🎥 VHS Vault: Critters 2: The Main Course (1988)

"Bitchin'!"

When Easter rolls into Grover’s Bend, the town has no idea a very different kind of egg hunt is about to begin. Hatched from mysterious alien pods, the Critters are back hungrier, nastier, and funnier than ever. 

From giant Critter balls to shape-shifting bounty hunters, Critters 2: The Main Course serves up all the campy chaos a VHS-era horror fan could crave. 

I caught this one on opening night at the theater. It was fun, but honestly, it played even better on video.

🎬 Vault Fact File

• Release Year: 1988

• Director: Mick Garris (his directorial debut)

• Tagline: “Get ready for seconds…”

• Starring: Scott Grimes, Liane Curtis, Don Keith Opper, Terrence Mann

• Setting: Grover’s Bend, Kansas

• Notable For: The infamous rolling Critter-ball of death, which became a franchise staple.

⏪ Rewind or Fast Forward?

If you love your creature features with a mix of gore, slapstick, and ’80s practical effects, this sequel is a rewind every time. It’s bigger, bloodier, and wilder than the original. Perfect for late-night VHS marathons.

🎥 WATCH IT

Critters 2: The Main Course is available for streaming or purchase on Amazon Prime Video.

Watch the official trailer for Critters 2: The Main Course (1988):