this second installment stand on it own a a good movie but be not qualify a a sequel to the nightmare series and in that many of the rule set by craven in the 1st part have be break in this one . for example and hmmm . i think freddy only have power in the dream world and but since when he able to possess human body in the real world . come on and this be not an exorcist movie . the fright and gore be good . the helplessness as well a loneliness of the lead character ( jesse ) really help augment the horror atmosphere of the film in that and to me and the less main character there be in this type of movie and the more horrify the film will be ( just like part 1 ) .