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Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018)

Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween poster

Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018)

Overview

Be careful what you wish for. With their after school junk business, best friends Sonny and Sam hope to find treasure in other people’s trash. But when cleaning out the old Stine house, they open a locked book that frees a supernatural nightmare – Slappy! Now, with the help of Sonny’s sister Sarah, they’re in a race against time to get the sinister dummy and all the creatures he’s brought to life back into the pages before he unleashes total pandemonium!


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate

Viewer Rating
5.5

Overview

Be careful what you wish for. With their after school junk business, best friends Sonny and Sam hope to find treasure in other people’s trash. But when cleaning out the old Stine house, they open a locked book that frees a supernatural nightmare – Slappy! Now, with the help of Sonny’s sister Sarah, they’re in a race against time to get the sinister dummy and all the creatures he’s brought to life back into the pages before he unleashes total pandemonium!


Starring Cast


Where to watch

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Apple TV logoApple TV
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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

The film is apolitical, focusing on universal themes of friendship, family, and courage in the face of a supernatural threat, with no discernible engagement with or promotion of any specific political ideology.

The movie features visible diversity in its casting, with a mix of racial backgrounds among its main and supporting characters. However, there are no explicit instances of race or gender swaps for traditionally white roles. The narrative itself does not critique traditional identities or explicitly center DEI themes.

Secondary

Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The film's plot centers on a typical family-friendly adventure, resulting in no portrayal to evaluate.

Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The plot centers on a supernatural adventure involving animated Halloween monsters, and the film does not engage with transgender identity or experiences in any capacity.

The film features female characters like Sarah Quinn and Kathy Quinn, who are involved in the plot to stop Slappy and the monsters. However, their roles do not include direct physical combat victories against male opponents. Their contributions are primarily through problem-solving, evasion, and teamwork, rather than hand-to-hand or melee weapon fights.

The film features characters like Slappy and R.L. Stine, whose genders remain consistent with their established portrayals in source material and previous installments. New characters introduced in the film do not have prior canonical genders to swap from. No instances of gender swapping were identified.

The film features new original characters not established in prior Goosebumps canon. The only returning legacy character, R.L. Stine, is portrayed by an actor of the same race as the real-life author. No established characters underwent a race change.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

5.5

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
5.6
The Movie Database logo
6.1

Critic Ratings

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4.8
Metacritic logo
5.3

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