The Barn 2 (2022)

Three years after Sam and Josh disappeared and Halloween was banned, the mayor decides to reinstate the holiday due to numerous complaints. The college sorority wants to have a fundraiser and a haunted attraction on Halloween would be perfect.

Michelle, who was with Sam and Josh the night they disappeared, volunteers to help Heather, Josh’s older sister, with organizing it.  The two think it would be a fitting tribute to the boys since they were the heart and soul of Halloween. 

The sorority is not allowed to have parties on campus, but Charlie, who works at the local video store, tells them about an old barn near the drive in.  The owner agrees to donate use for the night since it’s a fundraiser. They’ll just need to keep the generator full of gas so the power doesn’t go out. Also there is a well in basement with a fifty foot drop. The owner says he’ll board it up so no one falls down it.

The haunt has no shortage of patrons, but is not very well organized as the cast members seem to wander around. Also have the rooms seem to be geared towards titillation rather than being scary. If only they hadn’t required entrants to knock on the door, which legend says raises the monsters in the well.

The movie cut to black whenever there was a kill, which I thought was a gimmick of some sort. But after I read some reviews, I realized I saw a family friendly, censored version, which also explains the blank spots in dialogue whenever anyone cursed.  I’ve read there were practical effects used, which I’d much rather see than cgi, but I didn’t see any since I saw the censored version.  

If they had not identified the time period as 1992, the only way you’d know it’s an earlier time period is the video store and no cell phones.  I don’t know whether it was their makeup or their true age, but some of the sorority sisters looked old enough to have college age children. I would have liked to see the movie concentrate on Josh and Sam since they were the main characters in the original, but I supposed this leaves it open for a part three.  The movie has cameos by people such as Joe Bob Briggs and Lloyd Kaufman.  It’s okay for what it is and if you liked the first one, you’ll probably Ike this one too.

The bad wig

Walls right out of the Brady Bunch

Loved the video store