This is the film in the series that introduces the main antagonist. Brian David Tracy does an amazing job at transitioning the screentime from the actors in the first movie to his supporting role in the second film. Whereas the first movie begged us to want to follow the original cast's plight, the second movie gets us rooting for the bad guys at times. Some of the subtle approaches to the horror genre which were staples in the first film remain intact into this movie and the director often shines the light on them stronger. The addition of the newscaster played by Amanda K. Morales adds the same kind of culling of the audience's expectations that goes hand-in-hand with the villain's introduction and she does a good job. The audience will be wanting the clowns to return, after watching their effectiveness in the first film, and this movie uses that position to pivot their material in a very fresh direction.
