▁on ▁your ▁garden - vari ety ▁jump ▁sc ares ▁and ▁now - standard ▁special ▁effects ▁As ▁always , ▁the ▁horror s ▁you ▁get ▁a ▁close ▁look ▁at ▁are ▁much ▁less ▁ter r ifying ▁than ▁those ▁that ▁remain ▁un seen ." ▁Erik ▁Henri ks en ▁of ▁The ▁Str anger ▁pra ised ▁the ▁" phen omen al " ▁young ▁cast , ▁but ▁reg rett ed ▁that ▁the ▁film ▁felt ▁disappoint ingly ▁blood less . ▁Lind sey ▁B ahr ▁of ▁The ▁Associ ated ▁Press ▁critic ized ▁the ▁story ▁being ▁an ▁" un f org iv able ▁mess ", ▁with ▁B ahr ▁remark ing : ▁" Inst ead ▁of ▁building ▁t ension ▁and ▁susp ense , ▁“ It ” ▁just ▁j umps ▁from ▁scene ▁to ▁sc ares ▁with ▁no ▁connection ▁or ▁coh er ence ▁to ▁thread ▁them ▁together ▁other ▁than ▁the ▁mere ▁fact ▁that ▁they ' ve ▁been ▁placed ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁one - another , ▁like ▁to ys ▁mixed ▁up ▁from ▁different ▁sets ." ▁▁ ▁Acc ol ades ▁▁ ▁Se quel ▁ ▁Produ cer ▁Roy ▁Lee ▁mentioned ▁a ▁second ▁planned ▁film ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁Coll ider ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁before ▁principal ▁phot ography ▁had ▁begun ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁film , ▁saying , ▁" Da ub erman ▁wrote ▁the ▁most ▁recent ▁draft ▁working ▁with ▁Mus chi etti , ▁so ▁it ' s ▁being ▁en vision ed ▁as ▁two ▁mov ies ." ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Mus chi etti ▁revealed