Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween

Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAri Sandel
Screenplay byRob Lieber
Story by
Based onGoosebumps
by R. L. Stine
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBarry Peterson
Edited by
  • David Rennie
  • Keith Brachmann
Music byDominic Lewis[1]
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing[2]
Release dates
  • October 8, 2018 (2018-10-08) (Culver City)[4]
  • October 12, 2018 (2018-10-12) (United States)
Running time
90 minutes[5]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$35 million[6]
Box office$93.3 million[6]

Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (or simply Goosebumps 2 as marketed on home release)[7] is a 2018 American horror comedy film directed by Ari Sandel and written by Rob Lieber from a story by Lieber and Darren Lemke. A stand-alone sequel to 2015's Goosebumps, it is based on the children's horror book series of the same name by R. L. Stine. The new cast consists of Wendi McLendon-Covey, Madison Iseman, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Caleel Harris, Chris Parnell and Ken Jeong. The plot follows two young boys who accidentally release the monsters from the Goosebumps franchise in their town after opening an unpublished Goosebumps manuscript, causing a wave of destruction on Halloween night.

Development of the film began in September 2015. Rob Letterman intended to return to direct, but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts with Detective Pikachu, so Ari Sandel replaced him as director. Jack Black and Odeya Rush were set to reprise their roles as R. L. Stine and Hannah Fairchild, respectively; Black's role was uncredited and Rush's role was ultimately not included in the final script.

Goosebumps 2 was released in the United States on October 12, 2018, by Sony Pictures Releasing under its Columbia Pictures label. The film received mixed reviews from critics and was not as successful as its predecessor, grossing $93 million worldwide against its $35 million budget.

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  3. ^ Verhoeven, Beatrice; Gonzalez, Umberto (May 22, 2018). "Sony Announces Lord and Miller Animated Comedy 'The Mitchells Vs the Machines' (Exclusive)". TheWrap. Archived from the original on June 18, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2018. Sony Pictures Animation's slate for the year includes Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (July 13), Goosebumps: Haunted Halloween (October 12) and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (December 14).
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