The Plot

Teenager Sarah Quinn (Madison Iseman) lives with her mother Kathy (Wendi McLendon-Covey) and younger brother Sonny (Jeremy Ray Taylor) in Wardenclyffe, New York. Sarah is attempting to get into Columbia University by writing an essay about fear. Kathy agrees to watch Sonny’s friend Sam Carter (Caleel Harris) while his father goes out of town.

Sonny and Sam are attempting to start a garbage cleanup business, and are called after school to clean up an abandoned house. Inside, they find a locked manuscript and open it, causing Slappy the Dummy (Mick Wingert) to appear. They unknowingly bring him to life by speaking magic words found in his pocket.

Rating:  PG (for scary creature action and images, some thematic elements, rude humour and language)
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Kids and Family
Directed By: Ari Sandel
Written By: Rob Lieber
In Theaters: Now (from 25 Oct 2018 AUS)
Runtime: 100 Minutes
Studio: Columbia Pictures

Reference: 
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween, Wikipedia