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You all remember 2012’s comic adaptation of Bad Kids Go To Hell, right? Probably not. Most seem to have missed Matthew Spradlin’s under-the-radar private school thriller, but – nevertheless – Ben Browder makes his directorial debut with the film’s follow-up sequel, Bad Kids Of Crestview Academy. Once again, a handful of rebellious, not-so-angelic students find themselves serving a deadly detention sentence where anything goes. Sex, drugs and adorable kitten videos – these kids are anarchists to the core, soaked in spoiled-teens-so-rotten-you-want-them-dead appeal. Welcome back to creator Barry Wernick’s educational house of horrors, just don’t mind the stripped-down nature of this barebones continuation.

Sammi Hanratty stars as Siouxsie Hess, a Crestview student seeking vengeance after the death of her sister Alyson (Ashlyn McEvers). Not too long ago, the academy held a party where Siouxsie’s sister supposedly committed suicide. A handful of students corroborated the same story, all of whom...

We return with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting the recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes first details on The Ride, Abruptio, and Howard Lovecraft & the Three Kingdoms hardback graphic novel, a trailer for Find Me and Trauma Dolls, casting news on Bad Kids Go 2 Hell, and much more:

New Casting Details for Bad Kids Go 2 Hell: “In Bad Kids Go to 2 Hell, it’s four years later and a new group of students has been placed in Saturday detention at snooty Crestview Academy. After one of the kids locks away the teacher assigned to watch them, the five of them very quickly find their ranks dwindling as each meets a gruesome fate. They may make it out of the library, but with a new threat revealing itself around every hallway, is there enough time and resources for at least one...

Matthew Spradlin's 'Bad Kids Go to Hell' is getting the sequel treatment with cast member Ben Browder (who portrayed Max in the original) heading behind the camera to tackle directorial duties. 'Bad Kids Go 2 Hell' in in pre-production and is based on the comic series created by both Spradlin and Barry Wernick. The project has just acquired two new cast members who are keeping it in the family. 'Cabin Fever 3' and 'The Strain' star Sean Astin has signed up for a role in the follow-up along with his daughter Alexandra Astin. The Astin's will be joining the already cast Gina Gershon, Drake Bell, Sufe Bradshaw, ammi Hanratty, Colby Arps, Sophia Taylor Ali, Matthew Frias and Erika Daly....

Last year's horror comedy Bad Kids Go to Hell was lots of fun, and it did well enough to even warrant a sequel! One that stars a former Hobbit and his lovely true life daughter. Read on for the first word on Bad Kids Go 2 Hell. See what they did there?

From the Press Release

Sean Astin (pictured; “The Strain,” the Lord of the Rings trilogy) and daughter Ali Astin (pictured; Lord of the Rings: Return of the King), Gina Gershon (Killer Joe, Showgirls, Bound), Drake Bell (Nickelodeon’s “Drake & Josh”), and Sufe Bradshaw (HBO’s “Veep”) have signed on to join Sammi Hanratty (Wgn America’s “Salem”) in Bad Kids Go 2 Hell, the latest chapter in the cult dark comedy-horror franchise Bad Kids Go To Hell.

The announcement was made today by the producers of the Bad Kids film franchise, James R. Hallam, Barry Wernick, and Brad Keller.