Filmmakers Launch Demon Squad 2

Filmmakers Launch Kickstarter for Demon Squad 2
A feature-length sequel to the popular and well-reviewed Demon Squad, featured on season 13 of Mystery Science Theater 3000.

Fighting Owl Films’ recently launched Kickstarter campaign for Deadwatch: Demon Squad 2 has received a warm reception from fans! This is the sequel to Demon Squad, the well-received 2019 film that was also featured on the revived cult-classic TV series, Mystery Science Theater 3000.

“We’re absolutely amazed by the response the campaign received on launch,” Thomas Smith, director and co-writer, says. “Roughly eight hours after launching, and we had raised more than a third of the budget we had for Demon Squad. For no-budget indie filmmakers, that’s mind blowing.”

Currently, the campaign has over 120 backers who have pledged more than $13,000 toward the filmmaker’s goal.

About Demon Squad 2
Originally released in 2019 to warm critical reception, Demon Squad is a supernatural film noir that followed Nick Moon, P.I. (Paranormal Investigator) as he delved into a hidden world of monsters and creatures of the night to retrieve an ancient artifact with astonishing power. Audiences and critics alike embraced the no-budget independent film, praising it for its ambition, writing, and characters, while posing a similar question: “When’s the sequel?” Enter Deadwatch: Demon Squad 2…

Paranormal investigators Nick Moon and Daisy O’Reilly return for a haunted house mystery filled with monsters and magic. But things don’t go quite as you might expect. To divulge much more would be…spoilers. While Demon Squad leaned into the tropes of traditional film noir, Demon Squad 2 will lean more into adventure, science fiction, and fantasy, providing an exciting new backdrop for our characters to explore.

“With Demon Squad 2 we want to make the best possible movie we can,” Smith explains. “We’re looking at this as our opportunity to produce the movie we want to make, and make it right.”

Mystery Science Theater 3000
In the summer of 2022, Demon Squad premiered as an experiment in the thirteenth season of the revived cult-classic TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K). Returning to roast the film was the show’s creator and original host, Joel Hodgson.

“As lifelong fans of MST3K, we were honored (and anxious) to have our no-budget passion project featured,” says Erin Lilley, co-writer and co-star. “MST3K was an exciting and fun experience, and the show helped Demon Squad reach a wider audience.”

The campaign and more information is available at the link below:

Demon Squad 2 Kickstarter:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fightingowl/lets-make-demon-squad-2