Five Horror Classics That Should Never Be Remade, Rebooted, Recalibrated, Whatever

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My fellow editor here at 1428 Elm, Yvonne, is a big fan of horror remakes.

For the most part, I am not.

Sure, there are times when a horror movie needs a remake – say, when the author of the source material is disappointed with the end result and pushes for another version that is closer to the source material to be made.

Mostly, though, remakes are cash grabs, especially when they are of films that we consider horror classics.

Seriously – the only other genre of film making that even comes close to recycling ideas and rebooting franchises as often as it happens in horror is action, specifically the comic book creeps.  (Don’t panic: I’m a fan, for the most part.)  No one really even compares to the the horror film makers, however, as you can count on at least ten horror film remakes or reboots a year.

This has always perplexed me – it’s not acceptable to re-write popular books, just because someone is strapped for ideas and knows he could make some quick cash off it, so why are remakes not only encouraged but are in many ways the norm for the horror industry?

Beats me – but here are five horror classics that will result in a beating at my hands if anyone ever tries to remake, reboot or recalibrate these stories.  Read on!

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