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* AbandonedArea: In the decades since the events of the first film, the village of Crythin Gifford has all but become this. [[spoiler: It seems that because they were living with a vengeful, child-murdering ghost among them, everyone in town decided the best thing to do was just pack up and leave.]] The village's only remaining inhabitant is a blind man named Jacob, who apparently [[spoiler: cannot be harmed by the ghost as he can't see her. This hasn't stopped her from driving him insane however.]]

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* AbandonedArea: In the decades since the events of the first film, the village of Crythin Gifford has all but become this. [[spoiler: It [[spoiler:It seems that because they were living with a vengeful, child-murdering vengeful ghost among them, that murders their children every single time she's seen, everyone in town decided either left, or the best thing population died off within a generation due to do was just pack up and leave.the children dying.]] The village's only remaining inhabitant is a blind man named Jacob, who apparently [[spoiler: cannot be harmed by the ghost as he can't see her. This hasn't stopped her from driving him insane however.]]

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* AdultFear: Once the Woman in Black has been seen, a child will inevitably die a horrifying death. There's nothing anyone can do to stop it.


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* DeathOfAChild: Once the Woman in Black has been seen, a child will inevitably die a horrifying death. There's nothing anyone can do to stop it.
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* AgentMulder: Harry believes Eve's recounts about the Woman in Black almost immediately, and later even scolds Jean for not wanting to reveal the actual reason why they are being taken to the fake airport. It probably helps that he listened to Alice Drablow's recordings on a wax cylinder, hinting that she as well was experiencing something supernatural occurring in the house.

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* AgentMulder: Harry believes Eve's recounts about the Woman in Black almost immediately, and later even scolds Jean for not wanting to reveal the actual reason why they are being taken to the fake airport. It probably helps that he listened to Alice Drablow's recordings on a wax cylinder, hinting who revealed that she as well was experiencing something supernatural occurring in the house.
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* AgentMulder: Harry believes Eve's recounts about the Woman in Black almost immediately, and later even scolds Jean for not wanting to reveal the actual reason why they are being taken to the fake airport.

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* AgentMulder: Harry believes Eve's recounts about the Woman in Black almost immediately, and later even scolds Jean for not wanting to reveal the actual reason why they are being taken to the fake airport. It probably helps that he listened to Alice Drablow's recordings on a wax cylinder, hinting that she as well was experiencing something supernatural occurring in the house.
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** Creator/HelenMcCrory, who plays Headmistress Jean Hogg in this film, also had a part in the Potter films, as Narcissa Malfoy.

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** Creator/HelenMcCrory, who plays Headmistress Jean Hogg in this film, also had a part in the Harry Potter films, as Narcissa Malfoy.
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** Creator/HelenMcCrory, who plays Headmistress Jean Hogg in this film, also had a part in the Potter films, as Narcissa Malfoy.

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%%* JumpScare: Frequently.

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%%* * JumpScare: Frequently.Frequently. Probably more so than in the first film.



* NothingIsScarier: Just like the first film, this is used to very good effect.



* OminouslyOpenDoor: The first sign that there are supernatural goings on in the house is that the door to the nursery keeps opening by itself, even after people repeatedly lock it. Doctor Rhodes even notes upon their arrival that the door should be locked.

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* OminouslyOpenDoor: The first sign that there are supernatural goings on in the house is that the door to the nursery keeps opening by itself, even after people repeatedly lock close it. Doctor Rhodes even notes upon their arrival that the door should be locked.

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* MyGreatestFailure: Harry considers [[spoiler: his inability to save his mates from drowning in their crashed plane as this. He feels immense guilt over their deaths, but manages to eventually redeem himself by pulling a HeroicSacrifice, saving Eve and Edward from drowning at the hands of the ghost children.]]



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%%* OminouslyOpenDoor* OminouslyOpenDoor: The first sign that there are supernatural goings on in the house is that the door to the nursery keeps opening by itself, even after people repeatedly lock it. Doctor Rhodes even notes upon their arrival that the door should be locked.

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* DeanBitterman: The [[{{Jerkass}} shrewish]] FlatEarthAtheist headmistress Jean Hogg.
* DisproportionateRetribution: It's been forty years since the events of the first film, and Jennet is still at it.

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* DeanBitterman: The [[{{Jerkass}} shrewish]] FlatEarthAtheist headmistress Jean Hogg.
Hogg. [[spoiler: She does admit however that part of her nature is just her way of coping with the stress of her sons all off fighting in the war.]]
* DisproportionateRetribution: It's been forty thirty years since the events of the first film, and Jennet is still at it.it.
** One of the children who bullies Edward (if it can even be called that) is forced to [[spoiler: kill himself and have his soul become trapped in limbo forever...]]all because he stole Edward's drawing.


