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Hell yes.

To say I loved Terrifier 2 would be an egregious understatement. Normally I don't enjoy slasher films (unless you consider Alien or The Thing to be slashers), and slasher sequels have a nasty reputation for being cheap, lazy cash-ins.

Terrifier 2, however, was the real deal. When I watched it on opening night, I was gripped for the entirety of its 2-hour-16-minute runtime, which shouldn't be possible considering that the genre usually can't sustain my interest for 90 minutes. But as you mentioned, the mixing of genres worked incredibly well here. From the opening scene with Art's hallucination, I knew this thing was about to get weird, and it did so in the best possible way.

The movie does an amazing job of letting the viewer engage with their Id (Art is such a charismatic and funny monster) while also giving us a sister-brother pair that are legit worth rooting for. Sienna's dedication to her costume and her sadness over losing her father won me over. When she fought Art, it was the turning point where I finally didn't want him to have his twisted fun.

Surprisingly, I didn't have a problem with the fantasy/superhero elements. This movie (and Terrifer 1) established that Art was essentially a supervillain immune to death, and because of that, I was able to buy into the idea that someone like Sienna could survive death with the help of an enchanted sword. There's a clear supernatural element throughout the story, and it connects back to Sienna's father in a way that I imagine will be explored in Terrifier 3. While some might see Sienna as a "chosen one," I see her as someone who earns the opportunity to be chosen through persistence, mental/physical toughness, and family love.

Overall, an amazing movie. Easily the best slasher sequel I've ever seen, and probably my favorite slasher, period. David Howard Thornton is simply too good.