‘In a Violent Nature: Part 2’ to Release Valentine’s Day Weekend 2027

Looking for some romantic Valentine’s Day weekend date plans? Or, better yet, looking for some counter programming to Greta Gerwig’s “Narnia” movie? Shudder has you covered.

“In a Violent Nature: Part 2,” the sequel to the breakout indie slasher horror film “In a Violent Nature” from Independent Film Company and Shudder, has set a release date of February 12, 2027. The news was announced at New York Comic Con during Shudder’s panel, with Ry Barrett, who plays the masked killer Johnny in both films, making a surprise appearance at the convention.

“In a Violent Nature: Part 2” is the follow-up to the 2024 film, which made $4.5 million globally at the box office and followed a killer whose body was resurrected as a vengeful spirit determined to recover a locket that was buried along with him. The new film picks up immediately where the first ended and, of course, sees Johnny return and continue his violent rampage, this time leading him to a summer camp where a young, outcast camper is forced to spend the night with his counselor sister and her friends at their annual end-of-season party. His lore is also deepened, the kills get more intense, all good stuff.

The original film was arresting in that it told the horror movie from the perspective of the slasher himself, not his victims. Plus it was ultra violent in a way that one of our writers called “oddly comforting”? To each their own.

“Part 2” was first teased way back in February of this year, and attendees at Fantastic Fest also got a first look at the film last month. The film itself was announced shortly after the success of the original back in 2024.

The sequel is co-directed by Nate Wilson and Chris Nash, who also wrote the script. The film is produced by Peter Kuplowsky, Shannon Hanmer, and Nash.

Independent Film Company also this year released the killer shark thriller “Chum,” “Faces of Death,” and “Night Nurse,” and as IndieWire first reported, it produced the film “River” from director Josh Giuliano, which then flipped to Universal Pictures and Blumhouse as they look for the next “Obsession.”