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For what I'd assumed would just be another fun, but daffy 80's creature feature, From Beyond has a lot more on its mind than expected. The creature and gore effects are fantastic, yes, but the script is much smarter than I'd expected and the performances are equally strong with Barbara Crampton showing that she can play a very different character from the one she played in Re-Animator just one year prior.

I didn't expect a sequel to a movie I loathed to be watchable, let alone sort of fantastic, but here we are and I'm ready to say that Annabelle: Creation is a surprise in many ways. A lot of the scares work and I got a few chills here and there. Even better, many of the characters are somewhat interesting and easy to root for. I doubt it'll become some classic in the years to come, but I'm almost positive it'll be put on that rare list of movie sequels that are better than the originals.

Before he got his infamous hockey mask in the next sequel, Jason had a different and much creepier disguise in this movie. I'm not sure if that's the reason I think this is one of the better sequels, but it plays a big part in it. The story is basically the same as all the other movies in this franchise, but we have creepy sackhead Jason and a great final girl, Ginny, who is rightly considered one of the best adversaries for Jason in the entire series. It also helps that the rest of the cast is equally as likable and you feel bad for them when they're killed. At this point, we were still rooting for the victims and not Jason.