Anna Daniels
Usually, when a film is announced, the studio gives a little tease for what viewers can expect from the plot. Sadly, that was not the case for the sequel to Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. As noted by The Hollywood Reporter, the logline for the film was purposefully not released along with the announcement. We’re not sure if that lack of disclosure is a sign that the story will be taking a radical departure from the original, or if they simply haven’t gotten that far in the creative process. There are, however, a few speculations we can make about where the story for the follow up is likely to go. Warning: There are spoilers ahead if you haven’t seen the original.
At the end of the first movie, Stella frees the vengeful spirit of Sarah Bellows by writing the true story of what happened to her, which also causes the monsters from the dead woman’s stories to disappear. Auggie and Chuck are still missing, however, after being taken by the monsters, and the film ends with Stella, her father, and Chuck’s sister, Ruth, going to search for a way to rescue them. Given that Sarah Bellows’ story got tied up pretty nicely, it seems unlikely that she will be involved in the plot of the second film, but the question of where, exactly, the monsters she conjured with her stories came from, and where Auggie and Chuck ended up, remains. If we had to guess, Stella and company’s search for their two missing friends seems like the most obvious plot for the sequel. Here’s hoping we get some more grisly lore in the process.
Written by: Looper
