DEAD IS JUST A WORD.

Four years after the death of the Grabber, there are signs, starting with eerie dreams that Gwen (Madeleine McGraw) is having, of the killer mounting a comeback from beyond the grave.

The stylish look of this film almost makes you forget that it follows the template of pretty much every other horror sequel. The story may be ambitious, connecting the Blake siblings with their mother who in the 1950s met the boy who would become the Grabber, but there are slow stretches.

Intense climax on an icy lake, though.

2025-U.S. 114 min. Color. Widescreen. Directed by Scott Derrickson. Screenplay: Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill. Cinematography: Pär M. Ekberg. Cast: Ethan Hawke (The Grabber), Mason Thames (Finney Blake), Madeleine McGraw (Gwen Blake), Demián Bichir, Miguel Mora, Jeremy Davies.

Trivia: Co-produced by Derrickson; co-executive produced by Joe Hill. In the original film, Mora played the brother of the character he plays here.