Friday The 13th's New Horror Replacement Franchise Must Fix Its Terrible Sequel Trend

Summary In A Violent Nature 2 must avoid the same fate as Friday the 13th sequels, focusing on originality and consistency.

IFC Films plans to launch In A Violent Nature sequel after original's divisive success at SDCC 2024.

Learning from Friday the 13th's mistakes in narrative inconsistencies, In A Violent Nature must maintain critical acclaim.

In a Violent Nature newly announced sequel should avoid the biggest mistake made by the Friday the 13th franchise. As one of the biggest reveals at SDCC 2024, Shudder and IFC films announced that a sequel to In a Violent Nature, one of the year's most divisive horror movies, is already in development. The innovative horror movie that is essentially a Friday the 13th level slasher told through the eyes of the murderer will soon become a budding horror franchise.

IFC Films also released a teaser photo along with their San Diego Comic-Con announcement, which was made on Friday, July 26, 2024, at the “The Bold Voice of Contemporary Horror” panel. It was also announced that the original In A Violent Nature will be available to stream on Shudder starting on Friday, September 13, 2024. The slasher horror was written and directed by Chris Nash, who will return to both write and direct the franchise sequel.

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In A Violent Nature's Sequel Has To Be Better Than Friday The 13th's Sequels

Every other Friday the 13th movie after the original was poorly reviewed

In a Violent Nature 2 must avoid the same fate as the Friday the 13th film series, which remains iconic even though many of its installments received scathing reviews. The original Friday the 13th movie made in 1980 is the only one that got good reviews, which is interesting because it's more of a Jason Voorhees origin story and is more focused on Jason's murderous mother than it is on the hockey mask-wearing legend. Every other Friday the 13th movie was not received well, with some being exceptionally poorly received.

Friday the 13th Movie RT Critic Score RT Audience Score Friday the 13th (1980) 66% 60% Friday the 13th, Part 2 (1981) 33% 48% Friday the 13th Part 3 (1982) 7% 42% Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) 21% 51% Friday the 13th – A New Beginning (1985) 18% 26% Friday the 13th, Part VI: Jason Lives (1986) 53% 53% Friday the 13th Part VII – The New Blood (1988) 33% 37% Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) 11% 26% Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993) 16% 23% Jason X (2002) 20% 25% Freddy vs. Jason (2003) 42% 50% Friday the 13th (2009) 25% 47%

Similar to the original Friday the 13th, which earned a solid 66% on Rotten Tomatoes, In A Violent Nature got great reviews from critics despite receiving mixed reviews from audiences. In A Violent Nature's Certified Fresh critic score of 78% is much higher than its audience score of just 44%, making it one of the most divisive films of the entire year. Hopefully, history won't repeat itself with the budding In A Violent Nature horror franchise.

Related In A Violent Nature Brilliantly Subverts A Common Horror Movie Expectation Shudder's new horror movie In A Violent Nature cleverly subverts the traditional slasher formula, reinventing the classic sub-genre in the process.

What Lessons In A Violent Nature 2 Can Learn From Friday The 13th's Sequels

Friday the 13th sequels suffer narrative inconsistencies and frequent retconning of the original film

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A major issue with the Friday the 13th film series is the narrative inconsistencies and the frequent retconning of the original film that ultimately chipped away at the promise and prestige of the franchise. Some of the later sequels also put Jason in ridiculous out-of-place environments, such as Manhattan and even outer space. The franchise felt like it even started to make fun of itself as it went on. In A Violent Nature would be wise to stick to what works about the original and make improvements to maintain its critically acclaimed status as a franchise.

Related Every Kill From In A Violent Nature, Ranked By Brutality In A Violent Nature has some pretty horrifying death scenes, with the goriest standing up against anything from previous horror films.