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Trilogy of Terror II

  • TV Movie
  • 1996
  • R
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
2K
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Trilogy of Terror II (1996)
HorrorThriller

Three horror stories, including a woman's fate when she and her lover attempt to rob her husband's grave, a woman who brings her son back from the dead and a Zuni fetish doll who comes to li... Read allThree horror stories, including a woman's fate when she and her lover attempt to rob her husband's grave, a woman who brings her son back from the dead and a Zuni fetish doll who comes to life again and goes on another murderous rampage.Three horror stories, including a woman's fate when she and her lover attempt to rob her husband's grave, a woman who brings her son back from the dead and a Zuni fetish doll who comes to life again and goes on another murderous rampage.

  • Director
    • Dan Curtis
  • Writers
    • William F. Nolan
    • Dan Curtis
    • Henry Kuttner
  • Stars
    • Lysette Anthony
    • Geraint Wyn Davies
    • Matt Clark
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Dan Curtis
    • Writers
      • William F. Nolan
      • Dan Curtis
      • Henry Kuttner
    • Stars
      • Lysette Anthony
      • Geraint Wyn Davies
      • Matt Clark
    • 40User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 nomination total

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    Lysette Anthony
    Lysette Anthony
    • Laura, Bobby's Mom…
    Geraint Wyn Davies
    Geraint Wyn Davies
    • Ben
    Matt Clark
    Matt Clark
    • Roger Ansford
    Geoffrey Lewis
    Geoffrey Lewis
    • Stubbs
    Blake Heron
    Blake Heron
    • Bobby
    Richard Fitzpatrick
    Richard Fitzpatrick
    • Jerry O'Farrell
    Thomas Mitchell
    Thomas Mitchell
    • Lew
    Gerry Quigley
    • Akers
    Dennis O'Connor
    Dennis O'Connor
    • Brig
    John McMahon
    • Taylor
    Alan Bridle
    • The Minister
    Brittaney Bennett
    Brittaney Bennett
    • The Waitress
    Norm Spencer
    • Officer #1
    Bruce McFee
    • Officer #2
    Joe Gieb
    Joe Gieb
    • The Dwarf Bobby
    Alex Carter
    Alex Carter
    • Breslow
    Philip Williams
    Philip Williams
    • Pete
    Tom Melissis
    • Rothstein
    • Director
      • Dan Curtis
    • Writers
      • William F. Nolan
      • Dan Curtis
      • Henry Kuttner
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    brandonsites1981

    * *1/2 out of 4.

    Lysette Anthony takes over for Karen Black in this trilogy of scary stories in which she is the star in each tale. The first one is about adultery, murder, and grave robbers. The second tale is about a mother who uses black magic to bring her dead son back to life. The final and best tale is about the demonic African doll from the first film stalking Anthony. While the effects may be a bit on the cheap side, this is a fun and scary outing. Lysette Anthony is a good choice for taking over the Karen Black.

    Rated R; Violence and Profanity.
    5utgard14

    So-So Sequel

    Made-for-TV sequel to 1975's Trilogy of Terror, which was also made-for-TV. In the original movie, Karen Black starred in three separate stories. Here it's Lysette Anthony. The first story is "The Graveyard Rats." It's about a millionaire's young wife and her lover/cousin (Geraint Wyn Davies), who murder the old guy but find out all the money he had left was in Swiss bank accounts. The passcode for these accounts is on microfilm the old man had buried with him. So they have to go dig him up. But, oh no, what's this? There are giant fake rubber rats that are stealing corpses out of coffins. Good for some laughs, I guess. Anthony isn't a particularly strong actress and Davies is TERRIBLE. But it's got Geoffrey Lewis using an Irish accent so it's not all bad.

    The second story is "Bobby," about a mother who uses witchcraft to bring her son (Blake Heron) back from the dead. But he comes back not quite right and soon is trying to murder his mom. This is a forgettable story that starts out one way but quickly devolves into a repetitive slasher story with the kid terrorizing the mom. A very annoying musical score accompanies the kid on his rampage. I screamed for those stupid horns to stop. Weakest story in the movie.

    The final story is "He Who Kills." This is a sequel to the most popular segment from the original film, the Zuni fetish doll story. The police drop the doll from the first film off at a museum. It was badly burned so they want Dr. Simpson (Anthony) to examine it right away and tell them what it is. From here, in typical sequel fashion, we get a retread of the first film where the doll comes alive and tries to kill Anthony. Nowhere near as exciting or scary as the original but still the best of this movie. More annoying music.

    Made-for-TV movies had decreased in quality quite a bit by the 1990s. This is in large part because in the '70s and '80s, the weekly TV movie was a staple of network television. By the '90s the TV movie became something reduced to crappy cable channels and the occasional network effort like the Amy Fisher crap. They were a higher quality in the old days, for the most part. I'm not saying they were equal to theatrical films but they were a lot better than most of the stuff that's been produced for cable the last 25 years or so. Anyway, this is watchable enough. It helps that Dan Curtis, the director of the original, returned to direct this. It's nothing that will leave an impression but you won't hate yourself for having watched it either.
    Dethcharm

    "I Think He's Losing His Mind!"... "I Fooled You Mommy, Didn't I?!"...

