If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em?

In the spirit of the late Jigsaw, let’s play a game. I want to know what sequel you want more than anything in the world. Think about it before just screaming out “Elm Street!” You have to assume said sequel will be produced and released in similar fashion to its predecessor.

With that said, let’s chat a little. Lionsgate’s previous Saw, the 2010 Saw 3D: The Final Chapter, went to theaters, and set up a whole cult of Jigsaw worshippers. A sequel could continue this storyline. Or, maybe Lionsgate chooses to reboot the franchise, something they’ve considered many times over. My personal preference would be to see a quasi-reboot, where they start fresh using the cult introduced in the final film.

Or how about A Nightmare On Elm Street? Platinum Dunes was behind the 2010 remake that didn’t really do it for New Line Cinema or the fans. Would you absolutely die for a sequel starring Jackie Earle Haley as Freddy Krueger? What if they did a prequel? Or how about if they re-remake it like Friday the 13th? It’s a bummer that Robert Englund is officially retiring as Freddy because I’d rather see a sequel to Freddy vs. Jason than anything else…

Speaking of re-remakes…Platinum Dunes is rebooting Friday the 13th again (they did so in 2009 with Derek Mears as Jason Voorhees), this time with David Bruckner (The Signal, V/H/S/2) attached to direct Jason’s resurrection. Is this enough to get you excited to see the man with infamous hockey mask back in theaters? What if they use a younger Jason in the film? Wouldn’t it be cool to see him as a teenager slashing up kids at Camp Crystal Lake? Even though the 1980 original is found-footage in spirit – it’s from the perspective of a stalking Pamela Voorhees – I’m kind of over found-footage and hope they too have moved on from it.

Maybe you prefer a new Dimension Films-produced Halloween sequel? Would you trust The Weinstein Company to make Halloween 3D incredible? What if it followed the events that took place in Rob Zombie’s films? What if it were a re-reboot like Friday? What kind of Michael Myers film would bring you back? I would love nothing more than for Myers to return to the big screen, I’m just not sure I trust TWC to be behind it (especially after the Snowpiercer debacle). What about you?

As we reported last week, there’s another Texas Chainsaw Massacre in development with Millennium for Lionsgate to potentially release. Were you such a huge fan of Texas Chainsaw 3D that you would do anything for a prequel/sequel to it? There’s talk of a teenage Leatherface here, but I’m not so sure that makes sense in the universe created by Tobe Hooper. As I stated before, they need to figure out what tone they want the next film to be before I can get excited.

Now that Paranormal Activity 5 is being fast-tracked, another Bloody Disgusting report, maybe this is the franchise you’re over the moon excited to see back in theaters? Do you really want to see another found-footage haunter about boring witches that don’t do anything but hurt a few random people in the ‘burbs? What if they remade this? What if they dropped the found-footage? There’s a lot of potential and possibilities if they would stop trapping themselves in a corner. Seriously though, how much do you care about Katie other than she’s the only thing that ties the films together?

I’m guessing that a lot of you are going to pick Scream 5 based on the amount of e-mails I receive about it on a weekly basis. From what I gather, the friction between Kevin Williamson, Wes Craven and Dimension is going to kill the film franchise, unless they choose to reboot it. Still, I’d say a successful MTV series run could reinvigorate the film series – and money doesn’t hurt, either. What version of Scream do you want? Do you really want a Scream 5 that badly?!

Hardcore horror fans may not even care about theatrical releases, and love the characters so much they’d sell their soul to the Devil for a new Hellraiser film, which is in home video hell. The last was a rushed mess in order for Dimension to retain the rights and continue to sit on it. But what if, WHAT IF Clive Barker actually returns to direct a remake as teased multiple times in the past?

Speaking of home video, Universal placed the Child’s Play franchise in the VOD realm, even though the last film, the 2010 Curse of Chucky, was an absolute blast. Universal has franchise creator Don Mancini working his ass for them, and the fans, so it’s frustrating to see Chucky sitting on shelves.

With all that to reflect on, what franchise followup do you want the most – and did I miss any that you want more than these? Maybe Jeepers Creepers 3? Nah.

My personal pick is Hellraiser, so long as Clive Barker is directing for theatrical release – and the Weinstein brothers leave him alone to do his thing.