Synopsis
40 years after the first haunting at Eel Marsh House, a group of children evacuated from WWII London arrive, awakening the house's darkest inhabitant.
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Cast
- Phoebe FoxEve Parkins
- Helen McCroryJean Hogg
- Jeremy IrvineHarry Burnstow
- Oaklee PendergastEdward
- Ned DennehyOld Hermit Jacob
- Adrian RawlinsDr. Rhodes
- Leanne BestWoman In Black
- Leilah de MezaRuby
- Amelia PidgeonJoyce
- Jorge Leon MartinezLondoner
Recommendations
- 60
Empire
A much bolder, braver horror sequel than most. Except for a wispy ending, it’s a match for the first. - 60
The Guardian
This inevitably doesn’t have the charge of the first story, but it is still interestingly weird and dreamlike, and quite disturbing. A commercially driven sequel, sure – but still effective. - 60
Total Film
Harper’s well-appointed sequel has strong performances even if the Woman becomes a supporting character in her own tale. - 50
Slant Magazine
The film ends up cheapening its sense of empathy in its final mad rush to subject audiences to every incarnation of the jump scare imaginable. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
Reliant on suspense rather than gore, this is functional middle-brow psychological horror and screenwriter Joe Croker finds plenty of tired haunted house tropes he’s happy to recycle in adapting material from Susan Hill’s original novel. - 50
Los Angeles Times
The new installment is, at best, a serviceable creep show, one with far more chills than thrills. - 50
New York Post
Director Tom Harper (“War Book”) defaults too often to gotcha scares, which is disappointing. - 42
TheWrap
Every good idea this sequel has to offer winds up taking a backseat to the most obvious cat-in-the-closet “BOO!” moments imaginable.
