One day she and Nara are kidnapped and taken to an abandoned orphanage by a group of strangers introducing themselves as Leo, Marta, Kristi, Budi, Jenar, and Gadis.

Gadis insisted that his spirit was following and cursing them, however they didn't believe her until a seventh person in their group, Dewi, was killed in a supernatural fashion.

The group demands that Alfie come with them to the cellar and use a black bible to end the curse, aware that her father had used a similar one.

The outlets both drew comparisons to Sam Raimi's Evil Dead and Signal Horizon noted a comparison to Joko Anwar's The Queen of Black Magic, which the reviewer felt was superior, though noting that Tjahjanto's movie "does have some genuinely revolting moments and more than a few laughs".

[6][7] The Daily Dead also reviewed the film and felt that the movie showed "a clear sense of growth in Tjahjanto’s directorial style between the first May the Devil Take You and its sequel, and while I definitely enjoyed the original film, the follow-up just totally goes balls to the wall with a reckless abandon, and I had a blast with what he does here.

"[8] Timo Tjahjanto has announced that May the Devil Take You: Chapter Three is in development, adding that he has already thought about what characters he can dig deeper into and explore more further.