Hatchet II trailer debuts

Hatchet II , which is set to open this year’s FrightFest on 26 August, has debuted its first trailer online.

Really, it’s more of a tease, relying on crackling (and, admittedly, chill-inducing) wordage and a few snatched shots. But we’d rather that than a spoiler-stuffed free-for-all.

A sequel to 2006’s murky, swamp-centered slasher directed by Adam Green, Hatchet II picks up with survivor Marybeth, who escapes death-by-Victor Crowley and discovers that he is cursed.

Then, like a true horror heroine, she decides to hit the swamps again and get revenge for her family. Slasher favourite Danielle Harris (who's now been doing this for over 20 years since appearing in Halloween 4 ) takes on the Final Girl role previously played by Tamara Feldman.

Check out the trailer below…

Hatchet II currently has no UK release date, but expect one to roll out quickly if it gets people talking at this year’s FrightFest.

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Josh Winning has worn a lot of hats over the years. Contributing Editor at Total Film, writer for SFX, and senior film writer at the Radio Times. Josh has also penned a novel about mysteries and monsters, is the co-host of a movie podcast, and has a library of pretty phenomenal stories from visiting some of the biggest TV and film sets in the world. He would also like you to know that he "lives for cat videos..." Don't we all, Josh. Don't we all.