Sequels, reboots, remakes… Where to begin? If you think keeping up with the Marvel movies is overwhelming, wait until you try sorting through these series. We’ve decided to make it simple (well, simpler) with handy series charts to track their timelines and continuity.
HALLOWEEN
1. Halloween (1978)
2. Halloween II (1981)
3. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
4. Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)
5. Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
6. Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
7. Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
8. Halloween (2018)
9. Halloween Kills (2021)
10. Halloween Ends (2022)
11. Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) a.k.a. The One Without Michael Myers
12. Rob Zombie’s Halloween (2007; remake)
13. Rob Zombie’s Halloween II (2009; remake’s sequel) - Watch the Director’s Cut and thank me later.
THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE
1. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
2. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
3. Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990)
4. Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994)
5. Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013)
6. Leatherface (2017) - Prequel to the original and Texas Chainsaw 3D
7. All American Massacre (never released)
8. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003; remake)
9. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006; prequel to remake)
10. Butcher Boys (2012) - Initially conceived as a sequel, then a stand-alone film but with many Chainsaw cameos and a few references sprinkled in.
11. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2021)
RING
1. Ring (1998) a.k.a. Ringu
2. Spiral (1998) a.k.a. Rasen
3. Sadako 3D (2012)
4. Sadako 2 3D (2013)
5. Ring 2 (1999) a.k.a. Ringu 2
6. Ring 0 (2000) a.k.a. Ringu 0 - Prequel to Ring and Ring 2
7. Sadako (2019)
8. The Ring Virus (1999; South Korean remake)
9. The Ring (2002; U.S. remake)
10. Rings (2005; short film)
11. The Ring Two (2005)
12. Rings (2017)
13. Sadako vs. Kayako (2016; Japanese crossover film with the Ju-on/Grudge franchise)
14. Hikiko-san vs. Sadako (2015; Japanese crossover film)
15. Bunshinsaba vs Sadako (2016; Chinese crossover film)
16. Bunshinsaba vs Sadako 2 (2017; Chinese crossover film)
17. Sadako Returned (2018; Chinese film)
Not pictured - Ring: Kanzenban (1995; Japanese TV movie) or Ring: The Final Chapter and Rasen (1999; Japanese TV miniseries)