Grave Encounters 2

Grave Encounters 2 is a 2012 Canadian found footage supernatural horror film written by the Vicious Brothers and directed by John Poliquin. The sequel to Grave Encounters (2011), it stars Richard Harmon, Leanne Lapp, Dylan Playfair, Stephanie Bennett, and Howard Lai as a group of fans of the original Grave Encounters film who break into the same psychiatric hospital where the film took place to investigate whether its events were real and find themselves terrorized by the hospital's malevolent entities. The film utilizes metafictional and film within a film elements as Sean Rogerson plays a fictional version of himself who reprises his role as Lance Preston from the original film. Grave Encounters 2 was released on iTunes on October 2, 2012, with a limited theatrical release in the United States, on October 12, 2012. The film was a commercial success, grossing over $8.2 million against a $1.4 million budget, but unlike its predecessor, it was largely panned by critics.