When two young friends, Sonny (Jeremy Ray Taylor) and Sam (Caleel Harris), stumble upon a mysterious manuscript in an abandoned house, they unwittingly unleash the mischievous and malevolent magic of R.L. Stine’s haunted creations. The book, a sequel to the original Goosebumps stories, brings Slappy the ventriloquist dummy (Jack Black) back to life, and this time he’s determined to make Halloween his own. With the help of Sonny’s resourceful sister, Sarah (Madison Iseman), the trio must race against time as Slappy uses a powerful spell to animate every Halloween decoration in town, turning their quiet community into a chaotic playground of living ghouls and monsters. Directed by Ari Sandel, this family-friendly adventure blends spooky fun with genuine laughs as the kids face off against a cavalcade of classic creatures, all while trying to find a way to send the chaos back into the pages before their Halloween—and their town—is lost forever.