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* FateWorseThanDeath: As with the first movie, [[spoiler: any child who is forced to kill themselves under Jennet's influence has their soul barred from the afterlife, where they are then made into her puppets forever.]] Eve fights like hell against the ghost to save Edward from this terrible fate.

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* ContinuityError: A small one with the door to the nursery. In the first film, the door opened from the right, whereas in this film, it now opens from the left.


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* SeriesContinuityError: A small one with the door to the nursery. In the first film, the door opened from the right, whereas in this film, it now opens from the left.
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* ContinuityError: A small one with the door to the nursery. In the first film, the door opened from the right, whereas in this film, it now opens from the left.
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* LoveAtFirstSight: It's clear that the first time Eve and Harry meet inside the train taking them to Clythin Gifford, they already look at each other romantically. Possibly justified, since both characters are traumatized by the events of their life (Eve had her son taken away from her, while Harry has SurvivorGuilt over his comrades dying in an air battle), and this is combined with the danger of the Blitz. People do bond faster when they are conflicted/in danger.

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* LoveAtFirstSight: It's clear that the first time Eve and Harry meet inside the train taking them to Clythin Crythin Gifford, they already look at each other romantically. Possibly justified, since both characters are traumatized by the events of their life (Eve had her son taken away from her, while Harry has SurvivorGuilt over his comrades dying in an air battle), and this is combined with the danger of the Blitz. People do bond faster when they are conflicted/in danger.
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* GhostTown: Clythin Gifford seems to have turned into one.

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* GhostTown: Clythin Crythin Gifford seems to have turned into one.one. The only person still living there is a crazy blind man.
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* AbandonedArea: In the decades since the events of the first film, the village of Crythin Gifford has all but become this. [[spoiler: It seems that because the villagers were living with a vengeful, child-murdering ghost among them, basically everyone in town decided the best thing to do was just pack up and leave.]] The village's only remaining inhabitant is a blind man named Jacob, who apparently [[spoiler: cannot be harmed by the ghost as he can't see her. This hasn't stopped her from driving him insane however.]]

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* AbandonedArea: In the decades since the events of the first film, the village of Crythin Gifford has all but become this. [[spoiler: It seems that because the villagers they were living with a vengeful, child-murdering ghost among them, basically everyone in town decided the best thing to do was just pack up and leave.]] The village's only remaining inhabitant is a blind man named Jacob, who apparently [[spoiler: cannot be harmed by the ghost as he can't see her. This hasn't stopped her from driving him insane however.]]
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* AbandonedArea: In the decades since the events of the first film, the village of Crythin Gifford has all but become this. [[spoiler: It seems that because the villagers were living with a vengeful, child-murdering ghost among them, everyone in town decided the best thing to do was just pack up and leave.]] The village's only remaining inhabitant is a blind man named Jacob, who apparently [[spoiler: cannot be harmed by the ghost as he can't see her. This hasn't stopped her from driving him insane however.]]

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* AbandonedArea: In the decades since the events of the first film, the village of Crythin Gifford has all but become this. [[spoiler: It seems that because the villagers were living with a vengeful, child-murdering ghost among them, basically everyone in town decided the best thing to do was just pack up and leave.]] The village's only remaining inhabitant is a blind man named Jacob, who apparently [[spoiler: cannot be harmed by the ghost as he can't see her. This hasn't stopped her from driving him insane however.]]
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* AbandonedArea: In the decades since the events of the first film, the village of Crythin Gifford has become this. [[spoiler: It seems that because the villagers were living with a vengeful, child-murdering ghost among them, everyone in town decided the best thing to do was just pack up and leave.]] The village's only remaining inhabitant is a blind hermit, who apparently [[spoiler: cannot be harmed by the ghost as he can't see her. This hasn't stopped her from driving him insane however.]]

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* AbandonedArea: In the decades since the events of the first film, the village of Crythin Gifford has all but become this. [[spoiler: It seems that because the villagers were living with a vengeful, child-murdering ghost among them, everyone in town decided the best thing to do was just pack up and leave.]] The village's only remaining inhabitant is a blind hermit, man named Jacob, who apparently [[spoiler: cannot be harmed by the ghost as he can't see her. This hasn't stopped her from driving him insane however.]]
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* AbandonedArea: In the decades since the events of the first film, the village of Crythin Gifford has become this. [[spoiler: It seems that because the villagers were living with a vengeful, child-murdering ghost among them, everyone in town decided the best thing to do was just pack up and leave.]] The village's only remaining inhabitant is a blind hermit, who is apparently [[spoiler: immune to the ghost's power because he cannot see her. This hasn't stopped him from going batshit insane however.]]

