Death Nurse 2

Death Nurse 2

Year: 1988

Runtime: 62 mins

Language: English

CrimeComedyHorror

Priscilla Alden returns as the notorious killer nurse Edith Mortley, who is back on the ward wreaking havoc. In this sequel, Mortley continues her murderous spree, dispatching bewildered patients with brutal methods and even using their bodies as rat food, delivering the same over‑the‑top, campy horror fans expect.

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Timeline & Setting – Death Nurse 2 (1988)

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Shady Palms Clinic, Shady Palms Garage, City Hall

Shady Palms Clinic serves as the series' primary setting, presenting a façade of care while concealing a macabre operation. The adjacent garage doubles as a grim repository for corpses and a staging ground for Edith and Gordon's crimes. City hall and the surrounding urban streets show the public world that gradually uncovers the clinic's secrets.

❗️ Gothic setting 🏥 Medical horror 🔎 Mystery and corruption

Last Updated: October 04, 2025 at 13:28

Main Characters – Death Nurse 2 (1988)

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Doctor Gordon Mortley (Albert Eskinazi)

A physician who partners with Edith in a deadly scheme, revealed to be a veterinarian by trade. His medical skills help tend wounds and sustain the façade of ordinary clinic care even as bodies accumulate. After Brownie stabs him, he is confined to a bed for the remainder of the film, continuing to participate in the operation from his sickbed.

🧰 Complicity 🩺 Medical ethics 🩹 Victim

Brownie (Irmgard Millard)

A violent, alcoholic vagrant used as a pawn by the clinic's crime ring. She attacks Edith when her belongings are confiscated, is stabbed and left seemingly dead, then recovers to stab Gordon before Edith finishes her off. Her fate underscores the expendable status of the vulnerable in the system.

🎭 Marginalized 🍺 Alcoholic 🔪 Violence

Sergeant David Gallagher (Nick Millard)

A city officer who leans on social services to move the Brownie situation along and pushes for action against Shady Palms. He pushes for a warrant to search the clinic and questions Edith, serving as a catalyst for the eventual investigation.

🕵️ Investigation 🏛️ Authority 🔎 Suspicion

Charity Chandler (Frances Millard)

Faith Chandler's sister who dives into the disappearance, seeking the truth about her sibling. Her undercover investigation leads to the discovery of the bodies in the garage, and she is murdered by Edith, highlighting the dangers faced by determined outsiders.

🕵️ Determination 💔 Grief 🔪 Danger

Edith Mortley (Priscilla Alden)

The clinic's ruthless operator who masks murder with care and silence. She murders multiple residents, uses lime to mask odors, and reveals her backstory of being kicked out of nursing school. Her calm manipulation keeps the clinic running until a warrant closes in.

🩸 Murder 🧭 Manipulation 🪓 Brutality

Last Updated: October 04, 2025 at 13:28

Major Themes – Death Nurse 2 (1988)

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🩸 Care Abuse

Edith Mortley weaponizes the nurse's badge and the clinic's sterile veneer to cover murderous acts. The film exposes how the care system can be corrupted when power goes unchecked, turning vulnerable patients and vagrants into disposable objects. The environment of Shady Palms becomes a stage for private cruelty that spills into public tragedy.

🏚️ Marginalization

Brownie and Mischa represent society's exploited fringes, easily targeted by authorities and a system that discards those it deems inconvenient. Their presence highlights the neglect that allows abuse to thrive behind closed doors. The narrative uses their fates to critique social apathy toward the vulnerable.

🔎 Investigation

Charity Chandler's pursuit of Faith's disappearance drives the story toward truth. Sergeant Gallagher's pressure and desire to question Edith push the investigation toward Shady Palms, exposing the clinic's murderous reality. The tension between secrecy and law enforcement shows that accountability can emerge only when institutions are compelled to confront cruelty.

Last Updated: October 04, 2025 at 13:28

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