Phantasm II(1988)
1988 · Don Coscarelli · 97 min
Mike, after his release from a psychiatric hospital, teams up with his old pal Reggie to hunt down the Tall Man, who is at it again. A mysterious, beautiful girl has also become part of Mike's dreams, and they must find her before the Tall Man does.
Action · Horror · Science Fiction · Thriller
6.2413 votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
4/5
Gore
2/5
Stays with you
How scary is Phantasm II?
Watching it feels like a fever dream crossed with an action movie, full of weird dream logic and gross-out gags rather than slow dread. The pace moves fast, bouncing between chase scenes, shootouts, and strange nightmare visions instead of building quiet tension. Blood and practical gore effects show up often, and the villain and his flying metal spheres feel more like sci-fi nightmares than ghosts or demons. It's the kind of horror that's meant to be a fun, gross ride with your friends, not something that leaves you shaken afterward.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Phantasm II rates psychological 2/5, visceral 4/5, gore 4/5, lingering effect 2/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 2 of 5
- Visceral: 4 of 5
- Gore: 4 of 5
- Lingering: 2 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 60 of 100 — leans Jump scares
Supernatural vs Real-world: 25 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 20 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
Shape only — no eventsReveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.
A quick setup gives way to a steady string of action-driven scares that keeps ramping up, with only brief breathers before an all-out final stretch.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4.
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