Sequel to the horror classic isn't really a horror film but more of a "children's gothic" - the child of the couple from the first film has no friends, so she gets an imaginary one (Simone Simon, the same character from the first film). I enjoyed it, competently made, with some creepy moments. Might have been better if the neglected daughter was crazier and thus more of a threat at the end. The stuff about the headless horseman seems tacked on.
The chief problem of the film is the acting: Kent Smith and Jane Rudolph were fine in the first one but their limitations are exposed here (their characters aren't as likeable - he in particular is a smug suburban prick); Ann Carter isn't much as the kid either (crucial since most of the film is through her eyes) though I liked her character. I didn't believe the singer Sir Lancelot as a servant.
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