Just as that film had the factor of Jordan Peele’s sophomore effort as a director pushing its prospects, IT Chapter Two has Andy Muschietti’s directorial hand guiding a story pulled from Stephen King’s library.
That double threat could be something quite potent at the right time of year.
While the success of horror films has been mostly in the way of smaller scale films scoring modest to impressive returns, Us has proven that with the right level of anticipation, the usual stumbling blocks of an R-rating horror movie can be readily overcome.