Basket Case 2 (Videorecord SGHV 001)

The film Basket Case 2 is one’s classic early 90’s horror film. It centers around two previously Siamese-twin brothers Duane and Belial. The brothers are adopted and sheltered by Dr. Freak, a kindly psychiatrist who thinks that freaks are beautiful people too. The brothers and consequently Dr. Freak and her Freaks are being stalked by a tabloid reporter thus there is killing involved. The freaks of the movie look like they were designed by R. Crumb and made by Jim Henson. The plot is fairly predictable until the last 20 minutes. One might wonder why I would choose to review Basket Case 2 and not the first Basket Case. It is because of the last 20 minutes. If you are a fan of horror films from the 80’s and 90’s this movie is a must, if you are not I would avoid this movie with a 10ft pole. The first Basket Case is good but the last 20 minutes of Basket Case 2 are the best 20 minutes of horror film EVER!

Reviewed by Anna Lena Nash