The Babysitter: Killer Queen – How Scary & Violent Is The Netflix Movie?

The Babysitter: Killer Queen is the perfect sequel to 2017’s much-loved The Babysitter. Fans of the original comedy horror movie won’t be disappointed, as this follow-up contains the same amount of scary and violent elements as its predecessor. It not only delivers on scares and gore, but it also seamlessly continues the story set forth in the original while adding compelling new characters and twists.

Like the original movie, The Babysitter: Killer Queen is unapologetic in terms of its stylish blend of comedy and horror. It contains the same level of camp and melodrama that fans of the original will absolutely love. The story once again centers around Cole (Judah Lewis), the misfit teenager who, in the first movie, is nearly killed in his attempt to thwart a group of evil teenagers who want to use his blood in a Satanic ritual. The movie picks up two years after he narrowly escapes the clutches of the so-called blood cult led by his babysitter, Bee (Samara Weaving). Still plagued by nightmares of his ordeal, Cole drudges through high school suffering his outcast status, just as he did in The Babysitter.

As in the original, The Babysitter: Killer Queen starts out as a simple teen comedy drama and quickly goes dark when an unexpected murder is committed right before Cole’s innocent and unsuspecting eyes. The movie features just as many over-the-top characters as the original and a few more thrown into the mix to keep the story fresh. Naturally, Cole’s character is further developed; and the backstories of the original cast are also fleshed out. The slick style of director McG also makes a return with its many references to vintage horror tropes and its comic-book-style text overlays that punctuate gory murder scenes.

The Babysitter: Killer Queen Is Rated TV-MA By Netflix

The meta-horror aspects in Babysitter: Killer Queen are just as strong as those in the original, with plenty of cheesy dialogue comparing the members of the Satanic cult to the manipulative cyborgs of the The Terminator film franchise. There is even a slick reference to cutting-edge horror movies like Get Out and its director Jordan Peele. The inclusion of the ubiquitous cabin-on-the-lake horror trope rounds out what is already an overt homage to the last few decades of horror movies. While the movie delivers a fair bit of bloody violence as well as some adult language, there’s no sex or nudity in the film, but there is crude humor and references to sexual content made throughout. Netflix’s TV-MA rating stems primarily from violence and gory kills, just like the original movie.

The Babysitter: Killer Queen has two relatively big twists and a clever red herring that will satisfy most fans of the original, but will quite possibly disappoint some horror purists. Audiences should remember, however, that this is not a pure horror movie, and like the original, its sentimental and comedic elements dominate. These elements are what made the first movie so successful and its characters so compelling. However, it does well in maintaining its scary and violent aspects, which creates a perfect combination of comedy and horror that audiences will fall in love with all over again.

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Steven Cuffari, aka “Steve,” is a fiction writer who mostly works in the horror genre, but also in other forms of speculative fiction. As a movie and TV features writer for Screen Rant, he translates his passion for fiction into commentary and analysis. Check out his podcast at voicesfromthedark.com.

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