Demons 2
A birthday celebration in a sealed apartment block becomes a surreal practical-effects nightmare when a demon escapes through a televised documentary.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- frantic
- grotesque
- surreal
- late night horror marathon
- cult movie night
What critics said
Critics generally find the film entertaining for its practical effects and surreal shocks, while criticizing its simplistic plot, dialogue, acting, and repetition of the original.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The televised documentary enables the demon to cross from the broadcast into Hannah's apartment building.
The demon spreads through the nearby apartment building, making corridors, rooms, and neighbors part of the nightmare.
Critics specifically praise Sergio Stivaletti's bloody mechanical and makeup effects, while the film foregrounds demon transformations and attacks.
Critical reception highlights its shift from wall-to-wall gore toward surreal shocks and quasi-Cronenbergian craziness.
Films like Demons 2, and why
Demons
surreal supernatural horror, practical creature effects, and a contained community under siege
The Night Eats the World
apartment-building setting, escalating demonic infestation, and visceral practical effects
The Fly
body horror, transformation, and quasi-Cronenbergian practical-effects intensity
The Evil Dead
claustrophobic supernatural siege and imaginative creature makeup within a confined location
Movie Details
- Director
- Lamberto Bava
- Release Date
- 1986-10-09
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (327)
Cast
- David Edwin Knight
- Nancy Brilli
- Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni
- Bobby Rhodes
- Asia Argento
- Virginia Bryant
- Anita Bartolucci
- Antonio Cantafora
- Luisa Passega
- Davide Marotta
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, MUBI, Night Flight Plus, Shudder Amazon Channel, MUBI Amazon Channel, FlixFling, IndieFlix, Cineverse, Shudder Apple TV channel, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, IndiePix Unlimited Amazon Channel, Bloodstream, ARROW
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home, FlixFling, Bloodstream
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Demons 2 about?
- A birthday celebration in a sealed apartment block becomes a surreal practical-effects nightmare when a demon escapes through a televised documentary.
- What is Demons 2 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Demons 2 as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Demons 2 violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Demons 2 as graphic.
- What did critics think of Demons 2?
- Critics generally find the film entertaining for its practical effects and surreal shocks, while criticizing its simplistic plot, dialogue, acting, and repetition of the original.
- Which films are like Demons 2?
- Films with a similar feel include Demons, The Night Eats the World, The Fly, and The Evil Dead.
- How long is Demons 2?
- Demons 2 runs 91 minutes.
- Where can I watch Demons 2?
- In United States, Demons 2 streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, MUBI, Night Flight Plus, Shudder Amazon Channel, MUBI Amazon Channel, FlixFling, IndieFlix, Cineverse, Shudder Apple TV channel, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, IndiePix Unlimited Amazon Channel, Bloodstream, ARROW.
