The release order is pretty obvious:
- “Hatchet” (2007)
- “Hatchet II” (2010)
- “Hatchet III” (2013)
- “Victor Crowley” (2017)
Each one of the “Hatchet” movies boasts stunt casting of additional horror luminaries. “Hatchet II” and “Hatchet III” star Danielle Harris played the young Jamie in “Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers” and “Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers,” and returned to play Annie in Rob Zombie’s two “Halloween” movies. Todd and Buechler returned for “Hatchet II,” and they were joined by Tom Holland, the director of “Fright Night” and “Child’s Play.” Weirdly, “Star Wars” producer Rick McCallum also appears in the movie.
“Hatchet III” netted Caroline Williams, star of “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2,” “Stepfather II,” and “Leprechaun 3,” as well as Glenn Danzig’s terrible zero-budget 2019 oddity “Verotika.” The sheriff in “Hatchet III” is played by Zach Galligan from the two “Gremlins” movies and “Warlock: The Armageddon.” Derek Mears, who played Jason Voorhees in the 2009 remake of “Friday the 13th” appears, as does the legendary Sid Haig, star of a hundred B-movies and friend of Rob Zombie. Listing all of Haig’s credits here would take too long.
“Victory Crowley,” meanwhile, featured Felissa Rose from “Sleepaway Camp,” Tyler Mane who played Michael Myers in Rob Zombie’s “Halloween” movies, and longtime Scream Queen Tiffany Shepis. The “Hatchet” movies might be the most prominent example of horror stunt casting for this generation. They are “The Expendables” of the genre.
Of course, because they are so clearly numbered, keeping track of the “Hatchet” movies is easy. Keeping track of them while sober, however, is another matter entirely. And, I think if we’re being honest with ourselves, we didn’t belly up to the “Hatchet” movies while not under the influence.