what is scary movie 2 based on

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Scary Movie 2 is a 2001 American supernatural parody film directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans. It is the sequel to Scary Movie and the second film in the Scary Movie film series. The film stars Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Shawn Wayans, and Marlon Wayans, all reprising their roles from the first film, despite their characters seemingly being killed off. The cast also includes Tim Curry, Tori Spelling, Chris Elliott, Chris Masterson, Kathleen Robertson, David Cross, and James Woods.

The original Scary Movie was mainly based on slasher films of the 1990s, while Scary Movie 2 parodies an array of supernatural and haunted house films from various decades. Some of the major horror films spoofed in Scary Movie 2 include:

  • The Haunting (1999)
  • Stigmata (1999)
  • The Exorcist (1973)
  • The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
  • The Amityville Horror (1979)
  • Poltergeist (1982)
  • The Legend of Hell House (1973)
  • House on Haunted Hill (both the 1959 and 1999 versions)
  • The Changeling (1980)
  • What Lies Beneath (2000)
  • Bloodbath at the House of Death (1984)