Evil Dead Trap 2: Hideki
ヒデキ : 死霊の罠二
A female projectionist is haunted by the image of a small boy while a killer prowls the city. The projectionist's relationship with her attractive and successful reporter friend drives the plot deeper into insanity.
Why it matters
A twisted blend of psychological terror and slasher thrills that disorients as effectively as it shocks.
- Builds on the original’s gritty splatter with a more surreal, dreamlike atmosphere that unsettles beyond the gore.
- Female protagonist’s fractured psyche and the haunting boy evoke a creeping sense of paranoia rare in early ’90s J-horror slashers.
- Director Toshiharu Ikeda weaves urban loneliness and media obsession into the carnage, adding layers beneath the blood.
- For fans of Japanese genre cinema who want slasher chaos with an eerie, almost arthouse edge rather than straightforward kills.
Director
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
85
Slow Burn
66
Psychological
100
Supernatural
0
Creature
0
Disturbing
100
Fun Factor
50
Cerebral
43
Survival
50
