Devil Fetus 2
dir. Tom Lau Moon-Tong, 1984.
Hong Kong. 101 min.
In Cantonese with English subtitles

FRIDAY, MAY 6 - MIDNIGHT
SATURDAY, MAY 14 - MIDNIGHT
FRIDAY, MAY 27 - MIDNIGHT

Note: low-quality VHS transfer (never released on DVD/BluRay)
Content Warning: sexual assault, abortion

The sequel to the legendary Devil Fetus finally delivers on the fetus its predecessor failed to deliver, retaining at the same time the wildly elliptical plot that begins with a horny, malevolent piece of thrift-store art and ends with our protagonists in various states of wet delamination. A sleazy photographer contends with the fallout of a drunken liaison between one of his models and an animate statue of a demon in his art collection. Birthed upon an autopsy table, the titular fetus proceeds to make things generally miserable for our protagonist, unleashing vomiting monks, kitchen accidents and other unsavory terrors from the Category III wheelhouse. As perverse and unpredictable as Devil Fetus with a few surprisingly eerie and artful set-pieces that elevate the proceedings above a straightforward repetition.