Did you know there was a Trilogy of Terror II?

Three more tales to terrify!

Two Trilogies? That's an entire hexology, at least!

This series puts the hex in hexology because producer Dan Curtis was back at it in 1996, revisiting one of his most famous works with another three terrifying tales.

Even outside his original trilogy Dan Curtis was a veteran of made-for-TV horror movies. He brought viewers Dracula with Jack Palance, Frankenstein with Robert Foxworth, and both classic Kolchak feature-length presentations starring Darren McGavin. Curtis also created the beloved vampire soap opera Dark Shadows as well as its 1991 TV remake!

Curtis wasn't the only relic returning from Trilogy of Terror, as that movie's most famous creation, the Zuni Doll also came back for a few more scares. The powers that be very cleverly saved the best for last, knowing viewers would tune in to see the tiny little terror. So, the other two stories in Trilogy of Terror II built to an exciting climax when the Zuni Doll made its nightmarish return.

Gone, though, was Karen Black. Black was famous for the four roles she played in the original Trilogy of Terror's three stories. Particularly, she was well-remembered as the titular "Amelia," in the same-named story, tormented by that notorious little doll. Black went on to become an icon of independent movies, sometimes appearing in as many as seven movies a year. In 1996, the same year as Trilogy of Terror II, Karen Black co-starred in Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering.

For the sequel, Dan Curtis once again adapted three stories. This time though, the producer-director worked with a new star, Lysette Anthony. While she's today perhaps best known for her work on the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, Anthony was also partly familiar to genre fans for her work in movies like Krull and Dracula: Dead and Loving It.

In the new movie's first story, Lysette Anthony plays an unfaithful woman who must crawl into her late husband's grave to steal codes for his Swiss bank account before rats drag his fortune underground. Then, in "Bobby," a young boy drowns before his mother (played again by Anthony) summons him with a demonic spell. Fans of Stephen King will, of course, know that "sometimes, dead is better."

The movie crescendos with "He Who Kills," which picks up the same night as the original Zuni Doll encounter. When investigators bring the doll in for examination, Ellen (Anthony) must stay late at the Natural History Museum for analysis. Naturally, "analysis" isn't the only thing that happens as terror ensues.

Do you remember Trilogy of Terror II? We know nothing beats the original, but how do you think it stacked up?

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scp 21 days ago
I think Trilogy of Terror II ran on the USA Network.

Lysette Anthony also played the witch Angelique in the unfortunately short-lived 1991 Dark Shadows revival series, again produced by Dan Curtis.
JohninND 6 months ago
I remember "Trilogy of Terror" came out while I was still in Mattacheese Middle School and it was a BIG topic of conversation the school day following the showing.
Back around then also I think it was ABC "Tuesday Movie if the Week" made some great movies that were the talk. "Brian's Sondlg", "Skullduggery", "Tribes" "Duel" & "The People". I think I have my time period right. Maybe into high school, D-Y.
Wrote this in case there's any "Dolphins " posting here.
JohninND JohninND 6 months ago
Excuse the typos. Darn autoerror.
itsjustshanna 6 months ago
Wow, I never knew there was a part deux! (In 1996 I must've really been in another world becoming a new wife and mommy).......Fast forward 28 yrs.....I have 8 hrs until Svengoolie starts here in Motor City. I have enough time to make like a little Zuni warrior doll, track down pt.2, and watch. Maybe.
SeanyD 7 months ago
Hello everyone. I'm glad to find a community of fans who enjoy both Trilogy of Terror and Trilogy of Terror II. I have the Trilogy of Terror Special Edition DVD that Kino Lober released on 10/1/6/18 and would love to find a copy of the Trilogy of Terror II DVD that Universal Home Entertainment released on 9/2/08 to have the complete set, but the Trilogy of Terror II DVD appears to be OOP. If anyone has any leads, I'm all ears.
itsjustshanna SeanyD 6 months ago
Love the 1st, but I didn't know there was a 2nd!! I'm on a mission today like a little Zuni to find AND watch it. ASAP......but if I come across any info. about a pt.2 DVD, I'll holler. Good Luck!
SeanyD itsjustshanna 6 months ago
Beast of luck and thank you so much, itsjustshanna. It is great to find another passionate Trilogy of Terro I and II fan out tere.
LibraBaby0921 11 months ago
I liked both movies and have both of them in my DVD collection.
SeanyD LibraBaby0921 7 months ago
LibraBaby0921, I have been searching for a copy of the Trilogy of Terror II DVD from Universal Home Entertainment that was released on 9/2/08, but it appears to be OOP. If you get a chance would you mind posting UPC # for the DVD?

