Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- campy
- irreverent
- frantic
- cult movie night
- halloween party
What critics said
Critics broadly found the sequel ambitious and entertaining in its expansion of the anthology format, but overly crowded and dependent on obvious meta humor.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The survivors are forced to use explicit rules of horror to navigate Rad Chad's death-trap game.
The funeral and elaborate survival game provide the connective structure for multiple horror scenarios.
The plot centers on hilarious death traps and a deliberately bloody survival challenge.
The film treats horror rules, throwbacks, and genre knowledge as central parts of its premise and humor.
Films like Scare Package II: Rad Chad’s Revenge, and why
Scare Package
meta horror comedy, anthology structure, and playful genre self-awareness
Tales of Halloween
comic horror anthology built around distinct segments and exaggerated gore
The Final Girls
self-aware slasher humor, elaborate kills, and irreverent genre parody
Movie Details
- Directors
- Jed Shepherd, Alexandra Barreto, Rachele Wiggins, Anthony Cousins, Aaron B. Koontz
- Release Date
- 2022-12-22
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (36)
Cast
- Jeremy King
- Zoe Graham
- Byron Brown
- Rich Sommer
- Kelli Maroney
- Graham Skipper
- Maria Olsen
- Shakira Ja'nai Paye
- Emma Louise Webb
- John Bloom
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV 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 Scare Package II: Rad Chad’s Revenge about?
- A gleefully bloody horror anthology turns Rad Chad Buckley’s funeral into a meta survival game packed with lethal traps and irreverent genre jokes.
- What is Scare Package II: Rad Chad’s Revenge like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Scare Package II: Rad Chad’s Revenge as breakneck, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Scare Package II: Rad Chad’s Revenge violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Scare Package II: Rad Chad’s Revenge as graphic.
- What did critics think of Scare Package II: Rad Chad’s Revenge?
- Critics broadly found the sequel ambitious and entertaining in its expansion of the anthology format, but overly crowded and dependent on obvious meta humor.
- Which films are like Scare Package II: Rad Chad’s Revenge?
- Films with a similar feel include Scare Package, Tales of Halloween, and The Final Girls.
- How long is Scare Package II: Rad Chad’s Revenge?
- Scare Package II: Rad Chad’s Revenge runs 99 minutes.
- Where can I watch Scare Package II: Rad Chad’s Revenge?
- In United States, Scare Package II: Rad Chad’s Revenge streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel.
