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Over the past few years, remakes of horror films have not only become common - but almost expected.

Though most remakes pale in the shadow of classic originals, these horror movies bear the distinction of equaling, enriching, and even surpassing their predecessors.

The recent remake of Friday the 13th, directed by Marcus Nispel, turns out not to be a remake - or even a "re-imagining," as some have dubbed it - but a plain old sequel.

Face it. This day in age, the horror remake is an ode to good scary movies of the past. Sometimes they're even better. This article examines 5 worth revisiting.

Michael Myers and Norman Bates have their images tarnished by shoddy remakes of once terrifying films.

Remaking a classic is always a recipe for disaster, but they don't have to be the worst thing that's happened to the horror genre.

The razor blade fingernails emerge from the bathwater. The familiar outline is revealed, adorned with a striped shirt and fedora. He leans in, and viewers get a glimpse

My Bloody Valentine will please those who like lots of gore and various objects protruding from the screen with fascinating 3-D effects.

This gratuitous, unrelentingly ugly movie out to "reinvent" the seminal 1978 horror classic, but instead tarnishes the memory and craft of the spare original.

A remake of the cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show is in the pipeline but do we really need to do the Time Warp again?

Unknown director Stewart Hendler takes a stab at horror remake soup, reheating a less than classic 80s broth and peppering it with reality stars and a corny script.

Watch the original film by the Pang Brothers to see if Renee Zellweger can match its award-winning performance in the US remake of The Eye.

The original sickened audiences over thirty years ago. How does it stand up to a post-Freddy Kreuger makeover?

Though it is intense and disturbing, this is a standard revenge tale that could have been much more.

One of the most important ingredients in a good horror film is the element of surprise, something that the newly revamped Friday the 13th has a good deal of.

Funny Games is not a reaction to poorly directed torture films such as Hostel or Saw. Rather, it is a reminder of a mid-90s assault on the degradation of modern film.

Jessica Alba stars in a remake of the successful Japanese horror film "The Eye". Directed by Xavier Palud & David Moreau, co-starring Parker Posey, and Alessandro Nivola

2008's Prom Night looks and acts like a low-budget horror film. Strangely enough, it's not. The film was actually created with a budget of $20 million.

One half of Grindhouse, plus one Stephen King novella adaptation, equals a great creepy science fiction combination. Beers are optional, but popcorn is mandatory.

New details about Mel Brooks' new cartoon, Spaceballs: The Animated Series, which will come to the G4 Network in the fall of 2007.

Despite a franchise that has spanned decades, this new version of Halloween attempts to explore Michael Myers's beginnings. But can it stand on its own?

Even in a year in which the most popular and successful films were often among the very best, the past twelve months were no stranger to cinematic pile-ups.

Writer/Director Jieho Lee has told four interweaving stories of happiness, pleasure, sorrow and love. Brendan Fraser, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Forest Whitaker star.

Plans are in motion to bring a chain of luxury movie theaters to the US. But a new, flashy film-going experience will do little for the industry in the longterm.

With all the many Christmas movies there are to see during the holidays, there are a few to stay away from. Here are the top 10 worst and/or overrated Christmas movies: