Hatchet II

Hatchet II continues the story of Marybeth Dunstan, who survives an encounter with Victor Crowley, the deformed killer who stalks the Louisiana swamps. She discovers that her family has a direct connection to Crowley, and once she understands the truth behind that link, she decides to return to the bayou. This time she does not go alone: she gathers a group of armed hunters and heads back to recover the bodies of her relatives and take revenge on Crowley.

Adam Green wrote and directed the film, following his 2006 debut Hatchet and the 2010 thriller Frozen. Danielle Harris plays Marybeth, Kane Hodder portrays Victor Crowley and Thomas Crowley, and Tony Todd appears as Reverend Zombie. Parry Shen, R.A. Mihailoff and AJ Bowen are also among the credited cast of 28. The production, from ArieScope Pictures and Dark Sky Films, had a budget of about 3 million dollars.

On IMDb, the film holds a critics' rating of 4.5 out of 10 from 36 reviews, while on TMDB it has a rating of 5.5 out of 10 from 413 votes. Both figures suggest a modest reception rather than a broadly acclaimed one, with audiences rating it slightly higher than critics. The film runs 85 minutes and mixes comedy with horror and thriller elements. A later entry in the series, Victor Crowley, followed in 2017.