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A Chinese Ghost Story II (倩女幽魂II:人间道)

A Chinese Ghost Story II is a 1990 Hong Kong film directed by Ching Siu-tung and produced by Tsui Hark, starring Leslie Cheung and Joey Wong as new characters.

A Chinese Ghost Story III (倩女幽魂III:道道道)

A Chinese Ghost Story III (倩女幽魂III:道道道, Sien lui yau wan III: Do do do) is a 1991 Hong Kong supernatural action-comedy directed by Ching Siu-tung and produced by Tsui Hark, the trilogy-closing remake of the 1987 original, starring Tony Leung, Joey Wong, and Jacky Cheung.

Alien 3

Alien 3 (Alien³) is David Fincher's 1992 directorial debut, the third Alien film, set on the prison planet Fiorina 161; it killed off Newt and Hicks, grossed $159.8 million, and was disowned by Fincher, with a longer 2003 Assembly Cut.

Army of Darkness

Army of Darkness (1992/1993) is Sam Raimi's third Evil Dead film, a comedy-horror fantasy in which Bruce Campbell's Ash battles Deadites in 1300 AD to retrieve the Necronomicon, distinguishing it from the darker earlier films.

Bride of Chucky

Bride of Chucky is a 1998 American horror comedy film, the fourth in the Child's Play series, in which Chucky is resurrected by Tiffany, who becomes a doll.

Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh

Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995), also called Candyman 2, is Bill Condon's horror sequel to Candyman (1992), set in New Orleans at Mardi Gras, starring Tony Todd and Kelly Rowan, revealing the Candyman's real name Daniel Robitaille; grossed $13.4 million and scored 21% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Child's Play 2

Child's Play 2 (1990) is a Universal horror sequel directed by John Lafia, written by Don Mancini, in which the rebuilt Chucky doll hunts Andy Barclay in a foster home; $12 million budget, $26.9 million US gross.

Child's Play 3

Child's Play 3 is a 1991 American supernatural horror film, the third in the Child's Play franchise, directed by Jack Bender and released by Universal Pictures.

Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest

Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (1995) is a direct-to-video horror film directed by James D.R. Hickox, the third Children of the Corn film, moving the Gatlin cult story to Chicago with Daniel Cerny as Eli and an uncredited Charlize Theron.

Critters 3

Critters 3 (1991) is a direct-to-video American sci-fi horror film, the third Critters entry, directed by Kristine Peterson, starring Leonardo DiCaprio in his film debut as Josh, with Don Opper returning as Charlie McFadden.

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) is the sixth A Nightmare on Elm Street film, Rachel Talalay's directorial debut, in which Freddy Krueger, having killed Springwood's children, targets his daughter Maggie; it holds 23% on Rotten Tomatoes.

From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money

From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money is a 1999 direct-to-video vampire horror sequel directed by Scott Spiegel, starring Robert Patrick and Duane Whitaker as bank robbers turned vampires in Mexico; 9% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Gremlins 2: The New Batch is Joe Dante's 1990 Warner Bros./Amblin comedy-horror sequel to Gremlins, written by Charlie Haas, set in Daniel Clamp's New York skyscraper, released June 15, 1990, grossing $40.5 million, and followed only by Gremlins 3 in 2027.

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later is a 1998 American slasher film directed by Steve Miner, in which Jamie Lee Curtis returns as Laurie Strode, facing Michael Myers twenty years after the original.

Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth

Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992) is the third Hellraiser film, directed by Anthony Hickox, written by Peter Atkins, starring Doug Bradley as Pinhead and Terry Farrell; the first Dimension Films release, made without Clive Barker's involvement.

Hellraiser: Bloodline

Hellraiser: Bloodline, also released as Hellraiser IV: Bloodline, is a 1996 American horror film telling the origin of the puzzle box that summons the Cenobites across three time periods.

I Know What You Did Last Summer

I Know What You Did Last Summer: 1997 teen slasher film directed by Jim Gillespie, written by Kevin Williamson from Lois Duncan's 1973 novel, starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, and Freddie Prinze Jr.; spawned sequels, a 2021 series, and a 2025 legacy sequel.

Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles

Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles is Neil Jordan's 1994 Warner Bros. adaptation of Anne Rice's 1976 novel, starring Tom Cruise as Lestat and Brad Pitt as Louis; it earned $223.6 million worldwide and was later re-adapted as AMC's 2022 series.

Jack Frost (1997 film)

Jack Frost (1997) is a direct-to-video horror comedy directed by Michael Cooney, starring Scott MacDonald as a serial killer transformed into a murderous snowman. Distinct from the 1998 Michael Keaton family film of the same name.

Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday

Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday, the ninth Friday the 13th film, is a 1993 horror film in which Jason Voorhees survives as a body-hopping spirit.

Lake Placid (film)

Lake Placid is a 1999 American horror-comedy film directed by Steve Miner and written by David E. Kelley, in which a giant crocodile is found in a Maine lake.

Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III

Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, a 1990 New Line slasher directed by Jeff Burr, the first non-Tobe Hooper sequel, starring Kate Hodge, Ken Foree, and R.A. Mihailoff; cut from an X to an R rating, released January 12, 1990, grossing $5.8 million.

Leprechaun (film)

Leprechaun is a 1993 American horror-comedy directed by Mark Jones, starring Warwick Davis and Jennifer Aniston, made for under $1 million by Trimark Pictures and launching an eight-film horror franchise.

Memento Mori (여고괴담 두번째 이야기) (1999 film)

Memento Mori (여고괴담 두번째 이야기) is a 1999 Korean horror drama, the second Whispering Corridors film, directed by Kim Tae-yong and Min Kyu-dong, about a lesbian school romance, a diary, and a suicide that haunts a girls' school.

Omen IV: The Awakening

Omen IV: The Awakening is a 1991 made-for-TV horror film, the fourth Omen movie, directed by Jorge Montesi and Dominique Othenin-Girard, in which attorneys adopt Delia, Damien Thorn's daughter and the new Antichrist.

Psycho IV: The Beginning

Psycho IV: The Beginning (1990) is a Showtime television prequel to Hitchcock's Psycho, directed by Mick Garris, written by Joseph Stefano, starring Anthony Perkins in his final Norman Bates role, with Henry Thomas and Olivia Hussey.

Return of the Living Dead III

Return of the Living Dead III (Return of the Living Dead 3) is a 1993 zombie horror film directed by Brian Yuzna, written by John Penney, starring Mindy Clarke and J. Trevor Edmond; a darker, romance-driven third entry released by Trimark on 29 October 1993.

Ring (film)

Ringu (リング) is Hideo Nakata's 1998 Japanese horror film adapting Koji Suzuki's novel about a cursed videotape killing viewers in seven days; it sparked the J-horror boom and was remade as The Ring (2002).

Ring 2 (リング2)

Ring 2 (リング2) is a 1999 Japanese horror film, the direct sequel to Ring, directed by Hideo Nakata, starring Miki Nakatani, in which Sadako's corpse proves she survived 30 years in the well and her curse multiplies through copied videotapes.

Ring Two (1999 film)

Ring 2 (リング2, Ringu 2) is a 1999 Japanese horror sequel directed by Hideo Nakata to Ring (1998), written by Hiroshi Takahashi, starring Miki Nakatani; it replaced Rasen as the canonical sequel and outgrossed the first film.