has Sam Neil!

Honestly tier lists never made a lot of sense to me either until you made you're own categories. So I really like how you do a tier list. I think it overall makes it a lot more fun also.

Also I see you with Uzumaki in the back one of my favorite horror mangas definitely gotta check out the rest and the junji ito:the collection anime to see if it lives up to the manga

fascinating to see how the comments show tons of different opinions! Just goes to show that fear is subjective and what you consider a classic or transformative to someone else could be overhyped or dull. I consider the OG Grudge movie to be a classic for me so it kinda stung to see her put it in overhyped lol

Tier lists are so fun!! I’m so ready. I’m also so early? Wow

You haven't seen every single horror franchise that exists? The audacity!!

❤️ this list & need more top tier imo: Halloween transformed slashers Jaws transformed creature features Alien transformed sci-fi horror Scream transformed meta horror

Why! Conjuring multiverse, my favorite, cause it could all actually happen.

The most notable horror franchises that you missed that I can think of are Phantasm, The Omen and The Exorcist. I would rank the first two in 'Classic' and the third in 'Transformed...'. My favorites are Scream and The Ring, though I would put The Ring in 'Just for Fun' until more time has passed. In retrospect, I'd have to say Jaws and Alien transformed the genre a lot more than Friday the 13th, but that's just me.