Thank you in advance for your assistance.
HopeDuchaine 12 months ago
I miss Karen Black in the original. She was meant for the role in the Zuni doll.
MadMat2102 13 months ago
I was a kid when the original "Trilogy of Terror" came out in the 70s and all everybody talked about the next day at school was how that little voodoo doll scared the heck out of us. lol
MoviePropCollector 13 months ago
I own the original Zuni doll puppets from Trilogy of Terror 2. Including and original.first draft script from Dan Curtis Productions from Trilogy of Terror (1975), and from Trilogy of Terror 2, the main cable controlled hero puppet seen running around as well as the insert large head when Dr. Simpson (Anthony) is scraping off the burnt surfaces at beginning, the insert walking Zuni legs that they show when he's walking around, the sharp teeth Dr. Simpson (Anthony) wears, as well as other items from the film. I also run and own the website TrilogyofTerror.com, which is my favorite film as I had a family member work on it.
Wow!!! Do you know where I can watch Trilogy of Terror 2 ?? Love the first one and I would love to see the second one! Thank you
SeanyD MoviePropCollector 6 months ago
Awesome website, MoviePropCollector! I'm on a quest to find a copy of the Trilogy of Terror II DVD that was released by Universal Home Entertainment released on 9/2/08 to have the complete set.
MichaelVegas 13 months ago
You know I think I do remember it as when you told me the stories that was in it, I thought, Yeah
Wolfie 13 months ago
I not only remember Trilogy of Terror 2 (broadcast on the Cable Channel USA Network), I also have it on Home Media and I recall an earlier Dan Curtis adaption of the 2nd Act "Bobby"(originally written by Matheson for the Dan Curtis Anthology 1977 TV Movie "Dead of Night" , co-starring Joan Hackett as Mother +
Lee H. Montgomery as Bobby) - anyone else old enough to remember watching the original "Trilogy of Terror" (ABC) + "Dead of Night" (NBC) as Network TV Movies? 😃
HpHoward Wolfie 13 months ago
Present 👍
teethclenched Wolfie 13 months ago
I also remember the earlier version of "Bobby" with Joan Hacket, which is... ha ha ... the "preferred" version. /////As I remember, TOT 2 wasn't that great.
Joan Hacket was an amazing actress.
cperrynaples Wolfie 13 months ago
Dead Of Night is currently running on Movies! Sorta Trilogy 1.5, it gets really weird when Hackett conducts a satanic ritual to bring her son back from the dead! The title character is played by Montgomery best remembered as the boy from Ben, the Willard sequel that can also seen on Movies! BTW, I must ask you: Are you the Wolfie that Howard Stern sends to weird conventions that can't be described on this board? One of them gave us the famous "Thank you my Mistress" drop of which I can't expand on here...LOL!
SeanyD Wolfie 7 months ago
Wolfie, do you have the Trilogy of Terror II DVD from Universal Home Entertainment that was released on 9/2/08 or the Blu-ray that was released by Kino Lorber on 10/22/19. I have been searching for a copy of the DVD but it appears to be OOP. If you have the DVD, would you be willing to post the UPC # for it?
Moverfan 13 months ago
Didn't know about Trilogy Of Terror 2 and didn't care (do NOT like to be scared!). But about "the channel 4 soap opera Hollyoakes"...a little clarification please? Here in southeastern Michigan, channel 4 is WDIV, the NBC affiliate.
Wolfie Moverfan 13 months ago
British Network Channel 4
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_4

British Soap Opera Hollyoaks
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollyoaks

British Actress Lysette Anthony
aka Lysette Anne Chodzko
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysette_Anthony

HpHoward 13 months ago
I saw Trilogy of Terror 2 years later. The only
installment I found effective was the one with the deceased kid returning. Though I guessed well ahead what was going to happen.
trogg888 13 months ago
The first tot was creepy because of the doll and Karen black,she played creepy even when she wasn't supposed to be.saw the second one but it must've sucked cause I don't remember anything about it
ddalal 13 months ago
I remember watching "Satan's School for Girls," a TV film with a young Kate Jackson ("Charlie's Angels"). The ending had a great twist, and for a mid-1970s TV production, was scary!
Kevin 13 months ago
Gotta watch this in it's entirety. Saw the episode with the house by the sea, and the mom, and dead kid, that was scary as h#ll!
George58 13 months ago
Never saw Trilogy of Terror II. But wanted to mention that Actress (why don't they say Actress anymore???) Lysette Anthony also played Angelique in Dan Curtis's remake of Dark Shadows 1991.
HpHoward George58 13 months ago
Glad someone else even remembers this second Dark Shadows. Seems it slipped past most. I believe Roy Thinnes was in it as well.
George58 HpHoward 13 months ago
He was. Roy played Roger Collins.
MichaelPowers 13 months ago
I remember seeing both trilogies and they were indeed frightening stories. I vividly recall the wife crawling into the grave of her husband. Scary stuff!
RS1515 13 months ago
I remember seeing Trilogy I as a kid in elementary school. That Voodoo doll was both scary and funny.
Andybandit 13 months ago
In my below comment, I meant to say Boonaza. Sorry about that.
Runeshaper 13 months ago
I don't remember Trilogy of Terror I or II, but Dan Curtis produced some awesome films! Dark Shadows was a good series too.
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