I won’t say how I came about “[REC] 2” (2009); best to believe I found an unmarked DVD someone had slid under my door this morning.

Check yourself before you REC yourself.

This sequel picks up exactly where “[REC]” (2007) ends, but seen through the viewpoint of a SWAT team with helmet cams (a la “Aliens”) and an embedded videographer. They enter the quarantined apartment building and more hi-jinks ensue.

I’m becoming quite the fan of these Spanish films. I’m reminded of the first two “Halloween” movies, where they both take place on the same Halloween night. I understand the third “[REC]” is not canon (like “Halloween III: Season of the Witch” didn’t feature Michael Myers) but the fourth one is.

I also love how the first “[REC]” made you think it was a contagion movie, then a zombie movie, then it revealed itself as a demonic possession movie. In “[REC] 2” the audience knows it’s demonic possession, though the SWAT team doesn’t have any idea. (tee hee joke’s on them!)

The effects are glorious. Creepy darkness-dwelling demons, insane gunshot deaths, and a super-gruesome makeout scene at the end that both explains a huge plot point and leaves the audience hanging until the inevitable sequel.

This one was in Español with English subtitles. I didn’t mind it so much, but in fast-action splatter movies I prefer to not read the dialogue.

Another slow clap for Spain. Doc Splatter gives it an A. Go find a copy wherever fine Spanish DVDs are sold (or rented).