Scare Bundle II: Rad Chad’s Revenge is a real sequel, and that’s extra spectacular than it sounds. Let me inform you why:
Whereas anthologies are a dime a dozen within the horror house as we speak, 2020’s Scare Bundle (evaluate) introduced one thing distinctive to the desk–a core narrative that really issues. I really like anthologies however, as a rule, segments are launched to the viewer with little to no connective tissue. With out something to have interaction the viewer exterior of the hope and want for no matter comes subsequent to be superior. The strategy from Scare Bundle creators Aaron B. Koontz and Cameron Burns was inherently completely different, and I’m thrilled to see Scare Bundle II: Rad Chad’s Revenge retain that strategy.
The good thing about that is that, whereas mileage will undoubtedly fluctuate from phase to phase, Scare Bundle 2 continues to really feel much less like a group of quick movies and extra like a function movie that occurs to embrace a group of quick movies.
I’m thrilled to see Scare Bundle II: Rad Chad’s Revenge retain the strategy from the unique.
Segments vary throughout quite a lot of matters and sub genres, and a few really feel extra thematically at residence than others. Highlights for me personally come from Anthony Cousins’ The Evening He Got here Again Once more! (Half VI – The Evening SHE Got here Again) and Rachele Wiggins’ We’re So Useless, which was additionally written by creators Koontz and Burns.
The Evening He Got here Again Once more! continues the fictional franchise featured within the authentic Scare Bundle whereas We’re So Useless showcases indie style mixing at its best. It additionally contains a number of lovely/glorious younger actors in its warped coming of age story that I hope to see extra from sooner or later. The reality is whereas the entire shorts have their very own strengths, it’s the best way that the larger movie interacts with them that makes all of it work so nicely.
“Whereas the entire shorts have their very own strengths, it’s the best way that the larger movie interacts with them that makes all of it work.”
When you’re a fan of the unique, the sequel is a no brainer. It’s crammed stuffed with the identical meta wit and inside references that viewers will both love or hate. It, maybe extra so than every other movie of its form, is clearly made by real followers of the horror style. That stated, if you end up exterior of that fandom and are merely in search of some fast frights, you may get much less from it than anticipated.
In that sense Scare Bundle II‘s biggest energy can also be its prime weak spot. Whereas certain to go away horror followers carved from ear to ear, it’s not precisely approachable from exterior of the horrorsphere. However that might be the purpose–to go away “outsiders” and people who “don’t respect horror” confused whereas all of us knowingly nod and smile alongside. Both manner, it’s lots of enjoyable and I hope to see extra from the Scare Bundle model sooner or later. The scene is much more enjoyable with this crew releasing motion pictures.
Scare Bundle II: Rad Chad’s Revenge’s is out there to stream on Shudder December twenty second, 2022.
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