Slappy returns in this perfectly timed sequel

This second film based on the RL Stine book series is likable enough but lacks the jolts and giggles of its predecessor

This "Haunted Halloween" is something of a letdown after its sleeper-hit predecessor, but Wendi McLendon-Covey steals the show

The sequel to 2015's 'Goosebumps' stars Madison Iseman, Jeremy Ray Taylor, and Caleel Harris.

The sequel replicates the template and the atmosphere of the original, but it’s missing the invention and emotional investment.

‘Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween’ will amuse young kids, but overall it isn’t as lively or exciting as its predecessor, and less screentime for Jack Black is a bummer. Kernel Rating: 3 (3 out of 5) MPAA Rating: PG         Length: 90 minutes Age Appropriate For: 10+. Similar to its 2015 predecessor, this film […]

  Silly me. From the advertising, I'd assumed Jack Black was AWOL from the "Goosebumps" sequel, and missing his ironic turn as kid's horror novelist R.L. Stine meant that Columbia wasn't putting a lot of effort into this sequel to the delightful surprise "Goosebumps" was. Oh, he's in "Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween."  In last act, basically, too…

The 2015 adaptation of R.L. Stine’s popular “Goosebumps” book series was way better than it had any right to be. Starring Jack Black as a freewheeling version of the author, the film was a kid-friendly Halloween spookfest that examined the way we use horror as a coping mechanism in everyday life. It was smart and […]

You can tell “Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween” had some compromises going…