Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 Post-Credits Scene: Hidden Clues and What It Really Sets Up

Five Nights at Freddy's 2 does not tiptoe around the lore — it punts it straight into a new endgame. By the time the credits roll, Mike Schmidt (Josh Hutcherson) and Abby (Piper Rubio) are in a very different place, and Vanessa (Elizabeth Lail) has literally become the Marionette. But the real payload is saved for the stingers. Two of them. Both directly teasing where this series is headed next.

The mid-credits scene: straight to Fazbear's Fright

On a rain-soaked night outside the wrecked Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, a small crew of scavengers slips inside. They are not there to pawn junk — they are picking through everything from old posters to fan blades to broken animatronic parts to build a haunted-house attraction. If you know the games, that is a giant neon arrow pointing at the third title: Fazbear's Fright.

Deeper in the soggy corridors, someone yells that they found a 'secret room' that never showed up on the blueprints. The camera moves into a boarded-up safe room. Slumped against the wall is William Afton (Matthew Lillard), locked inside a decayed yellow rabbit suit. He looks dead — until his left eye snaps open, glowing a hard, unnatural purple. A sound blasts out, half metal grind, half human scream. Smash to black.

The post-credits tag: only audio, all dread

After the credits finish, the screen stays black. An old cassette clicks on and hisses. The voice belongs to Henry Emily — he is played in the film by new cast addition Skeet Ulrich, though the voice here sure sounds like longtime series actor Dave Steele — and he is leaving a panicked warning for Mike.

'I couldn't save you then, so let me save you now.'

'Don't go back. It's not...'

He cuts himself off to shout that the Marionette is on him. The tape stops. Silence.

What it means going forward

The mid-credits beat all but confirms the next movie is pulling from the Fazbear's Fright storyline, with Afton reanimating into the franchise's most infamous form: Springtrap. The post-credits tag sets another thread: Henry knows what is coming and is trying to intervene, and the Marionette is still active — which points to Charlotte Emily's spirit remaining present and hostile. Put that together and you have the groundwork for a darker, more tragic clash in movie three — exactly the shared-universe escalation this series has been angling toward.

• Mid-credits: scavengers raid the ruined pizzeria to build a haunted attraction; secret safe room uncovered; Afton's eye flares purple and he awakens inside the withered yellow rabbit suit.
• Post-credits: audio-only cassette; Henry Emily warns Mike and is cut off by the Marionette closing in; performance credits suggest Skeet Ulrich plays Henry, while the voice sounds like Dave Steele.
• Takeaway: the setup screams Fazbear's Fright and Springtrap; Henry is in play; the Marionette/Charlotte thread is not done.

Five Nights at Freddy's 2 hits theaters on December 5. Director Emma Tammi and creator Scott Cawthon clearly are not shy about swinging for big canon moves — and the credits make it pretty clear they are already loading the next one.