The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 split bodies and sides as an all-time anti-sequel

Few hit movies could resist the sequel siren song of the post-Jaws and Rocky 1970s, particularly in horror. Producers were happy to supply the built-in returning audience with follow-ups to The Exorcist, Halloween, and Friday The 13th, and by the mid-’80s, even horror’s elder statesmen were trying to compete with the Freddys, Michaels, and Jasons running amok.