    After twenty years, made-for-TV horror maestro, Dan Curtis finally made his sequel, TRILOGY OF TERROR 2.

    STORY 1- THE GRAVEYARD RATS: Laura (Lysette Anthony), afraid of being cut out of her zillionaire husband's (Matt Clark) will for infidelity, decides to kill the old boy. With help from her soulless lover, Ben (Geraint Wyn Davies), it's not long before hubby's in the ground. The murdering pair discover that something important was buried with the departed. Something without which, Laura and her piggish paramour are doomed to a middle class lifestyle. Of course, the remedy involves some serious digging! At night! Enter the titular, rubbery rodents of recompense. Co-stars Geoffrey Lewis as the gravedigger.

    STORY 2: BOBBY- A distraught mother (Anthony) resorts to occult means in order to resurrect her dead son, Bobby (Blake Heron). Mom's efforts pay off, and her son returns. Sort of. At first, all seems well with this joyous reunion. However, as the evening progresses, Bobby begins acting strange. Ultimately, mom learns that she probably should have left things as they were (Think: THE MONKEY'S PAW with a wicked twist). This segment is a remake of the original BOBBY from Curtis' horror anthology, DEAD OF NIGHT. Personally, while both versions are good, I prefer the original.

    STORY 3: HE WHO KILLS- Set immediately after the events of PART 3 of TRILOGY OF TERROR (1975), police are stumped by the bloody murders in the apartment. They find the Zuni Fetish doll, and take it to Dr. Simpson (Anthony) for her insights. She restores the doll as best as she can, and runs her tests. When Simpson returns to the lab after dinner, the doll is missing, resulting in a deadly game of "hunt the humans"! A decent follow-up to the first Zuni story, its one weakness is in showing too much of the crazed doll. Less is truly more, which is what made the first one so effective. In spite of this, as well as the direct recycling of the "suitcase scene" from the original, it's not bad.

    CONCLUSION: Not a masterpiece, but worth watching, especially for horror anthology fanatics...
    8Toronto85

    Trilogy of Terror II

    Trilogy of Terror II is the obvious sequel to the 70's made for TV film which featured three scary stories. This one has the same number of stories, and each have a satisfying ending to them like the original film. The first story is "The Graveyard Rats" which tells the tale of a woman and her lover who plan to murder her old rich husband for his money. They do the deed, making it look like an accident, but realize that they must dig up his grave in order to any money. Problem is the graveyard is filled with huge rats determined to devour anything in sight. The second tale is called "Bobby". A mother uses voodoo to bring her dead son back, only to discover that by doing so she has unleashed an evil force upon herself. And the final tale (the best one) continues the killer Zulu fetish doll story from the original, this time it attacks a woman alone in a museum who was brought in by police to look at it.

    I really enjoyed 'Trilogy of Terror II', I thought it was a very good sequel to a strong film made years prior. The first two stories are scary and creepy, and are actually more creative ideas than the first two tales told in the original 'Trilogy of Terror'. Continuing the Zuni fetish doll story from where we left off with Karen Black in the first film was a brilliant idea! It's basically the day after Karen Black's character killed her mother while possessed by the doll. Good stuff.

    Acting all around was brilliant, starting with Lysette Anthony who was the lead in all three tales. There were also some really good stand out performances by the supporting cast particularly in the first story 'The Graveyard Rats' from Matt Clark and Geraint Wyn Davies. Sad to say this has not been released on DVD yet, but it certainly deserves a release! Check this out if you come across it.

    8/10
    7KennethEagleSpirit

    Dan Curtis rules!

    And with a cast that includes Lysette (Any relation to Josette?) Anthony, who is and always shall be a major babe, and Geraint Wyn (Who seems to do his best work at Knight.) why shouldn't he? I saw much that was borrowed from the Dan Curtis hit Dark Shadows in this made for TV flick ... The photography, the music certainly, and the ocean shots from the second tale. And these all work right well in this movie. The plots, as a whole, and the acting in particular, work well enough to be enjoyable. True, certain themes like the killer doll have been done to death over the years, but Curtis still knows how to put a twist to the devil of a tail.

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    • Trivia
      In the film's third segment, "He Who Kills," one of the museum security guards is reading a "Dark Shadows" comic book and enthuses about how he used to rush home from school to watch it. Director Dan Curtis created the two TV series Dark Shadows (1966) and Dark Shadows (1991).
    • Goofs
      In the film's third segment, the bottom half of the dead body of Amelia is shown wearing a short blue robe. In the third segment of the first film, Trilogy of Terror (1975), Amelia wore a short white robe.
    • Connections
      Features Kiss of Death (1947)

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    • Release date
      • October 30, 1996 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Dan Curtis' Trilogy of Terror II
    • Filming locations
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Power Pictures
      • Dan Curtis Productions
      • Wilshire Court Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 30m(90 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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