THE NIGHT VISITOR 2: HEATHER'S STORY expands on the premise of alien contact that was laid place in Jennifer Blanc's original film.

 

This time following the extraterrestrial events haunt Heather and her family as she tries to uncover the truth. Events unfold in parallel to the original film and Heathers connection to others threatens a bigger plan from unknowing visitors. 

 

Starring Jennifer Blanc and Mark Gantt, THE NIGHT VISITOR 2 fills out roles that were introduced in the first installment and cleverley interwene the stories of the two families building of the franchise (yes, there will be more). As Heather and others become unwillingly possessed by another being, their actions take an irrational turn causing them to stick together for the truth.

 

Unfortunately, much of the terror is lost for the character and as the creepy possession of Heather begins to unfold, the film takes pride in developing its characters over an effective sci-fi/horror. In principle this is no bad thing and does so in a way that keeps the audience engaged with some good performances from the central cast, however it does mean that the fear and sense of dread the the precursor had planted has since ceased. A small cameo from Michael Biehn as a sinister puppetmaster, even adds to the intrigue of where this franchise could go but with so much left to explore, HEATHER'S STORY is a weak stand alone entry to the series but one that could easily be an important piece to the puzzle.

 

Brianne Davis (Scream Queen seen in PROM NIGHT, AMONG FRIENDS and CHROMESKULL: LAID TO REST 2) may not have set the world alight with her directorial debut but she's made a sturdy film that continues the intrigue in this series and despite lacking anything substantial, makes an interesting character driven plot with relative ease. 

 

While THE NIGHT VISITOR 2 makes way for its characters, the pay off feels premature and at only 69 minutes of runtime there's a lot left to see with the film simply repeating the shortfall of the original's issues (cliffhanger ending, good build up for little reward) .

RATING



Plot: 2

Fear: 2

Gore: 0



R2/5​