What Is the Greatest Horror Franchise of All Time?

For this Culture Junkies Live Halloween special, we’re putting horror’s biggest franchises head-to-head. Halloween, Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Child’s Play, Saw, Alien, The Evil Dead, The Conjuring and more have all left their mark—but which one has the strongest claim to the throne? This isn’t only about which franchise produced the best movie. We’re judging the contenders on longevity, mainstream popularity, iconic characters, cultural influence and their ability to survive changing generations of horror fans. Does Halloween win because Michael Myers helped define the modern slasher? Did Freddy Krueger become the genre’s most recognizable personality? Has Scream remained more culturally relevant than its competition? Do Alien and The Conjuring have a stronger overall body of work? And how much should box-office success matter when compared with influence and consistency? Then we enter the horrifying side of the DC Universe. Clayface brings transformation, tragedy and grotesque body horror to a comic-book world still developing its identity. Can Clayface become one of DC’s defining cinematic villains without Batman taking center stage—and where does the character rank among the greatest members of Batman’s rogues gallery? Join the Culture Junkies Live panel and tell us which horror franchise deserves GOAT status. Subscribe and join us live for passionate debates about movies, television, gaming, anime, comics and everything shaping pop culture. #HorrorMovies #HalloweenSpecial #Clayface #DCU #MichaelMyers #Ghostface #FreddyKrueger #JasonVoorhees #Clayface #dcuniverse