Tales from the Hood 2
A socially charged horror anthology returns with Portifoy Simms guiding a new set of grim, darkly comic tales from Black America.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- eerie
- sardonic
- foreboding
- halloween viewing
- late night horror marathon
What critics said
Critics generally found the sequel uneven but effective when its socially conscious horror and pointed satire connected.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film presents multiple horror stories framed as pointed reflections on contemporary social harms in Black communities.
Keith David plays Portifoy Simms, the returning storyteller who provides the connective frame for the separate tales.
The sequel follows the franchise tradition of using macabre scenarios and dark humor as cautionary social fables.
The setting, franchise identity, cast, and social concerns place the anthology within African American horror tradition.
Films like Tales from the Hood 2, and why
Tales from the Hood
anthology horror using supernatural stories to address racism, social injustice, and community violence
Creepshow
episodic horror anthology with moral fables, dark humor, and culturally specific social commentary
Southbound
socially conscious horror anthology connecting supernatural menace with racial and institutional anxieties
Trick 'r Treat
anthology horror built from unsettling cautionary tales and an irreverent, macabre tone
Movie Details
- Directors
- Rusty Cundieff, Darin Scott
- Release Date
- 2018-07-13
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Rating
- 5.0 / 10 (69)
Cast
- Keith David
- Alexandria DeBerry
- Bryan Batt
- Martin Bats Bradford
- Jay Huguley
- Kendrick Cross
- Andy Cohen
- Greg Tarzan Davis
- Adrian Lockett
- Cat Limket
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, Starz Amazon Channel, Starz, Starz Apple TV channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Tales from the Hood 2 about?
- A socially charged horror anthology returns with Portifoy Simms guiding a new set of grim, darkly comic tales from Black America.
- What is Tales from the Hood 2 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Tales from the Hood 2 as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Tales from the Hood 2 violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Tales from the Hood 2 as graphic.
- What did critics think of Tales from the Hood 2?
- Critics generally found the sequel uneven but effective when its socially conscious horror and pointed satire connected.
- Which films are like Tales from the Hood 2?
- Films with a similar feel include Tales from the Hood, Creepshow, Southbound, and Trick 'r Treat.
- How long is Tales from the Hood 2?
- Tales from the Hood 2 runs 110 minutes.
- Where can I watch Tales from the Hood 2?
- In United States, Tales from the Hood 2 streams on Philo, Starz Amazon Channel, Starz, Starz Apple TV channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel.
