American Horror Project Vol. 2 Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		2.0
Video		3.5
Audio		3.5
Extras		4.0
Overall		3.0

American Horror Project Vol. 2 Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman June 21, 2019

American Horror Project Vol. 1 offered an object lesson in what I called “WEHT” syndrome, by which I meant that the “whatever happened to” query that is often aimed at people might be targeted at films themselves. This second volume of offerings from curator Stephen Thrower courtesy of Arrow Films is another “WEHT” extravaganza, though in this case it may indeed also refer to performers, and in fact might be subtitled “hey, actors gotta work, too, you know,” as two of the three films in this set feature late career work by two fairly iconic and Academy Award winning stars, appearing here in what might be charitably termed less than Grade A material. That said, all three of the films in this set offer at least some of the same patent weirdness as was found in the first American Horror Project release, though even diehard genre fans may not consider any of this trio to be undiscovered masterpieces.

For reviews of the three films included in this set, please click on the following links:

Dream No Evil Blu-ray review

Dark August Blu-ray review

The Child Blu-ray review

American Horror Project Vol. 2 Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Video quality of each film is assessed in the above linked reviews.

American Horror Project Vol. 2 Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

Audio quality of each film is assessed in the above linked reviews.

American Horror Project Vol. 2 Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

Supplemental material included on each disc is detailed in the above linked reviews. Additionally, this comes housed in a sturdy chipboard slipbox which also includes a nicely appointed insert booklet.

American Horror Project Vol. 2 Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

This is another rather interesting trifecta of lesser remembered (putative) "horror" outings curated by Stephen Thrower, all three with a bit of a "dream a little dream of me" ambience. As with the first set, the real allure for some fans may be some of the supplemental features rather than the films themselves. Technical merits are generally solid, with an understanding of filming conditions and source elements. For genre fans (and you know who you are), Recommended.