They are so different, but equally terrifying.
To make an already popular franchise even more successful, filmmakers sometimes resort to a trick called crossover, which is the combination of two or more recognizable brands.
Perhaps the most famous is Alien vs. Predator. However, this is far from the first and only film crossover involving various prominent representatives of the horror genre.
1. Sadako vs Kayako
Sadako vs. Kayako brings together two of the most famous Japanese horror films – The Grudge and The Ring, which had a dozen sequels, prequels and spin-offs until 2016.
As a result, Sadako vs. Kayako became the twelfth film in the series and the first to reunite Sayako, who was killed by her father, and Kayako, who was brutally tortured by her own husband.
The confusing similarity between the two ghosts – a pale face and long black hair – is portrayed with great humor in the film.
2. Freddy vs. Jason
Freddy Krueger’s glove was shown at the end of 1993’s Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday. At the time, no one knew that this small detail would lead to a confrontation between two famous madmen on the big screen ten years later.
Many fans were waiting for this meeting: the villains, so colorful and different in their methods, promised something truly epochal. Luckily, director Ronny Yu found a way to combine A Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th without compromising either franchise.
3. Alien vs Predator
As with Freddy vs. Jason, the creators of Alien vs. Predator created tension between fans of the two iconic franchises by hinting at the possibility of a showdown that would end the many debates about which monster is cooler – Alien or Predator?
“Alien vs. Predator” could not become a classic of the genre, but the film fulfilled its main goal – it made two almost forgotten monsters of cinema popular again.
4. Dracula vs. Frankenstein
Dracula vs. Frankenstein follows a descendant of Dr. Frankenstein, Professor Durea working on a blood serum for his mute assistant Groton. Soon, Count Dracula himself learns about the cure: the vampire believes that it will forever rid him of his intolerance to sunlight.
The film is an extraordinary guilty pleasure in every respect. “Dracula vs. Frankenstein” doesn’t resemble a horror film, but rather an unsuccessful parody, but that’s exactly why it’s so good.
5. Lake Placid vs. Anaconda
In 2015, two years after the success of Freddy vs. Jason, SyFy decided to bring two of its monsters – the giant snake from Anaconda and the crocodile from Lake Placid – to the big screen in order to revive viewers’ interest in the almost dead franchises .
“Lake Placid vs. Anaconda” provides a special twist – there is a sudden cameo appearance by horror icon Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger.