Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II(1987)
1987 · Bruce Pittman · 97 min
When Hamilton High’s Prom Queen of 1957, Mary Lou Maloney, is killed by her jilted boyfriend, she comes back for revenge thirty years later.
Horror · Fantasy · Thriller
6.1222 votes
TMDB score
2/5
Intensity
2/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II scares
Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II leans into campy, over-the-top ghost mayhem rather than genuine dread, mixing 80s prom nostalgia with a vengeful spirit who gets more theatrical and silly as the runtime goes on. The pacing bounces between goofy teen-drama scenes and bursts of supernatural chaos, with jump scares and wild visual gags more than slow tension. It's not the kind of movie that gets under your skin — it's more of a so-bad-it's-fun ride with a wicked sense of humor about itself. Good for viewers who want cheesy 80s horror rather than anything genuinely unsettling.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II rates psychological 2/5, visceral 3/5, gore 2/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 2/5.
- Psychological: 2 of 5
- Visceral: 3 of 5
- Gore: 2 of 5
- Lingering: 1 of 5
- Intensity: 2 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 60 of 100 — leans Jump scares
Supernatural vs Real-world: 10 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 15 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
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Starts with a spooky prologue then settles into a slow-building high-school haunting that ramps up steadily into a wild, chaotic finale.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 4.
How scary is Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II rates 2/5 — moderately scary, delivering its fear through jump scares more than lingering dread. It works on both fronts, unsettling the mind while going for the body. Expect it to be moderately gory and fun-first. The dread fades once the credits roll.
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