Okay, so I’m freaking out, and it’s not because I had nightmares of Halloween decorations coming to life. It’s because I watched the “Old Friend” TV spot for Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween, and I saw this:
Yeah…I have a LOT of explaining myself to do. 😅 So initially, I wasn’t going to do a breakdown of the second trailer to the upcoming Goosebumps sequel, because let’s be honest – there wasn’t anything in there worth a whole post to discuss, other than more footage of the Gummy Bears, which you know by now I’m not the biggest fan of. But then came this TV spot, which of all places, it was revealed that Jack Black was indeed returning as R.L. Stine in what appears to be a glorified cameo. So I guess we got that really smart, if cruel way to deliver that final punch of excitement in an epic final trailer scene after all. Well, sort of.
It’s kind of weird that we’re only now getting this reveal though; I’m still calling Sony out for that. And what does it all mean for the film now that the good ol’ Master of Fright is back for a second cinematic go at children’s literature’s hallmark horror series?
This movie has certainly been a weirdly chilling trip, so let’s get to it!
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