House II: The Second Story

PG-13

1987

1 hr. 28 min.

Horror

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7%

14 Reviews

Tomatometer

42%

5,000+ Ratings

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A man (Arye Gross) and his friend (Jonathan Stark) exhume an ancestor (Royal Dano) in the house where his parents were killed.

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I don't even know what to say here....this is just bizarre nonsense. To try and make any sense of the story, characters, or anything is just a futile endeavor. I will say the first 4 minutes is nothing but a tease as you think this is going to be a solid haunted house horror film and than it becomes a horror comedy, pure comedy, fantasy, adventure, and why not throw a western in for good measure. Shocked there wasn't a musical end credit number. The humor it goes for is just surreal. The story is so nonsensical because it moves so freakin fast it literally will forget the last scene it was just on about and not come back to it at all until randomly 20 minutes later. Rinse and repeat. I'm all for turning your brain and off and having a good time but there has to be SOME semblance of sanity. This just has nothing. If you forced me to explain the story to someone I genuinely could'nt. Skip this completely.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

04/18/24

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Jacqueline D

Loved the comedy in it and definitely kept my attention

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/03/23

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David P

Watched this movie a lot as a kid. To this day it's still my favorite of the series. It's kind of all over the place, mixing genres, but it still has its charm and is amusing nonetheless.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/30/23

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robert p

House was an okay funny serious movie, but House 2 has nothing going for it at all!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

This underrated video store gem from the 80's is a radically different take to the franchise and is more of an action-adventure comedy than horror. A highly entertaining roller coaster that tops itself by pushing how insane the next scene can be. Also a good movie for kids if you want a soft introduction to 80's horror.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Audience Member

Bland and repetitive - but oddly somewhat watchable

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/21

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Ethan Wiley

Director

Arye Gross

Jesse

Jonathan Stark

Charlie

Royal Dano

Gramps

Lar Park-Lincoln

Kate

Bill Maher

John

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Juan Carlos Coto

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

This film does entertain occasionally, but otherwise, it caves in on itself. Sometimes the special effects work; other times, they're horrendous

Rated: 1.5/4

Aug 19, 2021

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

[A] highly preposterous kitchen sink film which seems made up as it goes along.

Rated: 0.5/5

Sep 12, 2020

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Ángel Luis Inurria

El Pais (Spain)

Between pastiche and parody, unable to find the right tone or rhythm... the result is a tremendously boring and bland film. [Full Review in Spanish]

Apr 7, 2020

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C.H. Newell

Father Son Holy Gore

House II doesn't even have much true horror, and the stuff we do get is decidedly tame in contrast to the rest of the series.

Rated: 2.5/5

May 3, 2019

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Ryan Pollard

Starburst

House II doesn't quite have anything similar to the strong performance of the original's Bill Katt anchoring the picture, but it still has plenty to make it a worthwhile follow-up that's definitely worth watching.

Rated: 6/10

Dec 14, 2017

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Michael Szymanski

Zap2it.com

Rated: 1/5

Sep 23, 2005

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Synopsis

A man (Arye Gross) and his friend (Jonathan Stark) exhume an ancestor (Royal Dano) in the house where his parents were killed.

Director: Ethan Wiley
Production Co: New World Pictures, Sean S. Cunningham Films
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 6, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $6.8M

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