The Hills Have Eyes 2(2007)
2007 · Martin Weisz · 89 min
A group of National Guard trainees on a routine mission find themselves up against cannibalistic mutants in the New Mexico desert.
Horror
5.61.7k votes
TMDB score
4/5
Intensity
5/5
Gore
3/5
Stays with you
How The Hills Have Eyes 2 scares
Watching this feels like being trapped in a nonstop ambush, with barely any breathing room between attacks. The fear here is almost entirely physical: getting chased, cornered, and torn apart by disfigured desert dwellers rather than anything creeping into your head. It leans hard into blood and brutality, with harsh, mean-spirited violence that can leave you rattled rather than just thrilled. This is for viewers who want raw, punishing survival horror, not a moody slow burn.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, The Hills Have Eyes 2 rates psychological 2/5, visceral 5/5, gore 5/5, lingering effect 3/5, and overall intensity 4/5.
- Psychological: 2 of 5
- Visceral: 5 of 5
- Gore: 5 of 5
- Lingering: 3 of 5
- Intensity: 4 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 65 of 100 — leans Jump scares
Supernatural vs Real-world: 90 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 70 of 100 — leans Disturbing
Intensity over runtime
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A brief calm setup gives way almost immediately to a brutal, sustained gauntlet that barely lets up until the very end.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 3.
How scary is The Hills Have Eyes 2?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, The Hills Have Eyes 2 rates 4/5 — one of the more punishing watches in the catalog, delivering its fear through jump scares more than lingering dread. It attacks the body more than the mind — physical, in-your-face horror. Expect it to be heavy on gore and genuinely disturbing. Some of it will follow you to bed, but it lets go within a day or so.
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