You could stream these films piecemeal—if you can find them. But a horror fan knows that physical media is king, especially for a niche franchise like this. Here is why the Wishmaster 1 2 3 4 Complete Collection belongs on your shelf:

Director: Chris Angel Starring: A.J. Cook, Jason Connery (no Andrew Divoff)

The franchise takes a steep dive here. A new actor (John Novak) plays the Djinn, and the setting moves to a college campus. The effects shift to cheap CGI, and the plot becomes a generic “evil mummy/bottle” story.

Why watch?

Reality check: This feels like a non-franchise demon movie with “Wishmaster” slapped on the title.

Andrew Divoff returns as the Djinn, but this time, he is let loose in a prison and a Las Vegas casino. The budget was smaller, but the creativity was unhinged. The most infamous scene? A criminal wishes to "go free," so the Djinn literally melts the bars of his cell through his own body. The collection preserves the unrated version of this sequel, including a controversial church scene that pushed the boundaries of taste.