Ethan Hawke returns in Scott Derrickson's horror sequel, along with Mason Thames and Madeleine McGraw, to fight The Grabber.
Set in 1982, four years after the events of The Black Phone, the story takes place in a snowy Christian holiday camp in rural Colorado.
The narrative stays tightly focused on the elements that worked so well in the first film.
While it remains a creepy and fun experience, retreading familiar ground proves to be an exercise in diminishing returns.
Author's summary: A horror sequel with familiar elements.