Krampus: The Devil Returns (also known as Krampus 2: The Devil Returns) is a 2016 American horror film that was written and directed by Jason Hull. The film is a sequel to the 2013 film from Hull titled Krampus: The Christmas Devil and stars A.J. Leslie, Melantha Blackthorn, R.A. Mihailoff and Paul Ferm. The film was produced under the Snow Dog Studio banner and distributed worldwide by ITN Distribution with a release date of October 4, 2016. Synopsis Unable to solve the onslaught of missing children in their town, Police Officers Dave Kane (Darin Foltz) and Paul Sharp (Darren Barcomb) lure former officer Jeremy Duffin (A.J. Leslie) out of his self imposed exile following the murder of his wife and the abduction of his daughter at the hands of Krampus (Ben Berlin). After much debate and with the hopes of finding his daughter, Duffin reluctantly agrees to track the monster and is accompanied by his hulking woodsman friend Monk (Johnny Stevenson). Once back to civilization, Duffin, Monk, Kane, and Sharp are joined by cops Gil Farabee (Rich Goteri), Harry Sharp (Michael Mili) and Lori Taylor (Tiffany Fest). The quest to find Krampus and the children is further complicated by run-ins with tough guy Stuart (R.A. Mihailoff) and his gang consisting of Natasha (Melantha Blackthorn), T.J. (Bill Kennedy), Trevor (Bill James) and Rick (Arturo Rivera)....along with a nasty Santa Claus (Paul Ferm). Cast A.J. Leslie as Jeremy Duffin Melantha Blackthorne as Natashia R.A. Mihailoff as Stuart Tiffani Fest as Lori Taylor Richard Goteri as Gil Farabee Michael Mili as Harry Sharp Paul Ferm as Santa Clause Darin Foltz as Dave Kane Johnny Stevenson as Monk Darren Barcomb as Paul Sharp Bill Kennedy as T.J. Daniel James as Trevor Robbie Barnes as Amy Baker Arturo Rivera as Rick Shawn C. Phillips as Rob Sanderson Jason Hull as Neighbor Bill Will Barrett as Post Office Worker Ben Berlin as Krampus Production The film was completed in Erie, Pennsylvania and Edinboro, Pennsylvania in the winter months of 2016. Reception Krampus 2: The Devil Returns received mixed reviews from notable horror web-sites and platforms. Culturecrypt.com gave the film zero stars, stating that "Anyone on your naughty list should be forced to watch this execrable excuse for a movie." Morehorror.com reviewed the film favorably though, with Jesse Miller writing that "I rather enjoyed my time with Krampus 2 and I believe it’s because it knows exactly