Grave Encounters 2

Grave Encounters 2
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn Poliquin
Written byThe Vicious Brothers
Based onGrave Encounters
by The Vicious Brothers
Produced by
  • Shawn Angelski
  • Martin Fisher
  • Geoff McLean
Starring
CinematographyTony Mirza
Edited by
  • John Poliquin
  • The Vicious Brothers
Music byQuynne Alana Paxa
Production
companies
  • Twin Engine Films
  • Pink Buffalo Films
Distributed byTribeca Film Festival
Arclight Films
Release dates
  • October 2, 2012 (2012-10-02) (VOD or iTunes)
  • October 12, 2012 (2012-10-12) (U.S. theatrical release)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1.4 million
Box office$8.2 million

Grave Encounters 2 is a 2012 Canadian found footage supernatural horror film written by the Vicious Brothers and directed by John Poliquin. The sequel to Grave Encounters (2011), it stars Richard Harmon, Leanne Lapp, Dylan Playfair, Stephanie Bennett, and Howard Lai as a group of fans of the original Grave Encounters film who break into the same psychiatric hospital where the film took place to investigate whether its events were real and find themselves terrorized by the hospital's malevolent entities. The film utilizes metafictional and film within a film elements as Sean Rogerson plays a fictional version of himself who reprises his role as Lance Preston from the original film.

Grave Encounters 2 was released on iTunes on October 2, 2012, with a limited theatrical release in the United States, on October 12, 2012. The film was a commercial success, grossing over $8.2 million against a $1.4 million budget, but unlike its predecessor, it received generally negative reviews from critics.