In exploring this concept of franchises going to space, I wondered if this was something that should be happening with other series, in general. There are tons of sci-fi movie franchises that work in space (Star Trek, Star Wars, Guardians of the Galaxy, Starship Troopers). Additionally, there are plenty of standalone horror movies that take place in space (Event Horizon being the most notable).

However, if the franchise jumps to space because the producers are seemingly out of ideas, more times than not, it doesn’t work. It all really depends on the story, the lore built around it. Predator, Critters, and Cloverfield, in theory, make complete sense to head to space. Still, there’s also franchises like Leprechaun and Friday the 13th, which don’t seem to fit the bill. However, Jason X is so ridiculous that it works and Leprechaun in Space is just entertaining enough to make you want to go on the ride.

But a haunted house from Earth magically appearing in space? No thanks. That’s a hard pass. Eventually, all horror movie franchises lose steam–except for the Conjuring movies, for some reason–so you really can’t reinvigorate the love for the characters and world by introducing space. However, Annabelle in space isn’t a killer for me. I’d watch that.