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10 Movies That Are The Black Sheep Of Their Franchises

If a film is lucky (aka lucrative) enough to spawn a series, the law of averages dictates at least one sequel will suck. And not just suck, but suck really, really bad. It may even be so poorly regarded that afterwards the franchise will semi-reboot, with the next movie ignoring it completely.

1) Hellraiser: Revelations

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Hellraiser was never as popular as the other big horror franchises, mainly because S&M body horror isn’t the easiest thing to sell. It still has a fanbase, though, and for years a reboot has been stuck in development hell. It’s been there so long in fact that – in order to keep the rights – the studio had to make something. So, they slapped together Hellraiser: Revelations on a tiny budget in about a month, and it shows.

Revelations is the ninth instalment in a series that had plenty of bad sequels, but even by their standards, this was a new low. The acting is appalling, the script eye-watering and even the gore is dull. Worst of all, regular Pinhead actor Doug Bradley was been replaced by a chubby guy doing bad cosplay.

When a trailer declared it was from the mind of author Clive Barker, Barker responded on Twitter with: “If they claim it’s from the mind of Clive Barker, it’s a lie. It’s not even from my ****-hole.”

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