Starring: Chris Sarandon, Catherine O’Hara, Ken Page, Danny Elfman (Music & Voice), Paul Reubens, Winona Ryder (new character), Benedict Cumberbatch (villain voice)
Years after Jack Skellington brought cheer to Halloween Town, an unexpected disturbance shakes the very fabric of the holiday worlds. A chilling new realm — Shadowfall, the forgotten holiday of fear and fading memories — reawakens. Its ruler, The Archivist, a skeletal, whispering figure who feeds on lost moments and abandoned traditions, sets his sights on capturing Halloween Town… and rewriting its legacy forever.
When residents begin losing their memories — Sally forgetting Jack, Zero vanishing, and children waking without even remembering Halloween — Jack realizes this isn’t just another holiday gone wrong. It’s an erasure. A disappearance of everything he loves.
Joined once again by Sally’s quiet courage, Oogie’s unexpected return (half-rebuilt and half-remorseful), and a curious girl from Shadowfall named Mira, Jack embarks on a journey through fading worlds, corrupted songs, and twisted holiday doors that lead to places no one should enter.
As The Archivist grows stronger, claiming memories through haunting melodies and shadow puppetry, Jack must confront the truth:
With dazzling stop-motion artistry, new musical numbers by Danny Elfman, and a story rooted in identity, love, and the meaning of memories, THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS 2 brings a hauntingly beautiful new chapter to a beloved classic.
Rating: ★★★★★ (4.9/5) – Magical, eerie, emotional, and visually breathtaking.