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* AbandonedArea: In the decades since the events of the first film, the village of Crythin Gifford has become this. [[spoiler: It seems that because the villagers were living with a vengeful, child-murdering ghost among them, everyone in town decided the best thing to do was just pack up and leave.]] The village's only remaining inhabitant is a blind hermit, who is apparently [[spoiler: immune to the ghost's power because he cannot be harmed by the ghost as he can't see her. This hasn't stopped him her from going batshit driving him insane however.]]

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* AbandonedArea: In the decades since the events of the first film, the village of Crythin Gifford has become one of these. [[spoiler: It seems that because they were living with a vengeful, child-murdering ghost among them, everyone in town decided the best thing to do was to just pack up and leave.]] The only remaining inhabitant is a blind hermit, who is apparently [[spoiler: immune to the ghost's power because he cannot see her. This hasn't stopped him from going batshit insane however.]]

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* AbandonedArea: In the decades since the events of the first film, the village of Crythin Gifford has become one of these. this. [[spoiler: It seems that because they the villagers were living with a vengeful, child-murdering ghost among them, everyone in town decided the best thing to do was to just pack up and leave.]] The village's only remaining inhabitant is a blind hermit, who is apparently [[spoiler: immune to the ghost's power because he cannot see her. This hasn't stopped him from going batshit insane however.]]]]
** Eel Marsh House is still one of these, though it does serve a current purpose as a makeshift boarding school for evacuees fleeing the blitz. The building itself is in an even worse state than it was before, as nobody has lived there in over 30 years.

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* AbandonedArea: In the decades since the events of the first film, the village of Crythin Gifford has become one of these. [[spoiler: It seems that because they were living with a vengeful, child-murdering ghost among them, everyone in town decided the best thing to do was to just pack up and leave.]] The only remaining inhabitant is a blind hermit, who is apparently [[spoiler: immune to the ghost's power because he cannot see her. This hasn't stopped him from going batshit insane however.]]
* AdultFear: Once the Woman in Black has been seen, a child will inevitably die a horrifying death. There's nothing anyone can do to stop it.



* AdultFear: Once the Woman in Black has been seen, a child will inevitably die a horrifying death. There's nothing anyone can do to stop it.
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Set during the Blitz, it follows a young school teacher named Eve (Creator/PhoebeFox) who accompanies her class when they are evacuated from London to escape the bombings. The group is sent to Eel Marsh House, a [[HauntedHouse decrepit and distinctly eerie old mansion]] that's been abandoned for years. They soon realize, of course, that they are not alone, and that a dark presence with a decades-old grudge is haunting Eel Marsh House.


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Set during [[UsefulNotes/TheHomeFront the Blitz, Blitz]], it follows a young school teacher named Eve (Creator/PhoebeFox) who accompanies her class when they are evacuated from London to escape the bombings. The group is sent to Eel Marsh House, a [[HauntedHouse decrepit and distinctly eerie old mansion]] that's been abandoned for years. They soon realize, of course, that they are not alone, and that a dark presence with a decades-old grudge is haunting Eel Marsh House.

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* InfantImmortality: Very much averted.

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* AgentMulder: Harry believes Eve's recounts about the Woman in Black almost immediately and later even scolds Jean for not wanting to reveal the actual reason why they are being taken to the fake airport.

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* AgentMulder: Harry believes Eve's recounts about the Woman in Black almost immediately immediately, and later even scolds Jean for not wanting to reveal the actual reason why they are being taken to the fake airport.



* ApocalypticLog: Alice Drablow's phonograph recording; it doesn't get creepy until the end, where [[spoiler: based on her words and the fear in her voice, ''Jennet'' appears before her.]]
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Eve and Edward manage to escape from Jennet's clutches, though at the cost of Harry's life, who sacrifices himself to get them up to safety in exchange for being taken by Jennet. However, TheStinger reveals that Jennet follows them all the way to London. But at least, Eve and Edward are safe...for now.]]

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* ApocalypticLog: Alice Drablow's phonograph recording; it doesn't get creepy until the end, where where, [[spoiler: based on her words and the fear in her voice, ''Jennet'' appears before her.]]
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Eve and Edward manage to escape from Jennet's clutches, though at the cost of Harry's life, who life; he sacrifices himself to get them up to safety in exchange for being taken by Jennet. However, TheStinger reveals that Jennet follows them all the way to London. But at least, Eve and Edward are safe... for now.]]



* CatScare: provided first by a child, then later by a bird.
* ChekhovsClassroom: Early on, on the first night after the students arrive at the Eel Marsh House, they are shown praying to protect themselves from the darkness before sleeping. The exact same praying is used to protect them from the Woman in Black during the bombing of the fake airport, though of course, Jean inevitably messes it up.

