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Oaklee Pendergast and Phoebe Fox star in Relativity Media's The Woman in Black: Angel of Death.Nick Wall

In the first iteration of The Woman in Black, moviegoers were more intrigued by the man in lead: Daniel Radcliffe, the boy wonder in his first post-Harry Potter role. Spoiler: He dies, but the vengeful maternal spirit who took his life haunts on.

The sequel lacks star power, instead doubling down on its titular antagonist, who is set on terrifying a group of British children sent to hide out at her rural abode during the height of the Blitz in Second World War-era London.

Between the accents, the wide-eyed schoolboys, the creepy clattering of old-timey toys and the backdrop of a grimy Victorian manor, the recipe is all in place for the lady of the house to slay innocents and audience alike (and perhaps make the case for a trilogy?).

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