Overview

• Rotten Tomatoes’ early aggregation shows a 79% score from 24 critic reviews, a preliminary snapshot that may shift as more critiques arrive.
• The sequel opens in theaters on October 17 via Universal and Blumhouse following a September premiere at Fantastic Fest in Austin.
• Scott Derrickson returns with co-writer C. Robert Cargill, continuing the creative team from the 2021 sleeper hit.
• Mason Thames and Madeleine McGraw reprise their roles alongside Ethan Hawke, with the new chapter positioned around the characters’ high school years.
• Derrickson describes “more intensity and more gore” and confirms an R rating, marking a darker tonal push after the original’s $161.4 million worldwide success.