…as anyone who lived through the '80s knows, sequels had become an inevitability in the American film business. However, Hooper was not content to give audiences more of the same. What he created was as much a dark comedy as it was a horror film, a ruthless satire that took on the attitudes of the '80s as well as the legacy of the first film.

Unlike like the slasher flicks it's lumped in with, Schizoid is genuinely a script-driven enterprise. It does a good job of juggling the mystery material and stalking scenes with moments that build up personal histories for its major characters.