Shawn and I are big fans of Grave Encounters,   The Vicious Brothers ' riff on paranormal "reality" TV . It's sequel not so much, but the boys do have talent and know how to stage a scare. So what are they up to next? Turns out they have a new flick that'll premiere in just a few days at the Tribeca Film Festival , and they're trading ghosts for space invaders.

Grave Encounters 2 Shawn: I’ve got to say, right off the bat, that I’m disappointed in this movie. It was more of the same recipe. That made it boring. Not Shorts Shitting at all. I was really hoping to shit my shorts, you know? I’m not even sure how to critique this one. It was the same. But not fresh. Worn out, same old, boo. I’m just going to give this an Ugly. Jason: Grave Encounters 2 isn't that scary. And it suffers as many horror sequels of the 80 suffered by taking elements of the original and repeating them. But The Vicious Brothers and director John Poliquin do try damn hard to add new elements to the film. I really dug the whole meta approach, especially the first 40 minutes or so, which are awesome. Also liked how they brought Sean Rogerson back and expanded the mythology of the asylum. The cast wasn't as likable this time around, although I could look at Leanne Lapp all day. Hot chicks go a long way in a movie like this. And s...

The Vicious Brothers' found-footage flick Grave Encounters is one of the finest horror movies of the last couple of years. It's witty, well acted, expertly executed and creepy as fuck. And it prompted The Basement to coin the phrase Shorts Shitting Entertainment. You owe us a nickle for every time you say that, by the way. A sequel was inevitable given the film's success. This time, the brothers take a meta approach, implying that Grave Encounters is just a film and the events in this follow-up are inspired by it. Or something like that. The brothers also turned the directing duties over to John Poliquin and instead focused on writing the script. Now it must be asked, how does Grave Encounters 2 stand up? That's a question Jason and Shawn intend to answer tonight as the movie is placed on the chopping block. Good, Bad or Ugly? Stick with us! Then, if you thought the Basement Dwellers were all out of Fat Steven Seagal jokes, think again. The boys take on the late...

Shawn, myself and The Corner of Terror's Mike S are big fans of the Vicious Brothers' found-footage fright fest Grave Encounters, so suffice to say we're looking forward to what the duo of Colin and Stuart come up with for the follow up. Well, we've got a still (above) and an expanded synopsis for the film (below) by way of Arrow in the Head for you Basement Dwellers today. And it sounds like the brothers are sticking with the meta approach to the sequel we mentioned here on the site earlier this year. While researching the events of the original film and the subsequent disappearance of its lead, Sean Rogerson, film student Alex Wright receives a bizarre video from a mysterious blogger named DeathAwaits666 that shows Rogerson alive and trapped inside the Collingwood Psychiatric Hospital from Grave Encounters. Alex and his friends agree to meet the blogger at the infamous hospital in hopes of learning what really happened and quickly find themselves face...