Damsel in Distress 2

Damsel in Distress 2 stitches together two grim short stories with brief linking material, presented in a raw shot-on-video style. In "Cannibal Barbecue," a young woman wanders into the wrong rural setting and becomes the focus of two cannibalistic locals, the scenes built around tension and sudden violence. "Girl For Sale" portrays a kidnapped girl whose parents refuse to pay ransom, turning her plight into a transaction while loyalties and decency fray. The film keeps scenes tight and often abrasive, favoring shock, atmosphere, and bleak setups over character backstory or tidy explanations.

Released in 1994 and directed by Gary Whitson, the picture stars Cristie Clark, Dave Castiglione, Aven Warren and Sal Longo. Shot-on-video production values and a direct-to-home-video release meant it circulated mainly through rental shops and specialty horror outlets rather than theatrical chains.

There are no records of major awards or festival recognition for Damsel in Distress 2. Like many low-budget SOV titles, it missed mainstream awards circuits, and any commendation has come from small blogs, forum threads, and private collectors rather than established institutions.

Although it never became widely known, the film occupies a corner of 1990s underground horror culture where lurid, DIY productions found an audience among tape collectors and midnight-movie programmers. The episode titles and lurid premise get cited now and then in conversations about extreme SOV fare, and physical tapes still turn up in collector circles as curiosities from the era.

Critical coverage was sparse and audience engagement limited, reflected by a 0.0/10 vote average with no recorded votes. Those who seek it out tend to focus on its themes of exploitation, rural menace, parental indifference, and how desperation can reduce people to using others as commodities. Viewers should expect rough production, blunt shocks, and stories built to unsettle rather than comfort.