# Stepfather 2 (1989)

> An escaped serial killer reinvents himself as a marriage counselor, infiltrating a new family while murdering anyone who threatens his fantasy of domestic perfection.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/19049

## Facts

- Runtime: 93 min
- Genres: Horror, Thriller
- Director: Jeff Burr
- Cast: Terry O'Quinn, Meg Foster, Caroline Williams, Jonathan Brandis, Henry Brown, Mitchell Laurance, Miriam Byrd-Nethery, Leon Martell
- TMDB rating: 5.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098385/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: tense, lurid, darkly comic, late night horror marathon, 1980s horror double feature

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- [The Horror Show (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/23940)
- [The Burning (1981)](https://ember.film/movie/14217)
- [Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985)](https://ember.film/movie/4898)
- [The Mutilator (1985)](https://ember.film/movie/25707)
- [Psycho III (1986)](https://ember.film/movie/7291)
- [The Stepfather (2009)](https://ember.film/movie/11999)
- [Stepfather 3 (1992)](https://ember.film/movie/42634)
- [Nightmare at Shadow Woods (1987)](https://ember.film/movie/17230)
- [When a Stranger Calls (1979)](https://ember.film/movie/30459)
- [Bloodline (2019)](https://ember.film/movie/379391)

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