The sequel to Blumhouse's big horror/thriller hit moves the story on to a wintry 1982, with both an older troubled Finn and psychic Gwen clearly still affected by the events of the first film that relocates the action to a winter Christian camp as trainee counsellors where their mother worked, and providing a grim backstory that neatly links the present to past events in 1957, with The Grabber back to avenge his own death. There is a clear choice made to move the story away from its gritty urban milieu and exploration of the community impact of the first film to more generic horror-fantasy tropes, full of stylised 'dream' imagery and increasingly repetitive and drawn-out scenes which become infused with elements of Elm Street and numerous possession films. Mason Thames proves to be strong young actor even though here he is not given enough to work with in what is a largely haphazard and lacklustre follow-up that stretches a thin idea to its limits.
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