Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- grim
- macabre
- dread-filled
- late night horror viewing
- halloween marathon
What critics said
Critics generally regarded the sequel as a belated, derivative return to the earlier anthology rather than a fresh expansion of its formula.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film presents The Graveyard Rats, Bobby, and He Who Kills as separate tales of terror.
The He Who Kills segment centers on an African doll that goes on a murderous rampage.
Bobby involves a mother summoning her son back from the dead, while the grave-robbing segment also invokes the dead.
The Graveyard Rats follows lovers who murder an older husband and attempt to rob his grave.
Films like Trilogy of Terror II, and why
Trilogy of Terror
supernatural anthology structure with distinct tales of murder, resurrection, and monstrous threats
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
television horror anthology blending gothic menace, supernatural violence, and compact standalone stories
Creepshow
anthology horror built around separate macabre stories and escalating supernatural danger
Movie Details
- Director
- Dan Curtis
- Release Date
- 1996-10-30
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 5.2 / 10 (56)
Cast
- Lysette Anthony
- Geraint Wyn Davies
- Matt Clark
- Geoffrey Lewis
- Blake Heron
- Richard Fitzpatrick
- Thomas Mitchell
- Gerry Quigley
- Dennis O'Connor
- John McMahon
Common questions
- What is Trilogy of Terror II about?
- A three-part television horror anthology turns adultery, resurrection, and a murderous African doll into compact supernatural nightmares.
- What is Trilogy of Terror II like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Trilogy of Terror II as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Trilogy of Terror II violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Trilogy of Terror II as graphic.
- What did critics think of Trilogy of Terror II?
- Critics generally regarded the sequel as a belated, derivative return to the earlier anthology rather than a fresh expansion of its formula.
- Which films are like Trilogy of Terror II?
- Films with a similar feel include Trilogy of Terror, Tales from the Darkside: The Movie, and Creepshow.
- How long is Trilogy of Terror II?
- Trilogy of Terror II runs 90 minutes.
