In an early scene in ''Smile 2,'' the fictional pop superstar Skye Riley is in her drug dealer's apartment. ''Do you believe in weird stuff?'' he asks her, between doing lines of coke.

Parker Finn follows his surprise 2022 hit about a malevolent spirit that jumps hosts via a diabolical grin, this time infecting a troubled pop star with a ton of trauma to feed on.

Following the impressive worldwide box office performance of Smile in 2022, and the enduring popularity of the supernatural shocker amongst genre fans, director Parker Finn’s sequel does everything a horror follow-up should,