Review of Stepfather 2 (1989) by Keenan S — 21 Dec 2013

Despite the piss-poor reception of this sequel, I cannot deny that I enjoyed Stepfather 2 almost as much as the original. One thing that I really enjoyed about this sequel is how it took more time to show how Terry O'Quinn's character slowly inserts himself into the life of a single mother and her family and how he goes about lying and covering his tracks.

Much like the first film, this one is also a slow building horror film that explodes only after much anticipation and watching his mental state deteriorate. However, in this film, the killing is more frequent, which in some ways hurts the creepy factor of the film since it loses part of the luster of its predecessor.

I still had a lot of fun watching this film and once again, Terry O'Quinn absolutely dominates his role and makes the film what it is. Even if you end up hating it, it's worth seeing once just to see his superb performance which is incredibly creepy.

Stepfather 2 is a very underrated horror sequel, in my opinion.