Over the years, director Mike Flanagan has shown that he has a deft hand at horror, able to coax terrific performances out of his casts

Over the years, director Mike Flanagan has shown that he has a deft hand at horror, able to coax terrific performances out of his casts
Superior in every which way to the underwhelming 2014 original, this prequel recalls 2016’s “Lights Out,” with its focus on atmosphere and design over jump