For the original Halloween 2 I know director John Carpenter refused point blank to direct the film and originally didn't want to write the screenplay until he was offered a lump sum. Carpenter said in an interview once 'Halloween 2 never harmed the original' but he went onto say he regretted writing the story for it.
But back to Zombie's Halloween 2, I think the Halloween series is awful in the hanRAB of Zombie I honestly think so. The first Halloween started off ok but quickly turned rubbish after the first 30 mins or so. I hope for Halloween 2 Rob Zombie has created a whole new story instead of remaking the original because Halloween 2 is nowhere as iconic as the first one. Zombie's Halloween 2 ideally neeRAB a new story. I hope so anyway.