Rob Zombie’s Halloween II (2009) – WTF Happened to This Horror Movie?

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

Writer/director Rob Zombie's 2007 remake of John Carpenter's 1978 classic Halloween was a divisive and controversial film – but the follow-up that Zombie brought the world in 2009 may be even more divisive and controversial than the remake. In the latest episode of our video series WTF Happened to This Horror Movie, we dig into Rob Zombie's Halloween II (watch it HERE), one of the craziest sequels in the Halloween franchise. Check it out in the embed above!

Halloween II stars Scout Taylor-Compton, Tyler Mane, Malcolm McDowell, Sheri Moon Zombie, Brad Dourif, Danielle Harris, Brea Grant, and Angela Trimbur. The synopsis: 

A year after narrowly escaping death at the hands of Michael Myers, Laurie Strode is at the breaking point, pushed to the edge by Dr. Loomis' revelation that she's Michael's sister. Little does she know, the unstoppable killer is back in Haddonfield and, driven by visions of their dead mother, he is determined to bring about a bloody family reunion.

The massive cast also includes Chase Vanek, Caroline Williams, Dayton Callie, Richard Brake, Octavia Spencer, Richard Riehle, Margot Kidder, Daniel Roebuck, Jeff Daniel Phillips, Chris Hardwick, and Weird Al Yankovic, among others.

This episode was Written by Bryan Wolford, Narrated by Jason Hewlett, Edited by Jamie Vasquez , Produced by John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.

Here's what the WTF Happened to This Horror Movie series is all about: 

Hollywood has had its fair share of historically troubled productions. Whether it was casting changes, actor deaths, fired directors, in-production rewrites, constant delays, budget cuts or studio edits, these films had every intention to be a blockbuster, but were beset with unforeseen disasters. Sometimes huge hits, sometimes box office bombs. Either way, we have to ask: WTF Happened To This Horror Movie?

Some previous episodes of the series can be seen below, and more can be found on our JoBlo Horror Videos YouTube channel!