This movie kinda derailed my streak of watching slashers with the word “Massacre” in the title. Even though the title for this sequel to Easter Bunny Massacre is labeled as “Easter Bunny Massacre: The Bloody Trail” on Tubi (and IMDb), the actual onscreen title is “Easter Killing 2”. Now, Easter Bunny Massacre was also known as Easter Killing. I don’t know why they didn’t bother to change the title in the opening credits. Well, even though the titles got flippity-flopped, the premise is still about a killer hippity hop.
This is less a sequel than a remake of the first film. Another set of friends are lured to a remote house in the middle of nowhere under the false pretense of an Easter party. All of them share a dark secret on their past and soon, a Bunny garbed killer begins leaving them mysterious boxes containing threatening voice messages from a former deceased friend. Before long, the friends are picked off one by one by killers in ramshackle Easter bunny costumes.
Although the set-up is similar to the first film, this time, the flashbacks aren’t intrusive on the narrative. While the original borrowed from several sources, this one’s main inspiration comes from Scream. (It even rips off the opening sequence.) I might say this is slightly better, but unfortunately, the kills are mediocre and forgettable.
Even though it’s shorter than the first film, it still tends to drag, especially in the second half. The good news is the climax has a surprise or two up its sleeve. I particularly liked the way the filmmakers connected this back to the original. (I won’t spoil it as it’s the best part of the movie.) Perhaps if the film showed the same ingenuity throughout the running time that it displayed in the climax, it could’ve been a winner.
AKA: Easter Bunny Massacre: The Bloody Trail.
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