It took me a hot minute to watch the first one, but once I did, I opened the Pandora's Box of slasher/comic/thriller genius. The actors, from seasoned to "introducing"s were fantastic.This movie is not only a great sequel, with a great twist, but it would be a great stand-alone. You get to know the characters with this- in both films- and you meet AND start to love a new character from the beginning. It's SO fun to watch and when you end Killer Queen, go back and rewatch the first.
Bee is probably one of my favorite bad guys.