We’re serving up an exclusive teaser trailer for Troma’s Poultrygeist 2: Dawn of the Chicken Dead, a followup to the 2006 horror-comedy-musical Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead.
In the sequel, as a poultry pandemic sweeps the nation, a wealthy computer tycoon relaunches a failed fast food chain to introduce his lab-created synthetic chicken to the world. It’s up to a misfit crew of fast food workers to fend off hungry Karens, horny rodents, and a mutant chicken zombie outbreak by the end of their shift.
Mercedes the Muse writes, directs, and produces. Troma founders Lloyd Kaufman (who directed the original Poultrygeist) and Michael Herz serve as executive producers.
“The goal with this movie is to move the needle in a time when everyone is afraid to go beyond,” said Mercedes. “I want to show you things you can’t unsee.”
The cast includes Sadie Satanas, Knotty Peach, Vada Callisto, and Christina Von Eerie alongside Troma royalty Mark Torgl (The Toxic Avenger), Debbie Rochon (Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV), and Kaufman.
“Lloyd Kaufman had always said what a talent director-writer Mercedes the Muse is, but I had no idea how good until I filmed my scenes in Poultrygeist 2,” Rochon tells us. “She wrangled the chicken-zombies like a seasoned farmhand, crafted fun and eye-popping shots with the DP, and played a hell of a great role as Little Buffalo!”
Rochon continues, “This movie also gave me a chance to check another item off my bucket list: my character, Karen, smooches Mop Boy, played by Mark Torgl, the OG Melvin from The Toxic Avenger. Who says dreams don’t come true?”
The film features features practical creatures created by Eric Fox (Tales of Halloween, Kuso) of Fox FX Labs and Sean McGrath of McGrath Custom Fabrication.
Poultrygeist 2: Dawn of the Chicken Dead will premiere as part of Troma-Thon 2026 at the Mahoning Drive-In in Lehighton, PA, on July 17-18, with additional screenings to be announced.
