Why no Shocker 2?

Dec 2, 2017 1:36:02 GMT Reynard said:

What started this "supernatural revenge of an executed criminal" sub-genre anyway? Neither Prison or Shocker made money. Probably wasn't Elm Street 1, since Freddy's past was just a minor plot detail - what really got ripped off from it was the concept of killing dreams.

The Horror Show was very uninspired and routine. Also the supernatural psycho was very unmenacing. Without Lance Henriksen's presence I would have been seriously bored.

 I guess they thought they might manage to make one that really hit the mark and Wes Craven was seen as the man for the job. If they have an idea or interesting concept, they usually flog it till it bleeds to death.

I haven't seen The Horror Show in yonks, and I own a copy on vhs under the title House 3, but I'm not sure if I want to waste 90mins of my life. If a movie has horror show in the title, I expect it to deliver the goods. If I was to view it again, it would be as a marathon of all 4 of these titles and I would play in this order to suit my preference of enjoyment levels: Horror Show, Shocker, Prison, Shadow Of Death.