Here is a list of the top 20 horror movie franchises. Not only do the original films give us thrills and chills but all sequels and prequels were equally as skin tingling.

20. Leprechaun

A vengeful leprechaun who hunts those who he believes have stolen his gold. These series contains five sequels and a remake.

19. Child's Play

Meet Chucky, a doll possessed by a serial killer. This series consists of seven slasher films.

18. Scream

What's your favorite scary movie? This iconic series has spawned four movies and a television spin off series.

17. Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Leatherface and his cannibal family terrorize everyone they come across in eight films and a video game.

16. Alien

This science fiction horror series features an aggressive alien that stalks and kills members of a space ship. This series has two prequels, three sequels and two crossovers with the Predator franchise.

15. Jaws

The saga of a vicious great white shark, originally from a novel but adapted to four movies and a theme park ride.

14. Friday the 13th

Meet Jason who drowned in a lake at camp which is now cursed. This slasher series has spawned 12 films, a tv show, comics, novels and video games.

13. Nightmare on Elm Street

Freddy Kreuger is a child killer who stalks teenagers in their dreams and tries to kill them. This series has nine films, novels, comics and a tv series.

12. Halloween

Michael Myers was committed as a child for the murder of his older sister and on Halloween he escaped and terrorizes the neighborhood of Haddonfield with ten films, novels, comics and a video game.

11. Children of the Corn

Based off the short story by Stephen King, there is a small town with only children where the adults are all sacrificed to the corn with 9 movies and a remake.

10. The Mummy

An ancient egyption priest is resurrected with a powerful curse in these three films, spin off Scorpion King series, two comic books, three video games, an animated series and roller coaster ride.

9. Final Destination

This series is about a group of people who are trying to escape death after living past when they were meant to die with five films and a series of novels.

8. Silent Hill

These two films are based off a video game survival horror series of psychological thrillers in the mysterious town of Silent Hill.

7. The Ring

These three movies are based off the japanese horror film and novel of the same name about a movie that once you watch it, will make you die in seven days.

6. Saw

The Jigsaw killer forces his victims to participate in various games to test their will to live in eight movies, two video games and a comic.

5. Ouija

Teenagers release spirits using a Ouija board. This movie has a prequel Ouija: Origins of Evil.

4. Paranormal Activity

This series consists of "found footage" from a family that is being haunted by a demon with five movies and a spin off.

3. Sinister

A box of home movies uncover a secret and unleash a nightmare on an unsuspecting family in this movie and prequel.

2. The Collector

This American home invasion movie and sequel show how a man can break into someone's house and turn it into a death trap.

1. The Conjuring

These films present a fictional adaption of the real life cases of Ed and Lorraine Warren who were paranormal investigators. There are two main films and two films in the spin off Annabelle series with several other movies in development.