
Teenager Sarah Quinn (Madison Iseman) lives with her mother Kathy (Wendi McLendon-Covey) and younger brother Sonny (Jeremy Ray Taylor) in Wardenclyffe, New York. Sarah is attempting to get into Columbia University by writing an essay about fear. Kathy agrees to watch Sonny's friend Sam Carter (Caleel Harris) while his father goes out of town. Sonny and Sam are attempting to start a garbage cleanup business, and are called after school to clean up an abandoned house. Inside, t... (Full plot summary below)
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Teenager Sarah Quinn (Madison Iseman) lives with her mother Kathy (Wendi McLendon-Covey) and younger brother Sonny (Jeremy Ray Taylor) in Wardenclyffe, New York. Sarah is attempting to get into Columbia University by writing an essay about fear. Kathy agrees to watch Sonny's friend Sam Carter (Caleel Harris) while his father goes out of town. Sonny and Sam are attempting to start a garbage cleanup business, and are called after school to clean up an abandoned house. Inside, they find a locked manuscript and open it, causing Slappy the Dummy to appear. They unknowingly bring him to life by speaking magic words found in his pocket. The book is later stolen by a bully named Tommy Madigan (Payton Wich). At home, Sonny is working on his science project, a miniature version of Nikola Tesla's Wardenclyffe Tower. Slappy then reveals he's alive to Sonny and Sam, and gets their trust by using his magic to do the boy's chores and homework. Meanwhile, Sarah goes to a party to meet her boyfriend Tyler (Bryce Cass), but sees him kissing another girl. Later she arrives home and complains about him to Sonny and Sam, which Slappy overhears. Slappy then proceeds to sabotage Sonny's project..
Leave your thoughts about Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween.
| Cinema CrazedFelix Vasquez Jr.It's just a disappointing, half baked follow up that could have aimed higher. |
| ChrisStuckmann.comChris StuckmannIt just feels like Sony really wanted to get a sequel out, rushing a lot of elements and making the end product feel disposable. |
| We Live EntertainmentAshley MenzelFilled with fun, fantasy, ghosts, and ghouls, Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween will bring smiles to your face and delight audiences from the youngest R.L. Stine fan to the oldest. |
| Detroit NewsAdam Graham"Goosebumps 2" is a slapdash sequel to the 2015 hit, picking up with a new group of kids but carrying over the same sense of Halloween fun and mischief as the original. |
| Sarah's Backstage PassSarah Knight AdamsonParents, proceed with caution as Slappy, may be too scary for the younger set, although generally a fun Halloween family film for all ages. |
| Sunday Independent (Ireland)Hilary A WhiteSpooky fun with a side-order of Gremlins-esque nostalgic charm is let loose by this effective slab of entertainment for younger (but not too young) viewers. Job well done. |
| Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovGoosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween knows what its target demographic wants but also resonates with adult audiences, thanks to the zippy plot and across-the-board excellent performances from the totally game cast. |
| Common Sense MediaTara McNamaraLight frights in funny, tween-friendly creepfest. |
| FILMINK (Australia)Erin FreeWhile not the equal of its predecessor, Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween is a worthy follow-up |
| SciFiNowElena LazicVery clearly aimed at younger children, but does not take the hyperactive approach that so many kids' films do. This is instead a very classical, old-school movie, which paradoxically makes it quite refreshing. |