By: Jesse Striewski
The first season of the Disney Plus Goosebumps revival in 2023 brought the franchise into more “grown-up” territory similar to Stranger Things or the other R.L. Stine-related vehicle, Fear Street, though has already become a bit of a distant memory.
This second season, aptly titled The Vanishing, finds its groove with a bit more ease than the ladder, with David Schwimmer taking the lead as a Professor/father who stumbles upon some creepy underground government cover-up that first took his older brother when they were still just teens.
With the story bouncing back and forth between the ’90s and present day, there’s plenty of references to the original series (with episodes like “Stay Out of the Basement” and “Welcome to Camp Nightmare” again taking their titles from the original book series), and just enough nostalgia for us big kids (but without over-doing it). Far from perfect, but watchable enough family entertainment nonetheless.
Rating: 3/5 Stars
