I Spit on Your Grave 2(2013)
2013 · Steven R. Monroe · 106 min
Broke, and in desperate need to update her portfolio, New York City model Katie calls a number from a tear-off flyer offering free photos. But this innocent attempt quickly turns into an unthinkable kidnapping nightmare where she's ripped away from everyone and everything she knows.
Thriller · Horror · Crime
6.31.5k votes
TMDB score
5/5
Intensity
5/5
Gore
4/5
Stays with you
How I Spit on Your Grave 2 scares
Watching this feels less like being scared and more like being trapped in a long, ugly ordeal with no relief in sight. The pace is slow and dread-heavy at first, letting the horror build through helplessness and control rather than sudden shocks, before shifting into brutal, drawn-out physical violence. This is grounded, human horror with no monsters or magic involved, just cruelty inflicted by people, and it leans hard into showing that cruelty on screen. It's built for viewers who want extreme, punishing exploitation cinema, not casual scares, and it's likely to sit heavy afterward rather than feel like fun.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, I Spit on Your Grave 2 rates psychological 3/5, visceral 5/5, gore 5/5, lingering effect 4/5, and overall intensity 5/5.
- Psychological: 3 of 5
- Visceral: 5 of 5
- Gore: 5 of 5
- Lingering: 4 of 5
- Intensity: 5 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 15 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 95 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 90 of 100 — leans Disturbing
Intensity over runtime
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A tense build gives way to a brutal, punishing middle stretch before settling into a grim, drawn-out payback chase.
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How scary is I Spit on Your Grave 2?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, I Spit on Your Grave 2 rates 5/5 — one of the more punishing watches in the catalog, building its fear through slow-burn dread rather than shocks. It attacks the body more than the mind — physical, in-your-face horror. Expect it to be heavy on gore and genuinely disturbing. Expect it to stay with you for days.
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