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* CatScare: provided Provided first by a child, then later by a bird.
* ChekhovsClassroom: Early on, in the film, on the first night after the students arrive at the Eel Marsh House, they are shown praying to protect themselves from the darkness before sleeping. The exact same praying is used to protect them from the Woman in Black during the bombing of the fake airport, though of course, Jean inevitably messes it up.



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%%* DarkIsEvil* DarkIsEvil: The Woman in Black is terrifying, not least because of her wardrobe.



* DungeonBypass: When Jennet locks the door to the nursery room so Eve can't save Edward from being drowned to death, Eve exploits the fragile floor (which Jennet had used previously so she could appear to Edward) by stomping on it repeatedly so it breaks off and sends her straight to the ground floor.

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* DungeonBypass: When Jennet locks the door to the nursery room so Eve can't save Edward from being drowned drowning to death, Eve exploits the fragile floor (which Jennet had used previously so she could appear to Edward) by stomping on it repeatedly so it breaks off and sends her straight to the ground floor.



* FirstNameBasis: Enforced by Harry, who insists that Eve calls him by his first name, despite being a complete stranger. Eve at first tries to be on a LastNameBasis with him, but when it's clear that the two are attracted more than they should, she tells him to call her by her first name. Meanwhile, Eve and Jean call each other with last names when children are around, but go by first names in private.

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* FirstNameBasis: Enforced by Harry, who insists that Eve calls him by his first name, despite being a complete stranger. Eve at first tries to be on a LastNameBasis with him, but when it's clear that the two are attracted more than they should, to each other, she tells him to call her by her first name. Meanwhile, Eve and Jean call each other with last names when children are around, but go by first names in private.



* HappilyAdopted: [[spoiler: Edward with Eve at the end of the movie.]]

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* HappilyAdopted: [[spoiler: Edward with Edward, by Eve at the end of the movie.]]



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%%* * HauntedHouse: AND HOW. Eel Marsh House, much as it was in the first movie.



* LoveAtFirstSight: It's clear that the first time Eve and Harry meet inside the train taking to Clythin Gifford, they already look at each other romantically. Possibly justified, since both characters are traumatized by the events of their life (Eve got her son taken away from her, while Harry has a SurvivorGuilt over his comrades dying in an air battle), and are combined with the danger of the Blitz. People do bond faster when they are conflicted/in danger.

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* LoveAtFirstSight: It's clear that the first time Eve and Harry meet inside the train taking them to Clythin Gifford, they already look at each other romantically. Possibly justified, since both characters are traumatized by the events of their life (Eve got had her son taken away from her, while Harry has a SurvivorGuilt over his comrades dying in an air battle), and are this is combined with the danger of the Blitz. People do bond faster when they are conflicted/in danger.



* ParentalSubstitute: Eve and Jean have the stress to act as parents in addition to teachers to the children while the whole of the UK is bombed by the Germans, particularly to Edward, who has lost both of his parents. [[spoiler: At the end, it's implied that Eve has formally adopted Edward.]]
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* ParentalSubstitute: Eve and Jean have the stress to act of acting as parents in addition to as well as teachers to the children while the whole of the UK is bombed by the Germans, Germans - particularly to Edward, who has lost both of his parents. [[spoiler: At the end, it's implied that Eve has formally adopted Edward.]]
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* WouldHurtAChild: The Woman in Black.
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* BadDreams: Eve suffers from {{flashback nightmare}}s.


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Set during the Blitz, it follows a young school teacher named Eve (Phoebe Fox) who accompanies her class when they are evacuated from London to escape the bombings. The group is sent to Eel Marsh House, a [[HauntedHouse decrepit and distinctly eerie old mansion]] that's been abandoned for years. They soon realize, of course, that they are not alone, and that a dark presence with a decades-old grudge is haunting Eel Marsh House.

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Set during the Blitz, it follows a young school teacher named Eve (Phoebe Fox) (Creator/PhoebeFox) who accompanies her class when they are evacuated from London to escape the bombings. The group is sent to Eel Marsh House, a [[HauntedHouse decrepit and distinctly eerie old mansion]] that's been abandoned for years. They soon realize, of course, that they are not alone, and that a dark presence with a decades-old grudge is haunting Eel Marsh House.
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* CastingGag: Creator/DanielRadcliffe of Film/HarryPotter fame played the lead in the first film. His on-screen dad, Adrian Rawlins, has a big part in this sequel. Ironically enough, Adrian Rawlins also played the lead role in the 1989 version of the film as well.
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* CatScare: provided first by a child, then later by a bird.

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